Tiny houses have become a blogging obsession. Blame it on rising real-estate prices and dwindling city lots, but slim, tiny, and well-designed have all of a sudden become valuable selling factors. With eco-friendly buildings on the rise, it’s no surprise that we are covering homes ranging from a corrugated metal-clad cabin in the Colorado mountains to a mud hut in Oregon.
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1. Pocket Shelter Home
Aaron Maret, a self-professed design nerd, has finally constructed his own mini home on wheels, following in the footsteps of the Tiny Leaf and Tiny houses. The Pocket Shelter home has been in the works for five years, and Maret’s labour of love has resulted in a snug portable eco-retreat ready for trips around the United States. Architect Aaron Maret used repurposed barn wood for the façade in the tiny house, as well as a salvaged door from a 1920s farmhouse and recovered sheathing from an art studio, but he did purchase a few new fixtures, including operable windows, wiring, and plumbing.
2. Asheville House
Natalie Pollard is the owner of Villagers in Asheville, NC, a store that sells materials for modern homesteaders. Natalie collaborated with Nanostead’s Jeramy and Tony to realise her tiny house idea. Natalie’s home was Nanostead’s first build on wheels, and they specialise in assisting people in creating more self-sufficient lifestyles. Natalie Pollard’s 265-square-foot house in Asheville, North Carolina, was built with locally milled lumber and accent walls made of recovered materials from a Civil War-era cabin, as well as flooring from a local salvage store.
3. House on Wheels
Kate Fox and Andy Gill designed a house on wheels inspired by ancient railway trains and shepherd’s waggons to meet their nomadic lifestyle. The floorboards were made from recycled Victorian-era wood, while the wall studs were made from salvaged barn wood. The wooden structure is covered with wool felt and is powered by solar panels, which have been installed on top of the train carriages. The couple said that they chose to live in a van because they wanted to be able to travel whenever they wanted and not be tied down to one place.
4. The Tiny by the Upcyclist
The Tiny, a compact and cosy refuge created on a box trailer and assembled using more than 95% recycled materials, was designed and built by Australian builder James Galletly, better known as The Upcyclist, in collaboration with the Bower Reuse and Repair Center. The cute one-bedroom residence was created in just three months as part of an educational project to introduce Sydney locals to the notion of tiny living. It is ideal as a cosy artist’s studio or garden guesthouse.
5. Boulder Tiny House
Greg Parham created walls of this tiny house from corrugated metal roofing panels and recycled wood for his house on wheels in Durango, Colorado. The original Boulder tiny home has a striking angular design. Corrugated tin and cedar boards are used for the siding. Boulder was named after the city of Boulder, Colorado. This is a tribute to the city’s progressiveness as well as the inventive modern architecture that can be found in abundance there.
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