How much does a Tiny House Cost? Some people believe that constructing a tiny house can be more expensive with current prices, but these still can be cheaper to buy than a regular home or RV even if the tiny home is 120k. For example, a customized, tiny house can cost anywhere from $35,000 - $200,000. However, traditional American homes, on average, come at a whopping price of $284,000. So, in essence, tiny houses seem to be less expensive compared to traditional choices. Even with comparing the two based on square footage, 68%+ tiny house owners don’t have a bill they need to pay every month ..read more

25 Tiny house storage ideas for any size home Living in a tiny house on wheels or a smaller space can be a newer concept to most but luckily some people are seeing the benefits. People want to simplify their life with a minimalistic approach and view this lifestyle as part of that solution. When choosing this type of tiny house dwelling, you have to be thoughtful about the interior where space is at a premium. Every inch counts in a typical tiny house. No matter what size you build or live in, you ultimately have to fit everyday items in the available area without crowding. How do you achieve ..read more

How to design your tiny house floor plan? Are you all set to give shape to your tiny house design? If yes, then drawing your house’s floor plan by hand is a smart idea. It is also a creative process that I enjoyed for Shellmate Island. It is a stage where you get to work with your thoughts, dreams, concepts, and translate them into reality. As I wrote in a previous article (click here to read it) stating the importance of blueprints, it’s always a good idea to have a floor plan of where things are in your home. However, in the beginning, the task might seem daunting! But when you divide the ta ..read more

20 frequently asked questions about composting toilet that you may be afraid to Ask  As a tiny house dweller, you can have multiple toilet options to explore. Originally, Tiffany the Tiny Home came with a compost toilet, and then I changed it to run a normal flush toilet while at the campground. Since then I have decided to convert it back to a compost toilet by Nature Head for a couple of reasons. One, I am in a long term strategy to make Tiffany the Tiny Home as much off-grid as possible so a compost toilet was the easiest quickest big step into this. Living in Florida I always see sewa ..read more

If you’re interested in tiny homes, it’s important to know your options. Living small comes in all shapes and sizes. Many people are introduced to tiny living via a romantic dream of traveling the country in a tiny home on wheels. But, this dream has certain requirements. Having the ability to work from anywhere is typically the top determining factor for a traveling lifestyle. Not to mention a smaller space made with weight-conscious materials. But if you’re anything like us, you might have a normal 9-5 job that ties you to a location. Or you want to stay close to family. Or whatever valid re ..read more

We see a lot of people ask online about tiny houses without ladders and some other options. So we wanted to lay out a few we thought worked well in the tiny houses we see in the tiny house community! The concept of small homes has emerged out of necessity. These little homes, but there is much more to it. Buildings are responsible for about one-third of the carbon footprint. Tiny houses are not just for the protection of our environment. They also help people at individual levels by enabling them to save hundreds of dollars and the stress of debt. You have seen this over and over again if ..read more

Let’s face it, going tiny is not an easy process. You have to slim down your life and it’s a huge change. There are so many options for buying a tiny home now: tiny home on wheels, tiny house on a foundation, schoolies (#buslife), vans, RV’s, cabins, tiny park models, prefab tiny homes. Do you buy new? Do you buy used? Do you build your own? Where/who do you buy it from? There are a lot of bumps one can experience while navigating these. I ask myself after a bump or hiccup in an experience, “What did I learn from this?". Here's a couple of things I found out about purchasing a tiny house on w ..read more

Well, the fun begins now that we officially have pulled the building permits for our tiny house on foundation in Sarasota, Florida. Here we wanted to break down what our building permit review process involved! Through the countless phone calls and headaches to zone/building departments for the hard paper work. We felt as though we kept stumbling our way through this process as we have never really worked with the local government before. Our goal was to try and see what we needed to do in order to build a tiny house on @Shellmateisland . Sarasota feels like a well kept secret. For the past 15 ..read more