Tiny House Lover

Tumbleweed Houses has released six new tiny houses called box bungalows and a brand new book.

Each house ranges from 99 to 107 square feet and they’re each completely customizable.

They can be placed in most backyards without a permit because of their small size.

Optionally you can still attach them onto a trailer if you wanted to make it mobile.

The book is 144 pages and features the six Box Bungalows. About half of the book is spent on showing you how to build a tiny house.

The book is titled Tumbleweed DIY Book of Backyard Sheds & Tiny Houses. The theme is on building your own…

• Guest cottage
• Writing studio
• Home office
• Craft workshop
• Personal retreat

Inside you’ll learn all about building including foundation, walls, roofing, windows, and doors.

Building plans to build your own box bungalow start at just $49. Buying the kits to build your self start at $12,999.

To learn more and get a video tour of Tumbleweed’s new Box Bungalow tiny houses click here.

Photo Credit: Tumbleweed Houses

Ran into this tiny house Youtube video that’s really a picture slide show of the construction of a tiny house by user ljswenson.

Meet Mike and Lisa Swenson who designed and built their own tiny house on a trailer.

You’ll see them setting up the foundation on their trailer indoors.

They seemed to have found the perfect door for the house. Looks thin enough and has plenty of windows too.

They put the framing up and even the loft floor (with the help of a tractor).

You can also watch as they put up the rafters in gorgeous scenery. I love how their loft hangs over the the hitch but if I designed it myself I might have decided to do the same thing over the front door.

Then you can watch as they put the sheathing onto it. Then insulation, roofing, and windows.

It’s fun to watch these come to life. Man, their view is absolutely beautiful.

Continue watching and you’ll see them get the finishing touches on the roof, skylight, windows, and that door I was talking about.

Then you’ll get to see the beautiful siding that they chose. And they installed an air conditioning unit which you rarely see on a tiny house.

Watch the entire video below:

A big thanks to Mike and Lisa for sharing this video on their Youtube Channel.

It’s always fun when you find a new small house while you’re walking, riding bike, or driving around your neighborhood.

Last week I ran into this tiny house somewhere I didn’t expect there could be one. Which goes to show that sometimes you just have to do it.

Sometimes fear can hold you back but check out how someone out there turned this shed into what looks like a livable little home. Do you think it’s still a place to store things? Or a tiny office?

I don’t know because you can see they even made an overhang above the door so you wouldn’t get wet if it’s raining and your fumbling for your keys.

Shed-based Tiny House

The Deck Area

What are your thoughts on shed-based houses? I think sheds are a great choice if you’re on a budget because they’re very inexpensive and can be insulated then completely converted for camping in the yard.

If I had the money, I’d go with a Tumbleweed House.