30 fantastic tiny homes built with recycled materials

Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses uses reclaimed corrugated metal and cedar for the siding of this tiny, recycled house. But the curved roof really makes it stand out. The additional headroom leads to a storage area/guest loft, in addition to the main sleeping area on the main level.

This DIY tiny home utilised reclaimed, repurposed and local materials for its construction. Its interior features beetle kill pine, barn wood and a salvaged kitchen sink.

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Andy Gill and Kate Fox have a tiny home tucked away in the UK where they’ve watched otters, badgers, kingfishers and foxes. Inside and out, much of the building material came from recycled and reclaimed sources. If you want to try out tiny house living, it’s available as a holiday rental.

House Alive pre-dates the latest small home craze, taking its start back in 2002 with a mission to build natural homes out of cob, which is a mixture of sand, straw and clay. House Alive says on its site that a cottage for a small family can be built for as little as $5,000 – and some have spent less than $1,000 on a home. Tiny house living sounds pretty amazing as a way to escape the entrapments of modern living.

Give this tiny house a trial run, and you can take in your morning coffee and evening cocktails on the deck – along with a stunning view of the harbour. Featured on Tiny House Hunters, the interior of A Pirate’s Life is crafted almost entirely from reclaimed materials.

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This tiny home is in a historic Dutch barge moored on the left bank of Paris, between the picturesque Pont Neuf and Pont Des Arts bridges. Enjoy a glass of wine on the deck, or under-deck at the gorgeous reclaimed wood bar in your fully equipped kitchen. At night, the Louvre Museum and the lights of Paris are out your front door.

Designed and built by Nanostead tiny home builders, this woodsy guesthouse offers just over 400 square feet and is bright and airy, thanks to ample windows and a loft design. There’s storage tucked away everywhere and by tiny house standards, the kitchen is huge.

Todd and Pemly Fink downsized from a 1,800-square foot home to build a tiny home filled largely with reclaimed pieces. By using reclaimed wood and other salvaged building materials, the Finks created a home that works well for their individual needs.

This lean and well-designed shipping container-turned-tiny-house sleeps up to four people, thanks to bunk beds and a futon that folds out – once the folding dining table has been tucked away.

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Tiny house builders can rely on a variety of materials and this tiny home incorporates windows from a Boeing airplane. The 8-foot-6 wide, 20-foot long, 13-foot-10 tall tiny home also has a skylight to view those airplanes flying by.