tiny house
noun
plural tiny houses
: a small house or mobile home that typically has a floor plan of less than 500 square feet and that is usually designed for ergonomics and space efficiency
The Joneses are one of thousands of families around the United States who have chosen to live in a tiny house in the last few years. For some families, it's about saving money. Others love having a house they can move anywhere, because some are actually built on trailers and can be towed with a car.—
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times MagazineNow, students and recent graduates of Northwestern University are building a home that takes the tiny house concept one step further: a 128-square foot house that is totally off the grid, equipped with solar panels for energy, a battery bank that can store power for times when no solar power is available, and a system for harvesting rain water.—Rebecca J. Rosen
—sometimes hyphenated when used before another nounRebecca J. RosenThe rhetoric of modern tiny-house living begins with the assertion that big houses, aside from being wasteful and environmentally noxious, are debtors' prisons …—Alec Wilkinson
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Here, some of our favorite projects that show how a shipping container can serve as the small grains for a sustainable, eco-friendly dream home—from multi-resident container buildings to a DIY tiny house in the middle of the mountains.
—Caitlin Gunther, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
How important is portability to you in a tiny house?
—New Atlas, 16 June 2026
The tiny house was built by roughly 100 students from four different high schools in the district, according to Louis Vazquez, an architecture and construction teacher for Keller ISD.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Inspired by a European-style café, this tiny house comes in a variety of sizes—choose from 10 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet, or 40 feet, depending on your vision.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
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Caitlin Gunther, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2026
How important is portability to you in a tiny house?
—New Atlas, 16 June 2026
The tiny house was built by roughly 100 students from four different high schools in the district, according to Louis Vazquez, an architecture and construction teacher for Keller ISD.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
Inspired by a European-style café, this tiny house comes in a variety of sizes—choose from 10 feet, 20 feet, 30 feet, or 40 feet, depending on your vision.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
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“Tiny house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiny%20house. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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