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Van life adventure with a person standing on a DIY van roof in a scenic outdoor setting.

Joey’s Four Season DIY Van Build: From FBI to Van Life

Joey’s story isn’t one you’d expect — he nailed the “dream job” of working in mechanical and biomedical engineering for the FBI in Washington, D.C. — and then realized it wasn’t for him! He got a different job working as a software engineer that ended up going remote in 2020 — and before he knew [...]

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Tiny house with Hobbiton-inspired design and lush garden setting.

Proudfoot Tiny Home in Hobbiton, New Zealand

While we’ve seen many Hobbiton-inspired tiny houses before, this is a “real” one, recently entirely on the same farm as the Hobbiton movie set for the “The Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” trilogies. The original set designers helped create the home to ensure it was as true to Peter Jackson’s interpretation of the books [...]

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Retired couple with their van and dogs in a scenic outdoor setting.

Pineapple Princess: Retired Couple’s Ford Transit Van

JK and Kim live part-time in a Ford Transit van which they purchased second-hand and are actually the third owners of. Despite the van being built out when they first got it, they’ve gone through about 4 layout iterations to get it to the point it is today — and that’s come at the pricetag [...]

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Compact van converted into tiny home with shower and convertible bed by the water.

Her Gorgeous DIY Van Has a Shower & Convertible Bed

Alexi works as a travel nurse, and a van allows her to have a home away from home while she goes from spot to spot. She initially thought she’d get a cheap old van and throw a mattress in it, but her dad encouraged her to “do it right” and that she did! Her van [...]

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Modern tiny house with unique angular design and solar panels in a green outdoor setting.

Simple Living in his Bonsai Tiny House ​

Yann, his wife, and their two daughters love spending time in their getaway cabin, a tiny house on wheels he purchased from three friends who built the home as a fun project. He spent about $55,000 on the 13-foot tiny home, and has it parked in South France, about a two-hour bike ride from where [...]

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Mobile Skoolie RV for Small Family Living.

Price Family of 3 in Stunning Skoolie

The Price Family is an adorable family of three who travels the country with their DIY skoolie and their dog. Despite having no previous building experience, Megan and Landon did a fantastic job creating a functional and happy tiny house. Before leaving Texas to travel, the couple had a wedding photography/videography business, which they still [...]

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Small wooden tiny house with outdoor seating, built in a garden setting.

Netherlands Tiny House Built with Her Dad

Meet Leonie and her gorgeous DIY tiny house, which she built with her father! She lives on a special lot of land the local council set aside for tiny homes for the next decade, and because she’s stationary, she can have a “typical” job with affordable rent! We had the privilege of interviewing her this [...]

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