Chris Rodiger is a senior at Colby College in Maine and an accomplished artist. As if his gorgeous “En Plein Air” paintings weren’t enough, he built himself a truck bed tiny house with minimal woodworking experience — and the result is stunning! He calls it the “Beehive” and he spent the summer of 2021 living [...]
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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 [...]
Family of 3’s Groovy Little Bus Life (w/ Three Dogs!)
Dustin’s commercial HVAC job had him constantly traveling for work and kept him away from his family. One day it clicked that he would much rather travel with his wife (Sky) and daughter (Aria), and since Sky had always wanted a bus, they went on Facebook Marketplace and got one! The couple still own their [...]
Her Garden Shed Tiny House
This is Liz’s lovely small home, built from an old garden shed on her parents’ property. Her mom and dad are excellent DIY-ers, and did much of the work together with Liz to help build out her awesome little home. It features a bedroom that connects to the rectangular living/kitchen/bathroom via a small breezeway. The [...]
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 [...]
She Built Her 152-sq.-ft. Tiny House For $12,384
A year out of undergrad, Mariah found herself in an emotional — and financial — crisis. She was trying to make sense of some childhood instability and find direction, when she stumbled upon a woman living in her tiny house. Graciously, that THOW-owner welcomed Mariah to look around, and that’s when everything changed for her. [...]
