NEW Educational Documentary, “Living Tiny Legally, Part 2”
An Educational Resource for Tiny House Advocates and Policy Makers The much-anticipated next installment of the Living Tiny Legally documentary series recently debuted at the Georgia Tiny House...
View ArticleNew, Must-Read Children’s Book, “The Big Adventures of Tiny House”
One year ago, my partner Christian and I had a serendipitous meeting with author Susan Bernardo. It all began with our tiny house road trip to Ojai, CA, to film their planning commission meeting on...
View ArticleCreating Tiny Home Community in our NIMBY World
So you want to start a tiny house community...The world of development is complicated, doubly so for non-traditional concepts or even for projects labeled 'affordable housing'. These kinds of...
View ArticleTiny House Festival Season is HERE Again!
14 Events, 100+ Tiny Houses AND a Whole Lot of FunNot that long ago, experiencing a tiny house in-person was a rare occurrence. Today is flourishing era for the movement, brimming with small...
View ArticleA Tiny High School Builds A Remarkable Tiny House
A growing number of high school programs are embracing tiny to give their students big, real world building experience. These programs are giving young adults hands-on experience and helping to close...
View ArticleTiny House Roadtrippin’ for a Purpose
Tiny House Expedition Travels to Document the Revolutionary Tiny House MovementAlexis Stephens (that's me!) and Christian Parsons are filmmakers, tiny house dwellers and and perhaps the most traveled...
View ArticleTiny Houses Takeover New Jersey
If you have sat in traffic in the New York City metropolitan area the past few days, you have likely noticed something out of the ordinary. Over thirty tiny houses are slowly but steadily rolling into...
View ArticleThe Tiny House Community of Bend, Oregon
Central Oregon is brimming with self-starters, alternative lifestyles and every kind of outdoor activity you can imagine. So it is no surprise that the tiny house movement is flourishing here. On our...
View ArticleTiny PDX’s TinyFest
Michelle Boyle is a force to be reckoned with in the tiny house movement. She's a blogger, tiny house builder, Tiny House Podcast's hostess with the mostess, MC diva, community organizer and now event...
View ArticleTiny Living from a Kid’s Perspective
Grown-ups love to rave about the benefits of tiny living. They can go on and on about the joys of building your own home, the freedoms that simple living provides, etc. More and more families are...
View ArticleA New Tiny House Community for Low-Income
SquareOne Villages is revolutionizing housing in Eugene, OR, and around the country. They are a non-profit organization and developer dedicated to creating self-managed communities of cost-effective...
View ArticleJust-Right Tiny Living in The Lucky Linden
Two Videos and a Tiny House Love StoryIf a tiny home is like a self-portrait, then a DIY tiny home is perhaps the most accurate portraiture. One that showcases all the best aspects of the...
View ArticleDream River Ranch, a Tiny House Friendly Intentional Community
Big sky country of southwestern Idaho is home to sweeping plains, humble homesteads and a grand pioneering heritage. The Oregon Trail runs right through the Dream River Ranch (DRR), an intentional...
View ArticleOff Grid Tiny House Living in Western Wyoming
Two Videos and a Real-World Look at Off Grid LifeMeet Ariel McGlothin, a fiercely independent off-grid tiny house dweller in the wondrous mountains of western Wyoming. Her tiny home is called Fy Nyth,...
View ArticleCrossing the Border with a Tiny House: What To Expect
Two Firsthand Accounts + Travel Tips One of the few things less enjoyable than airport security is driving across the US/Canadian border. Long lines, intense questioning and ever-present risk of not...
View ArticleArthur, A Charming Caboose on Wheels
The Latest Tiny House at Tiny Digs, a Portland HotelFew things have captured America's imagination like the long and romantic history of the railroad and now in modern day, the tiny house on wheels....
View ArticleThe Ever-Evolving Caravan, the first Tiny House Hotel
Caravan is nestled in the vibrant northeast corner of Portland. It opened in the summer of 2013 and was the first ever hotel of its kind in Oregon and across the globe. Not only did Caravan seamlessly...
View ArticleThe Tiny Tack House Urban Homestead
If you have ever perused Pinterest or Google images for tiny house inspiration, you have definitely seen the lovely Tiny Tack House. It was built by Chris and Malissa Tack in 2012 before “tiny house”...
View ArticleGoing Places, A Tiny Cohousing Community
I want to live in a tiny house community. If I had a nickel for every time I heard this, I could buy a brand-new tiny home. Well, almost. As a nomadic tiny houser, I sometimes form temporary...
View ArticleA Heart-Warming Tiny House Story from Las Vegas
Las Vegas has been heavy on my heart, and the hearts of many of you readers, the past two weeks. I have several tiny houser friends there and am beyond grateful that none of them were hurt. The...
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