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5 tiny houses we loved this week

Another week, another fresh crop of tiny house news. Here, we catch you up on the standout projects you should know, including a whimsical "Tree-cycle" built by a furniture maker and an charming project from France.

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Dashing tiny houses from France will set you back $50K

Lest you thought the tiny house phenomenon was only an American thing, these adorable models from France are here to prove you wrong. Take a look inside.

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From Curbed Seattle

Index tiny house makes for ideal riverside getaway

Out in the Cascade foothills of Index, you'll find this purple Skykomish riverfront tiny house just waiting for someone to snatch it up for $150,000 (plus $78/month in HOAs) and make it their new getaway.

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Custom tiny house goes on 20-city tour to talk home improvement

As it turns out, there’s more than one tiny house tour going around the country at the moment, because that’s just the state of the movement now. This one is going to 20 cities.

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Tiny houses hit the road for a cross-country tour

The tiny houses are coming! The tiny houses are coming! If you’re anywhere near Chicago, Houston, Hohenwald, TN, or the Arizona cities of Mesa, Tucson, and Cottonwood, two tiny homes built by industry veteran Tumbleweed are indeed coming your way.

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Minimalist tiny home in Portland features custom furnishings

Portland-based multidisciplinary studio FIELDWORK Design & Architecture has created the Kerns Micro House, an elegant, minimalist 250-square-foot tiny home that includes gorgeous wooden furniture and storage.

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Gorgeous tiny prefab home flaunts big deck and windows

Tiny living and prefab construction collide beautifully in this backyard guesthouse designed by Bay Area upstart Avava Systems. The home, however, does not come cheap.

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Tiny house pioneer downsizes from 84 square feet to 56 square feet like it’s no big deal

After she’s spent more than a decade living in and talking about her 84-square-foot tiny house, Dee Williams is ready for a change. She's going to go even tinier.

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Build your own tiny home with Foundry Architects’ plans

Detailed plans for the Minim House, Washington D.C.’s most famous tiny home and winner of the AIA Washingtonian Award of Excellence, are now available for purchase for anyone enterprising enough to take on the task of building a tiny house from...

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Tiny caravans replace rooms at this Berlin hotel

Design lovers looking for unique vacation lodging: add this camper hotel in Berlin to your bucket list, stat. Located in the hip, artsy neighborhood of Neukölln, the Huettenpalast Hotel brings camping indoors with quirky caravans and wooden huts.

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Could Very Big Houses be the new Tiny Homes?

A new trend is sweeping the nation.

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Tour this adorable, cottage-style tiny home in person

The Shonsie, one of four tiny home models developed by 84 Lumber, the nation’s only large retailer to get in on the tiny house action, will be available to tour this week at the 84 Lumber outpost in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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This Las Vegas house has the best nuclear bunker of all time

How many nuclear bunkers could accurately be described as fun?

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Ask Flipped: Help! There’s a fire in my decorative wall cutout

How do I put it out? And what if it melts all these marshmallows I have sitting around?

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Naked Donald Trump statues appear in five major cities

How nice for those cities.

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Which Mars neighborhood do you want to live in?

Better chose now, before they start to gentrify.

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Tricked out tiny home features garage door and custom deck

The luxurious Alpha Tiny Home, which was recently showcased on HGTV’s "Tiny House, Big Living," boasts trend-forward details like reclaimed barn wood, subway tiles, hardwood floors, and a stainless steel farmhouse sink.

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Tiny home remodel: Simple shifts modernize Polish apartment

Measuring just 312-square-feet, this apartment in Wroclaw, Poland, needed to get creative if it was going to contain everything the owner wanted.

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5 vacation yurts to get away from it all

For many, yurts offer all the fun of camping outdoors without the hassle. From a remote oceanside yurt in Alaska to a family-friendly yurt village in Colorado, we’ve rounded up 5 yurts perfect for your next vacation.

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Prefab tiny home is energy-efficient and mobile

Estonia design collective Kodasema has created a tiny, prefabricated structure that can be dismantled and transported to another location in under a day.

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Cleveland's RNC tiny house: everything you need to know

The 2016 Republican National Convention kicks off today in Cleveland, Ohio and a lot is expected to go down. But perhaps the most innocuously wild affair is an "RNC tiny house" overtaken by Snapchat stars for the duration of the convention.

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Inside a handsome tiny house with solar shingles

While most tiny houses seem to be made from wood, one tiny house that’s been traveling around the country is constructed of something a bit more unexpected: plastic. Take a look.

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Tiny camper transforms into mini boat for just $17K

A German-based company has created an amphibious camper that is light enough to be towed by most vehicles, but can also cruise around on calm seas. The best news? It comes at a budget price.

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New photos: gorgeous tiny house rentals launch outside of NYC

Getaway, the startup that lets you rent out tiny houses in the woods, launched in 2015 with three models on rural lots outside of Boston. A year later, it's coming for stressed out New Yorkers.

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Buy this Swedish cabin built into a medieval wall for $500K

Like many of its neighbors, the compact home is built directly into the town’s tall, fortress-like medieval walls.

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All-in-one storage unit creates cozy nook in adorable Australia flat

The renovation of this 388-square-foot studio apartment involved carving out dining and living areas by using multi-purpose furniture.

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Couple designs tiny house fit for 3 dogs and so much stuff

Many tiny houses have trouble making it work for more than one person, let alone a couple plus three dogs. But with their new Basecamp tiny house, Oregon engineers Tina and Luke Orlando prove that it’s all possible.

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5 Tiny Houses We Loved This Week

Another week, another fresh crop of tiny house news. Here, we catch you up on the standout projects you should know, including an energy-efficient home built with Structural Insulated Panels and a home inspired by Scandinavian design.

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From Curbed Seattle

Gorgeous Friday Harbor floating home asks $550K

Take a tiny home, make it float, and moor it in Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands; how much more Pacific Northwest-y do you want to get?

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From Curbed Seattle

360 square-foot Ballard studio cottage asks $300K

The description of "studio cottage" should be a strong hint that this house is tiny. It's a studio, so don't be surprised to find the bed in the living room. It's a cottage, so don't expect more than one story.

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Tiny rooftop cabins could solve urban housing crunch

Two Berlin-based architects are taking the tiny home movement to new heights with a prefab housing module that aims to transform cities. Cabin Spacey wants to add housing to a neglected part of the city core: the rooftops.

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Before & After: Drab tiny apartment becomes chic, efficient home 

As urban apartments get smaller and smaller, efficient and attractive interior design can make all the difference. Check out, for example, this 236-square-foot pad in Taipei, Taiwan, which recently went through an impressive transformation.

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From Curbed Seattle

Tiny 'It's About Time' houseboat listed for $350K

While built in 1998, it looks like houseboat builder Haggard Houseboats came in and did a number on this tiny home, getting it all gussied up. It's about time. No, we mean, that's the name of the houseboat; It's About Time.

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Gorgeous tiny house is inspired by Scandinavian design

The 246-square-foot ebony-stained dwelling is high on Scandi sensibility, offering pale plywood walls, a clean-lined custom closet and stainless steel shower, and minimalist but cozy furnishings. Swoon.

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5 tiny houses we loved this week

Another week, another fresh crop of tiny house news. Here, we catch you up on the standout projects you should know, including a dashing solar-powered model and an impressive tiny home built by a father-son team.

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Tiny house on wheels goes big on windows

Here’s another cute—and mobile!—tiny home that doesn’t feel tiny at all, and, in fact, feels downright spacious. It comes from Walden Studio in the Netherlands, where the mobile tiny homes movement has recently been gaining traction.

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From Curbed LA

Miniscule home in Beverly Glen asks $499K

This 264 square-foot home has a little extra storage space tucked away in the carport—along with a washer and dryer. There's also a back yard and a deck big enough for a grill. Inside, things are cozy, but skylights keep the place looking bright.

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Tiny houses for rent: 3 fab finds under $150 a night

Whether you’re looking for an affordable alternative to hotels or a special scenic getaway, there’s probably a tiny house rental out there that’ll fit the bill. Take a look at this week’s selection.

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From Curbed Seattle

Here's a tiny Vashon house on a big lot for $459K

If you'd rather spend more time outside then inside, then check out the quintessential tiny house on a big lot on Vashon (actually Maury) Island, a 675 square foot cabin that's sitting on 4.02 acres with pastures, ponds, and trails. Got $459,000?

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Tiny houses: The perfect escape from adulthood

Tiny homes are really just forts for adults who need a secret basement lair without actually moving back home with their parents.

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