Category Archives: Builders
Yome Home – Hybrid Yurt Dome
Red Sky Shelters builds an interesting hybrid dome yurt they call the Yome. It uses a geodesic dome style structure for the walls and roof instead of the fence-like lattice work you’ll find in some yurts. The walls are then … Continue reading
Daphne’s Caravans
Pictured here is a collection of gypsy caravans camped out at NERO Canada. If you’d like to build one of these tiny homes yourself Daphne’s Caravans can help. They have a growing online forum that they call The Caravan Workshop where … Continue reading
Palladio’s Escape Cottage Plans
This small prefab home drew a lot of interest when I first posted it here on Tiny House Design. Palladio’s Escape encloses 412 square feet and has a footprint that measures 18′ by 26′. Inside you’ll find a full kitchen, … Continue reading
Archipod
I think this might be the anti-cubicle. It’s a backyard home office workspace called the archipod. It sure looks cool but it just seems really really weird when you stop to look at the combination of details. The first thing, … Continue reading
Portland Alternative Dwellings
Dee Williams and Katy Anderson have launched the Portland Alternative Dwellings website with the web design help of Tammy Strobel of RowdyKittens. The first design they’ve created is the The Don Vardo (pictured below) which demonstrates the high quality craftsmanship of … Continue reading
How to build a Tumbleweed Tiny House
Jay Shafer and the team at the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company have just put the finishing touches on a great video that shows the construction of a Tumbleweed Fencl. I especially liked seeing details like how they connect the house … Continue reading
Arkiboat Houseboat
This is the Arkiboat, a houseboat designed by architect Drew Heath. I rarely post houseboats on Tiny House Design, especially what appear to be expensive ones, but this one grabbed my attention. Like many boats it’s a good example of … Continue reading
Funky Bunky
What you see below is a playhouse made by the folks at Funky Bunky up in Canada. As you can see it looks like a whimsical animation that’s come to life and I’m certain kids will love playing in little … Continue reading
Blu Homes – Innovative Folding Homes
Blu Homes is using a new approach for manufacturing factory-built homes. Like manufactured homes they are built in a climate-controlled facility and engineered to use materials efficiently to keep construction costs low. But they’ve designed the buildings to fold-up which … Continue reading













