Composer Freddie Hodkin lives in a beautiful tiny house built by North East Log Cabin, called the “Camping Snug Star Pod.” Set up in a “plus sign” shape, each arched wing functions as either the kitchen, living room, bathroom or bedroom. He has his snug pod situated on beautiful land with views of the Cornish [...]
Video Tours
He built a Tiny House at age 24 and Updating it at 30
We all grow and change, and unsurprisingly, the first tiny house Richard ever built has needed some updates as the years rolled by. He lived in the THOW for about 18 months after building it, and then had it on Airbnb for about 4 years as he traveled cross-country in a micro tiny house! When [...]
Le’shaun’s Glamorous Cargo Trailer: DIY Tiny House with Velvet Couch and Chandelier
Le’shaun recorded the hit rap single “Doin’ It” with LL Cool J and got her first taste of tiny living on the tour bus she lived on while traveling the country. After years in a 2,700 square foot house where she lived with her daughter during her daughter’s pregnancy, she was ready for something different [...]
Parents and Four Kids Life in an RV
This family had been living in Zanzabar before COVID-19 sent them back to the United States. The family quickly fell into “typical” middle-class American life but were unsatisfied. Eventually, they decided to take a family trip, but when they found their awesome Class A RV, they ended up renovating it and traveling full-time. Wait until [...]
Adobe Casita: School Bus with Jon Boat Roof Raise and Record Player Nook
Sarah dreamed of a nomadic lifestyle since she was 14 years old, but it took crashing her beloved Jeep to push her into making it a reality. With the insurance money from the accident, she was able to jumpstart her school bus conversion. Originally she considered dealing with the lower bus height, but then had [...]
Her Part-Time Van Life as a Merchant Marine
Caroline works as a Merchant Marine, which means she is on for two-and-half months and then off for about the same time. She used to just go home and “do nothing” during her time off and was wanting to use her time better. It was then that her captain actually recommended vanlife! She had no [...]
Writer’s Empowering Van Life Conversion
For people who have grown up in a close family or always been in a monogamous relationship of some kind, jumping into solo #vanlife can feel terrifying and nearly impossible. That’s what Melody thought before she took the plunge. Now she feels empowered and happy living in her van with its super-deep sink, closet space, [...]
Liesl and Stu’s Artistic Bus Build with Trapdoor Shower & Cajon Toilet
DIY bus conversions certainly aren’t new, but this might win the award for the most gorgeous handcrafted bus we’ve featured here! It’s not just the spacious open concept, the nifty pulley bed, or the epic imported wood stove — it’s the minute details like their tile choice and inlaid cabinet doors and stunning floors. The [...]
Casa Aljibe — Home Built In & Over an Old Cistern
Miguel and his family all live in a number of homes on the family’s property in Spain. He wanted to do something to preserve the cistern that the main house used to draw water from, but it had been a storage room for years. With the help of his architect nephew, Alejandro Valdivieso, they designed [...]
Manifesting Van Life & Her Super Cool Shower Set Up
Tess didn’t actually know #vanlife was a thing when life pushed her into it, but her time learning meditation and mindfullness in Thailand prepared her for the massive life-shift. She went from having a large master bedroom and walk-in closet to paring down her things and enjoying her compact van closet. Her build includes a [...]
Arizona Tiny House Community: 500-Square-Foot Bungalow Built Around a Grand Piano
Musician Mary relocated from the Bay Area to a tiny house community in Arizona where she invested and built a 500-square-foot bungalow designed around her grand piano. The instrument, which she had paid to move from apartment to apartment for years, became the centerpiece of the home’s layout. Since the community offers communal cooking and [...]
Retired Military Family Moves Into an RV Full-Time
Kelly and Tamarr served in the Air Force and Marine Corps, but when it was time to retire, they decided to do something different and live in an RV while homeschooling their son. It gives them the freedom to travel the continent (they were in Baja during this video tour) and grow closer as a [...]
His Bus Build Tiny Home with a Murphy Bed
Daniel was looking for a vehicle to take with him on outdoor travels during the weekends — something he could toss muddy gear into and not care about. A late-night eBay bid made him the owner of this 2005 Econoline bus — and after a cross-country trip to retrieve it, he suddenly found himself caring [...]
Built her Tiny House Against all odds
Vera had gone through a lot before she sold her home and started building her tiny house — 3 bouts of cancer and two battles with Lyme’s Disease. Resilient as ever, she spent two years sourcing and building a sustainable tiny house and has lived in it for nearly a decade now. Vera took the [...]