There's an old saying, "Home is Where the Heart Is," well you might want to turn that
around to "Heart is Where the Home Is" after seeing the many beautiful, innovative tiny-homes
built today.
Homeowners are falling in love with these unique micro-homes that combine exceptional
comfort with modern smart ideas.
I'm Glen, and here are 10 of the best examples of urban and mobile minimalist homes that
are built and lived-in today.
Number Ten
Inspired by the hill country of Texas and built by Tiny Heirloom of Portland, Oregon,
the Breezeway is a mobile high-tech micro home with all the latest gadgets with an inspiring
design.
A large garage door opens up the interior to nature outside.
The smartly designed home has a large kitchen with plenty of counter space and a dining
and sleeping area for two.
The home also features a spacious bathroom and a washer/dryer combo.
100% recycled steel and cedarwood cover the exterior, and the tiny home boasts a synthesis
of the industrial and natural.
Number Nine
Chattanooga Tennessee is the home of Wind River Tiny Homes, and they are presenting
the Rook in which a cantilevered loft highlights this 22-foot dark woods industrial style tiny home.
This home on wheels can be custom built with or without a solar off-grid electrical system.
The home also has a 2-foot bump-out in the master loft.
The main floor is 187 sq feet, not including the loft areas.
Wind River builders can turn-key custom build the home to the customers' preferences.
They also offer the house in a 24-foot version.
Number Eight
We’re highlighting another unique micro home by Wind River Tiny Homes, the Silhouette.
The mobile micro-home has a rustic industrial style and offers sweeping panoramic views of nature.
The 26 foot by 8.5-foot micro home has a custom gym, including an Olympic squat/bench rack
with an exercise floor and gymnastics rings from the ceiling.
It has a mini wood stove with a reading nook, plus an outdoor hot shower.
The kitchen features a folding prep space and a farmhouse-style sink.
Number Seven
A tiny home that's NOT going anywhere is the Urban Micro Home located in Chatanooga Tennessee.
The 650 sq. ft house is on a permanent foundation.
Wind River Tiny Homes, designed and constructed
this to showcase their design capabilities and customization.
The buyer wanted 600 sq. ft, but to keep within
the building code, they had to add another 50 sq. ft.
The smart home features plenty of smart tech, including a kitchen fan sensor, and lots of
storage in cubbies.
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Number Six
A Tiny Home without interior walls is one thing that sets this home apart from the growing
clan of other mini-sized homes.
Micro House 2.0 from Minim Homes is built on wheels as a trailer or on a foundation,
on or off-grid.
This new version is a further refined version of their original with 265 sq.ft. of usable
interior space and is very customizable.
The expansive feeling is enhanced by large windows, a glass door, and light colors.
Number Five
How about a tiny beach home that's constructed on a towable sled?
This retreat hut sits on the dunes in New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula in an erosion
zone and can be moved to a safer area if needed.
The outside seems almost disguised, and not even livable, but believe me, it is quite
the residence.
It has plenty of smart design features for a 430 square foot home.
The two-story shutter on the front will open to give great ocean views and also works as
an awning against summer's rays.
Number Four
Another Tiny Home in New Zealand designed as a retreat, the DNA house, is an exercise
in contrast, strength, and elevation.
The architects created a series of folding perforated metal screens surrounding the home,
helping to filter sunlight.
The DNA of the clients was sampled, and the coded patterns form the perforation pattern.
There are two bedrooms with separate baths.
It has timber walls, and the home features several hatches to the outdoors and large
roof overhangs.
Number Three
This unique and smartly designed micro-home, the Kasita, is just 360 square feet and brimming
with smart technology.
But today it is much more than just a tiny home.
The company has been rebranded, with the home
being duplicated and repurposed for independently-minded
travelers who now rent the tiny luxury homes as hotel suites.
They plan to open their first location in Austin, Texas in 2020.
Number Two
Situated on a hill in rural Texas is a tiny home called "The Future."
The 5th wheel designed smart home is just 275 sq. ft and features full in-home automation
and has all full-sized appliances, such as a fridge and stove, and a washer and dryer.
The floor plan includes five living areas, including a master bedroom in the gooseneck
of the home.
The seller, Utopian Villas also offers the option to add off-grid features to the house
to make it self-sustainable.
This tiny home on wheels is just 24 feet long but features a large bathroom that transforms
into a sauna.
Located in El Dorado, California, it is reminiscent of a small European style cabin, with knotty
pine looking exterior walls with white accents.
It has plenty of windows and a double front door with large vertical windows.
Number One
Cabin builder Wheelhouse in Jackson Wyoming is selling their Roadhaus Wedge, a tiny moveable
cabin on wheels.
At 250 sq ft, the cabin works as a small home, a guesthouse, backyard office, or a combination
of all three.
It features a full kitchen, shower, bedroom, and loft windows with spotlighting.
Protected from the sun and inclement weather, the outdoor deck, increases the size of the
overall living arrangement.
The cabin comes "turn-key" with all appliances and hardware included.
That's it for today's look at Tiny Homes, and with advances in design coming every day,
the list of available "tiny homes" is not "tiny" any longer.
This "small" home movement is booming, and likely to grow very "big" soon.
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