Shipping Container House Tour

Archive for October, 2010

Shipping Container House Tour

By Alex on Friday, October 29th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Here’s a really nice shipping container house tour. It’s a shipping container design that comes ready made from the manufacturer (from Europe) with windows, a bedroom, kitchen, air conditioning, and more. One drawback that some will like and others won’t is that it’s brand new. It has never been used for shipping so it is [...]

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Shipping Container Design – Old Lady House

By Alex on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 | 15 Comments

This shipping container design, the old lady house, is 40′ by 24′ which makes it a comfortable 960 square feet intended to sleep two to three people. It has it all–a large Read More...

Pat and Family and their teardrop trailer

Bullets, Teardrop Trailers, and Caravans

By Alex on Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 | 2 Comments

I want to thank Pat Hennebery for sharing his story and photos with us which I think you’ll enjoy. Here’s he is… ~ Alex After traveling to Mexico in the spring of 2003, my soon Read More...

Small Space Furniture #14

By Alex on Monday, October 25th, 2010 | No Comments

It’s been a while since the last small space furniture post, so here’s #14. A collection of convertible / multifunctional furniture that will proudly double or triple serve your tiny house. When furniture doubles its use as something it makes a big impact on the functionality of the house. Most importantly, it just saves space! [...]

The Recyclery Bicycle Co-Op

By Alex on Friday, October 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Chauncey and Dash Tudhope-Locklear (they are brothers) are creating positive social change in their community by offering a free bicycle coop, repair, mechanics, and education on fixing bikes. They both make a living repairing bicycles and have started their own bicycle shop but it’s much more than just a bike shop because they offer so [...]

Passive Solar Cob House

By Alex on Thursday, October 21st, 2010 | No Comments

Michael Smith shows us how he’s used straw bale and cob to insulate homes. He’s created a passive solar design using methods that date back all the way to ancient Greeks and Chinese. Read More...

Tiny Yellow House Episode 5 with Deek

By Alex on Wednesday, October 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Derek Diedricksen takes us to he and his brother’s (Dustin) cabin in northern Vermont.Â They have been working on this tiny house for years–they bought the land in 2000. The cabin gives them, their friends, and family a quiet getaway where they can enjoy nature, play music, and enjoy life. They’ve been building and working [...]