The minimalist lifestyle, while appealing to many millennials, should be approached with an open and reasonable mindset. While anyone can adopt this lifestyle, it is more suitable to certain people. There are plenty of stereotypes about what constitutes minimalist living and…
7 Tips for Potential Tiny House Dwellers
BY: TIMOTHY ELLIS The Tiny House Movement has been gaining momentum recently. Some tiny home dwellers have even chosen to live completely off the grid. Others are enjoying all the amenities of being plugged in. And some have taken their tiny…
Think Big: How To Design A Bedroom for A Tiny House
BY: RACHEL MINAHAN A tiny house means limited space. It also means that designing can be a bit harder than it would with a big house. However, having a small house can also be a blessing in disguise sometimes. While…
Floor plans for your tiny house on wheels (photos)
Perhaps one of the most appealing aspects of the tiny house movement is mobility. Many tiny homes can be built on a trailer, which allows for easy transportation from one place to another. A tiny house on wheels allows those…
This tiny house B&B encourages you to explore the traditional land of the Esk’etemc people
BY: DUSTIN BATTY One of the most inspiring aspects of the tiny house movement is the sense of community and helpfulness that it promotes. Tiny house builders and residents are often willing to provide advice for others who want to…
Tiny Houses: 10 inspiring tiny homes (photos)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The tiny house movement is characterized by the desire to live with fewer material items and less space, in order to make room for what really matters – friends and family, experiences, good health – and have…
10 amazing tiny homes from around the world (photos)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER 1. The Hobbit House Location: Wales, UK The hobbit house was built by Simon and Jasmine Dale for under $5,000 US. Carved into a hillside, the home was made using natural materials such as wood, mud and grass.…
Tiny house designs: Life Hacks
Perhaps one of the most important – and the most fun – parts of building your own tiny house is designing the interior. Not only is this where you get a chance to express and showcase your own personal style,…
Inspiring tiny cabins that will make you want to live in the woods
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In a world filled with constant noise, sometimes it’s hard to take a moment to ourselves to stop and think. Whether we’re on a packed subway during our morning commute, hunched over our laptop keyboard while the…
Living small: study shows that having fewer things makes you happier
BY: JESSICA BEUKER In 1975, the average size of a house in Canada was 1,050 square feet. Only 35 years later, in 2010, that number nearly doubled, with houses reaching an average size of 1,950 square feet. Similarly, in the…
10 best tiny homes in the USA (photos)
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Whether buying, building or renting, there are a lot of things to consider when opting for a tiny home. Even though space is limited, it’s very easy to get creative with your tiny house design. From floating…
5 tiny houses on trailers that you can pull behind a truck
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Perhaps the biggest downfall of owning a house – any house, even a small one – is that you are essentially rooted to one place for as long as you choose to live there. It’s what makes…
Tiny home quotes: 12 inspiring tiny house quotes
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The mantra of the rapidly-growing tiny house movement is simply, “Less is more.” People downsize, not necessarily because they can’t afford the “luxury” of a condo or a 3-storey house in the suburbs, – although the costs…
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…
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…
This Alaskan woman built a beautiful tiny home in the forest and is offering the plans for free
BY: JESSICA BEUKER The tiny house movement is growing. As more and more people switch to the innovative and environmentally-friendly homes they, in turn, become cheaper and easier to construct. DIY blogger and stay-at-home mom, Ana White, has built a…
In less than 24 hours, this tiny house was built for only $10,000 using only a hex key
BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Like most metropolitan cities, real estate in Beijing is expensive. So expensive that for young people moving out of their parents’ house, searching for a new apartment becomes a sad game of trying to find one close…