Tiny Houses
Tiny houses are making a big splash, encouraging innovative use space and resources. Here you'll find the latest design ideas for your smaller than average home.
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Easy to assemble A-frame cabin goes up in a long weekend
While handy types can build an A-frame cabin themselves, the less DIY inclined who would rather follow a plan and have the materials supplied can do so with the Den Cabin Kit. Costing $21,000, it's claimed very easy to build even by amateurs. -
Compact tiny house for two puts the focus on the view
The Ala K?l tiny house measures just 6 m in length. Such a small space is bound to feel a little cramped inside, so to try and mitigate this, Baluchon has added generous glazing, framing the view and offering lots of natural light inside. -
Feline-friendly tiny house lets owners live and work off the grid
The charmingly named Cyril the Tiny House is Build Tiny's latest towable dwelling, providing a home office and a few feline-friendly additions. It also runs fully off the grid with a solar panel and battery setup. -
Rare out-of-this-world Futuro house lands on New Zealand marketplace
The Futuro is a rare UFO-like home that has gained cult status since its construction back in the 1960s. If you've always wanted to live in a house that looks like something from The Jetsons, you may be in luck as a model has come up for sale. -
IKEA teams up with Vox Creative to design custom off-grid tiny house
Ikea has joined forces with tiny house firm Escape to produce a tiny house on wheels. Appropriately named the Ikea Tiny Home Project, the 187-sq-ft model is filled with Ikea products and can run off-the-grid thanks to roof-based solar panels. -
Compact French tiny house goes big on light and views
French tiny houses are a tough sell for all but the most dedicated downsizers, but this one by Baluchon is one of the more practical examples. It fits a home for two into 6-m-long proportions and has generous glazing, including a large skylight. -
Bay Tree Tiny House is made for weekends at the beach
The Bay Tree Tiny House will be placed on an isolated New Zealand beach with spectacular views. In response, Build Tiny created a light and airy beach house on wheels with glazing situated to maximize the view and an interior designed for family use. -
Hardy tiny house offers extra living space and a whole lot of storage
Last year, we reported on the Noyer, which, like all Minimaliste's tiny houses, is built for extremes in heat and cold. The Canadian firm has now unveiled an updated take on the model which boosts storage and living space. -
Gallery: A look at the tiny house movement's most impressive interiors
Small doesn't have to mean frugal when it comes to tiny house design. This collection of eye-catching interiors, featuring everything from surprisingly spacious entertaining areas to built-in bakeries to ceilings that open up to sky, proves the point. -
Nature-inspired family retreat crowned 2020 Shed of the Year
Following the Cuprinol Shed of the Year competition a few months ago, an overall winner has now been announced. This year's top sheddie is officially Daniel Holloway, who won with his nature-inspired Bedouin Tree Shed in London, England. -
Tiny house saves tired knees and sore backs with single-level layout
Stowable ladders and storage-integrated staircases are almost ubiquitous in tiny houses, but not everyone's cut out for climbing into bed every night. The Dark Horse is all on one level and has some nice optional extras like off-grid functionality. -
Family and friends build contemporary tiny house, you can too
Taylor McClendon moved to Hawaii to run a wedding photography business with his wife Michaella, then the pandemic hit and their bookings were cancelled. They used the downtime to build a tiny house and have now decided to go into business.