Top Tiny House Blogs Online (Tiny Houses, Big Ideas)
May 2nd 2016
If you're looking for practical, insightful and educational tiny house blogs, you've come to the right place. As you know, there's no shortage of high-quality tiny house blogs online. But we decided to do the legwork and separate the wheat from the chaff for you, and give you the absolute cream-of-the-crop. Here are the 80 top tiny house blogs on the internet. So whether you're an ultra off-gridder or just a weekend warrior, these tiny house blogs will give you the tools, tips and techniques you need to get the most out of your getaways. Memories await!
Stamps
STAMPS is an excellent resource from the University of Michigan. Their experimental design may look a little quirky, but man oh man is it functional. We are delighted by the hard work of professionals and students alike - definitely worth the visit!
stamps.umich.edu/creative-work/stories/tiny_house
Berkeley
Berkeley's Thimby Project is another excellent example of creativity and ingenuity.
Their work endeavors to develop affordable and sustainable housing, with a low eco footprint, and we applaud them.
Check them out!
berc.berkeley.edu/tiny-house-backyard-thimby-project
Champlain College
Champlain College offers for your consideration "Freedom in a can".
Though a little different version of tiny home living, certainly a great read.
We think you'll find their outlook inspirational, maybe it will help you like it helped us.
champlain.edu/about-champlain/newsroom/tiny-house-couple
University of Georgia
University of Georgia offers a great post called "Tiny House.
Big Impact" and we love it.
They jokingly call it a Tiny Dawg House but its aim is truly noble. Hoping you'll be inspired like we were - take a read!
They also offer a blog on the project.
ovpi.uga.edu/news/tiny-house-big-impact
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph's partners with the planet campaign endeavors a lofty goal: Attainable & Sustainable. And their blog post "The Tiny House Movement" describes our kind of living. Who knew your passion might someday help save the planet? We did!
blogs.sjcme.edu/sustainability/the-tiny-house-movement
MPRnews
MPRnews receives our award for their "A look at the tiny house movement".
We applaud their attention to our passion and their ability to raise awareness. This is an excellent post you won't want to miss.
They have the story in audio too!
mprnews.org/story/2013/02/15/daily-circuit-tiny-houses
SCTCC
St. Cloud Technical & Community College (SCTCC) in Minnesota grabs our eye not only because of the quality product produced, but also because of student participation. A whole new generation with interests similiar to our own!
Hamphire College
Hamphire College in Massachusetts is Educating For Change and we applaud Nara Williams' Sustainability Experiment with tiny houses. We think your project is 130-square-feet of perfection. Living environmentally responsible is something we all should try!
sites.hampshire.edu/educatingforchange/living-large-in-a-tiny-house
United Nations University
United Nations University's Our World offers real world implementation by two hardy souls in the article "New Documentary Explores Tiny House Living From The Ground UP".
This is definitely a must-see for all curious, and searching.
ourworld.unu.edu/en/new-documentary-explores-tiny-house-living-from-the-ground-up
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle Pacific University's School of Theology offers a delightful blog read called "A Tiny Revolution", this display of stewardship and love of neighbor touched us.
Who knew tiny homes might be a bridge for all walks, and even religions?
blog.spu.edu/sot/2011/10/17/a-tiny-revolution-by-heather-juul
Living In A Tiny House
Living In A Tiny House is a delightful blog that delivers real-world scenarios, issues and resolutions regarding tiny homes and the tiny home lifestyle in general.
We found the site very informative and inspiring.
Do yourself a favor and visit!
livinginatinyhouse.blogspot.com
I Love Tiny Houses
I Love Tiny Houses blog has a number of great posts about the top concerns for tiny houses.
They offer excellent information for the curious and those in the process, one of the few blogs providing good product reviews for your tiny house.
Living Big In A Tiny House
Living Big In A Tiny House is a rarity in the tiny house blog arena. Many ideas for bigger living in small spaces can be found here.
Who says tiny homers can't have nice things?
Not I. Finish off the feel with high-end decor, you won't regret it!
Tiny House Swoon
Tiny House Swoon is a great blog and a foremost resource collection for ideas and inspiration. They cover design and layout very well. They are a super place for more information concerning exterior coverings and weatherization.
Tiny r(E)volution
Tiny r(E)volution gets into the nuts and bolts with their handy blog.
If you want to know about choosing contruction materials this is definitely a blog to check out.
They explain how to build, setup and repair tiny homes in easy to understand terms.
Tiny House Talk
Tiny House Talk is an inspirational powerhouse blog.
Their examples and blueprints are top-notch and they go to great lengths to explain the ins & outs of tiny home structures.
If you decide to build one of theirs, you'll know exactly how.
The Tiny House
The Tiny House is a great blog chocked full of useful information and tutorials.
They touch on many topics of interest including utilities and securing mobile structures.
Their collection of house plans is very nice as well.
Tumbleweed
The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company is a business offering tiny houses for sale, but they also include much information in their blog.
They have galleries of photos, both before and after.
The blog is a resource and certainly a good place for inspiration.
tumbleweedhouses.com/blogs/tumbleweed
The Tiny Life
The Tiny Life is an outstanding blog with great decoration guides.
Numerous posts fill their space with real world tiny house experiences, both good and not so good.
They're an excellent resource for the would-be tiny home owner.
Tiny House Blog
The Tiny House Blog is a go-to site concerning all things tiny living.
They have a plethora of information and videos on how to build your very own tiny dwelling.
They include decoration ideas, as well as many neat ideas for dazzling the senses.
Early Retirement Extreme
Early Retirement Extreme is a collection of forums and this specific one is a thread started by JennyPenny offering great insight into tiny home ownership.
Her perspective and determinination pulls an edge of our hearts and awards her recognition herein.
forum.earlyretirementextreme.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=6042
Natural Homes
Natural Homes is centered on earthen contruction and the use of natural products readily available to all, and extremely low-cost construction.
Their page on tiny homes is a must read, check them out!
naturalhomes.org/tinyhouse.htm
Vina's Tiny House
Vina's Tiny House is well constructed blog spot catering to the tiny home enthusiast in all of us.
They include actual house contruction stories as well as virtual tours and blueprints.
Hats off to Vina's, we think you're great!
vinastinyhouse.com/category/blog-posts
The Shelter Blog
The Shelter Blog is a great site for tiny homers.
Touching on a variety of tiny living topics, they certainly cover all the bases.
They blog interesting topics including legalities, homelessness, and even floating structures.
Homestead Lady
Homestead Lady holds a special place for us and we're certain you'll love it too.
Though packed with great information any home owner could find useful, we especially love her motto: A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like A Medicine.
We agree!
homesteadlady.com/tiny-house-blogs
Fy Nyth
Fy Nyth is an extraordinary personal blog that graciously explores the inner workings of tiny living.
The owner of the site offers excellent photos of her tiny home sure to inspire anyone. She goes into great detail on building and decorating.
Must see!
This Is The Little Life
This Is The Little Life is an excellent blog of one family's tiny life.
This is one of the most inspiring reads you'll find on the subject, including the construction, life on the road and the community surrounding them.
Visit this blog today!
Tiny Home Builders
Tiny Home Builders endeavors to be a one-stop blog that covers everything, and they do it.
This site has everything.
Nuff said!
Clothesline Tiny Homes
Clothesline Tiny House blog is a great review of tiny houses and the business across the U.S.
A great read for inspiration on design and concepts for your tiny home.
It also covers what it costs, and takes, to put a tiny house together.
Bless This Tiny House
Bless This Tiny House is a nice blog allowing you to watch and learn as they take you on their journey.
They discuss everything from moving into their house, to items to add.
They have photos and video of what life's like in a tiny house.
Tiny House Family
Tiny House Family is another excellent blog by real-world seasoned tiny homers.
The experience and knowledge they've gained is freely offered to you, we recommend you take it.
The insightfulness alone makes this blog big winners for us!
Brevard Tiny House
Brevard Tiny House blog allows us to read about how one couple experiences life for two plus years in their tiny house.
This site is great for anyone wanting to know what it's like living in one of these small but spacious homes.
brevardtinyhouse.com/existing-tiny-houses/tiny-blog
The Tiny Project
The Tiny Project blog is an amazing resource for guides, plans and options you'll want to consider when building or renovating your tiny house.
They also have some excellent information about parking your tiny house.
Check this out!
Tiny House Build
Tiny House Build is a blog that features some excellent information about building a tiny home on a budget.
They include tips on what to use in construction and how to save money in the process.
Personal posts of the owner's journey to boot!
Four Light Houses
Four Light Houses offers a blog that features great posts, with examples, of amazingly designed tiny houses.
They also provide some really nice house walk-throughs. Hey, why not live in style when you're in a tiny house?
Right!
fourlightshouses.com/blogs/news
Tiny House Giant Journey
Tiny House Giant Journey blog is an exceptional resource for prepping your tiny house for changing seasons.
They provide very interesting stories about their experiences traveling and living in their tiny home.
Don't miss this one!
Small Beautiful Movie
Small Beautiful Movie is a documentary built on the Small Is Beautiful blog.
It is a nice blog with posts about their own adventures in their tiny house.
They also include a number of posts about resources, budgeting, and what to expect.
Tiny House Ontario
Tiny House Ontario is a blog that allows us to read and watch as these guys build and improve their tiny house in Ontario.
It is inspiring to see how they cross obstacles and setbacks in building and living in their tiny house.
Mini Motives
Mini Motives is a personal blog providing us with first-hand experience on what it’s like living in a tiny house.
The owner does an excellent job detailing her life’s experience while living in a tiny house.
Extremely Motivational!
The Tiny Tack House
Chris and Malissa offer another great blog that goes through the entire design, build, and move process for their tiny house.
This is a great post for those wanting to see what the process entails, and watching someone go through it.
Check this out!
Tiny House Community
Tiny House Community is just that, and a great one!
They are tiny house fans and offer resources galore, from information to blogs to FAQs, even locations.
So whether you're a newbie, an enthusiast or an advocate - this is the place for you!
South Island Tiny House
South Island Tiny House is awarded for their super description of building their dream house in New Zealand.
Two Expats describe the whole process from start to finish, with excellent commentary and galleries of photos.
Don't miss this one!
southislandtinyhouse.wordpress.com
Shareable
Cat Johnson offers a fantastic and delightful expose on tiny houses at Shareable, with a twist.
Sure we all know how great they are, but this exciting branch of the movement focuses on community.
Definitely check this blog post out, you'll be happy!
shareable.net/blog/how-to-create-a-tiny-house-village
Arthur's Tiny House Blog
Arthur's Tiny House Blog is self-billed as 'Just another WordPress site', but we think Arthur is a bit modest, and probably a great humorist as well.
This blog is a must visit.
It offers unique takes on tiny house living and we love it!
Ditching Suburbia
Ditching Suburbia is an excellent resource for tiny homers and the dreamers, and easily one of our favorites.
They tag themselves as 'Helping Common Families Create Uncommon Lives, and we think that just about says it all.
Do visit!
ditchingsuburbia.com/resources/tiny-house-families
Tiny House Homestead
Tiny House Homestead is a very neat homesteading blog.
His focus is on sustainability and he offers some very resourceful DIY projects and solutions, including how to turn a shed into a house.
We think he endeavors well, salute! Do visit.
Mushroom Tiny House
Mushroom Tiny House is an entertaining and delightful blog allowing you to escape into their world, if only for an hour.
This site is one man's journey with his tiny home, including travel and community workshop togetherness.
We love it!
Silver Bullet Tiny House
Silver Bullet Tiny House is an exceptional blog devoted to the tiny house movement.
They go into great detail regarding tiny living, the community and friends.
Somehow it seems like days gone by, and certainly nice to know they aren't.
Gold Thread Tiny House
Gold Thread Tiny House is a blog about building a dream home and then living in it.
Chocked full of ideas and loaded with interior ideas to make life a little more managable, you'll enjoy the inspiration here, not to mention the commentary.
goldthreadtinyhouse.blogspot.com
Jonathan's Tiny House Blog
Jonathan's Tiny House Blog provides a view into a day in the life of one tiny home owner.
This real-world experience offers ideas as well as what really goes on in a tiny home, both inside and out.
Sure to please, check this one out!
Tiny Homes: Small Space
Tiny Homes: Small Space is an eye-candy lover's blog with superb photography of tiny houses.
Just when you think you know what tiny homes look like - you don't!
This site shows a luxury side of tiny living complete with shiny bling.
tinyhousesmallspace.tumblr.com
Tiny Treasure Homes
Tiny Treasure Homes is another entertaining, yet informative, blog.
They focus on designs and builds from across the nation.
We bet you'll love this site as much as we do, and don't forget to check out the school bus.
Good times!
Music City Tiny House
Music City Tiny House is a very entertaining blog that chronicles one family's tiny living.
It is a fun, light-hearted site devoted to all things tiny homes.
They tell of daily living and problem resolution, including waste management.
Not a waste of time here!
Tiny House Expedition
Tiny House Expedition is a great blog and read on the tiny house movement.
Featuring the sense of community as its cornerstone, one will not be disappointed here.
The overview and introduction to the lifestyle is top shelf indeed!
Tiny Like Us
Tiny Like Us is a tiny house real-life blog.
It goes into the day to day life, is inspiring and gives you a sense of what you might be in for.
These problem-solvers show us how to overcome obstacles that may come our way.
Tiny House Travelers
Tiny House Travelers is an interesting and inspiring blog, with great photography and posts on tiny homes across the country.
They have very inciteful posts on what you want verses what you need in a tiny home.
Visit today!
Tiny House Wife
Tiny House Wife is more than just another tiny house blog, this site features numerous DIY projects sure to keep you occupied and smiling in your new tiny home.
An excellent site providing both pros and cons, but mostly pros!
Almost Glamping
Almost Glamping is another personal blog about true owner's tiny home experiences.
Loaded with great photos and information, they take you through the build process with plenty of helpful commentary.
Fab site!
Tiny Heirloom
Tiny Heirloom is a quaint blog with ample photos of their tiny home.
Visit the site, make yourself at home and read about the adjustments to daily living and their delighting responses.
We enjoyed this blog thoroughly, you will too!
Humble Homes
Humble Homes is a delightful blog with inspiring photos of tiny houses.
You'll want to spend hours browsing these.
Lots of great design ideas.
Everything from traditional to modern, featuring tiny homes from around the world.
Canander
Visit Canander and Learn how Candace and Aaron live in their tiny house, and how they help others with their tiny houses.
They have passion and some intresting posts about how homelessness can be solved with tiny homes.
Super site!
Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses
Watch as Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses goes through several tiny builds.
They have some great information and loads of cool photos of interiors of these tiny homes.
Surely an inspirational and idea provoking blog.
Check it out!
rockymountaintinyhouses.com/blog
Small House Bliss
Small House Bliss presents an easy navigable blog built to delight.
They cover the bases when it comes to designs and builds; some inspiration here, some incite there, and look, more inspiration!
Great site, sure to please.
Relax Shacks
Relax Shacks says it all, and true to form this blogspot delivers.
This blog covers it all from the most challenging down to the simplest of structures.
They walk through many layouts and offer plenty of incite.
Come on over, relax!
Intentionally Small
Intentionally Small is a cornucopia of tiny house reviews straight from the horse's mouth.
You'll enjoy this blog especially, and appreciate the information from those already living the dream.
Come for the details, stay for the characters!
Tiny SIP House
Tiny SIP House is a blog that introduces us to Structurally Insulated Panels.
This is an excellent expose on tiny home living including some setbacks and pitfalls you may not have considered.
This is real-life simple living at its finest!
Rowan's Tiny Home
Rowan's Tiny Home is an ideas and concepts blog sure to please even the most discernible.
Walk through her tiny house and explore the unique and personal touches she shares.
A delight by any measure.
Be certain to visit here!
Wishbone Tiny Homes
Wishbone Tiny House is a really cool tiny house blog.
They take you through the process and show exactly how they put it all together.
Many photos are available here, with lots of before and afters.
Check out this site, the smiles are free!
Tiny House For Us
Tiny House For Us is a blog certain to delight the eyes.
They document tiny houses throughout the U.S., both inside and out.
The idea seekers true friend, we're sure you'll find inspiration here.
Take your shoes off, stay a while.
Ryan's Tiny House
Ryan's Tiny House Project is a super resource for any would-be tiny home owner, and even the curious.
They provide detailed contruction on their blog and offer up both practical and inciteful information you don't want to miss.
Life In 120 Square Feet
Life In 120 Square Feet is a very inciteful blog from a seasoned tiny houser.
Many great ideas and extremely useful tips can be found here.
Take it from someone who knows the ups and downs, but wouldn't trade it for the world!
Tiny House Design
Tiny House Design proves the tiny house movement is not local, instead global.
Join them as they share posts and designs from around the world.
They might even help you save some money.
Worth the trip to their site!
Little Yellow Door
Little Yellow Door is a great blog with personal appeal. Their brand of resource is unique and their DIYs are definitely top-notch.
View their chronicling of a two-year journey complete with commentary.
Great site!
littleyellowdoor.wordpress.com
Atlas Tiny House
Atlas Tiny House is an excellent personal blog of an individual's dream and fruition of tiny home ownership.
Join him as he goes from concept, to design, to construction.
He also provides useful posts from other builders.
http://www.atlastinyhouse.com/
Tiny House Listings
Tiny House Listings Blog offers loads of useful information and advice, certainly a site you want to visit.
They include numerous tips, layouts and options.
Their inclusion of 'how-to's will be appreciated.
tinyhouselistings.com/category/blog
Tiny Green Cabins
Tiny Green Cabins blog goes into great detail regarding their tiny home construction.
They also include a wealth of information related to tiny home mobility.
They spare no detail, even costs associated.
Tiny Texas House
Tiny Texas House is a great resource for information, plans, and more.
This blog also includes galleries of photos that might help you decide on a style best suiting you and yours.
Drop by any time!
Jay's Tiny House
Jay's Tiny House is one man's journey documenting the building and maintenance of his tiny home.
A must read if you like personal stories and the use of alternative energy sources.
Off grid anyone?
Tiny Pallet House
If you're looking for a unique perspective on tiny home ideas, and open to new ways of thinking, this is the place for you.
Tiny Pallet House uses wood pallets for tiny home construction!
Check this out!
Tiny Free House
Tiny Free House provides a close-up view of building your tiny dream home from scratch.
This blog provides a good overview of building a tiny home on your own land.
Useful information found here.
