Have you ever wanted to live in a cube? You might get your chance as shipping container homes sweep the world, a response to increasingly congested cities, clogged apartments, and rising housing costs. Part innovation, part conservation, and perhaps, part…
Tiny House Living
Tiny house rental startup Getaway receives $15 million in funding
BY: JESSICA BEUKER All photos from Getaway Most of us city-dwellers have, at on point or another, pondered the idea of going off-grid, escaping the daily grind and taking a break from the noise pollution that litters our lives each…
Tiny houses: Building on a budget
BY: JESSICA BEUKER One of the perks of tiny house living, besides lower carbon footprint and environmental impact, is lower cost. In 2016, the average housing cost in Canada was a whopping $481,000, and that doesn’t even take into account…
Tiny House Communities: Best of
BY: JESSICA BEUKER For years a staple of the American dream was the big house in the suburbs. Bigger was better, even as family size continued to shrink. Today, home ownership is still very much seen as the holy grail…
Tiny house rentals: The best of Airbnb
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The tiny house movement is exploding across the world. While some people have opted to buy their own tiny house, and others have opted to build their own tiny house, some people just aren’t ready to take…
Students across West Virginia build tiny houses for flood victims
BY: DUSTIN BATTY The tiny house movement has been growing steadily since the economic recession of 2008. According to The Economist, people were drawn to these diminutive abodes because they are much more affordable and environmentally friendly than full-sized houses.…
Tiny house plans you can download for free
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The tiny house movement is growing. With more and more people looking to downsize their space and utilities in favour of a lower carbon footprint, and downsize their belongings in favour of a unique and fulfilling living…
Living Off The Grid – The People Who Sold Everything
Last night, Britain’s Channel 4 aired Escape To The Wild, a documentary series where presenter Jimmy Doherty finds Brits who have sold up all their property in the UK and moved out to remote parts of the world to live…
The Tiny House Movement gives a middle finger to consumerism
BY: CONNOR BRIAN The truth is I could not care less about keeping up with the Joneses, and, for the sake of your own happiness, neither should you. Your home represents what you value in life, and many are coming to…