Building The Tiny House Blog
how-to guides, tutorials, and resources for your tiny house journey
What Happens When the Tiny House Mindset Goes Overseas
There's a question that comes up a lot in the tiny house community, usually somewhere around year two or three of living small: what's next? You've done the hard work. You've shed the stuff, questioned the mortgage, built a life in 200 square feet. And somewhere in...
Steps to Take Before Transitioning to Tiny Living
Tiny living appeals to people for different reasons. Some want lower housing costs. Others want mobility, less maintenance, or a simpler lifestyle. But moving into a tiny home is not just about downsizing square footage. It changes how you manage storage, utilities,...
Essential Features Every Tiny Home Should Have
Tiny homes are more than just a trend — they represent a shift toward simpler, more intentional living. With limited space, every design choice matters. A well-designed tiny home isn’t just smaller; it’s smarter, more efficient, and carefully tailored to support...
How to Create a Luxury Feel in a Tiny Home
Luxury isn’t defined by square footage — it’s defined by how a space makes you feel. Even the smallest homes can feel refined, elegant, and high-end when designed with care and intention. A tiny home, when thoughtfully executed, can offer the same sense of comfort,...
Berkey Travel Water Filter Review: A Tiny House Essential?
Disclosure: I received this Berkey Travel Water Filter for free in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. When you live tiny, every product you bring into your space has to earn its keep. I recently took the Berkey Travel Water Filter on a trip to...
Elevate Your Home's Aesthetics: The Impact of Professional Window Cleaning on Modern Interiors
Image Source The core of modern interior design is intention. Whether it's choosing furniture, curating color schemes, brainstorming lighting ideas, or layering textures and materials, the impact of those choices fades if the space itself isn’t clean. After all, a...
7 Tiny House Maintenance Tips to Prevent Pest Infestations
Tiny houses require specific maintenance due to compact layouts, limited storage, and close proximity to natural surroundings. These factors increase the risk of pest entry through small gaps, restricted ventilation, and moisture accumulation. Unlike larger homes with...
5 Cozy Tiny Home Communities You'll Want to Move to
Living in a house roughly about 500 square feet is really catching on lately. And it has a lot to do with two big factors: Economic instability Push for sustainability First off, the cost of living is skyrocketing. Be it rent, home prices, or even utilities—people are...
5 Must-Have Rugs for Your Tiny Home (and Why They Matter!)
Discover the best rugs for small living rooms, kitchens, bedrooms and more. Plus, learn how rugs can define areas, add comfort, and enhance the charm of your tiny home.
5 Tiny House Lighting Ideas to Brighten Your Space
Discover 5 clever tiny house lighting ideas to maximize space and ambiance. Learn how to brighten your compact home with natural light, layered lighting, space-saving fixtures, flexible options, and smart lighting solutions.
Choosing the Right AC Repair Service for Your Tiny Home: What You Need to Know
When choosing a reliable AC repair and service company, it’s important to look for a business that understands tiny homes. These efficient homes are smaller, so they have unique space and energy requirements. With the help of a trusted provider like Fox Family Heating...
Tiny Housing Regulations: Exploring the Past, Present and Future With Jay Shafer
Jay Shafer is often referred to as the granddaddy of tiny homes. He’s largely credited with sparking this modern-day movement. It all started back in the ’90s when he moved into a 14-foot Airstream. He began to understand what he needed for simple living and that, for...
Building an Off-Grid Tiny House Homestead: 3 Tips From Someone Who’s Doing It
Richard Ward is no stranger to tiny living. Back in 2015, he built a gooseneck tiny house. He then downsized — to a Honda Element (yes, the car), which he used to travel the country. Finally, he found his sweet spot: a hand-built 54-square-foot micro-home. After...
How to Stay Warm and Toasty in an Off-Grid Tiny Home When You Live in a Cold Climate
Not long after Ariel McGlothin moved into her tiny house in the western Wyoming mountains, her propane heater quit working. It was winter. Temperatures had dipped to -30 degrees Fahrenheit. And Ariel had the flu. After that, Ariel realized that relying on...
How To Turn Your Tiny Home Into an Income-Generating Investment Property
Have you thought about leveraging your tiny house as an income-generating property? Husband and wife duo Lauren Hudson and Chris Krieger did exactly that — the entrepreneurial couple purchased a tiny home with the goal of creating a new income stream. ...
3 Cheap Ways to Build Your Own Tiny House on a <$12K Budget
The post below is awesome, but also really long. If you don't have time to read it, I've put together a quick, 2-page cheat sheet that shows you how to use these strategies to build a tiny house cheap. It's free and you can get it when you click here...
How to Have Stairs Instead of a Ladder in your Tiny House
Most tiny houses builders make the most of the space they have available to them by incorporating a loft into their build. The loft area is then used as a bedroom, and it's accessed via a ladder. This all makes space-saving sense.
How to Convert a Shipping Container into a Tiny House in 13 Steps
In this article, we're going to explore what makes a shipping container a great starting point for a tiny house, what drawbacks shipping containers have, and how you can build your own shipping container tiny house.
Want to Build Your Tiny House on a Foundation? 13 Permanent Homes
Usually when you picture a tiny house, I imagine you think of one with wheels. If there is such a thing, the "standard" tiny house is built on a trailer, often to get around pesky codes and zoning rules that require buildings to be a certain size in order to be deemed...
Tiny House Plumbing: Build your Bathroom, including Shower & Toilet
One of the parts of building a tiny house that many people worry about is tiny house plumbing. This is one big area where your tiny house will be very different from a regular house. While normal houses generally have permanent access to water because they're on the grid, when your house is mobile, there's no guarantee that you'll always be near to a water source that you can hook up to.
