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10 of the smallest homes in the world

By: Bryan Nelson on June 21, 2010, 1 p.m.

An Elm model Tumbleweed Tiny Home painted barn red.

Photo: Tumbleweed Houses

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Tumbleweed Houses

Since 1997, Jay Shafer of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company has been living in homes smaller than most people's closets. Though tiny, these cozy, cabin-esque home designs somehow fit everything you need inside them: a work space, bedroom, bathroom (with toilet and shower) and living space. Some designs, like the Elm (pictured), include a porch so the homeowner can sit out and enjoy the open spaces.

The Single Hauz shown in a desert environment.

A conceptual illustration of the Nano Living System's Nano House.

A Twelve Cubed Mini Home with a fire pit

A cyclist pulls a trailer home behind him.

The Vicky Too, a tiny house built and sold by Tiny Texas Houses.

The Smallest House in Great Britain somehow squeezes in a bedroom and a cooking area (that is also the living room).

A student walks and rolls a Rollit mobile home

An Elm model Tumbleweed Tiny Home painted barn red.

Toronto's Little House covered in snow.

The micro compact home prototype in Uttendorf, Austria

A Cypress model from Tumbleweed Tiny Houses

Tumbleweed Houses

Since 1997, Jay Shafer of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company has been living in homes smaller than most people's closets. Though tiny, these cozy, cabin-esque home designs somehow fit everything you need inside them: a work space, bedroom, bathroom (with toilet and shower) and living space. Some designs, like the Elm (pictured), include a porch so the homeowner can sit out and enjoy the open spaces.