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Parents, A Toddler, Baby and Dog: Adventure Bus Life

Parents, A Toddler, Baby and Dog: Adventure Bus Life

As a former mom of two-under-two, I’m incredibly impressed that Ben and Mia managed to buy and convert this school bus into their full-time home while juggling a baby and barely-toddler! They actually first built a tiny house while living in Sweden (where Mia is from), before moving stateside and choosing a skoolie conversion. Ben [...]

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A Teeny Tiny House Built For Around $100

This is the story of Brother Paul Wright’s teeny tiny house that was built for just around $100 over in Dothan, Alabama. You see, Paul has been building tiny little structures like this ever since he can remember, using wood and even cardboard as a kid to build temporary forts. So now, Paul is bringing [...]

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Turner’s Grain Silo Cabin in Tennessee

I love grain silo homes! What a neat way to repurpose an old structure; and it’s round which makes it even niftier! Off the front of the silo, you’ll find a lovely porch overlooking the secluded woods/countryside. Inside you’ll walk into the open-concept living/dining/kitchen area, with all the conveniences of home (minus an oven). There’s [...]

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Studio Earthship in Taos, New Mexico

Earthships are such a neat buildlings! As the owner of this one writes, this is “a totally off grid house that catches its own rain water, generates its own electricity and stays at a steady 72 degrees all year round without the use of any fuel or electricity what-so-ever.” Can’t complain about that! Inside the [...]

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Epic Gooseneck THOW with Standing Room Loft & Rooftop Deck

Gooseneck Tiny House with Standing Room Loft And A Rooftop Deck!

Now this is a tiny house unlike anything I’ve ever seen before! There are two triangular additions to the top of this gooseneck THOW that provide standing room in the queen-sized loft bedroom, and a rooftop porch in the center. The home was a DIY build by a husband and wife team, and is now [...]

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BleakHausTruck: Box Truck Converted Into An Art & Recording Studio, Using 99% Recycled/Reclaimed Materials

Tena lives and works out of her BleakHausTruk, an art & recording studio constructed with hand tools & 99% recycled/repurposed materials found mostly for free on the street or in the trash in San Francisco! She has about 100 square feet in her 14-foot-long 1997 Isuzu FRR 14 foot that she’s put more than 8,000 [...]

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Self-Sufficient Earthship Cabin in Montana

Here’s your chance to spend a weekend (or longer!) in a hand-crafted Earthship house! This off-grid masterpiece in Montana is a self-sufficient structure complete with a greenhouse, passive heating and cooling, and an awesome water system. Don’t know much about Earthship buildings? The video below from Tiny House Giant Journey gives a great overview and [...]

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