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CategorySmall 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-…
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…
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…
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…
S14x Small House Series by ARCHTEAM
We are loving ARCHTEAM’s work. We don’t know much about them yet b/c we don’t read Czech! We featured their Garden House not long ago and we thou…
Penguin House by Yasuhiro Yamashita
Weighing in at under 900 square feet Yasuhiro Yamashita’s Penguin House is truly a work of art on a small lot in Tokyo proving that modern can be …
50 Straw Bale House Plans @ balewatch.com
Yup, you heard it right: 50 straw bales house plans; about 25 of them are under 1,000 square feet! The site could use a little design work in our…
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Small Houses in The New York Times
On February 16, 2007 Bethany Lyttle wrote a great primer on Small Houses called Think Small. There are links to the featured designers and manufac…