Smallest House in the World

In the past, we've looked at the largest house in the world. What about the smallest?  How about eighty-nine square feet? It's not a rambling ranch for a family of five, but it is the home of Jay Shafer, an artist builder, who since childhood has dreamed of building this small house. And so he built the home he calls, "Tumbleweed" in Sebastol, CA. You can even take a tour of his wee-sized abode on YouTube.

Shafer also owns the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company. Since making his first tiny home he received a lot of interest from others and decided to start the company to design more XS homes and sell the plans. Interested individuals can schedule group or private tours of his home to learn more. The smallest home he offers in his catalog is actually smaller than his home, at just 65 square feet. So to be exact, THAT would be the world's smallest home. It's called the XS-House. Shafer, built his own XS-House and lived in it for one year before selling it to John Friedman and Kristin Shepherd.

Now I gotta say, while I love the idea of these homes and their green benefits, I get a little claustrophobic just looking at the tour video--so I'm not sure they are exactly a good fit for me. But they do look really cute and very cozy. Here are pictures of two other tiny homes in the Tumblweed catalog. Do you think you could live in one of these homes?