SAN ANTONIO HOMES TODAY

It can even generate its own water.

The average tiny house is only 300 square feet, but if you think creatively, you can get all the space you need and add these additions to make yours stand out.

Check out these tiny homes that maximize both function and style. Tiny houses are popping up around the country as more people decide to downsize their lives. While the structures often measure less than 300 square feet, the tiny house movement isn't necessarily about sacrifice. With thoughtful, innovative designs, some homeowners have discovered a small house actually leads to a simpler yet fuller life, connecting them with family, friends, and nature while freeing them from mortgages and an urge to keep up with the Joneses.

It takes more than changing the size of a home to change the mentality of the people who live inside.

Tiny houses often push the envelope on design. 

Container homes are essentially just that, homes constructed from shipping containers, and the style of architecture has risen in popularity because it is inexpensive, eco-friendly and compact.