Texas Tiny Houses: Pure Salvage Building

Tiny houses are fun to look at because they�re kind of like playhouses for grownups. Not only that, but the people who live in them inspire me to simplify my own life. The truth is that I really don�t need so much space�or so much stuff. When I saw Texas Tiny Housesmentioned in Country Living magazine recently, I had to check them out.

Pure salvage building is how they describe their mission is to build energy-efficient tiny houses that are �unique pieces of house art.� Everything from the doors to the porch posts has been recycled from old buildings, and the results are pretty amazing.

This white house, for example, was built for use as a guest cottage. �The classic tall vertical split sash windows were circa 1890s and most still had their original wavy glass.� Love it.

They call this 12' x 26' house �The Painted Lady� because they used 6 colors of paint on the exterior. This is the playhouse I wanted when I was growing up! (Okay, still do.)

The Canyon Lake house is a 12' x 20' gingerbread cottage:

The houses start around $35,000 but can go up to $75,000, depending on the size and materials used. Each house is unique and the designs are inspired by the salvaged parts and pieces.

This one�s being used by a bed & breakfast in Texas. How fun would it be to stay here?

It has a rounded-loft bedroom:

And a pretty nice tub, too:

The Bastrop is a 12' x 28' house where a young couple and their 3-year old son live full time:

When these photos were taken, it was decorated for Christmas. They have two separate bedroom lofts and another bed downstairs.

There�s a great little bed nook:

This house has both a front porch and a back porch that�s screened in.

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NYC�s Skinniest House

Would You Pay $4.3 Million for NYC�s Skinniest House?

by HOOKEDONHOUSES on JULY 1, 2011

How much would you be willing to shell out for a house that�s only about 8 feet wide? Would $4.3 million be too much to ask? What if it is famous for being New York City�s narrowest house? And Cary Grant supposedly lived here at one time?

The house sold for only $2.175 million in 2010, so the eyebrow-raising price hike a mere year later seems a little shocking. For an explanation, the listing says it has been �meticulously renovated with beautiful modern finishes, yet retains its original character and pedigree.�

When a house is this small, those must be some pretty amazing renovations to warrant an extra $2 million and change, don�t you think?

It was built around 1850. It has 4 wood-burning fireplaces and the original exposed beams.

The townhouse sits on �one of the most picturesque blocks in the West Village.� And it�s not cheap to live on a picturesque block in the Village.

There are 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. At least one of the bedrooms has a Murphy Bed that pulls down from inside the wall. I think it might be this one:

As I mentioned, they say Cary Grant lived here awhile. (Grant�s former home in Palm Springs, CA, is for sale here.) But it�s known as The Millay House because the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay lived here for a short time in the 1920s, as this plaque explains:

I featured this townhouse when it was on the market last time, so you can compare the newly renovated version here to how it looked in late 2009 here: The Narrowest House in New York City.

Want it? For more information about 75.5 Bedford Street, check the listing