Asha considers herself a nomadic faerie, and her van feels more like a seaside cottage than a home-on-wheels. The quaint cottage interior includes shiplap walls and ceilings, and powdery-blue cabinets with all her not-pretty appliances hidden behind cabinet doors. She actually lives full-time in the city where she’s studying, which has it’s challenges in terms…
Dan’s very first project on his property was his “Mancave.” He never dreamed that someone would want to stay in it, but when a friend recommended he put it on Airbnb, it became a popular destination. That’s when Dan started getting creative: He built a mini-village inside an airplane hangar, and then constructed a yurt,…
Skip and Dan found the perfect property on Vashon Island (which is only accessible via ferry!) to put the treehouse they’d been dreaming of. It looks out over the ocean and is tucked in a canopy of beautiful trees. Because of its remote location, there’s an outhouse and outdoor shower and just enough electricity for…
Ok, so we’ve all had a bad experience trying to put together IKEA furniture, BUT, it sure beats the effort of building your own furniture from scratch or spending a fortune on something fancy you can buy at a furniture store. Van Lab’s DIY kits are similar — you don’t have to go through all…
Maddie never wanted to fit in the box and do things the way others do them, but it was the pandemic that finally allowed her to chase her dream of living and travelling in her van. Her work finally went remote, and she hit the road. Besides her medical coding job, Maddie also creates beautiful…
This is a Mercedes Sprinter van build by Land Carpentry And Constructions out of Australia. They’re a builder with a residential construction background who are now building tiny homes and van conversions. This particular van conversion has a very interesting layout that we don’t normally see in the United States. What do you think of…
This is the story of Beau van der Werf, his new company called Land Carpentry and Constructions out of Australia, and his newly built custom tiny home. In the past, they have built 100’s of residential homes and recently 7 tiny homes, including a custom van build. Anyway, this is the story of his new…
After Nicole lost her mother, her entire perspective on life changed and she and her husband, Charlie, jumped into a bus conversion so they could travel more. Neither of them had ever used power tools, but you’d never know from looking at their Outback-inspired build! It has a stunning kitchen complete with an oven and…
Meet Vicki: For the better part of a decade she’s been downsizing from her 1,800 square foot home. First down to around 600 and then to 400, and then to about 250 square feet when she retired. But after three years living tiny, she decided she’d like an addition for guests like her son. And…
This van’s current owner is getting ready to purchase a tiny home and is eager to make a deal, so his fully-converted Mercedes Pop Top is selling for just $44,000. The pop top is outfitted with paneling, swivel seats, a platform bed and a 12v fridge. It has 116,000 miles on it, and seems to…
