In an article we published nearly 2.5 years ago, we looked at water systems for tiny houses, and what the choices were when trying to connect your wood cabin or cottage to a nearby water source. While we looked at options such as mains water and digging wells, what we didn’t look at was how […]
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How to Build an A-Frame Small House – Part 2
As mentioned in the previous article, Dan Baban was progressing with building the little wooden A-frame house in the lovely area in Romania. He was proceeding according to the set of plans Alexis. In the next episode, we’d like to proudly present how Dan has moved on with the construction and the technical equipment of […]
7 Ways to Turn Your Love of Tiny Houses into a Profitable Business
If you have an immense love for tiny houses, you should put your passion to work by opting in on the tiny house business movement. The tiny movement changed the way Americans live, decorate, and store their belongings. If you’ve lived through a tiny build or live in a tiny house, you can help those […]
Decorating Hacks for Getting the Most Out of Your Tiny House
Wall Colors The first factor in creating a more open feeling is, of course, color choice. While a standard white wall color certainly keeps a space looking bright, you don’t necessarily need to abandon all color. Consider using a palette of neutral colors which blend together instead of using highly contrasting colors which may break […]
Magenta Tiny House – Press Release & Pictures
Download press release + pictures of the Magenta tiny house project: PICTURES + PRESS RELEASE Design: Joshua Woodsman External Dimensions: / 11ft 2 “x 6ft 2” / 3410 x 1870 mm Height with trailer: 10ft 10 ” / 3300 mm Construction time: 3 months Price of material + work: 11 000 USD Material: waterproof plywood, […]
How To Plan For A More Eco-Friendly Home
By James Witts If you’re beginning the process of building your new home, you likely are already aware of how the costs are going to stack up. Creating a home is not cheap, and while you may be overwhelmed already by the total cost, you should consider planning for an eco-friendly home. While some eco-friendly […]
Small A-Frame House in Romanian Carpathia – Part 1
How to Build an A-Frame Small House Dan Baban bought floor plans for Alexis, a small wooden A-frame house, from the website pinuphouses.com. Thanks to the detailed documentation of the process made by Dan, you can now see what it takes to build your own tiny wooden house. Since we have a substantial number of […]
A Few Good Reasons to Build and Live in a Small House
Ok. So you found our web. You may have come across some of our house plans. You picked your favourite, perhaps it was Billie, or Bernie or Lisa, our newer projects. But there is something uncommon about them, and it’s not just the design or that they are made of wood. It’s their size! They […]
New Pin-Up Small House in the Mountains!
In beautiful Oregon countryside overlooking Mount Hood grew up a small cozy house from our offer. It´s builder had originally ordered the plans for the construction of the Shenna cottage, but he had adjusted it to his image, and that’s how this building was actually created. It is actually the Sheena small house, but the […]
Space Saving Ideas for Small Houses
The tiny space you decide to live in must be used effectively. This is achieved through smart, often multi-purpose, furniture. To provide inspiration, I have compiled a few well-known as well as less-well-known space saving ideas for small houses which are mostly quite easy to construct. Space saving tables and chairs The classic dining furniture […]
Wall Bracing Methods
Bracing works to maintain rigidity of the structure in all points, prevent any displacements or other ways of deformation. Diagonal tension rods and blocking of various materials are used to secure the structures. They might be exposed in the interior or hidden behind the remaining structural parts. Perforated steel rods, steel ropes, various wooden parts […]
Interview With A New Proud Owner Of an A-Frame Cabin Plan – DAN BABAN
Remember Alexis? Well she has arisen from the… from its foundations, this time in Romania! Yup, that’s right! Romania! Our little baby has made it all the way down to mountainside, and what is more, *shed tear*, she is making the people around her even happier, and here is how it all came to be: […]
An Interview with Dianna Greetan, a Proud Owner of one of our Sustainable Cottage Plans
We are so happy to have Dianna for this interview. Many thanks for her time, and mainly, for her positive comments! If you are considering buying one of our house plans, here are ideas from one of proud owners of our house plans, Louise, more precisely. Njoy! What made you choose pinup houses? How did […]
Brand New Member to Our Pin-Up Houses Family!
Aloha, everyone! We are so proud to inform you that our family has become even bigger with a brand-new family member – Elisabeth. This time, the pictures are from Hawaii! Her majesty Elisabeth is beginning to arise from the ashes to rise and shine and to reign (with its view) over the beautiful lands of […]
DIY Asphalt Roofing
DIY Asphalt roofing Yeah, that’s right. We don’t put the asphalt just on the roads, but also on the roofs. But don’t be fooled by the name. The asphalt we put on roofs is slightly different. In this brief article, we will discuss the pros and cons of using DIY asphalt roofing. Asphalt can be […]
Wood Shingle Roof
We have already shown several types of roofing materials, such as metal and asphalt, and we have also discussed what materials are the best for walls. Next, we learned what things are important when building stable foundations for your tiny house. Today, we are going to discuss the penultimate sub-chapter of roofing materials: wooden shingles. […]