Chris Kauffman, who you may know from her long-time DIY blog, spent the last few years fixing up this wonderful old converted church with white clapboard siding outside Toronto. I enjoyed following along with the church's transformation ... Keep Reading
A Tiny 240-Square-Foot Floating House in Maine
Check out the tiny 240-square-foot floating cottage Foy and Louisa Brown built for themselves in North Haven, an island community in Maine's Penobscot Bay. It took a decade of nights and weekends to build but was finished in time for ... Keep Reading
Living in a Tiny House: Marcia’s Cozy Red Train Car
How would you like to live in a an old train car like this classic red caboose from 1909? Marcia bought it in 1975 and turned it into a little vacation home. After a job loss and a divorce, she decided to move into it full time. She ... Keep Reading
Recreating a Real-Life “Up” Movie House in Utah
I really liked the 2009 animated Disney/Pixar movie Up and the colorful little house that Carl and Ellie spent their lives together in. So I was intrigued when I heard that Bangerter Homebuilders recreated the house from the movie in ... Keep Reading
The Story Behind Toronto’s Little House
Built in 1912 by contractor Arthur Weeden, Toronto's Little House, as it's known, is only about 7' wide, 47' deep, with a total of less than 300 square feet of living space inside. The home was sold for $135,000 at the beginning of 2007 ... Keep Reading