Our tiny town (well it’s tiny compared to New York or London, or even Denver) is having a conference on small houses, so I went over to check it out.  I had seen tiny houses on tv, (and we all know that the camera adds 10 pounds).   Here was a chance to see them in the flesh as it were.    These are portable homes as opposed to mobile homes.  And they start with a heavy duty trailer.  Then

 

you either add a steel frame, or

 

chipboard and foam insulation, and voila

 

you have a tiny house.   I thought about why these are so adorable, then it hit me, they’re like the doll houses we played with as children.   Everything is neat and tidy because there is no space to be messy in.

They can be quite utilitarian, but this one does not exactly scream ‘home’.

 

But the cute ones are really cute.

If you need a portable church they can fix you up with one.

Or a portable stage, reminiscent of a covered wagon (the original tiny home of this area).

All for a tiny price. (Plus land, utility hookups, taxes and transportation, etc.).