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Le Petite Chateau – Art To Go. Inhabitat. Archive Zyl's Little Bird Vardo. Abel Zyl of Zyl’s Vardos sent me some photos and information on his latest build.

Archive Zyl's Little Bird Vardo

A tiny house called the Little Bird which resides in Portland, Oregon. I hope to visit it in October as my daughter is a good friend of the owner, so expect another update then. Tripping the light fantastic in a tiny eco-house. Hercules Caravan. I just wanted to Submit Hercules to your website, We live in The Tamar Valley in North Cornwall where we run a small holiday park where each of our lets is a tiny house!

Hercules Caravan

Hercules is a hand built cedar living wagon set in his own little piece of woodland. His interior is fitted with a mixture of vintage and reclaimed furnishings including a train carriage door (leading to the bathroom) and old cinema seats at the table. A caravan that you can rent in Cornwall, England. Rustic Modern Tiny House. Stardust Shepherds Hut. Before & After: Small City Bedroom To Custom Lofted Bed & Desk. In small rooms it just makes sense to "go up" and optimize your vertical space.

Before & After: Small City Bedroom To Custom Lofted Bed & Desk

Faced with the challenge of making better use of a tiny bedroom (7' x 12') in Manhattan, architect Benjamin Marcus conceived a lofted bed structure with stairs and desk and storage below. The room has two points of entry on opposite long walls, making it a very tight space. To make room for a full-sized loft-bed, desk and storage where before there was only a twin-sized, we removed a shallow closet which provided an extra 6 inches for the steps.

Above, we moved the ceiling-mounted light away from the center, added an L-shaped wall-mounted shelf - and reused existing crown molding to wrap the edge to better integrate it. We added a new wall-mounted light, and provided a new, frameless mirror over the bureau, and repainted with bold colors, breaking up the wall with bands of color, to emphasize the horizontal. The construction was done by S.M. Luxury Recreational Park Trailers. At Wheelhaus, we believe in living large with less.

Luxury Recreational Park Trailers

Our goal is to consistently provide efficient and convenient luxury, while maintaining the highest standards of sustainable building and innovative design. With convenience and efficiency in mind, we provide a quick purchasing process. Additionally, the Rolling Cabins are easily transportable and take 2-5 days to set-up and hook up to utilities. We make it easy for you to start living in your Wheelhaus. Founder and CEO, Jamie Mackay, was raised in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The finished result is Wheelhaus. A Super Simple, Super Portable Solar Solution. For the better part of this year I have using the heck out of my Escape 150 Adventure Kit from GoalZero.

A Super Simple, Super Portable Solar Solution

It’s a lightweight, portable solar solution that’ll give you a good amount of power when on the go or around the house. What I like about using this setup is that it’s just a matter of turning it on and plugging things in. Things like your smartphone, mobile devices and even laptops and efficient desktops. I’ve been very impressed with the products that GoalZero produces in terms of their ease of use and dependability. This setup would be perfect for someone who does alot of traveling or camping and such. Here is a quick video I put together that shows how it works and gives a general breakdown of the unit. Lately I have been creating a good number of videos that cover DIY living, tiny houses, how to save money and such. The Miter Box. Why first impressions AREN'T everything: Tiny portable house looks like a concrete shed, but is in fact a plush modern home that can be put up in a day. By Kieran Corcoran Published: 22:03 GMT, 19 September 2013 | Updated: 07:16 GMT, 20 September 2013 Loaded up on the back of a lorry, it looks like an unremarkable metal shed.

Why first impressions AREN'T everything: Tiny portable house looks like a concrete shed, but is in fact a plush modern home that can be put up in a day

But this portable home, which can be set up in just one day, is actually a luxury home with a living room, full bathroom and a double bedroom. The tiny home, which can be set up anywhere, is only 290 square feet, but has everything you need to comfortably house two people. Click clack gorilla. Tiny Home Builders. Tiny House Basics Workshop: Introduction to Design and Building. Naj Haus: evolution of a tiny house design. The original vision… If you’re up for a glimpse into the tangled workings of my mind, I thought I’d share the convoluted way I got to my final design for Naj Haus.

It all started last summer at a music festival. Camping next to a woman who had a fiberglass “egg” trailer similar to the one above, I found myself obsessed with the idea of getting one. A Vancouver Produced ‘Nomad’ Micro Home For $25,000. Browse > Home / Culture / COOL THING WE WANT #408 | A Vancouver Produced ‘Nomad’ Micro Home For $25,000 We’re digging the Tiny House concept of NOMAD, a 10’ x 10’ micro house with a 60’ loft space developed right here in Vancouver.

A Vancouver Produced ‘Nomad’ Micro Home For $25,000

It’s easy to assemble and flat packed so it can be shipped worldwide. They cost between $25,000 and $28,000, depending on how well you want it to be kitted out. You can also get “green” off-grid models (ie. solar-equipped), but those are custom-priced. The impetus: “The Tiny House Movement is currently driven by individuals at a grass-roots level who, for the most part, have built their own homes and are living sustainable, mortgage-free lives. They recently started the funding process via Indiegogo. Neat Tiny House Things I’ve Found on Pinterest. When I was thinking through what to write about this week I remembered that I have falling down the Pinterest rabbit hole for a while.

Neat Tiny House Things I’ve Found on Pinterest

One of my first boards was a place to pin Tiny House things that grabbed my attention. The Pinterest monster quickly took over and I began to pin everything from crafts to furniture to other people’s tiny houses. I love the way that tiny houses are personalized for each home owner. Busonomics Living in a School Bus. Rustica Hardware.