Small and Simple Houses From Tumbleweed
I got an email from my dad the other day with a link to the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. We are both huge fans of simplicity and small housing. I opened the site and was blown away by how small, simple, and appealing their houses are.
I have included some photos from their site of my favorite ones (the smallest ones, of course) below. Check out their website for more information and more photos of their houses.
Tumbleweed houses range from 65 to 837 square feet. The smaller ones come on wheels and don’t require a building permit! How cool is that? Park your simple and cozy home anywhere across the country.
They also give you the option to buy the house ready made or build it yourself. I think if you have the time and the money, building one would be a lot fun. Here are three of my favorites from their site. Yes, they are the smallest ones.
I hope to one day have home that is just the right size for me and my girlfriend. It would be a blast to get rid of all our unnecessary possessions and travel the world with our house on the back of our car or truck. If I ever end up having kids… well, maybe these houses wouldn’t be the best idea. But until then, they are awesome in my book!
I am curious, what do you look for in a house? If you could have a house custom built for you, what would it be like? Post a comment below and let us know!
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I love these homes. They are really cute. I currently live in 250sq ft with my boyfriend and it works very well. There are only a few things I would change:
* more space for a better functioning kitchen
* a bathtub instead of just a shower
* another room or small space for decent storage
In other words, I could probably live in a well designed 350 sq ft home without a problem.
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Those houses are so cute! I wonder what would be a good solution/small home, for a couple where one works entirely from home the other works from home part-time and NEED that separation between living space and working space. Someone who LOVES to cook, sew, work out (in the home) and have other home based activities. This is all without kids! I would like to see small homes from people with similar lifestyles. Our house (rental) is about 1400 sq ft and it’s just about perfect for our lifestyle. I wonder how we can downsize – and we don’t even have clutter. Storage is another issue. I know people tend to equate storage with clutter, but we have luggage, and other items we don’t use on a regular basis but do use several times a year that don’t need to be in our main living area.
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I’m always fascinated by houses like that. Being married with a kid on the way it wouldn’t be the best solution for me, but I do sometimes day dream about the freedom it would give you.
In my current situation, I just want a house with a decent sized yard for kids to play in and just enough space to have friends over for dinner. We live in a town house that is about 1500 square feet and it’s not bad, but our front yard is a parking lot. But I guess you can’t have everything.
Thanks for sharing this fun information! Eric.
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A 100 sq ft house? That’s amazing. Our family of 4 lives in a 3000 sq ft house. BUT it’s NOT packed with stuff, just large and clutter-free and modern and airy. We obviously don’t need so much space, and you can imagine how much it costs to keep it warm in the winter, but I honestly can’t imagine the four of us living in less than 2000 sq ft without killing each other.
I looked throughout the whole Tumbleweed website and was totally amazed! I think that adding solar paneling would also add to the greenness of it. I can see these being used by whole green communities, as a vacation house, or even as a treehouse on steroids.
Great find!
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@ Alex Fayle – Yea, I would love to live in one of these. I would definitely need some breathing room though. And yes, the house has to function to. I don’t know what the deal would be with sewage, electricity, internet, those kind of things.
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@ Carla – That situation sounds like it would be tricky to pull off in a 65 sq. foot house, lol. Having a house that is big enough for you to stay sane in is very important. I NEED my own space. My basement is dedicated to me right now. I have my computer, drums, guitar, keyboard, and recording equipment down there. It is my sanctuary.
I don’t think that storage necessarily counts as clutter. If you do truly use something, even if it is once a year, then it is not clutter. It has use.
Thanks for your comment, and by the way… I love your blog design!
@ Eric Hamm – Yea, they are definitely cool to look at and admire, even if you don’t plan on buying one. I agree with you on them not being right for a couple with children.
I hope you can one day own the house that you desire. Having a yard as a kid was so nice. I was lucky to have one, and if I ever have kids, I would love to be able to provide one for them.
You are welcome! I had fun with color of passion post. Keep it up!
@ Vered – Lol, if downsizing to a smaller house results in the death of you and your family, it is kind of counter-productive. Like I told Carla, having space is SO important. How is the tagline competition coming?
@ AndySan – Solar panels on a house under 100 sq. feet would be absolutely amazing. Hehe, it would be cool if you and all of your friends families each owned a small, efficient house and traveled the country together. Treehouse on steroids… lol. Thanks for your comment, Andy.
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I stumbled upon those tiny houses before when I was researching for my Living it Down Small article. They’re amazing aren’t they? I’m sure sure I could live in something so small as the above picture but it really does appeal to me to downsize.
They are cute though! Maybe I could fit one in my pocket to take away
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@ Andy – They are friggin amazing
It is funny how things change. I bet almost all of our parents only dreamed of having a gigantic house. Now our generation craves simplicity and small houses, hehe.
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i lived in a van for two years.i would loved a small place like that.i had a bed,kitchen,bathroom shower and the comforts of home. i loved it but it would have been nice in the winter.