Communities
Tiny Houses Built with Salvaged Materials in Model Village
Enjoy a thought-provoking trip to Salvage, Texas in our latest short documentary. Building tiny houses with salvaged materials is cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and can even lead to a new way of thinking. It certainly did for Tiny Texas Houses founder Brad Kittell. He shares his vision for creating hope from trash—his Pure Salvage Living philosophy:…
Read MoreA Mindful EcoVillage’s Legal Tiny Houses and Natural Built Homes
Welcome to the Port Townsend EcoVillage in Washington’s Quimper Peninsula. It’s a progressive-minded intentional community striving to live in harmony with the earth and each other. Their village is home to a wide variety of naturally built homes, and now two legally permitted tiny houses. Our latest short documentary shares an honest perspective on experimental…
Read MoreInspiring Low-Cost, Self-Managed Tiny Home Village for Formerly Homeless
What does it take to create a more humane society that provides opportunities for stable, safe, and affordable housing? Opportunity Village in Eugene, Oregon, is a successful transitional tiny home community for formerly homeless individuals and couples. Amazingly, it only costs $5 per night per person—perhaps the most cost-effective shelter program in the nation. Their…
Read MoreColorado Mountain Tiny Home Community & Getaway: Parking Available!
Tiny House Parking Spots NOW Available! Love mountains? Looking for tiny house parking? Welcome to Tiny House Leadville, aka Leadville RV Corral. It’s a charming little tiny home community with eight vacation rentals, long term THOW parking spots, and short-term RV spots. It’s situated in historic downtown Leadville (nation’s highest elevation city–over 10,000 feet!) within…
Read MoreIs this the Most Ideal Tiny House Size? In a Permanent Pocket Neighborhood
Tiny House and Pocket Neighborhood Tour The Hiatus is an amazing livable tiny house on foundation inside a one-of-kind cottage-style community located in Bend, Oregon. The 16’x 25′ tiny home footprint is 400 square feet, and with two lofts, it comes to 598 square feet. Interestingly, it was built to IRC Appendix Q standards. The…
Read MoreHow to Find Tiny House Parking: Available Options and Tips
“Where can I park my tiny house?” The uncertainty, even anxiety, around tiny house parking keeps lots of would-be tiny dwellers from pursuing the idea any further. In our latest video, we share what options are available NOW, from legal to risky. Additionally, we share tips for finding your ideal THOW parking spot. Additional Resources…
Read MoreBackyard Tiny House Village: Twist on Intentional Community
Welcome to Going Places, an inventive tiny home community in Portland, Oregon. It’s a fresh take on an intentional community as a small scale cohousing setup with two tiny houses in the backyard and a shared small traditional house. It showcases how truly accessible and rewarding community development can be. The Going Places community approach…
Read MoreRemarkable Tiny Home Village for Formerly Homeless in Austin
In this week’s video, we share a look inside Community First Village in Austin, Texas. It’s a beautiful 51-acre master-planned tiny home village providing affordable housing in a supportive community for the disabled and previously chronically homeless. Community First is currently home to 200 individuals in tiny houses and RVs. Also, a missional community lives…
Read MoreToday’s Tiny House Parking Spot: Animas Valley Village
Today’s Tiny House Parking Spot: Animas Valley Village RV Park & Tiny Home Village In this episode of Today’s Tiny House Parking Spot, we ventured into Land of Enchantment. We parked at the lovely Animas Valley Village. It’s a tiny house/RV community located just over the Colorado state-line into New Mexico. Surrounded by beautiful spruce…
Read MoreSan Diego’s 1st Legal Tiny House Community! Insights & Tours
Tiny House Parking and Long-Term Rentals Welcome to Tiny House Block! It’s the first legal tiny house on wheels community in San Diego County, California. Back at the beginning of March, we were fortunate to visit before the shelter in place orders came down after meeting Jon and Melissa Block at TinyFest California. They were…
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