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This Tiny House Design Changes Everything!
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This Tiny House Design Changes Everything!

This couple has downsized for their retirement and their spectacular tiny home leaves nothing to be desired! Every inch of this tiny home has been perfectly designed for them to live big after going tiny. If you've been on the fence about tiny house living, this might just be the design that helps to sway you! Sheila and Noel are Shaye's Mum and Dad. We've featured several of Shaye's tiny homes in the past, from her original cottage style DIY tiny home (https://youtu.be/f3SwqNzsNwg), through to her stunning game-changing tiny house that she designed for her and her daughter (https://youtu.be/9_43jFjkv4w). After watching their daughter's tiny house journey, Shiela and Noel decided to take the plunge and give it a go for themselves, selling up their conventional family home and building a truly spectacular tiny house to call home. Downsizing their home to enjoy a greater quality of life and financial freedom in their retirement. This really is a tiny home that wants for nothing. It's designed to be spacious, with generous indoor / outdoor living. There's space for art, entertaining, a sizeable bedroom and even several sleeping loft rooms, including a play-room for the grand kids. This is a very well thought out tiny house which makes downsizing easy! We hope you enjoy the tour of this stunning home! To find out more about this design and others, you can visit Shaye's website: https://www.shayestinyhomes.com/ If you enjoy our show and would like to help support our work, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig Our Socials and Links: https://linktr.ee/livingbig Find out more about this tiny house and others on our website: https://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/ Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, architecture, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston Editing: Sarah Binder & Rasa Pescud Title music in this video by Bryce Langston: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2024 Zyia Pictures Ltd #tinyhouse #tinyhousetour #downsizing
This Epic Tiny House & Land Cost A Fraction Of The Average Home And Is Way Better!
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This Epic Tiny House & Land Cost A Fraction Of The Average Home And Is Way Better!

Amidst ultra-high house prices, it’s great to know there are still achievable ways of getting into your own home and your own land. This brilliant off-grid tiny house, designed for family life, is spacious, functional and has everything this young family needs. It’s parked up on communal land, which Paula and Boyd have bough a share in, giving them long-term security with their parking spot. Around their tiny house they grow their own vegetable gardens and have even planted a food forest. Beyond the borders of their garden, they have access to hundreds of acres of communal land, for which they have taken responsibility of the conservation program. Their home is self-sufficient and off the grid, with an impressive solar system and abundant rainwater collection. This, coupled with the gardens means that overhead costs of running the home and feeding the family can remain relatively low. Between the house and the land, they have been able to construct an incredible family home for only a fraction of the cost of the average, yet in truth, have also got a tremendous amount more than you would get with an ordinary home. We hope you enjoy the tour of this beautiful tiny home. To follow Paula and Boyd's journey, you can find them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebohemiannz And their conservation work here: https://www.instagram.com/trapping_aotearoa/ Find out more about this tiny house and others on our website: https://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/ If you enjoy our show and would like to help support our work, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig Our Socials: https://linktr.ee/livingbig Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, architecture, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston Editing: Sarah Binder & Rasa Pescud Title music in this video by Bryce Langston: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2023 Zyia Pictures Ltd #tinyhouse #tinyhousecommunity #offgrid
A Tiny House Like A Zen Forest
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A Tiny House Like A Zen Forest

Every now and then you stumble upon a home which has been constructed with true consideration and attention to wellness and quality of life and this tiny house is one of those places. Immediately upon entering the home it’s like stepping into a zen garden with an abundance of plants and decoration which wonderfully connects the home to the outdoors and nature. With a background in landscape architecture, it’s no surprise that Fabian has masterfully connected the home to his abundant gardens. This is a well designed tiny house, which focuses on quality of life, versatility, multifunction, and connection to community. The home has been designed around entertaining and the ability to accommodate friends while also creating space for things that Fabian is passionate about such as his music. Fabian shares the tiny house part time with his partner, Setph, who is also passionate about gardening and growing food. Together, they have established abundant edible gardens on their rented plot of land, which provides much of the food the couple eat. After years of traveling, Fabian was craving a place he could call home, a space where he could express himself and which would make him feel connected to the land and enable him to put down roots. What he has built in the form of this tiny house is just that and so much more. We hope you enjoy the tour of this wonderful tiny home and gardens. To find out more about Fabian and his journey, you can visit his website: https://www.fabianlow.com/ Find out more about this tiny house and others on our website: https://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/ If you enjoy our show and would like to help support our work, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig Our Socials: https://linktr.ee/livingbig Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, architecture, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston Editing: Sarah Binder & Rasa Pescud Title music in this video by Bryce Langston: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2023 Zyia Pictures Ltd #tinyhouse #zen #homedesign
You Won't Believe This Amazing Tiny House & Parking Spot!
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You Won't Believe This Amazing Tiny House & Parking Spot!

In this weeks episode we travel to the winterless North of New Zealand to visit an inspiring couple who have built an out-of-this-world tiny house with a parking spot that you won't believe! There's a saying in the tiny house world that home is where you park it, and this tiny house really has found an amazing place to call home that's private, elevated and with spectacular, panoramic ocean views. Paula and Liam worked hard to make their dream tiny house come true, living in a motorhome while working full time and saving all their money in order to build their tiny house on wheels. This couple is living proof that with a lot of will power and hard work, dreams really do come true. We hope you enjoy the video tour of this amazing tiny house. To keep up with Paula and Liams journey, you can follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulas.life/ Find out more about this tiny house and others on our website: https://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/you-won't-believe-this-amazing-tiny-house-&-parking-spot!/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingbiginatinyhouse/ Follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/livingbiginatinyhouse/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tinyhousenz Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, architecture, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living. Title music in this video by Bryce Langston: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston Editing: Rasa Pescud 'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2020 Zyia Pictures Ltd #tinyhouse #architecture #smallspaces

Media Interviews

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April 16, 2020

It's back to basics for single mum in a tiny house during isolation

Shaye Boddington's tiny house measures a mere 8.5m by 2.6m, but that's enough space for her and five-year-old daughter Hazel.

Colleen Hawkes

stuff.co.nz

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November 29, 2019

Tiny home let Mum keep loneliness-busting social enterprise running

I connected with an amazing woman called Shaye Boddington, who was from Zimbabwe like I am originally, and we really hit it off. 

Kylie Klein-Nixon

stuff.co.nz

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July 15, 2020

This Woman Designed And Built Her Own Tiny House For Herself And Her Daughter

Over the past 6 years, Shaye of Shayes Tiny Homes along with her team has designed and built many tiny houses for their clients, however this time, Shaye, together with her mother, designed and built one for herself and her young daughter.

Reporter

contemporist.com

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May 20, 2022

Maximize Your Space: Studio Apartment Design Ideas for 500 Square Feet

“Just because you live in a tiny space doesn’t mean you can’t have a plant obsession. Displaying plants vertically is the best way to create an indulgent forest-like feel in a small space while taking up minimal space. The interest, color, and texture make the small space feel more interesting and create a living artwork sure to give the wow factor.” – Shaye’s

Redfin Blog

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January 13, 2021

Kiwi diver at peace with walking away from Olympic dream for new passion

You can't accuse Kiwi diver Shaye Boddington of putting all her eggs in one basket.

Reporter

newstvnz.co.nz-one news

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November 20, 2020

New Zealand tells travellers to live small and think big

In New Zealand, tiny homes mean big experiences. Because of their small footprint and portability, tiny homes are found in some of the country’s most prime locations

bwhotelier.businessworld.in

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August 20, 2020

Springboard diver Shaye Boddington lands lightly on the planet with an innovative 14-sqm tiny house

There’s an exact moment after diver Shaye Boddington springs from the diving board when she feels pure bliss. Gone are the wriggling nerves that preceded her dive. Even before the 2018 Commonwealth Games rep begins her climb up the slippery metal ladder to the springboard

Emma Rawson

thisnzlife.co.nz

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December 22, 2020

Four best tiny houses in 2020 include DIY at its best

Tiny houses have continued to grow in popularity through 2020, and some of the most impressive projects have 

Colleen Hawkes

stuff.co.nz

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April 13, 2018

Commonwealth Games: The Kiwi athlete designing tiny houses

Kiwi diver Shaye Boddington has been on the Gold Coast competing at the Commonwealth Games, but back home she has a fascinating job waiting for her. The 31-year-old from Auckland 

stuff.co.nz

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August 12, 2019

What is a tiny house? It’s an architectural and social movement, a zeitgeist that advocates living simply in small homes.

There is no set definition of a ‘tiny house’; however, a residential structure under 35 square metres is generally considered a tiny house. 

Content Creator

rwponsonby.co.nz

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