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Interior of a tiny house with wooden accents and compact kitchen space.

Farmhouse Van Conversion: 2015 Ford Transit 350HD Turbodiesel For Sale, CO

Are you looking for a unique, handcrafted van conversion filled with character? This DIY build includes self-proclaimed “Bavarian-farmhouse/Bee-Hive/Steam-Punk/Nautical themes” for a warm and inviting home on wheels! This van has a fixed bed set-up and a dinette that seats two. The passenger seat swivels and has a small epoxied wood table for additional eating/workspace. The [...]

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Interior of a tiny house bus with cozy seating, colorful cushions, and wooden ceiling.

Single Mom Travels with 3 Teens in a Skoolie

Amanda and her three teenage children decided to go tiny in a school bus conversion about three years ago. It took them about 18 months to convert the bus into a home on wheels, and they’ve been traveling in it for another 18 months. The bus has many reclaimed and recycled features, which is one [...]

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Custom DIY box truck converted into a tiny home for mobile living.

Their DIY Box Truck Life

This box truck conversion was meticulously planned out and saved over the course of two years while Eva and Braydyn lived in a camper in the cab of his truck (that you couldn’t stand in). The result of their careful design plans is incredible and works perfectly for their life together. They chose a fixed [...]

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Off-grid tiny cabin built with hand tools in a forest setting.

He Built an Off-Grid Cabin with Hand Tools

Mo and Pink have an off-grid homestead in Virginia, and the video below shows Mo’s hard work building a guest cabin in their backwoods. Mo built the 120-square-foot house and the 12×20 deck over six months, right after his 60th birthday! Remarkably, he built it himself, primarily with hand tools—he hammered the entire floor together, [...]

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Small off-grid cabin built by brothers and dad in a lush forest setting.

Brothers & Dad Build Off-Grid Cabin in the Woods

You might remember when these brothers and their dad built a truck camper for just $1,000! Well, they’re back at it, but this time they’ve built an entire off-grid cabin by a creek in the woods. The cabin has a whole solar set-up, a clever pump that draws water from the creek, and a spacious [...]

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Compact van converted for tiny house living and travel.

Retired Nurse Traveling in Purple ProMaster

This retired nurse has been traveling in her gorgeous purple ProMaster and loves her new, adventurous lifestyle! She said she wants her van to feel like the 14-year-old’s bedroom she never had — and it’s just that and more. The house meets all her needs, with tons of storage, a hidden toilet, and a swivel chair [...]

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Off-Grid Cabin on Stilts on 10 Acres

This is a beautiful modern cabin in Montana, set on 10 acres (with three other treehouses/cabins). The majority of the home’s windows look out on private swaths of forest, making it feel more secluded than it is. The cabin on stilts has two bedrooms, one with a queen bed and another with a king-sized bed. Between [...]

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