This 140 square foot tiny house on wheels sits on a 20′ x 8′ utility trailer.
It’s designed to be self-sufficient and is the home of Vina Lustado who is an architect at Sol Haus Design.
She will be using portable solar panels and passive solar heating/cooling approach to go off the grid.
The walls, ceilings and floors are highly insulated to help with this and additional heating is provided by a propane gas fireplace.
Like most tiny homes this one has an upstairs sleeping loft with a big skylight so you can see the moon and stars before bed time.
Unlike most skylights in tiny houses, this one can actually open to let in the breeze. Here, I’ll show you below:
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
I encourage you to learn more about this tiny home and enjoy the rest of the tour (in photo and video) below:
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
So how tiny is 140 sq. ft.? Great question. Here’s what Vina’s little house looks like next to a 400 sq. ft. home that- by the way- is made out of 100% reclaimed materials.
For those of you, like me, who have in the past wondered whether you should go tiny or small. Here they are side by side.
“Tiny vs Small” (400 sf and 140 sf side by side)
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
So let me show you the inside as Vina has done a fantastic job designing and building this little house. I think you’ll find the interior to be clean, minimalist, attractive, and yet still utilitarian.
Interior
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
As soon as you walk in through the french doors of the home you are greeted by the couch in the living room. To your right is a wonderful desk/table that faces a large window. Below the desk there’s some storage space thanks to the pop out design on the tongue of the trailer.
Tiny House Micro Kitchen
In the kitchen- as you can see- there’s plenty of cabinet storage and of course you’ve got a small and efficient refrigerator with freezer. Let’s have a look from another angle.
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
That’s a Big Fireplace for a Tiny House
I know what you’re thinking. That’s a HUGE fireplace for a TINY house.
And I agree. But this is what she wanted and it’s actually not a real wood stove even though it looks just like one. She wanted the look and feel of a wood stove without having to chop wood in the winter so she went with this propane powered fireplace and I actually think it’s great besides the amount of space it takes up.
The best part is that it has a soapstone top so you can always use it to heat your tea or soup or even cook on it. And it gets better..
It comes with a remote control so she can actually control the heat from the upstairs sleeping loft. Pretty nice, right?
A Smaller Propane Fireplace Alternative (Wall Mountable)
Still, if it were my choice, I’d go with a Dickinson marine fireplace for my tiny house unless I was building something in the 300-400 square feet and up range.
Lower Budget Heaters
If you wanna go low budget I’d consider one of these or these because they still work great in a small space (they just don’t LOOK as great) and they’ll cost you less than half the money.
Anyway, let me take you to Vina’s bathroom:
Little Bathroom in a Tiny House
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
There’s a nice window to let the natural light in. To the left is your shower which looks like one you’d find in a regular home. And to the right there’s a bench and storage for all your bathroom goodies.
Shower with Awning Window
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
The shower is 30″ wide with a 6″ bench so the pan is 24″ x 24″.
Storage Area in the Bathroom
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
You might be asking, “where the heck is the toilet?”
Well- there’s a composting toilet inside the bench. You can see the hinges if you look close enough. Inside there’s storage to keep the sawdust, toilet paper, etc. And above you there’s open shelving for more storage. Very nicely done, wouldn’t you say?
Frosted Window for Privacy (And how to DIY)
Image: Sol Haus Design on Facebook
The casement window here in the bathroom was frosted for privacy which I like. Wonder how you can do that yourself? Check out this DIY article on how to do just that over at Lifehacker. The video below also explains how to do it step by step and it’s relatively easy if you’ve ever done any painting or staining before.
How to Frost a Window for Privacy
Video Interview with Vina Lustado and her Sol Haus Design Tiny House
More on Vina Lustado, Sol Haus Design, and her Tiny Home
Find Vina Lustado and Sol Haus Design over at Facebook where you can “Like” her page and keep in touch with her.
Learn more about her on her about page at Sol House Design.
See more photos and learn more about the tiny house on this page.
If you’re interested in having Vina help you design your own tiny, small or even ‘normal-sized’ house you can start here.
How to Build Tiny Houses on Trailers Step by Step
Wondering how the heck you stick built houses are built onto utility trailers like this one?
I highly recommend this book and these videos because they show you how.. Step by step, in plain english.
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