Mati and Luli moved to New Zealand about seven years ago, where a stay in a cozy treehouse unexpectedly shifted their entire outlook on space, simplicity, and what it means to live well. Realizing they needed far less than they ever imagined, they were inspired to build their own tiny house from the trailer up—using [...]
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Nigel & Sue’s Van Conversion: Exploring Australia
Like so many others, Nigel and Sue had travel plans for 2020 that were upended by lockdowns — and they shifted their focus to a van conversion! With no prior building experience, they learned how to do everything via YouTube and trial and error. But you’d really never know they were novices based on the [...]
Her Self-Built Mom and Daughter Tiny House
Stephanie wanted a stable, affordable place to raise her daughter — but traditional homeownership was completely out of reach. So she took a bold leap: she decided to build her own tiny house. With determination, creativity, and a little help getting the shell built, she made it happen. Six years later, she and her daughter [...]
London Actors’ DIY 10×30 Tiny House
Harrie and Joe live outside London in an incredible tiny house on wheels they built with the help of Harrie’s dad, Mick, who had just retired from carpentry a day before they presented the idea of building a tiny home on wheels! They started in September 2019 and pushed to complete the build during that [...]
Couple’s Tumbleweed Tiny House in a Colorado Community
Matheu and Taylor live in a custom Tumbleweed tiny house with one dog, two cats, and their turtle! They have an excellent parking spot at Island Cove Park in Durango, Colorado, which keeps them close to the city but still gives them a more affordable living situation. They had been living in a three-bedroom home, [...]
Their Reclaim-Built Off-Grid Tiny House
Amie and Tom took the whole idea of “use what you’ve got” and turned it into an art form. Tucked away in a quiet patch of Welsh forest, they built this off-grid tiny home almost entirely out of reclaimed and rescued materials — and it’s the same land where they run their forest school for [...]
This Tiny House Allows her to be an Artist
Lizzie and Patrick built something most people only daydream about — a tiny house that actually gave them their life back. After years of throwing money at rent and living in a dark basement apartment, they finally packed it in and created The Timber Nest, a handcrafted shepherds-hut-style tiny home tucked into the woods behind [...]