Joel runs with a simple idea his father started: turn cement and soap foam into hand-made building blocks, then stack them into strong, cozy domes. It’s cheap, beginner-friendly, and surprisingly tough. The Simple Idea That Changed Everything Aircrete looks like concrete until someone lifts it with one hand. It’
After losing his wife and almost losing himself, Dave found a 57-foot canal boat, a slower rhythm, and a way to live in the present. The water, the routine, and the wild edges of the UK canal network changed everything. The Moment Everything Fell Apart The canal lifestyle—small space,
Jade and Tim traded a small motorboat for a modern float home, designing most of it themselves. It keeps them wrapped in nature without giving up city jobs, and the result feels equal parts cabin, cottage, and calm escape. They Wanted Nature Without Leaving the City Their black, two-story float
Amanda traded city life and a sailboat for an off-grid caretaker job on a tiny island in northern British Columbia. Two years in, she’s juggling chainsaws, solar panels, and full-on solitude—and somehow making it look calm. The Decision That Changed Everything It starts simple: one woman, one small
In southern Ontario, a family of four turned a basic lawn into a mini farm using permaculture. Three years in, they harvest almost everything they eat—most of it right from the front yard. The Front Yard That Feeds a Family Their place looks like a regular home from the
Rohan Kari designed a house that literally folds to one-third its size, ships almost anywhere, and sets on a foundation in a single day. It started with a problem he couldn’t ignore—and turned into a system that could change how housing reaches the hardest places. The Moment That
Carol turned a flat-deck trailer into The Dragon’s Nest, a 320-square-foot vardo-style tiny house she built herself on Vancouver Island. It’s off-grid, crammed with stories, and somehow also a working micro-farm. The Moment It Felt Like Home She steps through the front door and the whole place glows
Ashley and Chad turned a bank rejection into a 240-square-foot tiny home on wheels on Vancouver Island. That one pivot cut their costs in half and opened up a life that actually fits them. The Problem That Almost Stopped Everything Parked under towering trees with ferns brushing the wheels, their
In Montreal, an architect reimagined six derelict emergency exits behind an 1880s row house into 350-square-foot, three-level homes. It’s a smart, small answer to the city’s housing crunch. A Wasted Stairwell Becomes a Home The alley behind a heritage row of 1880s brick houses now hides a secret:
Marjo and An live on a tiny Mentawai island with no roads, no cell service, and a whole lot of ocean. They’re building a self-reliant homestead from scratch and somehow making it look calm, smart, and surprisingly doable. The Island With No Roads Their island is small—about five
Brett works full-time in construction and serves as a rural firefighter. On nights and weekends, he designed and built a 10-by-16 modern tiny house that somehow squeezes in a real kitchen, a luxury shower, and a double Murphy bed. The footprint is smaller than most bedrooms, but the place doesn’
In British Columbia, Brent spent his weekends and vacations turning a sloped backyard into a 300-square-foot, pentagon-shaped studio with a living roof and a masonry heater. It’s part art project, part survival bunker, and somehow totally cozy. The Backyard Studio That Disappears Into the Hill The place looks like