Living Big in a Tiny House

Growing older is a gift. Unfortunately that gift also comes with it’s own burdens, often meaning a lack of mobility and thus a loss of independence. This spectacular tiny house design has helped to give mobility and independence back to one very special lady though, through some very clever small space design to create an elderly, disability and mobility friendly tiny house on wheels.

Building a tiny home using salvaged or reclaimed materials can be an amazing way of keeping the cost down. If you’re prepared to put in some extra work, it’s incredible how some old materials which would otherwise be finding their way to the dump can be transformed into a wonderful home.

Dolly’s tiny house on wheels is the perfect example of what can happen when you specifically design a home to your needs. She has really taken advantage of her height and designed a home where she can stand in her loft and create an additional room downstairs which gives her plenty of space for a walk-in wardrobe, a true tiny house luxury!

This incredible tiny house on wheels has been specially engineered to help make it resistant to forest fires.

I’m always amazed at how people can turn shipping containers, hard, cold metal boxes, into some of the most beautiful, warm and welcoming homes. That’s exactly what this young couple from Victoria have done, transforming 3 20ft shipping containers into a wonderful, functional house.

When a designer and architect couple team up to create their own tiny home, amazing things happen!

While for some, tiny houses are temporary stepping stones, this young woman’s incredible tiny house on wheels has been built as a dream tiny forever home. Within the walls of this house, owner Helen has absolutely everything she needs and has compromised on nothing.

In this revisited episode, we are back with Evans and his incredible 20ft shipping container home. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been more than two years since we first visited Evans and his brilliantly designed 20ft shipping container home. As a retired boat builder, the level of craftsmanship and creativity in his home was truly impressive and now we are excited to be catching up with him again to see how it’s all working out years on.

If you’re a fan of movies and tv, this could very well be the ideal tiny house for you! Dynamic young couple Erin and Jake set about designing and building their dream tiny house on wheels which is jam packed with super clever design features, including a huge loft theatre for watching movies.

This dynamic young couple are used to working hard and bringing their dreams to life, one of those dreams was to construct their own tiny house on wheels. Eve and Chris decided to make the move to Raglan, New Zealand for a better quality of life, but the rental market didn’t make that easy - so the couple decided to get creative and put their skills to the test to build a tiny home.

After spending its life on the open ocean, this shipping container landed on the shores of New Zealand where it was transformed into a spectacular home for a dynamic young couple. After living in the container home for three years, a new addition to the family inspired a renovation project which saw the tiny house transform into a family home.

This tiny house on wheels is something very special. Designed for a family of three, this home was designed with a very clever transforming function. When moved on the roads, it perfectly meets the legal height requirements but once parked up, the roof of the home pops up to create standing room in the sleeping loft.

This ultra modern tiny house on wheels is truly something to behold. With it's jet black exterior, super clever design and incredibly high quality of craftsmanship, this tiny home is sure to blow your mind.

Hidden in the back yard of a bustling suburban neighbourhood is a remarkable small family home. A sanctuary and haven designed to give the family a better quality of life, and yes, the swimming pool is larger than their house.

Sitting proudly on a hilltop overlooking the forests of Southern NSW is an enchanting tiny house. Filled with art, and artful design, this home on wheels was designed using sacred geometry to ensure the proportions of the home were all in balance.

In this video, we tour the incredible 28sqm (301sqft) apartment of architect Douglas Wan. The Melbourne apartment was originally constructed in the 1950's as housing for nurses. It’s now been completely reimagined for modern times and transformed into a clever small studio.

With the drastic increase in house prices in Australia, many have been encouraged to explore alternative living arrangements. Multigenerational living, where families come together to share resources is becoming more popular and we are seeing tiny houses, and small accessory dwelling units starting to become common place.

If you’ve ever worried that you wouldn’t be able to produce enough power when off the grid in a tiny house on wheels, this house may be the one to reassure you! I never thought that we would see a tiny house which has quite so many solar panels on the roof. Amazingly, this tiny house has a 4kw solar array with 36kw of lead acid battery storage, allowing the family to power not just their home (including all the modern appliances) but also a tiny house building workshop!

In this weeks episode, we explore this lovely family home which has been constructed using shipping containers. Named the South Coast Container House, this home has been sustainably constructed using four shipping containers and has also been extended to enclose communal spaces. At 95 square meters (1000 square feet) this home is capable of sleeping 10 people and has been divided into a main 85 square meter home, with an additional 15 square meter sleep-out made from a single 20ft shipping container.

It’s now been more than a year since Paul and Annett moved into their amazing off-the-grid tiny house on wheels in Byron Bay, New South Wales. This couple was on a mission to set up their home to run entirely off of renewable energies, utilising solar power, rain water collection, solar water heating and even a bio gas generator.

After so many years in the works, I’m so excited to finally be able to share a tour of our very own tiny house on wheels in New Zealand. I started this project almost 5 years ago now, and it’s wonderful to now be able to share the finished home with you. For those of you who have been following my journey since the very beginning, you’ve been waiting a long time for this one!

Situated on a stunning property on the outskirts of Vancouver, Canada, one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets, is a beautiful tiny house on wheels which has given a hard working couple financial freedom, the opportunity to escape the trappings of the crazy housing market and the ability to look forward to an early retirement.

This week, we are in Vancouver, British Columbia where the city has opened up accessory dwelling unit living to help create urban infill in the form of Laneway Homes. Vancouver is one of the world’s most expensive cities to live in and Laneway home’s are one of the cities attempts at creating more alternative housing options.

Packed full of some ultra clever design ideas, this small apartment design is sure to impress! Right in the heart of Vancouver, in a grungy part of town a 100 year old building was transformed into apartment blocks. 10 years ago, one of those apartments was completely renovated to create an exceptional small home.

This off-the-grid tiny home on wheels is absolutely stunning. Designed to resemble a heritage style home, it’s been beautifully crafted and is packed full of clever design features. Built by husband and wife duo Cera and Oliver, this home has given the couple a brand new lease on life.

Jessica is all about getting back to nature, and her stunning tiny house parked up in the British Columbian wilderness is testament to that. After growing up on a sustainable farm, Jess has always had a deep connection to nature and wanted the place where she lived to be a strong reflection of that.

Making the decision to start a new life can be a difficult thing. Selling up your home and possessions, downsizing into a tiny house and driving that tiny house from one side of the country to another to settle in a new province can be incredibly scary, and yet that’s exactly what this inspiring mother and daughter duo did.

In todays hectic, modern world, it’s more important than ever to have a sanctuary space to retreat to, a home where the troubles of the world can be left behind and where you are free to dream and pursue a life of your choosing. For Derek and Jeffrey that sanctuary came in the form of a stunning, modern tiny house on wheels.

After moving from Toronto to Victoria, Natasha and her daughter were looking for a fresh start and a new lifestyle. A desire to simplify life, create more free time and live closer to nature lead them to the decision to build a tiny house on wheels where it is now situated on a beautiful rural property in the Cowichan Valley.

This stunning shipping container home was built for an astounding budget of under $15,000! After a series of tragic events encouraged Lance to move back to his home province of British Columbia, he needed to find a place to call home, somewhere that would be affordable and that would allow him to begin living life on his terms. Inspiration struck and he decided build a simple, yet very beautiful tiny house by converting a 20ft shipping container.

This dream tiny house is one that you have to see. This amazing small home is a unique combination of industrial and whimsical styles and is largely made from reclaimed and recycled materials, resulting in an incredibly spacious and luxurious home. Even more incredible is the story of this home's construction and its builder.

Designed to perfectly meet the needs of a family of four, this fantastic farmhouse-style tiny home on wheels is packed full of great design ideas! It's everything that a young family could hope for.

This beautiful modern Japanese inspired small home is a real architectural marvel! Everywhere you look, the home is filled with unique and interesting design aspects which make it as visually interesting as it is functional.

When we first met Phil, he was living in a beautiful and whimsical, off-the-gird tiny house which he he had constructed for him and his wife in Tofino, BC. To view the full original tour of their tiny house, click here: https://youtu.be/UUHsQPsU8Qk

In this weeks video we explore a beautiful, cottage-style tiny house in Oklahoma which has given a young family an amazing start to life! This home is filled with clever design and storage ideas which help make family life in such a small space possible.

This beautiful tiny home, nestled into the forest of the British Columbian Gulf Islands begs for time to slow down and for life to be simple. It’s warm timber construction and earthen walls connect the home to nature and all the things truly important in life.

This couple’s amazing tiny house is sure to impress. Beautifully constructed with a modern edge the small home is packed full of some really big features, including a built-in Sauna in the bathroom!

This incredible small home is a completely contemporary, modern take on the traditional yurt. With a diameter of 30ft (9meters), this beautiful home has it all and is packed full of some wonderfully unique design features.

Nicholas and Francesca made the decision to quit their old jobs and life in Chicago in order to dive full time into school bus living after being inspired by watching a documentary of another couple’s skoolie adventures.

After working on various hit television shows as an interior designer, Kim together with her husband, film-maker Joey have had a chance to create their very own unique and beautiful home in the form of two tiny houses which have cleverly been joined together.

This fantastic tiny house is built for life on the road! Trysh and Saul are two traveling therapists who are used to living life on the move and wanted to be able to craft a home which can easily be taken with them. A tiny house on wheels was the perfect solution.

After leaving their home in Southern California, this adventurous family ventured to live off-the-grid and debt free in a beautiful tiny tent house in New Mexico. In this re-visited episode, we catch up with them after a year to see how life in the tiny house tent is working out!

This amazing, modern tiny house is sure to impress! The entire home is luxury through and through, but best of all, this is a home which allows its owners, Bela and Spencer, to live a life of their choosing, enabling them to travel the world together with their young daughter, Escher.

This amazing tiny natural home is completely off the grid and has been constructed using a variety of earthen building techniques, including cob, wattle and daub and earth bag construction. It's DIY construction from natural materials makes this a long lasting and affordable housing solution.

Biophilic design is a term which refers to the connection between our built environment and the living world around us. It speaks to our innate love of nature, our biosphere and connection with living systems. This tiny home has been designed to incorporate elements of biophilic design and natural building to create a home on wheels which is beautiful, natural and healthy to live in, proving that a tiny house can truly be capable of having a big positive impact.

This modern architecturally designed tiny house on wheels is sure to impress. In this video tour we explore the home's clever design and some extremely unique features such as a raising bed and an amazing hidden shower!

Of all the caravans, there are few more iconic than the Airstream. In this weeks episode, we explore an incredible renovation project where a retro 1960’s caravan has been beautifully restored into a modern, stylish tiny house on wheels designed for full time living and travel.

This World War 2 railway train carriage has been transformed into an absolutely amazing tiny home. Just wait until you see inside this masterpiece conversion which is packed full of artistic character and some truly great design ideas including a bathroom which is out of this world!

This amazing shipping container home is guaranteed to impress! Constructed from one 20ft and one 40ft shipping container, this compact container home has it all!

This Christmas we wanted to do something really special and show how tiny house families all over the world are getting ready to celebrate the season. In this video, we’ve asked people who were featured on the channel this year to send in a video with a Christmas message and showing how their own tiny homes have been decorated for the season.

In this weeks video, we take a look back over the past year on the show and explore some of the very best tiny house designs of 2019. There's no question that 2019 has been a really big year for tiny houses and I'm constantly amazed at the creativity and ingenuity that we see in these small home designs. I hope you enjoy this years highlight video!