Blaine loved his life of international travel, but the pandemic shut the world down back in 2020 and he was looking for something to satisfy his wanderlust. When he dove into #vanlife research, he found his niche! His Ford Transit conversion is simple and stealthy and allows him to go just about anywhere. At 6’3″, [...]
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360 Sq Ft Mid-Century Modern Tiny House with Micro Gym and A-Frame Roof
When you’re serious about fitness, finding room for your Peloton bike, weights, and yoga equipment is a priority. Ashleigh and Elyse seamlessly incorporated their wellness areas into their 360 sq ft tiny house, adding a micro gym next to their bathroom. The mid-century modern tiny house was inspired by A-frames and features a dramatic sloping [...]
Conkers: Sustainable Pod Homes Designed to Click Together
It all started when the children of an aerospace engineer wanted a treehouse: Their dad thought a shed was just too basic, and instead he created what would later become the first iteration of the “Conker.” These Sci-Fi Conkers are spherical homes (unless you get the wheelchair-accessible “Igloo” version) that feature sustainable materials and a [...]
Acony Bell: 80+ Home Tiny House Community in Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina
Acony Bell is a tiny house community on over 50 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, located 22 miles from Asheville and between Asheville and Brevard. The community has grown to include over 80 tiny homes from various builders, with residents able to customize their outdoor living spaces. Both vacation rentals [...]
His 20+ Years Living on a Sailboat
Ian started living in his 1978 Hedonist Yatch, “BLOWN AWAY” back in 2000. He spent his free time making the boat livable, completely reconstructing the hull and repainting the lime-green exterior. His background in marine engineering definitely helped! About 5 years ago he met Natalie, who now lives in the sailboat with him, and the [...]
Composer’s Snug Pod Tiny House in the Cornish Valley
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 [...]
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 [...]

