RV/ Home on Wheels etc

Front area with kids and dog

"When people walk into the RV, the kitchen is the first thing they notice," notes Lauren. "We added a stick-on backsplash, painted the upper and lower cabinets, added the utensil holder, knife magnet, painted the spice rack, and added the butcher block island top. We cut it a little long so there was enough overhang for our daughter’s highchair."

In Texas, where everything is bigger, Ryan McLaughlin is placing his bets on something small. Specifically, a simple 160-square-foot cabin that he hopes city-dwellers will book to get away, find some focus, and reconnect with nature. The result is a laidback, pitched-roof cabin in which every inch of space is thoughtfully allotted so that guests can spend the maximum amount of time outdoors.

All of the storage is hidden.

When traveling couple Nate and Taylor Lavender were dating and living in Florida, they purchased a 34-foot, 1992 Airstream, which they renovated and affectionately named Augustine the Airstream (after the city of St. Augustine, Florida, where they found her on Craigslist).

A tight budget, a bunch of elbow grease, and a whole lot of love transform these campers, trailers, and buses into incredible homes on wheels.

The single slope roof is made out of blue metal sheets, and fitted with roof ladders supported by five brackets on each gable.

The renovation, which took just three weeks to substantially complete, has allowed the couple to travel, work remotely, and provide their son valuable cultural exposure that they believe wouldn't have been possible in the routines of their suburban life in Australia.

“When we first set out on this crazy adventure, we always pictured parking Woody in a place like this,” Brian says. “We honestly couldn’t have imagined it would be this spectacular.”

Starting with the exterior, the couple tweaked the original cream and red scheme by spraying the body of the trailer with a cream base color, then commissioned artist Faye Bell to paint a custom Southwest-inspired stripe.

The tiny homes are scattered at various elevations near two private lakes—Mallard Lake and Lost Lake. The beautiful natural setting presents guests/owners with chances to hike, fish, kayak, canoe, ski, and more.

Inspired by years of traveling through Europe and Africa in their camper van, a Portuguese couple converted a Mercedes Benz truck into a mobile surf hotel, which is known as the Surf Truck Hotel.

If you're itching to join the enticing #vanlife movement taking over your Instagram feed, but don't quite have the skills to trick out your own van, don't worry—you can always have one revamped for you. In this roundup, we've rounded up seven companies here to help.

With the average tiny home measuring under 500 square feet, these mini abodes often have to be designed radically different from larger traditional houses. We take a look at seven of the biggest lessons one can learn from tiny home design. No matter if you plan to call a tiny house "home" or not, these key tips are relevant to just about any space, large or small.