Suzy was living in a cabin with her son when their home was flooded. A friend mentioned she should get a tiny house if natural disasters come her way. She could hitch up and leave. At the time, she was unaware of tiny homes, but once she started researching, she knew it was the right choice for her!
She did a lot of dumpster-diving and thrifty shopping to keep her tiny house price under $17,000! This was nine years ago, and she thinks it would cost closer to $40,000 to build it today. But the most remarkable part of her story is that it took her only 38 days (with no experience!) to build her happy home. You’ll love Suzy (and her jokes) in the video below.
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Her DIY Tiny House w/ Incredible Frog Collection
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There are many purple accents inside because it’s her favorite color.
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Her ceiling doubles as her pantry!
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She has a cozy loft bedroom (with lots of frogs!).
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VIDEO: She built her own Tiny Home for cheap! 9 yrs of living tiny
Highlights:
- Suzy needed a home after losing her cabin to flooding. A tiny house was an affordable option that she could tow away if another storm was on the way.
- She spent just $17,000 in materials to build her house, and figured out the plumbing after multiple plumbers couldn’t make sense of it!
- Her house holds more than 300 frogs in her awesome collection.
- She has a dutch door because she loves it — and painted it her favorite color.
- She’s parked on horse farm.
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Well done Suzy! A well thought out and practical design you came up with ! And always good to use stuff to build that would normally be tossed. We seem to live in a wasteful society . so always nice to reuse stuff. Love the jokes too!
Why did the pony want a glass of water? Because he was a little horse.
So cool! A lovely, comfy, inviting home. Lots of clever ideas.
I met Suzy at the Tiny House Festival in Madison, GA. She is such a great ambassador for the tiny movement and is always eager and proud to show her home and knowledge. She thoroughly enjoys talking to the crowds as well. Every now and again you meet someone that truly stands out as unique and one-of-a-kind and Suzy definitely does that. I’m blessed our paths crossed and hope they cross again some day. In the meantime, happy tracks to Suzy and FROG (FROG is an acronym of affirmation for Suzy)