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Whichever way you cut it, an 18-ft-long tiny house isn’t exactly palatial. However, thanks to some clever design choices, the Five Four does a good job of maximizing living space and even squeezes in two bedrooms.

Here's a novel take on tiny living, courtesy of Elsewhere Pods. Named the Beaufort Bushland Retreat, it takes the form of a glass house on wheels that offers amazing views of the surrounding countryside.

With its rugged exterior and compact footprint, Plume envisions its pint-sized Botanical Cabin as a lodge on wheels. The tiny house features a light-filled interior layout on one level that's suitable for up to two people.

Though the Nano Micro House isn't the smallest tiny house we've ever seen, it's pretty close – and at $22,900, it's also one of the cheapest. This example of extreme downsizing sleeps two and has a surprisingly functional interior.

An ambitious new development is planned to tackle the need for new housing. Envisioned for a disused dock space, it will create 100 new prefabricated homes and become the largest floating community in Europe.

Dragon Tiny Homes' new and improved Kemi model is a compact tiny house that draws on Scandinavian design. It features a space-saving interior that's well-suited to vacations and sleeps up to four people.

Dragon Tiny Homes' Fairfax model is one of the most affordable tiny houses on the market. With a length of just 16 ft, it won't suit a large family, but it could be a good fit for a vacation home, or as a guest house.

This interesting take on small living involved renovating a dilapidated 1940s railway car to transform it into an affordable tiny house for two that's well-suited for vacations or as a guest house.

The Bellbird is a compact, single-level tiny house suitable for up to two people. It encourages indoor/outdoor living via its porch and offers lots of optional upgrades, including off-the-grid functionality.

Custom Container Living has transformed a shipping container into an ultra-compact tiny house that squeezes a home for two into 160 sq ft. Though certainly basic, it also doesn't break the bank at just $39,900.

As its name suggests, the Library tiny house is focused around the owner's love of books. Designer Backcountry Tiny Homes also added a light-filled layout and some nice home comforts, including a bathtub, a standing loft, and a reading space.

What this tiny house lacks in portability, it makes up for with a remarkably spacious 400-sq-ft layout that isn't too far off the size of a small inner-city apartment, and includes a light-filled living area and large porch.