I am a great fan of this young man who built himself a wonderful tiny home (on a trailer) and then made a website and now a living on designing other tiny and small homes ... which is definately a way that a lot of people are moving towards
the website is
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/
some adorable home plans shown are
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/harbinger/
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/b53/
and his home he has done, which could also be a converted shipping container
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/popomo/
enjoy
