For their first tiny house, Green Valley Natural Builders in Sebastopol, CA decided to build something very small, but beautiful, using only natural, unprocessed and re-used materials. What they came up with is a delightful tiny structure on wheels that cost only $1,500 to build. Because the small company is used to creating houses out …
Come to the beautiful Shenandoah Valley and join us as we build two tiny houses. During the three days participants may choose between at least three workstations. Station 1 will be taught by Dee Williams of PAD Tiny houses. Dee’s station will be starting with a new trailer, building the subflooring and attaching it to …
Being from the era where we take a lot for granted, one thing constantly stands out in my mind. Why don’t we take advantage of our naturally occurring resources to provide for us?I remember my grandmother telling me about the early pioneer days when building sod houses (a common practice during the early 1900’s for …
I’ve been a Tiny House enthusiast for quite some time. I’m based in Nova Scotia Canada, and I’m currently trying to figure out how to make my dream of building a small floating home a reality in my climate. I recently made a short documentary about my friend Dave Welsford, who has taken living small …
The other day a friend of mine, Trudy, called me and said her uncle was visiting with his vintage trailer and asked if I would like to see it.Charles is retired and travels around a fair amount with his wife Virginia to vintage trailer shows and since he has retired he plays Santa Clause at …
Wendy just emailed this to me today so very short notice and I have not had time for Kasey to proof my post. I felt I should get this out to you anyway so if you see any errors just blame me.This workshop is being conducted on Wendy’s property this coming weekend. September 21 and …
While this strange, tiny house is far from a cozy Hobbit home, it is intriguing. The experimental Truffle, by the Spanish architecture firm, Ensamble Studio, was built on the Costa da Morte over the course of several years using an interesting mix of local soil, hay bales, concrete and a calf named Paulina. The Truffle …
The latest issue of the Tiny House Magazine is now available. Both as a PDF file and for the iPad. Tiny House Magazine Issue 9 features a video of the first Tiny House Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Logan and Tammy’s new refrigerator, tiny homes of the heartland, the Mighty Micro House and much more.” – …
After dreaming and reading tiny house blogs and live aboard blogs for a few years we have made the move aboard. My wife and I live on a 1984 Catalina 36ft sailboat in Boston Harbor.She and I sold or donated much of our furniture, clothes, and other items we no longer used. We made the …
A while back the Tiny House Blog posted some photos on a project my mule Polly and I were working on. The first was a tiny wagon that took me across the US from Canada to Mexico. Last time we communicated, I was working on the Batch. Since then, mule Polly and I have traveled across …
I’ve been really impressed with the Tiny Homes book by Lloyd Kahn and Tumbleweed’s DIY Book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses by Jay Shafer and I wanted to tell you about my sheds. Having been in the construction business for 30 years I have become a believer in affordable and efficient house design. I am …
The tiny EcoPod Holidays vacation homes, located in the Derbyshire area of England are not only portable vardo-like structures, but they have been built from over 50 percent waste materials including sheep’s wool and recycled glass bottles. Each of the EcoPod Holiday huts are available as vacation rentals for people who love to be in the …
