When most people picture a van conversion, they imagine a sleek Sprinter with white walls and a fold-down bed. Lucy and Ben went the other way entirely. The British couple took a rusty 1979 Bedford CF chassis cab they bought for just £450 (about $570) and spent two years hand-building it into a richly detailed 1970s-style cabin — complete with a full-size waterfall shower, a live-edge kitchen, and a sleeping nook crowned by a glowing skylight dome.
The result feels less like a campervan and more like a gypsy wagon crossed with a woodland cabin: green corduroy seating, reclaimed elm worktops, hand-carved window frames charred with a blowtorch, and a vintage radio crackling in the corner. After six years of full-time travel across Europe in an LDV Convoy, the pair parked this build on a three-acre camping meadow near the north Cornwall coast, where it now welcomes couples as a one-of-a-kind Airbnb stay.
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Lofts have long been the default trick for squeezing a bedroom into a tiny house, but they come with a real cost: a ladder to climb every night, a low ceiling overhead, and a sleeping space that can feel more like a crawl space than a bedroom. The Eire, a striking new model from Australia’s Häuslein Tiny House Co, takes the opposite approach — and proves you can live comfortably on a single level without giving up an inch of style.
Perfectly centered on the quiet waters of Lost Lake, the SHORELINE Glass House at Lot 21 in Canoe Bay Village is one of the most striking lakefront retreats you will ever step inside. Its fresh design is built around a single bold idea — bring the outdoors in — with an expansive 30-foot wall of glass that opens onto sweeping, uninterrupted views of the water and the protected nature preserve beyond. Offered fully furnished and move-in ready, this oversized park-model home pairs floor-to-ceiling glass and warm natural materials with a completely stress-free ownership model: no HOA fees and no property taxes. Let’s take a closer look.
Most tiny houses solve the small-space problem by building up — stacking a sleeping loft over the living area and calling it a day. The Wildscape, an 8.4-meter tiny house from Australian builder Tiny Tect, takes a more ambitious approach: it treats the interior as a three-dimensional puzzle, tucking rooms above, below, and beside one another so that a footprint barely wider than a parking space can hold two bedrooms, a study, a dining nook, a full kitchen, and even a suspended net to lounge in.
Set in a beautiful wooded setting of mixed hardwoods with access to multiple private lakes, the brand-new WOODLAND at Lot 12 in Canoe Bay Village offers a truly serene retreat — and it is especially spectacular in the fall. This upgraded park-model cabin pairs a warm pine interior, a cozy fireplace, and direct screened-porch access with a completely stress-free ownership model and no property taxes. Let’s take a closer look.
The brand-new SHORELINE at Lot 16 sits on one of the best lakeview lots in Canoe Bay Village — a premium end-cap location overlooking the calm waters of Mallard Lake. A private, oversized screened porch is perfectly positioned to capture stunning, uninterrupted views of the lake, while inside a dramatic wall of glass frames the water beyond. Best of all, it comes with a completely stress-free ownership model: no HOA fees and no property taxes. Let’s take a closer look.
Some lots in Canoe Bay Village are simply special, and the brand-new SHORELINE at Lot 17 sits on one of them — a beautiful lakeview lot looking out over the calm waters of Mallard Lake. A private, oversized screened porch is perfectly positioned for uninterrupted lake views, while inside a dramatic wall of glass floods the living room with light and frames the water beyond. Best of all, it comes with a completely stress-free ownership model: no HOA fees and no property taxes. Let’s take a closer look.
Tucked onto a one-of-a-kind end-cap lot overlooking the serene waters of Lost Lake, the brand-new SHORELINE at Lot 19 in Canoe Bay Village may be one of the most private lakefront retreats you will ever step inside. Backing up to a protected nature preserve that will never be developed, this custom park-model cabin pairs floor-to-ceiling glass, an oversized screened porch, and warm natural materials with a completely stress-free ownership model — no HOA fees and no property taxes. Let’s take a closer look.
This pre-owned, one-of-a-kind ESCAPE Traveler XLS Wide is now for sale at The Village (Lot-3) near Tampa Bay, Florida, and it just feels different the moment you pull up. A private outdoor deck, mature landscaping, and a peaceful gated setting make it read more like a small modern home than a tiny house — and at $104,740, it’s a rare, move-in-ready opportunity in an established community.
