By Lloyd Alter / Source: TreeHugger

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We keep saying that when it comes to tiny houses, it takes a village. So imagine what it would be like if one built a tiny house community out of the ten most popular tiny houses of 2015.

10: Island tiny home built from bottles, bones and beach debris
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I am thrilled that this one squeezed on to the top ten list, this stack-wall gem designed and built by Netonia Yalte on Haida Gwaii. I had the pleasure of spending a night in it:

Sleeping in a space without electricity on a totally silent beach on a remote island behind thick walls, it was the quietest night I have ever spent. The light filtering through the bottles and windows this morning from the rising sun was a glorious sight. It was a truly memorable experience.

9: Man builds amazing treehouse home with its own skatepark
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A commenter says it all:

This is amazing but I also find it pretty funny. A tree hugger saying “All I need in life is a house in a tree and a skateboard pool and 170K to make it all work”

8: Man builds low-cost tiny home with recycled materials for $500
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As we’ve seen with glamper microhomes and high-end, luxurious tiny homes (that come with their own high-end price tag), smaller spaces aren’t always as affordable as one may think. However, using salvaged materials and gifted items will keep costs down, as Pacific Northwest resident Scott Brooks did with his tiny home, which he built for “well below” USD $500.

7: A clever way to get around the rules against tiny houses
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This was a totally silly post about an imaginary tiny house designed to get around all the stupid rules that municipalities have to ban tiny houses. Tiny houses are not for everyone, but they shouldn’t be illegal. More in TreeHugger

6: Woman builds Hawaii tiny off-grid vacation home for $11,000
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Here is a real benefit to tiny houses: you might be able to afford two of them and even put one of them in Hawaii. The combined square footage is still less than a normal house. More in TreeHugger.

5: Talented architect tackles the tiny house and comes up with a mini gem
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Tiny houses are defined by the rules that govern them; to get classed as a Recreational Vehicle you cannot be wider than 8′-6″. Here, a talented architect and builder who previously reinvented the Park Model, another legal description, go after the RV world. Not cheap but very comfortable with full size appliances and bathroom. More in TreeHugger

4: This tiny house carved out of a single tree could be in Hobbiton instead of Haida Gwaii
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What can I say, I totally fell in love with Noel Wotten’s music room. More in TreeHugger

3: Hefty 224 sq. ft. little house doesn’t feel tiny at all
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Built by tiny housers Shelley and Joshua, here is one 224-square-foot tiny abode that looks almost like a regular-sized house, thanks to a few decisions that they made before starting: like keeping a regular-sized fridge, having a generous countertop, and installing a lovely floating stair instead of a ladder.

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