The Tiny Life

I’m often asked about what tiny house tools I used to build my tiny home. Having helped build over 3,000 tiny houses, I’ve learned a few things about what tools...

A tiny house shell is something I’d love to had the option back when I built my tiny house. While I’m glad I did it, build a whole house is...

Fall is here and, with it, colder weather, so let’s talk about the best insulation options for your tiny house. Having lived in my tiny house for seven winters now,...

Before I decided on my tiny house, Skoolies were a serious contender for me, to the point I explored how to find a used school bus for sale to build...

If you were like me when I first started I have one big question: how much does a tiny house cost to build?  Now that I've actually built my own...

Heating a tiny house in the winter has it's challenges. Now that we've moved to Vermont from the sunny South we're doing research into heating appliances. We have been talking...

A-frames have always fascinated me as a bit of nostalgic architecture, but also as an interesting snapshot of American optimism. They rose to popularity in a time when many were...

Navigating gift-giving around the holidays is often tricky for those with minimalists on their list. After all, how do you find gifts for minimalists when they don’t buy, need, or...

When building, tiny house electrical questions are bound to come up. I know I had a million of them: How does a tiny house get power? How do I wire...

Many people have asked me about tiny houses with slide outs as a way to extend the living space in a tiny house. So today I wanted to break down...

Understanding how much a tiny house weighs is a critical step that, if done wrong, can easily lead to disaster, sometimes with deadly results.You don’t want to end up in...

Many people are interested in building a gooseneck tiny house, also known as a fifth wheel tiny house. These houses are built on a special style of trailer, often referred...