Tiny homes have come a long way from where they started, with a huge range of design options and clever storage techniques to make the most of a very small space.

This tiny home in New Zealand shows just how far the concept can go, with a beautifully executed design, and an embrace of plants that makes the space come alive.  Pretty inspiring home.

Modern tiny house in New Zealand with a plant-covered roof and a wooden deck among palmsTiny house with a shaded deck, hammock and cedar cladding in a green gardenAerial view of the tiny house and a white sail shade set in lush subtropical vegetationCouple standing in the tiny house kitchen beneath a ceiling of hanging plantsThe tiny house lit up at dusk with its glass doors open to the garden

The home was built in the far north of New Zealand, where the subtropical climate lets the garden climb straight over the roof, and it was featured by Living Big in a Tiny House, the New Zealand YouTube series that has done more than anyone to show how good small homes can look. What we like most is that the plants are not decoration. They shade the deck, cool the roof and blur the line between inside and out until the house reads as part of the garden. For more small homes, see the Sycamore tiny house, the world’s smallest tiny house, the Minimalist Bunkie, and for the plants themselves, timelapse videos of houseplants moving through the day.

Edited by Ben VanderVeen · About Moss & Fog

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Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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  1. Such an amazing tiny home! I can’t wait to have my own! I love tiny houses!

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