Denise is a knitwear designer and sewing patternmaker running a successful business from her 280-square-foot tiny cottage in California. She intentionally chose to rent a tiny space, so she could afford to live in an area where homes cost $2 million! Her meticulously organized space features a separate bathroom and micro kitchen, and she’s arranged [...]
Garage Conversions
20×24 sq ft Storage Building Turned Tiny Home for $50K
Nan got in touch with us to show off her awesome 20×24 storage building that she was able to transform into a tiny house rental with the help of a family friend “jack of all trades.” She said the majority of the $50K spent on the conversion went to installing a new water system and [...]
Commercial Gym with a Stealth Tiny Home and Backyard
The Ruthardt family has done so much over the past decade! They built a mortgage-free tiny house/homestead, sold it, jumped into van life and traveled the country, then purchased this gym space in Oklahoma and transformed in into a living and working space. They are off on yet another adventure and selling their home and [...]
France Lockdown Living in 300 Sq. Ft. Gîte Over Garage
David and his wife have been building a small home in Kenya, but just before the pandemic hit they were in the process of selling their country home in France and renting out their townhome, leaving them with nowhere to stay! So they took the space above their garage and created a 300 square foot [...]
371 Sq. Ft. Garage-Turned-Tiny-Home on Coronado Island, CA
Mary and her husband reached out to show off their amazing 371 square foot garage-turned-tiny-house. The couple wanted a vacation spot on the pricey Coronado Island in California, so they bought the “big home” and then spent $25,000 renovating the adjacent garage into their holiday home. The result is a sleek and modern one-floor apartment [...]
470sf Garage Converted into AMAZING Modern Living Space
This 470 square foot garage conversion is on the Sunshine Coast in Gibsons, BC and the owners converted it into a rental space on Airbnb as a form of house hacking to help pay their mortgage! It’s kind of like a micro cabin but instead of being out in the woods, it’s in a backyard [...]
From Garage to Guest House: Rockridge Casita
Diana and her husband had a dilapidated cinder block garage in their Oakland, California backyard, but instead of seeing it as an eyesore, they saw it as an opportunity! They turned the space into a lovely guest house called the Rockridge Casita for both family & friends and to rent out on Airbnb. In just [...]
