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Compact tiny house with a slide-out living room extension in a wooded area.

Living Large in Limited Space: Grand Sojourner’s Living Room Slide-Out!

A while back we introduced you to the Grand Sojourner from Häuslein. While that version featured a ground-floor bedroom, this second layout of that model uses that area for the living room, with a nice slide-out for the couch. Like the original model, this one has a large galley kitchen with beautiful butcher block countertops. [...]

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Bus life adventure for teachers during summer break. Embracing small space living and travel freedom.

Teachers Choose Bus Life for Summer Vacations

One of the great benefits of being a teacher is having the summer off! Hollie & Kelly wanted to use their summer vacations for traveling but found that most RVs on the market were out of their price range or lacking character. So they decided a diesel bus conversion was more their style! Their DIY [...]

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Self-sustaining tiny home with solar panels and sleek architecture.

High-Tech, Self-Sustaining Tiny Home by Living Vehicle

There are tiny homes, and then there are high-tech, wildly-innovative, self-sustaining off-grid tiny homes! This “Living Vehicle” has it all, and it’s incredible. And did I mention there’s no loft bedroom? This home is designed to put set anywhere with no need for the grid in any capacity, allowing people to purchase remote land to [...]

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Bus conversion interior with a couple and dog, showcasing small space living and freedom.

Their Bus Conversion Life & Business

When Racey and Zack met, they discovered that each of them was interested in an alternative lifestyle. After Racey finished her big hike, the couple decided on a bus build! And after converting their own rig, they accidentally fell into converting/fixing up vans and buses for others as a business. Because Zack used to be [...]

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Modern tiny house on wheels with office and living area, surrounded by trees.

Married in Their Tiny Home with an Office

Shelby and her husband decided to downsize into a tiny home after the frustration of paying for a hefty mortgage on their home. Living in a tiny house community in California has allowed them to reduce their payments and enjoy more time not working! The house was a floor plan from Shaye’s Tiny Homes (in [...]

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Solar, Rainwater, & Tiny House Tours.

Off-Grid Workshop! Sept 15-17 w/ United Tiny Homes

Get excited! If you’ve ever wanted to learn about living off-grid, this workshop could be your answer. Learn about rainwater collection, turning waste into fuel, solar set-ups and much more. You’ll even get to tour multiple off-grid tiny homes the host couple have built and rent on Airbnb. Fin and John have tons of experience [...]

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Tiny house with expanding fold-away sections in Costa Rica, designed for flexible living and outdoor.

Expanding Fold-A-Mansion Tiny House in Costa Rica by Larry Windes

This “Fold-A-Mansion,” or “FAM” for short, is the amazing design of architect Larry Windes. He built the expanding, fold-out home on a trailer in Costa Rica, where it’s available for short-term rentals or for sale (without the land). When unfolded, the small home boasts a ground-floor and upstairs bedroom. Because of the lifted roof, you [...]

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