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Tiny House Design Primer: Smart Zones, Storage, Systems, and Light

Tiny House Design Primer: Smart Zones, Storage, Systems, and Light

This primer lays out practical design tactics for tiny houses, focusing on zones, storage, systems, and light. It matters because small footprints need efficient, adaptable solutions.

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Tiny House Legal and Siting Checklist: Codes, Zoning, Utilities, Permits

Tiny House Legal and Siting Checklist: Codes, Zoning, Utilities, Permits

Tiny house owners need a clear legal and siting checklist to navigate codes, zoning, utilities, and permits for safe, co...

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Rewild Homes' Dove brings 10-foot-wide comfort to tiny living

Rewild Homes' Dove brings 10-foot-wide comfort to tiny living

Rewild Homes introduced the Dove, a 30 ft, 10-foot-wide tiny house built for single-level full-time living. Its wider fo...

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ICC Appendix Q clarifies tiny house rules for homes on foundations

ICC Appendix Q clarifies tiny house rules for homes on foundations

Appendix Q (AQ) eases dimensional and egress rules for tiny houses on foundations, making code compliance more workable....

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Finding a legal spot for your tiny house made practical

Finding a legal spot for your tiny house made practical

Tiny-house owners say locating a legal, practical site is the hardest part; this checklist walks through zoning, utiliti...

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Couple builds 400 sq ft tiny home for mother at $33,000

Couple builds 400 sq ft tiny home for mother at $33,000

A Texas couple built a roughly 400 sq ft tiny home for about $33,000 after turnkey bids hit $97,000. Their DIY approach ...

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Certified semi-off-grid 128 sq ft tiny home listed in Barrington

Certified semi-off-grid 128 sq ft tiny home listed in Barrington

A certified, semi-off-grid 128 sq ft mobile tiny home in Barrington was listed Jan 15 for $149,000, offering a loft, was...

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Practical checklist helps place tiny houses on wheels legally

Practical checklist helps place tiny houses on wheels legally

A step-by-step checklist outlines legal and safety steps to prepare a tiny house on wheels for placement and occupancy, ...

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Tru Form builds 36-foot luxury tiny house for extreme cold

Tru Form builds 36-foot luxury tiny house for extreme cold

A 36 ft tiny house built for Colorado delivers four-season performance with heavy insulation and off-grid-ready systems....

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Tiny house starter primer: mobility, permits, builders, living tips

Tiny house starter primer: mobility, permits, builders, living tips

Learn the core tiny house types, permit checkpoints, buying options, and practical living priorities to get started. Sav...

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IndigoGo! tiny house offers single-floor flexibility from 16 to 40 feet

IndigoGo! tiny house offers single-floor flexibility from 16 to 40 feet

Indigo River Tiny Homes unveiled the IndigoGo!, a single-floor tiny house configurable from about 16 ft to 40 ft, with a...

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Shipping container conversion offers model for small ADUs and transitional housing

Shipping container conversion offers model for small ADUs and transitional housing

Glen Gibellina completed a three-year DIY conversion of three shipping containers into a 744 sq ft home in the Bradenton...

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Tink by Modern Tiny Living packs big features into 28 feet

Tink by Modern Tiny Living packs big features into 28 feet

Modern Tiny Living unveiled the Tink, a 28 ft towable tiny house focused on storage-first design and zoned living. It de...

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Foldable A-Frame Tiny Home Sold on Amazon Starting $22,000

Foldable A-Frame Tiny Home Sold on Amazon Starting $22,000

A prefabricated, foldable A-frame tiny home is being offered on Amazon by a seller listed as "Generic," with prices star...

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Northern California tiny house playbook - legal tips, communities, financing

Northern California tiny house playbook - legal tips, communities, financing

A regional how-to for relocating or building a tiny home in Northern California, covering permits, site options, costs, ...

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Pebble Flow unveils all-electric travel trailer blending EV tow and tiny-home comfort

Pebble Flow unveils all-electric travel trailer blending EV tow and tiny-home comfort

Pebble Life revealed the Pebble Flow, an all-electric travel trailer with onboard LFP battery, rooftop solar, app contro...

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Vagabond Haven's Julia: 27 m² tiny house built for families

Vagabond Haven's Julia: 27 m² tiny house built for families

Vagabond Haven unveiled the Julia, a 7.9 m tiny house providing about 27 m² for family living and home working, starting...

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MagicBox 2026 design guide maps durable, flexible tiny-house choices

MagicBox 2026 design guide maps durable, flexible tiny-house choices

MagicBox lays out contemporary layouts, expandable slide-outs, framing materials, and off-grid-ready systems to help buy...

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Teeny Tiny Haus shipping-container rental opens in Stonewall Texas

Teeny Tiny Haus shipping-container rental opens in Stonewall Texas

Teeny Tiny Haus, a 20-foot container rental in Stonewall, Texas, opened with porch, kitchen and bath, offering quick sus...

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Intensive tiny-house certificate offers hands-on shell build and systems training

Intensive tiny-house certificate offers hands-on shell build and systems training

Yestermorrow's 20-class-day Tiny House Design/Build Certificate runs Jan 12–Feb 6 in Waitsfield, Vermont, giving pros an...

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Navigating 100+ German Tiny House Builders: Practical Selection Steps for Buyers

Navigating 100+ German Tiny House Builders: Practical Selection Steps for Buyers

A practical buyer’s roadmap was published to help navigate more than 100 German tiny house builders, clarifying mobility...

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Tiny House Trends 2027: Sustainable, Smart, and Livable Design

Tiny House Trends 2027: Sustainable, Smart, and Livable Design

Learn practical trends and build strategies for tiny homes in 2027, from sustainable materials and prefab methods to spa...

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Volume Zero launches international tiny-house design competition 2025

Volume Zero launches international tiny-house design competition 2025

Volume Zero opens Call for Ideas - Tiny House 2025, inviting international tiny-house concepts that pair site selection ...

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Chillicothe tightens tiny home rules, carves Mixed Use path

Chillicothe tightens tiny home rules, carves Mixed Use path

City council approved new siting and design rules that limit tiny homes to Mixed Use zones and tighten size and appearan...

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Berkeley advances plan to allow tiny homes on wheels as ADUs

Berkeley advances plan to allow tiny homes on wheels as ADUs

Berkeley posted an agenda item asking staff to craft permits and guidance to treat tiny homes on wheels as legal ADUs, p...

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Operation Tiny Home veteran grants fund tiny house projects

Operation Tiny Home veteran grants fund tiny house projects

Operation Tiny Home provides grants and partnerships to help veterans and nonprofits build tiny homes, with awards cover...

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Teen builds rapid-assembly tiny home to shelter people experiencing homelessness

Teen builds rapid-assembly tiny home to shelter people experiencing homelessness

An Ontario engineering student built a rapid-assembly modular home and will live in it for a year to test durability and...

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Fayetteville approves tiny-home village for homeless veterans with wraparound services

Fayetteville approves tiny-home village for homeless veterans with wraparound services

RAV won city approval to build six furnished one-bedroom tiny homes for homeless veterans, combining housing with mental...

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Tiny-home village idea rises after shelter model reduces overdoses

Tiny-home village idea rises after shelter model reduces overdoses

Lighthouse Mission saw fewer onsite incidents and overdoses after shifting to a layered shelter model. Whatcom County is...

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Online summit teaches healthier building for tiny-house living

Online summit teaches healthier building for tiny-house living

Tiny House Expedition held a three-day virtual event Jan 9-11 focused on low-toxicity materials, mold prevention, and in...

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