Tiny Footprint

A lot of tiny houses are small and basic, but they can also be luxurious too. This example by MitchCraft Tiny Homes has a spacious interior layout that includes the sort of comforts you'd expect from a traditional home, like a dishwasher and a bath.

The open-air Casa Caoba tiny home in Colombia utilizes passive cooling and natural materials. With five walls framing jungle views and indoor-outdoor living, it's a natural refuge boasting the use of unconventional eco-design.

Attempting to squeeze a comfortable interior layout into a tiny house is always a challenge. The Elevate, by Acorn Tiny Homes, tackles this by using an elevating bed to create a flexible space that doubles as a light-filled study area and bedroom.

The Buxton tiny house, by Modern Tiny Living, features a compact interior that could be a good fit as a guesthouse or even full-time home, especially if the owner wanted to regularly travel. It sleeps up to four people and costs around US$79,000.

The Sherloak Homes, by Canada's Acorn Tiny Homes, looks relatively unassuming from outside. However, its interior hosts a space-saving layout that includes a novel hidden bookshelf doorway, providing access to a light-filled porch area.

Wind River Tiny Homes recently completed a new model named the Ocoee, which sleeps up to four people and has an extra-wide interior that's arranged around an airy and light-filled living room. Pricing starts at $118,200.

Mitchcraft Tiny Homes, the firm behind the pint-sized Nicole's 16 x 8 Tiny Home, recently completed another interesting model that's far more spacious. It provides a roomy interior layout that measures 520 sq ft and is centered around a large kitchen.

The recently completed Ulla-Carin measures just 26 ft in length. However, designer Modern Tiny Living has still managed to equip it with a fully functional interior that packs in everything needed for a small family to live in it full time.

Though it has a length of just 6 meters, the Kejadenn tiny house is designed to mitigate its small size with a space-saving interior layout. The towable dwelling serves as a vacation home for a family and sleeps up to five people, at a squeeze.

Michael Quirk designed this micro-cabin to demonstrate the efficacy of sustainable building practices. Named the Magnolia Eco-Cabin, it was built with locally sourced and recycled materials, and runs off-the-grid with solar power.

Though its width of 10 ft isn't a huge increase over the standard 8.5 ft, the extra space really helps this tiny house offer a roomy interior. It boasts a dishwasher, a bathtub, a bedroom with ample headroom – and even a loft for the owner's cat.

Though it only has a length of 24 ft, the Coastal Modern mitigates its compact size with a flexible and light-filled interior featuring multiple storage areas and folding furniture, and a living room that doubles as a guest sleeping area.