Mario wanted a way to travel stealthily but still have room to spread out when he found a campervan-friendly spot. So he designed it himself! Altogether, he spent about $40k (in Euros) on his unfolding box truck, doing some work himself and then hiring some freelancers to finish the job. He used the best features [...]
Solo Tiny House Living
SunRay Kelley Built Forest House on Orcas Island
Suzanne couldn’t resist purchasing this amazing forest house designed by famous Pacific North West designer SunRay Kelley. For eight years, she lived by herself on this ferry-access-only island, enjoying her deep Japanese-style soaking tub and sleeping in the tower bedroom. Now she rents out the gorgeous spot on Airbnb — and it is almost always [...]
Her Vardo Tiny House on a Family Farm
Chelsea’s tiny home was a way for her to be close to family but still have her own space. She was able to put her tiny house on her family’s nut farm and stay close to her grandfather, mom, and nieces! After 2.5 years of living tiny, she got that wanderlust again and wanted to [...]
Box Therapy: A Mobile Workshop and Tiny Home in a Box Truck
Paul’s box truck conversion, dubbed “Box Therapy,” takes the concept of mobile living a step further by combining a tiny home with a fully equipped mobile workshop. After deciding to leave the Pittsburgh area and support himself as a traveling handyman, he built out a large box truck to carry everything he needs to live [...]
Artist Life in her School Bus Conversion
This is Gillian’s DIY school bus conversion, which she calls “Jungle.” She left her career in set design to enjoy life as an entrepreneur on the road. Her bus features tons of her own textile work, an oven, an oversized couch that doubles as a guest bed, and lots of bold, jungle-themed accents. Check it [...]
Mike’s 3rd Military Overlander Conversion
Long before #vanlife or tiny living were Instagram-worthy pursuits, Mike was in Africa living out of an overlander. He has converted 3 separate rigs of his own since then, using them to travel all over — and he loves waking up in his own bed with his own things no matter where he goes. This [...]
Musician’s $23K DIY Tiny Home on an Alpaca Farm
Meet Nick Soave, a musician who built a tiny house on wheels between 2017 and 2019 and has lived happily in it since 2020. It sits on an Alpaca farm in Michigan, and the living room is almost entirely dedicated to his fantastic drum set. Nick is starting a YouTube Channel to talk all about [...]
