Architect Matthieu Torres and his partner were looking for an affordable place to live in Paris, but all they could find was a dingy, dated apartment. Yet, they saw the potential! They removed the walls and drop ceiling, added skylights and a bathroom, and created a spacious kitchen where they could cook together. His girlfriend’s [...]
Couple Tiny House Living
Couple’s DIY Box Truck Conversion for Visiting National Parks
This awesome couple were no strangers to #vanlife — they had spent a couple years living in a van in New Zealand and working in permaculture. When they moved back to the states, they started looking all over for the perfect vehicle to make into home sweet home. They proved that a box truck can [...]
Self-Converted Scandi-Japandi Ram Promaster
Silas and Jillian reached out to show us their amazing Ram Promaster, converted with a “Scandi-Japandi” aesthetic that’s clean, bright and functional! While the couple live full-time in their Austin, Texas bungalow, they are enjoying travels in their “COVID-project” van. They recently spent six weeks on the road on their maiden voyage. I don’t know [...]
Bussy McBusFace: Couple’s Skoolie w/ DIY Mosaic Shower & Dutch Door
It all started when Mike and Kerry’s neighbor called up wanting the old car in their front yard. Mike joked he’d trade it for the neighbor’s bus, and within hours the neighbor showed up driving the bus! The project started and the couple eventually decided to hit the road. They were honest about the costs [...]
Jonathan and Curtis’ 100% Solar Bus Life Retirement
Jonathan and Curtis’ tiny house journey didn’t start off smoothly. They had a box truck all ready to go for their two-year travel adventure only for it to burn up two weeks before they set off. So they got an RV and tried that out for a few months before deciding they wanted a bus [...]
Couple Build Amazing $35k Bus With ‘Secret Toilet’
When it comes to living tiny, you *have* to get creative. I have seen hidden toilets tucked into all kinds of spaces in buses and vans, but this is the first time I’ve seen one pull out from under a mini wood stove! This is Akram and Shawna’s second bus build and it features pallet wood [...]
A Year-Long Experiment Turned No-End-In-Sight VanLife
Frankie and Alex got into #vanlife thinking they’d explore for a year and then settle down and buy a house, but they ended up loving it so much they decided to keep going with no plans of stopping anytime soon! While their first van was an inexpensive build, it was also incredibly rusty and needed [...]