After her husband died, Chris left a 3,000 square foot rancher for a North Carolina tiny home she had built for herself, in a community that feels like a neighborhood.

Stairs cost about nine square feet. See how five homeowners used that space instead, from a 399 square foot cottage to a 14 foot wide build.

Debra designed her own tiny home floor plan, then found a builder who would build it. Inside her custom tiny home, the bump-outs and the one-level layout.