on September 12, 2022
Abodu is a startup that specializes in building ADUs, or accessory dwelling units. These are small homes that are built on a concrete foundation and are designed to blend in with the main house. The backyard cottages are often used as rentals or extensions of the main home for family members. Abodu has already built over one hundred of these units across California, Oregon, and Washington! They are typically much cheaper than renting an apartment or retirement home.
The company makes a point that its units should be viewed as assets that appreciate in value, just like a regular house. This is because they are built on a solid foundation and are a permanent part of the property, instead of being classified as vehicles or trailers that normally depreciate in value over time. These prefab backyard tiny homes can be installed in as little as a month’s time.
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They’re Building 340 and 500-square-foot Prefab Backyard Cottages
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on September 8, 2022
Whit is a cool guy who left his normal job to start renovating tiny spaces and hosting on Airbnb. His latest project has been giving yet another life to a 1950s Manchester, UK bus. After the bus came to the US, it served as a tour bus, and then passed hands until it eventually became a diner. But once Whit got it, he transformed it into a unique Airbnb!
You walk into the kitchen and living space and there’s an added bathroom in the front of the bus near the almost-entirely-original cab. A spiral staircase takes you to the spacious upper bedroom with beautiful woodwork ceilings. What’s your favorite part of this renovation?
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70-Year-Old Bus Has Become a Stunning Vacation Home
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on July 25, 2022
It’s always a joy to meet people like Linda, a true gem who worked hard to make her tiny home dreams come true! Today, she is going to walk us through her story about how she converted a run-down trailer and made it home. I’ll let her take the wheel…
For the price of a used car I found my first home a rundown trailer with no functioning parts, Uninhabitable at that and for the last 2.5 years, I have been cutting, digging, cleaning, designing, planting, buying and selling furniture from Day 1 to now. I have finally found what is the perfect dream home in a 450 Sq Ft Tiny Trailer. Who needs Barbie’s beach house? I would rather live Tiny in my PNK*DMD….
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Her ‘Hyline Hilton’ Park Model Tiny Home
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on May 9, 2022
What better way to find your future home than by traveling the whole country? That’s what former manager Colin is doing in his 2003 Ford E350 Short Bus conversion. Tired of his high-paced life in San Francisco, he purchased and converted the bus to meet his unique needs.
He ramped up his solar, so he could run a larger fridge and freezer for meat and beer, as well as an awesome outdoor shower with plenty of hot water. His goal is to find a small town somewhere where he’ll buy land and build a house. What do you like most about his rig?
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His 2003 Ford E350 Short Bus w/ 600 Watts of Solar
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on October 3, 2020
Tena lives and works out of her BleakHausTruk, an art & recording studio constructed with hand tools & 99% recycled/repurposed materials found mostly for free on the street or in the trash in San Francisco!
She has about 100 square feet in her 14-foot-long 1997 Isuzu FRR 14 foot that she’s put more than 8,000 miles on traveling around America. The space is completely off-grid, with solar electricity, gravity fed sink & stainless steel bath tub, propane stove top & wood burning stove and compost toilet.
“. I never knew I could feel such peace in a roommateless creative space to call my own. Sadie, my sweet pit mix, was also found on the streets & was similarly suffering from PTSD, so we have been healing happily together,” Tena wrote us.
She spent $13,000 on the truck purchase, conversion and engine maintenance since 2015. How amazing! Check out the photo tour of her bus below.
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Tena’s Housetruck and Recording Studio
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on September 15, 2020
This is Keri’s bus, a 1999 Freightliner FS65 that she’s now selling for $65,000. The bus was made into a home by Yetibusbuild LLC in 2019, and the interior is absolutely stunning.
With 29′ of length, it features a spacious open concept, with the living room and kitchen taking up the front of the bus, and a comfortable private bedroom in the back. The bathroom includes a composting toilet and a shower stall.
Keri has done a lovely job of detailing everything the bus includes, which you can read in detail after the photo tour! You can also see the buses’ travels on Instagram here. To contact Keri with offers, email her at [email protected] or text/call 415-317-1912. Right now she’s making her way down the West Coast, starting in Spokane, Boise, Reno, then on to San Francisco via Sacramento.
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Start Your #BusLife Tomorrow with This Yetibus Build
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on June 18, 2020
There are so many reasons to go tiny: To reduce costs, to live “greener,” to travel more — and for Talia, to have a clean and simple living area that helps her live well as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). We got to interview Talia and she tells us more about what it means to be an HSP, her tiny life, and her work helping others live more simply.
Her home was built for her by Mint Tiny Homes in British Columbia, and Talia said she had a great experience with the builder. Inside she has a loft bedroom, comfortable living area, kitchen complete with a farmhouse sink, and a spacious bathroom with a subway tile shower.
Enjoy the photo tour and our Q&A with Talia!
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How Tiny Living Helps this Highly Sensitive Person!
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on October 3, 2019
This is a studio cabin vacation in the California Redwoods.
The location is near Silicon Valley and San Francisco. What do you think?
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Studio-Style Modern Tiny Cabin in the Redwoods
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on September 16, 2019
This is the Tiny Victorian. It’s a Victorian-style tiny home on wheels built by Pacifica Tiny Homes out of the San Francisco Bay Area.
With pricing starting at $39,000, it’s one of the more affordable tiny houses you can buy from a builder. What do you think? Do you feel it is a good value?
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Victorian-style Tiny House on Wheels by Pacifica Tiny Homes for $39,000
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