Aubergine: Living in a Converted School Bus

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Guest Post by Collin Vickers Eco-artist and innovator in radical recycling, Katherine Hanson, is living her American Dream in harmony with nature. Katherine’s tiny house is timid and easily overlooked amidst the lush greenery of spring or the thick snowfall of winter, but she is still my vote for the … Read more

Yellow School Bus Home

yellow bus

by oPhelia and Julien Our story begins with 2 city-dwellers and their little dog who love being in nature We spend most of our time off playing in the great outdoors: rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing etc. Two years ago, we made the leap and rented a cabin in the … Read more

The Novelty UnSchool Bus

the unbus

by Ashley Williams-Brookens We repurposed a 1986 International School Bus, and created within it a very warm, comfortable, highly functional, off-grid, self-contained cabin. We live in the wilds of Southern Humboldt County, California where our home sets on an organic off-grid farmstead with a history of decades-old successful river and … Read more

Green Cedar Bus

Green Cedar Bus

by Josiah Williams

My wife, Christy, and I took a 1994 Blue Bird school bus and turned it into a home for us and our little boy.

We spent the summer of 2011 doing most of the conversion. I worked days as a carpenter and put in long nights and weekends on the bus and was rewarded with a comfortable, warm, and unique space for our family, free from rent and mortgage.

We spent the winter months traveling from Georgia to Washington state, spending most of the time around the south-west.

Green Cedar Bus

Along our journey we found out that we were pregnant with our second child so, though our time in our new home has been short, we are now in the prossess of selling the bus in order to fund a move to Alaska. We hope to get enough money from the sale to be able to start a life there and begin plans for another small, simple yet beautiful and unique home, this time though on a soil foundation!

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Shotgun Shack: Mortgage Free in 320 Square Feet

Kirsten from faircompanies.com just sent me her latest video, which I promised you a couple of weeks ago. More on that in just a moment. First, I want to introduce you to Debra and her family. Debra says, “I have never been a ‘hippy’ type – I like painted fingernails … Read more