Tiny Houses
Tiny houses are making a big splash, encouraging innovative use space and resources. Here you'll find the latest design ideas for your smaller than average home.
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Modern, light-filled tiny house doubles down on storage space
Build Tiny was commissioned by a young couple who work on boats and are used to dealing with very small sleeping quarters. The New Zealand firm focused on maximizing storage space and offering a modern, light-filled interior layout. -
Micro house on wheels boasts skylight shower and glass roof loft bedroom
CoMak Tiny Homes in Pennsylvania has transformed an old mobile hunting cabin into a stunning micro house on wheels. The Mountain is a 150-sq-ft tiny house that boasts star-gazing attributes with a glass roof bedroom and bathroom. -
No-frills tiny house keeps things small and simple
We typically associate Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses with large towable homes, but its Rhode Island Red measures just 14 ft in length and features a simple interior layout that reflects its compact dimensions and its relatively low budget of $38,000. -
Tiny cabin balances on a single pillar in Finnish highlands
Helsinki-based architectural firm Studio Puisto has recently completed the first of 25 tiny tree-top cabins. The 30-sq-m Niliaitta prototype balances on a single central pillar and was inspired by traditional Niliaitta food storage huts. -
Folding tiny house tucks away for easy transportation
We've seen tiny houses that extend upward, tiny houses that extend outward, and even tiny houses that take the roof off, but Brette Haus puts a new spin on the small living movement with a folding design intended for easier transportation. -
20-ft tiny house sleeps two, three with a squeeze
The latest tiny house from Baluchon measures just 6 meters long and can sleep up to two people full-time, with an extra sleeping space for a guest too. It also has a skylight in the loft bedroom so the owner can fall asleep while stargazing. -
Off-grid container-based home is tiny in size and cost
Pin-Up Houses recently completed a new tiny house that's based on a shipping container and cost $21,000 to build. Named Gaia, it offers full off-the-grid functionality with solar panels, a wind turbine, and rainwater collection system. -
Second time's the Charme with hardy eight-person tiny house
Canadian tiny house firm Minimaliste recently completed an updated take on its cold weather-ready family model, the Charme. Appropriately named the Charme V2, the tiny house sleeps an impressive eight people, at a pinch. -
Tiny home's sliding roof lets the outside inside
Optinid's tiny houses stand out even in a crowded small living scene thanks to their sunroof-like sliding roofs, which open up the homes to the outside. The firm's newest model in this style also boasts solar panels and underfloor heating. -
The best tiny houses of 2020
As 2020 comes to a close, we present our pick of the best, most innovative, and most unusual tiny houses we've seen this year, including a supersized tiny house that sleeps eight people and an unusual compact model based on an airplane fuselage. -
GoSun cooks up off-grid tiny house with elevating bed
GoSun is perhaps best known for its line of solar ovens and other neat outdoor gear. However, the firm has now completed an off-grid tiny house named the GoSun Dream that features a compact interior layout with an elevating bed. -
Easy to assemble A-frame cabin goes up in a long weekend
While handy types can build an A-frame cabin themselves, the less DIY inclined who would rather follow a plan and have the materials supplied can do so with the Den Cabin Kit. Costing $21,000, it's claimed very easy to build even by amateurs.