You know what they say, “One man’s trash….” For John, what his neighbor saw as an old dump deserving of being burned to the ground, he saw as a restoration project! John spent 15 years building his own home, so he had the skills necessary to head over and take the old cabin down log [...]
Homesteads
They Built Their Kids Their Own Earthbag Tiny Homes/Big Bedrooms
Well this is one inspirational family! After their mother got sick, she ended up turning to natural methods and clean eating to help her body heal. This took the family on a journey from city life to homesteading in the country. Part of their homesteading adventure included building alternative, inexpensive dwellings so they could live [...]
87-Year-Old Widower Has Lived 50 Years Off-Grid on 400 Acres of Redwood Forest!
At 87 years old, Charles Bello has spent the last 50 years living off-grid on his own 400 acres of Redwood Forest in Northern California. He and his late wife raised two sons there — first in a chopped-off A-frame that cost just $2,800 to build, then later in a 3-bedroom cabin, and finally in [...]
They’re Building A Passive Solar Home: Here’s How It Works
This is the story of Derek and Hannah‘s passive solar design home that they are building in Arizona. It’s not a tiny house, it’s more of a small house, but you can also use the same principles when building your own tiny, small, or even large house. Anyway, before all of this, they started out [...]
The Giving Tree Tiny House: Living for FREE as Land Stewards on 6 Acres
Talk about the ideal tiny living arrangement: This couple and their toddler in Ontario purchased a DIY tiny house from its previous owners and live in it on 6 acres of beautiful land that they “steward” for the landowners who need help with the upkeep! Because they paid for the tiny home by selling their [...]
Tiny House, Huge Barn & Lots of Land For Sale: Blooming Grove, TX (SOLD)
This is such a unique find! This giant barn has a 551 sq. ft. tiny house built into it, complete with a ground-floor bedroom and a bath, kitchen and living area. But the whole thing sits on a lovely 14 acre lot of land, with a build site further away from the barn already ready [...]
Family of 6’s Mortgage-Free Shed-to-House & Homestead
This couple had a dream to be debt-free AND mortgage-free in their thirties, so they left the suburbs of Houston, bought 7 acres of undeveloped land in central Texas, and built their home out of a shed! While the 16 x 48 structure definitely isn’t tiny for two people, they also have 4 children. So [...]