Guest Post by Barry Howard Studio Three things have always been part of my life: art, travel and designing and building small living spaces that move. I have converted school busses into two-story homes that featured wood cookstoves, lofts and stained glass windows. I built a home in vans, VW busses, mini-vans, a VW bug, [...]
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Graphic Designer Borrows Tools And Restores Caravan Tiny House
I thought these Gypsy Caravans created by Kees Hoekstra of Roulottes were pretty neat and would like to share them with you today. Kees has been building gypsy caravans since 1992 and was a graphic designer/illustrator in Amsterdam. With his knowledge in graphic design, Kees borrowed some tools from a friend and set off to [...]
Tiny Houses with a Traditional Twist: Wooly Wagons
Guest Post by the Wooly Wagons Team Here is a concept drawing of the Wooly Wagon currently being built in our shop. Most of our work is custom designed, taking in the desires and needs of our clients. After an in-depth interview with our customer, in which we cover such things as purpose, materials and [...]
Would you run a Tiny Business on Wheels?
I’ve got a question for you: would you ever consider running a tiny business on wheels? With farmer’s markets growing in popularity and people turning back to the simple life to find happiness and meaning it may be a viable idea. Take Kara Rosenlund for example. She’s converted an old travel trailer into a mobile [...]
Hornby Island Caravan’s Tiny Home Your Next Office or Micro Guest House
If you’ve been wanting a tiny house on a trailer to call your own, and you don’t like the idea of climbing a ladder up to a sleeping loft, then this one might be yours. This particular model is being used as an office and was built for a customer by Hornby Island Caravans. Ian and [...]
Custom Built Micro Camper
If you are in the market for a micro camper or small travel trailer check out this custom built one in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was for sale on Craigslist after returning from a 2400 mile road trip. This camper is great for road trips or just for a long day of surfing, fishing or [...]
Custom Built Truck Bed Micro Camper that Fits Toyota Tacoma
This micro camper fits on the truck of many small trucks. The owner of this one used her Toyota Tacoma to carry it. She calls it the NapCamper. It’s like a modern version of a gypsy wagon, don’t you think? It’s a great way to travel because you’re not hauling a huge amount of weight [...]
