Architect Matthieu Torres and his partner were looking for an affordable place to live in Paris, but all they could find was a dingy, dated apartment. Yet, they saw the potential! They removed the walls and drop ceiling, added skylights and a bathroom, and created a spacious kitchen where they could cook together. His girlfriend’s [...]
Interviews
Couple’s DIY Box Truck Conversion for Visiting National Parks
This awesome couple were no strangers to #vanlife — they had spent a couple years living in a van in New Zealand and working in permaculture. When they moved back to the states, they started looking all over for the perfect vehicle to make into home sweet home. They proved that a box truck can [...]
Self-Converted Scandi-Japandi Ram Promaster
Silas and Jillian reached out to show us their amazing Ram Promaster, converted with a “Scandi-Japandi” aesthetic that’s clean, bright and functional! While the couple live full-time in their Austin, Texas bungalow, they are enjoying travels in their “COVID-project” van. They recently spent six weeks on the road on their maiden voyage. I don’t know [...]
Restaurant Chef & His Full-Time Stationary Bus Life
Meet Matthew, a restaurant chef with a super amazing skoolie he built out over two years with his dad. While he doesn’t travel the world, he enjoys his budget build and staying stationary, doing the job he loves! He is opening a new restaurant, as well, which is super awesome. Inside the skoolie you’ll find [...]
Bussy McBusFace: Couple’s Skoolie w/ DIY Mosaic Shower & Dutch Door
It all started when Mike and Kerry’s neighbor called up wanting the old car in their front yard. Mike joked he’d trade it for the neighbor’s bus, and within hours the neighbor showed up driving the bus! The project started and the couple eventually decided to hit the road. They were honest about the costs [...]
Daisy: DIY Retirement Tiny House Built by a First-Time Builder in Her 60s
Meet Allyson, who built her DIY retirement tiny house ‘Daisy’ in her 60s with no prior construction experience. Features aging-in-place design, recycled bottle tabletop, and a wooded parking location.
His Whimsical Truck Bed Cabin
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 [...]

