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$1,000 Caravan Remodel with Natural Materials

Corwin is a natural artist and loves spending time in the wilderness collecting beautiful branches to use in his creations: One of which is his own home, a caravan that he renovated using reclaimed wood for only $1,000. His landlord wasn’t a fan of Corwin’s branch collection and gave him 10 days to get out. [...]

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They Fit a Bathroom & Chef’s Kitchen in this Sprinter Van!

They Fit a Bathroom & Chef’s Kitchen in this Promaster Van!

This is Meg and Aaron’s incredible Promaster Van conversion that seems to fit everything into its tiny space! Not only do they have a bathroom (shower & composting toilet); they also included a chef’s kitchen (Meg is Superyacht Chef) and a rooftop deck for yoga, relaxing and sunset cuddles. The two spent 2.5 months stripping [...]

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8×12 Walden Cabin

Build Your Own 8×12 Walden Cabin for Under $2000: Plans!

These are the plans for your very own 8×12 Walden Cabin created by Lamar over at Simple Solar Homesteading. The base cabin can sleep up to 4 people in just 96 square feet, and it includes a bathroom with a toilet and shower! Lamar’s plans also include an optional 9×8 addition to the cabin, which [...]

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Skoolie Bus Life with Teens (& A Huge Bathroom!)

Skoolie Bus Life with Teens (& A Huge Bathroom!)

Meet Tawny and Mike and their skoolie bus life with teens! Amazingly, they bought and renovated this bus for just about $20,000 and it’s absolutely gorgeous. The build includes one of the most amazing “tiny” bathrooms I’ve ever seen, with a wet-bath style and feathered concrete walls/tub. The parents have a bedroom in the back [...]

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Marsha’s Temporary Truck Bed Tiny Home!

Marsha’s Temporary Truck Bed Tiny Home!

Marsha is a long-time Tiny House Talk reader as well as a tiny-home-dweller. She just sold her amazing THOW in Arizona because she’s moving back home to North Carolina to be closer to family. While she’s planning on building a new tiny house in NC, she needed something to live in during her road trip/move. [...]

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Tiny Shiny Home: Family of 6’s Full-Time Airstream Life

Tiny Shiny Home: Family of 6’s Full-Time Airstream Life

This family of 6 first downsized from a typical American home into a 5th wheel trailer some five years ago, and then downsized (again!) into their Tiny Shiny Home: A renovated, off-grid-friendly, Airstream! Because dad Jonathan works from home already, and the kids were homeschooled, they had what they needed to transition to full-time travel. [...]

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Julia & John’s Solar-Powered Straw Bale Home in Central New York

Meet Julia & John and their amazing self-built solar-powered straw bale home! They live in Central New York and took on the challenge of creating their own home with 1300 square feet of living space after participating in a straw bale building workshop. While they did hire professionals for certain aspects of the build, like [...]

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