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White board-and-batten 12x20 shed tiny house with black trim, screen door wreath, flower boxes, and wooden steps in Central Virginia

She Turned a $8,800 Shed Shell Into a $47K Tiny House With a Full-Size Tub

Margo Fairchild started with an Amish shed shell — 12×20, $8,800, just floor, studs, and a roof — and finished it into her dream home in Central Virginia for about $47,000. Tiny Home Tours walks the house: a full-size tub, a queen loft, a diner booth that seats four, and a kitchen sized around the [...]

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Tall stone fantasy tower with Tudor balcony and conical roof among spring blossoms in Háj, Slovakia

He Built a Rapunzel Tower by Hand in Slovakia — 12 Years, 150 Tons of Stone, and a Hobbit Bathroom

At the edge of a forest garden in the village of Háj, Slovakia — near Košice and the ruins of Turniansky Castle — an 18-meter stone tower rises like something out of a fantasy novel. It was not drawn up for a developer. It was built, almost entirely alone, by Peter Šimkanin, who started stacking [...]

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Dark-sided ESCAPE eONE tiny house on a New Smyrna Beach lot, glass entry door under a small metal awning, kitchen window, loft glass, wooden deck with palms, and site number 8

They Rented This ESCAPE eONE to Snowbirds in New Smyrna Beach — Now the 408 sq ft Tiny House Is $85,000

Geoff Daigle and Candace bought this ESCAPE eONE in November 2024 as a rental in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. They’re fans of tiny-home efficiency. On Airbnb and VRBO it went to traveling professionals who preferred it over hotels, and to snowbirds who stayed a month at a time. The RV park is no longer allowing [...]

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Polished 1965 Airstream Caravel Sol parked in the woods with the door open, a teal hitch and step, and a glimpse of the mustard couch inside

A 2,250-lb 1965 Airstream Caravel With No Propane: Tiny Haven’s “Sol” Is $65,000 Outside Richmond

A vintage 1965 Airstream Caravel — 17 feet, 2,250 pounds, all-new 50-amp electric and no propane — is listed for $65,000 just outside Richmond. Tiny Haven named her Sol. Danielle and Jonathan renovated this one as a mid-century modern apartment on wheels: full kitchen, tiled bath, a custom couch that pulls out into a double [...]

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Caitlin’s dark-stained tiny house on a wooded hillside with a covered porch, sliding glass doors, and potted plants

She Built an Off-Grid Tiny House With Her Dad for $30–40K — and She’s Lived There 8 Years

Caitlin wanted to build her own home — and her dad, a carpenter, was all in. Starting in 2014, they spent about three years crafting an off-grid tiny house on a 24-foot trailer. She found land next to the build site, towed the house up a dirt “road” with a small bulldozer, and settled in. [...]

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Mustard Seed Sprout tiny house with grey siding, cedar-shingle loft, aqua French doors, and a wooden porch on a wooded lot at Lakewalk in Greer, South Carolina

This Tiny House Is for Sale in an Actual Community: Lakewalk in Greer, SC

This tiny house is for sale in an actual community, not a driveway and a hope. Lakewalk Tiny Home Community in Greer, South Carolina puts homes on wooded lots with a hiking trail, a dog park, gathering spaces, and Lake Cunningham nearby. The house itself is a 285-square-foot 2016 Sprout by Mustard Seed Tiny Homes, [...]

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White Box Truck Betti tiny home parked in the woods with rooftop solar panels and spare tire

She Built Box Truck Betti After Leaving Her Marriage — An Off-Grid Tiny Home With Solar, Carved Wood, and a Fresh Start

After a major life change, Eva didn’t want another apartment that felt temporary — she wanted something that was completely her own. Starting with little construction experience, a used white box truck, and help from a friend, she built Box Truck Betti: a solar-powered, off-grid tiny home packed with carved wood, space-saving tricks, and the [...]

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