What's it really like to build and live in a tiny house?

Small is Beautiful – a tiny house documentary, is a revealing look into the tiny house movement, a grass roots response to the housing affordability crisis that traps people from across the developed world.

In Portland, Oregon, we me...

Lina runs her own tiny house consulting company called Niche Consulting. She has lived in all kinds of different tiny houses: yurts, tiny houses on wheels, and an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). She shares her thoughts and experiences.

What is it really like to build and live in your own tiny house?

SHORT SYNOPSIS
Four people seek a more sustainable and financially secure future by building and living in their own tiny houses.

FULL SYNOPSIS
Small is Beautiful – a tiny house documentary, is a revealing look into the tiny...

"There I am perched in my 'cone hair' and my vest… trying to figure out what I'm supposed to do, because Tyra Banks the super model is at my feet…"

Eric Bohne, a contractor who builds tiny houses, shares his thoughts about what kind of commitment living tiny really is.

Lina has lived in all kinds of different tiny houses: yurts, tiny houses on wheels, and an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). She shares her thoughts and experiences.

When I'm 80, would I look back and say "man, I wish I had a 40 hour a week job…"

Ben had been planning his house design for months and months and the day he got his trailer, he redesigned the house entirely, overnight. He explains why.

Do you just poop into a bucket in a tiny house? How does it work?

Karin wants to be able to gift free group acupuncture weekly.

One of the most important parts of building and living in a tiny house is the strong community supporting it. Karin, Lina & Ben are moving into a tiny house community together.

Nikky & Mitchell talk about asking for help and relying on the tiny house community to help learn how to build their own house.

Want to try out tiny living before committing to it? Co-founder Kol Peterson has set up a tiny house hotel in Portland, OR.

Building and zoning codes are tricky and hard to get your head around. Kol summarises the differences.

Sean and Jenna love to have people over and Sean is an avid musician. How does that work in a tiny house?

Joan Grimms is co-owner of Portland Alternative Dwellings (PAD) along with Dee Williams. She has set up her own small community style housing scenario and has loads of experience and wisdom to share.

Joan Grimms looks into the future of tiny house living. Joan Grimms is co-owner of Portland Alternative Dwellings (PAD) along with Dee Williams.

We have to learn how to trust each other with building. "Between the two of us, there's one good carpenter. "

Eric Bohne is a contractor who builds tiny houses. He makes them almost entirely with recycled materials and allows these materials dictate the design, with the goal to create something large in a small space. The trailer he's building on cost $300.

Finding yourself in a position of not being able to make rent is not a place anyone wants to experience. Nathan and Nicole share their story.

Does the Gift Economy work? How did Karin go gifting free acupuncture?

The idea of community has changed for Dee, hear her take on what it means to be a part of the tiny house community.

Benn shares his reasons for why people are building tiny and why people are so interested in tiny houses.

Legalising tiny houses is a fab idea… but then where do you put them?

Andrew created Opportunity Village, consisting of 30 tiny houses, for under $100,000. The community is a place to provide transitional housing for those unhoused.

Dee WIlliams My Biggest Fear