Hillary raised her three children on her own since they were 6, 4 and 2, and while her job in law enforcement provided for them, it was never enough for Hillary to save for retirement. Once her kids were grown and out of the house, she chose tiny living so she could retire comfortably! She [...]
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12’ x 30’ Deluxe Tiny House: $25K
Here’s your chance to get into tiny living for a great deal! This 360 square foot tiny house (not on wheels) is for sale in Massachusetts for just $25,000. With the prices of lumber these days and skyrocketing prices for everything else, it’s pretty rare to see a tiny house this inexpensive. You will have [...]

Lady Bug Out: Ford Transit Solo Female Van Life
When Dee needed a home post-divorce, she chose this fantastic Ford Transit van which she turned into her “Lady Bug Out” house on wheels. She has her own space she can use for travelling, and she heads back to her 14-year-old son’s house when it’s her time to have him. That way he never has [...]

Potter’s Community Tiny House With A Studio
M was one of the first 5 long-term tiny homes that rolled into Acony Bell Tiny Home Community in North Carolina. Her lot abuts two winding creeks on the 56 acres in the community and features not only her professionally-built THOW but her pottery studio as well. She’s a professional artist and sells her pottery [...]

Michelle’s Life-Size Gingerbread House Holiday Decor!
I absolutely adore over-the-top holiday decorations, and Michelle takes the cake for creativity! If you’re going to have a tiny house, why not have a Hansel-and-Gretel-worthy Gingerbread House for Christmas? She says her grandkids love it! You can read more about Michelle’s tiny life in our previous post, and enjoy all the pictures of her [...]

Bicyclists Spend Two Years Creating $28K Bus Home
Vanessa and Braden loved camping and taking overnight bicycling trips, but wanted an option that would allow them a better nights’ sleep and to travel further. They stumbled upon the skoolie community and were hooked! They’d never built anything before, but with the help of Braden’s dad and two long years of effort, they created [...]

Gamer’s Park Model Tiny Home in Austin
Vandila was ready to make the “next step” and get out of apartment living, but the housing market in Austin was crazy and she hated the thought of jumping into so much debt and not getting a great deal. Plus, she didn’t think she needed all the space a full home would offer. That’s when [...]

Architect & Wife’s 193 Sq. Ft. Tiny House in Tokyo
This Japanese architect purchased a tiny plot of land in Tokyo and created this amazing tiny home for him and his wife. It’s 18 square meters (around 200 square feet) large, and despite the tiny size, the architect says they aren’t living “minimally.” He made space for a large fridge for his wife, as well [...]

Nat & Tom’s THOW with Epic Shoe Collection!
Going tiny means you have to sacrifice *some* things, but Nat and Tom are a perfect example of making room for the things you really love! Despite living in under 300 square feet, they made space for their extensive shoe collection, using them as decor in their living area. The couple live at Tiny House [...]

16-ft. Assembly-line Tiny House for $25k by Incredible Tiny Homes
I’ve never been more excited to show you a tiny home before! Introducing the “Incred-I-Box” — an 8×16 tiny house on wheels that requires *no* DIY to live in it for just $25,000. Truly affordable — and comfortable — housing. These homes will be made on an assembly line and won’t come with any modifications [...]

Cozy, Light-filled & Airy Truform Tiny Home For Sale
Here’s your chance to purchase a stunning Truform Tiny Home from it’s second owner. The 30-foot tiny home has two lofts, a ground-floor bed in the living area, and a beautiful kitchen with all the amenities. The tiny house has oodles of windows, French doors, white walls and light wooden accents that make the whole [...]

Cottages on Vaughn: Half-Acre Pocket Neighborhood with Tiny Homes
It’s no surprise to anyone that there’s a housing crisis, and a need for more affordable and diverse housing options, but the folks at MicroLife Institute worked hard to do something about it. They teamed up with the city of Clarkson, Georgia — a suburb of Atlanta — to create a “micro pocket neighborhood” with [...]

Their Family Tiny House (2021 MiniMotives Tour)
This is a 2021 update of the MiniMotives family tiny house. You may remember Macy Miller, who originally built the tiny house over a decade ago for less than $12,000. Over the years, the tiny house has evolved as well as moved. See below to learn more! An updated tour of our tiny home which [...]

Mom & Uncle Build THOW for This Teen’s College Dorm
With the help of her brother, Holly built her daughter, Tilly, a tiny home to act as her college dorm! The pandemic made Holly and Tilly realize how little of their huge home they actually used, and Tilly had a lot of anxiety about what her future was going to look like. That’s when they [...]

Perseverance Tiny House w/ Floating Staircase
This Baluchon build was created for Estelle, Gaëtan and their cat Mina, who live in this tiny house all year round in Loire-Atlantique, France. The couple chose a design with two connected lofts in case they ever add a baby to their family! The 20-foot trailer includes everything you could want for a little family [...]

One of a Kind School Bus Tiny House Conversion Built with Salvaged Materials
This is a 1969 International short school bus that was converted into the Old School B&B in British Columbia, Canada. It’s built with materials that were salvaged locally and it’s decorated with fun thrifted vintage items to bring us back to the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. The bus has a roof built above it to [...]

Special Ed Teacher’s 43-ft. Tiny House in Austin
Nikki, a special education teacher in Austin, lives with her three dogs in a gorgeous 43-foot gooseneck tiny house built by Nomad Tiny Homes. She designed the layout, which includes a loft bedroom and gooseneck bedroom, galley kitchen, and an office space. Throughout her video tour, Nikki is honest about what works and what doesn’t [...]

Family of 4 Trade House for RV Life
When the housing market started exploding, Nikki and Lindsay saw it as the perfect time to sell their 3-bedroom home and purchase a fifth wheel RV so they could travel the country with their two sons. Originally the RV was fairly outdated, with bulky (and heavy) furniture. But they added paint, wallpaper and new furniture [...]

Sage the Van and Jennifer’s Self Discovery
Jennifer lost her beloved dog, her father, her job and a serious relationship all within 6 months in the middle of the pandemic outbreak. While plenty of people would sink into despair (and rightfully so!), Jennifer used the tragedy as a launching pad to set out on the #vanlife she always dreamed of living. The [...]

Double Tinies by Tiny Mountain Houses
Are two tinies better than one? This family thought so! They purchased two awesome tiny homes from Tiny Mountain Houses that include a large living/dining/kitchen THOW and then a bedroom & bathroom THOW with a loft for the kids. There’s even a laundry room. The whole home sits on a farm, and they had a [...]

Pamela’s Park Model Tiny House with Amazing Decor
Pamela had just finished renovating her spacious California home with four bedrooms and two baths when she got the idea that tiny living would allow for a more affordable lifestyle that would free up cash so she could travel more and “buy nicer things.” Her friends and family were definitely suspicious, but after a “trial [...]

Mom And Daughter’s MitchCraft Tiny House Mansion
After a divorce, Jen decided to sell her 2,000 square-foot “American Dream” home and go tiny — but it didn’t start off smoothly. The builder she found on Craigslist was flaky, and she had a huge shell but couldn’t get it liveable. Thankfully, she got in touch with Mitchcraft Tiny Homes who was willing to [...]

From Soul-Sucking Job to Full-Time Musician Buslife
“Why pay someone else to do something when you could learn to do it yourself and have that skill forever?” Tyler of the Broken Compass Bus heard that quote from a #buslifer when he and his wife, Raela, first began their bus build-out, and he took it to heart. From electrical to plumbing to woodworking, [...]

Family of 5’s Tiny House & Woodworking Biz in TN
This family of 5 was living in Pennsylvania when parents, Cassidy & Dawson, said they heard God tell them to move to Tennessee. At the time, they had no family there or any connection to the state. It just so happened that Dawson’s parents were also planning a move to Tennessee! They ended up finding [...]