My name is Saundra - Lynn Gallows. I am a graphic designer, artist, avid kayaker, and now tiny house builder. My wife's name is Shannon Gallows. She is a licensed art therapist, a care director for a retirement community, an artist, and also an avid kayaker. We have been together for 7 years, and in [...]
25 years old girl built a tiny house for $25k
The biggest challenge while building the campervan was having no clue how to do any of the steps involved. Whether insulation, interior design, furniture construction, electricity, or auxiliary heating. Everything was new territory for me. But that was also what made the project so exciting for me. Learning all these things through trial and error was an important part of the van conversion for me.
Deciding to build The Nook, a tiny house on our property, and how we went about it is a layered story that goes back about a decade. That's when I began a long term documentary photo project about a community called Wild Roots, living in the woods in Western North Carolina with no electricity or [...]
I had always wanted to build an Earthship. But for that, you need to own property and have a lot of financial, physical, and time resources. So I looked into whether tiny houses could be built in an eco-way, using off-grid systems and so on. Definitely, I have dabbled in many, many different things. I [...]
My name is Kristin, and my family and I live in a small house that we designed ourselves here on the North East coast of Canada. We are a (very soon to be) family of 5 plus 3 large Siberian Huskies. My husband and I have two children, they are 13 and 7, and we [...]
My name is Chloe, I’m 24 years old, and I’m a disability support worker. My partner’s name is Luke, he’s 25 years old, and he’s a plumber. We both grew up in Geelong and met in high school. We’ve recently celebrated our tenth anniversary. On a trip to Europe last year, Luke proposed in a [...]
"The idea of tiny living brought me a lot closer to being outside and living in a space that was in a relationship with it's surroundings. It was exactly what I needed in my life, and I don't regret the decision for a second." I grew up as a wild child in the Selkirk Mountains [...]
My name is Amanda, and I'm a single mum of two beautiful girls aged 8 and 2.5. My best friend Emma introduced me to the idea of tiny house living when I was coming up with ideas about how to reduce overhead costs, give us something unique, and be environmentally friendly. I am lucky that [...]
Our tiny house has 15 windows! The walls are white, and on a sunny day, it feels like the interior glows with light. It’s so important to have light in a small space. If you work from home, it is a lifesaver. We are an IT Project Manager and a retired Banker. We’ve been married [...]
