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Ultima Thule Family – Exploring Alternatives

Bryce and Misty paid off their debts, left the city, and have spent the last 12 years building a cob home, homesteading, living off the grid, and homeschooling their two daughters.

They live without a car, so for transportation, they use taxis and bicycles, and they eventually hope to have a cart that their two horses can pull.

Living Off-Grid in a Self-Built Cob Home

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Garage to Tiny Home Conversion 1

This 470 square foot garage conversion is on the Sunshine Coast in Gibsons, BC and the owners converted it into a rental space on Airbnb as a form of house hacking to help pay their mortgage!

It’s kind of like a micro cabin but instead of being out in the woods, it’s in a backyard and close to stores and other services.

470-sq.-ft. Garage Turned Cottage, on Airbnb

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Extra Wide Tiny House 4 - Exploring Alternatives

The Huckleberry is a 30’x10′ extra wide and single-story tiny house on wheels with an open concept living space, a walk-through bathroom, and the main floor bedroom.

It’s packed with unique features like a vintage wood stove and claw foot bathtub, handmade cabinetry, rough sawn wood details, and diamond-shaped windows.  It was designed and built by Rewild Homes Ltd on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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30-ft. Huckleberry Tiny House, 10-ft. Wide!

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The Giving Tree Tiny Home 1 – Exploring Alternatives

Bianca, Justin, and their toddler Bodhi live in this 30-foot long tiny house on wheels and they’ve designed the interior to fit their small family’s lifestyle perfectly!

The tiny house was a DIY build that was for sale on Kijiji and they bought it for $60,000 CAD. They added the kitchen, the furniture, and they modified the bathroom themselves to make the home more comfortable and functional.

Minimalist Family’s Tiny House Life

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Half Moon Bay Tiny House Tour 6

This tiny house is 35’ long and 8.5’ wide and it has a modern kitchen, a main floor bedroom, a walk-through bathroom, and a vaulted ceiling in the living room.

It’s parked at a new RV Resort in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia, and you can find it on Airbnb if you’re interested in staying in it!

35-ft. Tiny House with Walk-Through Bathroom in Halfmoon Bay (BC), Available on Airbnb

Half Moon Bay Tiny House Tour 12

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Main Floor Bedroom - Itsy Bitsy Tiny House - Exploring Alternatives

The Itsy Bitsy Spider Lake tiny house has it all: a main-floor bedroom, two full-size lofts, a spacious living room with a 3-seater sofa, a kitchen with a pantry, a bathroom with a heated floor, and a washer/dryer.

This tiny house is built by Mint Tiny House Company, and it’s parked on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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34-ft. Itsy Bitsy Tiny House with a Main-floor Bedroom Built by Mint Tiny House Company

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Black Box Shipping Container Home 1 – 72 dpi

The Black Box Container Home is a modern 2-bedroom shipping container home in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, built by Honomobo.

Cathi and Trevor downsized from a 2,300-square-foot home to this smaller 704-square-foot space three years ago after their sons left home.

The couple then built a stick frame studio space with a glass garage door and connected it to the main house with a breezeway.

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Couple’s Shipping Container Home with Connecting Breezeway

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PEACH FARM TINY HOUSE – outside

The @tinyhomebigfarm is a 27-foot long tiny house on wheels with a unique floating staircase and a beautiful interior design that incorporates lots of local art and thrifted pieces. The tiny house is on Airbnb and it’s parked in a stunning setting on one of the oldest peach farms in Canada.  It’s set up as a pet-friendly mental health and wellness getaway and we can’t imagine a better place to reconnect with yourself and with nature.  Especially with the hammock, deck & beautiful garden, not to mention the peach orchard!

Beautiful Tiny House Vacation on one of the oldest Peach Farms in Canada

PEACH FARM TINY HOUSE – outside

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Handcrafted Tiny House – Outside

This lovely handcrafted tiny house was built by Chris Booth in Vancouver, BC Canada.

It’s 19 feet long including the covered porch, and it has a beautiful row of windows along the roofline on both sides of the house.

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Handcrafted Tiny House on Wheels in Vancouver

Handcrafted Tiny House – Outside

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