Unique Tiny Homes You Can Rent on AirBnb You know what they say: try before you buy. Pictures of tiny houses and bus conversions you see on Pinterest may look adorable and well-styled, but it might surprise you
On the Road We're about to make the 22 hour drive from Atlanta to Colorado Springs to speak at this year's Tiny House Jamboree, and we can't wait. The best trips of our
Bus Life: Beginner's Edition After months of poring over Pinterest, binge-watching every tiny house show HGTV has to offer, and Googling yourself into oblivion, you've finally decided you want to buy a bus that
Tiny House Tweaks I can't believe it's already been a year since we moved in, but here we are, a little older and a lot wiser. Just this week we had the Discovery
DIY Mason Jar Light Tutorial We love a good DIY around here, so we thought we'd bring you our favorite, fun(ctional) mason jar lamp! I made this in a single afternoon (in less than
The Manly Hour We've been incredibly busy since we shared our last video with you (we're contributing a chapter to a new book about tiny houses, being featured in Country Living, shooting a
Meet Julie "Who are these House Bus people, anyway? I know in detail how they feel about toilets (yeah!) and internet trolls (they're the WORST!) but I don't know anything about them." Good question! This week and next, we'll give you the chance to
Instagram How To Take Better Instagram Photos So you're new to Instagram and want to create a loyal, invested following? Or you've been a fan of IG for years (like me!) and simply want to up your
One year later.... A year ago (almost to the day!), Andrew and I drove six hours north with the entirety of our life's savings in a cashier's check to buy a bus from
What to get: gifts tiny house dwellers will love Something we encounter every year at the holidays is that we become a little overwhelmed with...stuff. Obviously, we count ourselves extremely lucky to have family and friends who love
Happy Holidays! I don't know about you, but we've had our decorations up for a few weeks now. Hanukkah comes eaaaaarly this year (surprise!) so we decided to go for the whole
It's a FestiveBus for the rest of us Confession: we love the holidays. LOVE. One of the first thoughts I had after forking over our life-savings-in-the-form-of-a-cashier's-check to a complete stranger was, "I bet this place will be
Meals on Wheels People frequently comment on how small our kitchen is (it's practically a kitchen for ants), especially when they find out that we love to cook. So we're here to show you how we do it, AND share a delicious one-pot meal for under $10.
House Bus does band practice Say Hello to Rabbit Heart When Andrew and I were living in Chicago, we were at the headliners of the folk band called The Pucketts. Recently, we started a new group with a new sound and named it Rabbit Heart. The cool thing about
The honest truth about cats and dogs If sharing 200 square feet with another full-sized human is tricky, then sharing it with two animals and another full-sized human must be hell, right? Actually...it's pretty great. Mr
It's a media-splosion! The last week has been a little crazy. We were featured on Design Sponge, the Daily Mail UK, and last night we had an interview and feature on ABC Nightline. At one point last night, Andrew and I looked at each other and said
The Video Tour Guys....We are so silly excited to bring you the very first video tour of our bus! Shooting was a challenge, but we think we captured our (tiny) life here pretty honestly. We'd love for you to take a look, share, and please subscribe!
We stayed in a house for a week Last week, we went on a family trip to St. Augustine, Florida, where we stayed in a beach cottage. It wasn't sprawling - probably under 1,000 square feet - but after living in the bus for 4 months, 1,000 feet feels palatial.
We bought our dream home for only $10,000 It's true - the school bus and renovation materials cost us just over ten thousand dollars. Think we're crazy for calling a beat up school bus our dream home? Feel
Six seasons and a movie In the two weeks since we released our photo tour, we've been featured in no less than three blogs (and next week, our feature in Tiny House Magazine comes out.
The Photo Tour Yes! We shower just like you. We're still hippies: Just not dirty ones. It's here! We're SO excited to take you on a virtual tour of our home. We hope you love it as much as we do. Special thanks to the dizzyingly talented
Tiny Imperfections For the past month or so, this article about tiny houses has been making the rounds; so far it's been shared thousands of times. If you haven't read it, I
Why a bus? "You could live anywhere- why live in a bus?" Because when you live in a bus, you can live anywhere. Two years ago, Andrew and I were at a crossroads in our lives. We knew we didn't want to stay in Chicago,
(The only) 10 things you need in your tiny closet While it may surprise you that we have a closet, it probably won't surprise you that it isn't very big. How do you cull down an entire wardrobe into less than 20 items? Here's how. I will say that since I culled down my
Does it have a bathroom? The question we always get from visitors before they can commit is: does the bus have a bathroom? The answer is: of course. This lifestyle is not for the faint of heart. If you're not comfortable becoming really intimate with your body and your
