About four years ago, Stephi set out living in her car post graduation from art school. After crashing it, she lived in two other vehicles before buying her Promaster. While most of us try not to think about when we might die, Stephi’s cystic fibrosis diagnosis meant that she wasn’t supposed to live through her [...]
Off-Grid Living
Grad Student’s Ford Transit Connect w/ Pull Out Kitchen
Kayla has always tried to live in small spaces — purposefully choosing the smallest room in her co-op and figuring out how to live with less. When she got a remote internship for the summer, she decided to hop into vanlife and travelling! For such a tiny, quickly-built rig, Kayla’s van is so impressive! It [...]
Fitness Trainers’ Sprinter Van Tiny House
Pre-pandemic Claire had a dream of living in a Volkswagen van and traveling the country, being able to see her then-long-distance boyfriend Jared more often. He convinced her that a Sprinter would be a more reliable choice, and it just so happened that Jared started working remotely in March 2020. He was able to convince [...]
Empty Nester’s Little Homie Skoolie Conversion
When their kids moved out, Mike and Jenny decided to go tiny! Or, Jenny did and Mike said, “sure” haha. Despite choosing to downsize significantly, the couple brought in elements and inspiration from their big home in designing their little one. It took about 7 months for them to complete the build, and every detail [...]
The Acu Bus: Mobile Pediatric Acupuncture Office
While our goal here, of course, is to focus on tiny *homes,* it’s really cool to see what else creative people can do with alternative spaces! Dr. Ari — a doctor of acupuncture — decided to make the niftiest pediatric acupuncture office ever out of a short bus. It allows her to bring her services [...]
Eva’s Solo Female VanLife in Her Ford Transit Connect
Eva graduated college and wanted to hit the road and travel. She has a full-time remote job and made this 2013 Ford Transit Connect into a gorgeous, very tiny, home on wheels. While most people hide their stuff in a “garage” under the bed, she created secret wall cubbie you’re going to love. Despite how [...]
Tiny A-Frame Cabin Plans by Solarcabin
Here’s another great set of plans from LaMar! These will help you build an 8×8 A-Frame, which can make an awesome little hunting cabin, outdoor office, chicken coop or even a micro tiny house if you have an outhouse of some sort. It comes with step-by-step photo instructions that LaMar posted to Instructables. He also [...]