{"id":6496,"date":"2016-12-12T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-12T10:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.weetas.com\/?p=6496"},"modified":"2016-12-19T13:11:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T11:11:33","slug":"6-tiny-houses-you-probably-didnt-know-they-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/6-tiny-houses-you-probably-didnt-know-they-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tiny Houses You Didn&#8217;t Know Existed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tiny houses or small living spaces have been the trend for quite some time now. It&#8217;s not only that they look attractive and tempting to live in, but they also resemble the brilliance of design and the innovation in crafting a livable and well-equipped houses.<\/p>\n<p>From a floating cottage, A-shaped house to self-reliance tiny space, we rounded up 6 of the most beautifully designed and smartly crafted tiny houses you didn&#8217;t know they exist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Bestie Row<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bestie_Row_1.jpg\" alt=\"Bestie Row\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bestie_Row_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bestie_Row_1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Right in the middle of nowhere and around 90-minutes away by car from Texas, United States, a 20 years old friendship between four couples found a home when they decided to build a community of four tiny houses in a row.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bestie_Row_2.jpg\" alt=\"Bestie Row\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bestie_Row_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Bestie_Row_2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a minimalist style, each miniature house comprises of a living room, one bedroom, \u00a0and a bathroom with a metal exterior; grained plywood interior walls and\u00a0 a roof that is designed to collect rain waters to be used for watering grass.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Eco-friendly cottage house<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Eco_friendly_cottage_1.jpg\" alt=\"Eco-friendly cottage house\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Eco_friendly_cottage_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Eco_friendly_cottage_1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Designed by architect Alex Scott Porter to be her father&#8217;s vacation home, the architect&#8217;s intention was to build a self-reliance house.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, the house is equipped with solar panels on its southeast-facing porch to collect energy. This energy is used to power the electric home appliances and heat the shower water.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Eco_friendly_cottage_2.jpg\" alt=\"Eco-friendly cottage house\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Eco_friendly_cottage_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Eco_friendly_cottage_2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And using a catchment system for rainwater that produces clean water for drinking, the house exterior is also made of corrugated\u00a0steel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. The Pequod<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The_Pequod_1.jpg\" alt=\"The Pequod\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The_Pequod_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The_Pequod_1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A 26 feet long house, this tiny architectural design weights around 11,500 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>Brilliantly designed to fit everything from countertops, freezer fridge unit, closet, and a combo washer\/dryer, this house is a two-storey unit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The_Pequod_2.jpg\" alt=\"The Pequod\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The_Pequod_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The_Pequod_2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Built using upscale materials, this house sells higher than regular and largely sized houses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Macy Miller Tiny House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Macy_Miller_Tiny_House_1.jpg\" alt=\"Macy Miller Tiny House\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Macy_Miller_Tiny_House_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Macy_Miller_Tiny_House_1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Driven by the desire to live a mortgage-free life, architect Macy Miller built her own 196-square foot house from scratch.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Macy_Miller_Tiny_House_2.jpg\" alt=\"Macy Miller Tiny House\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Macy_Miller_Tiny_House_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Macy_Miller_Tiny_House_2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Using every space wisely such as hidden storage units under the bed to create her ultimate tiny house, Miller&#8217;s house is made of recycled pallet wood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. A-Frame Cabin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A_Frame-Cabin_1.jpg\" alt=\"A-Frame Cabin\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A_Frame-Cabin_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A_Frame-Cabin_1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Costing only 1,200 Dollars, this house features a kitchen wall with a sink, a mini fridge, two daybeds and a micro-loft.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A_Frame-Cabin_2.jpg\" alt=\"A-Frame Cabin\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A_Frame-Cabin_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/A_Frame-Cabin_2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An 80 square meters space, the house can be expanded to reach 110 square meters as one wall is made of Tuftex Polycarbonate attached to the house&#8217;s structure with hinges and supported with legs so that it can be easily raised and opened outwards, expanding the space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Tiny Floating Cottage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tiny_Floating_Cottage_1.jpg\" alt=\"Tiny Floating Cottage\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tiny_Floating_Cottage_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tiny_Floating_Cottage_1-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A 240 square foot floating house , this house depend on solar lights and candles are the only source of lighting.<\/p>\n<p>With walls made of pine shiplap, this house was designed to be a retreat and a getaway from life&#8217;s troubles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tiny_Floating_Cottage_2.jpg\" alt=\"Tiny Floating Cottage\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tiny_Floating_Cottage_2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.weetas.com\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Tiny_Floating_Cottage_2-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As for water, house owners fills a tank with water to fills the shower and kitchen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiny houses or small living spaces have been the trend for quite some time now. It&#8217;s not only that they look attractive and tempting to live in, but they also resemble the brilliance of design and the innovation in crafting a livable and well-equipped houses. 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