2008
Small house living is in… in Japan
Living small is in… in Japan. A younger generation of Japanese with modest budgets are showing demand for ultra-compact homes, known as kyo-sho-…
Tumbleweed’s biggest house yet: the B-53… AND it’s still small!
For those of you thinking that the small house movement is just too small, the B-53 (743/837 sq ft) was recently added to the Tumbleweed Tiny H…
The “King” of Small Houses: tiny houses the Vermont way
Meet Peter King, Vermont’s “King” of tiny houses. Keep it simple the Peter King way: 2-3 days per week and $200 to $300 per month. Enjoy this Ver…
CNN Video: Tiny homes big in down economy OR CNN loves Tumbleweed Tiny Homes
The world is learning to live small and Jay Shafer is leading the way. CNN even says so! Mortgage free? $75/year in utilities? Not a slave to y…
Is Prefab The Answer to Affordable, Modern & Green Homes?
Beginning a very interesting exchange into the question of whether “prefab is the answer” with an article on Jetson Green, Chad Ludeman took an inf…
Arvesund’s small Hermit’s Cabin
The Hermit’s Cabin is a collaboration between designer Mats Theselius and Arvesund, a progressive Swedish design company. Don’t plan on sharing one…
CNN Video: Small spaces for Japan’s Net Room Refugees
We are not quite sure what to think of Japan’s “net rooms.” They are small (the size of a closet,) short-term rooms to live in while job searching …
Small House Style featured in the New York Times
Small House Style was featured in the New York Times on September 11, 2008, on page F1 of the New York edition. The article The Next Little Thing?…
Jay Shafer and the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company make small… BIG
It is impossible to do a search for small houses and not turn up Jay Shafer and the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. He is in large part the inspira…
Pedro de la Montaña’s small slice of heaven in Costa Rica
One of the improvements you’ve been asking for at Small House Style is more images of “the dirty dishes in the sink.” Many of the small houses we …