The Nook On The Hill Is Not Your Average Small Home

The Nook On The Hill isn’t your average house. Far from it. It’s small in size, but huge in heart. There’s love built into the walls of this home. Memory of friends and family. For its builders and owners, Benj and Holly, it’s a place of sanctuary and healing.

This small house has everything. It’s filled with character and brilliant design. Spatially, it’s an efficient home which boasts all the best qualities of tiny homes and small space design in a slightly larger and grounded structure. It’s solar powered and built with many reclaimed materials. It’s filled with art, colour, and treasured handcrafted items.

Beyond all that though, this home has a character which extends out far beyond its brick and mortar. It tells a deep story of love, loss and perseverance.

We hope you enjoy the tour of this very special home.

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Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston
Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston
Editing: Sarah Binder & Rasa Pescud

'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2023 Zyia Pictures Ltd

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[livingbig]

We’re back with our first new episode of 2023 and it’s a great one! Benj and Holly have created the most wonderful small house for themselves. There’s a lot of great design and a tremendous amount of heart in this home. We hope you enjoy the tour. Thanks for watching and supporting out channel! Remember to hit notifications so you don’t miss any of our new episodes this year! With love, Bryce & Rasa

[olga]

I'm happy to see this one. I enjoy the tiny houses on wheels, but my goal would be to have a small house that is stationary. I think it's great to feature all these different projects.

[hott]

Self taught tiling AND pottery, while DIY'ing the whole house?! That's some of the best tiling and pottery i've ever seen. Stay awesome!!

[tallulahbeaverhausen]

More "small" homes ! This one is really well-thought-out and beautifully built !

[DavidMulderOne]

Would love to see 'small homes' for 4 people (family with teenagers for example). This felt like a fairly typical cottage, but it would be interestingly to see how to apply tiny house principles to a 3 bedroom family.

[AngelavengerL]

I'd love to see more small homes and cottages mixed in with the tiny houses. It's really neat seeing the way people are creative in making these spaces their own.

[shibalady]

Finally! A tangible take on tiny (or small) living. Land that was purchased versus essentially squatting on someone’s property, a more realistic budget that acknowledges the help from friends and family, a believable timeline … more of this please! 🙌

[therealJamieJoy]

This is my favorite so far. I like small houses vs. Tiny homes. They make more sense to me in a number of ways. Sometimes the same cost or even less than tiny homes. This was stunningly beautiful.

[p.g.kulkarni]

I just realised something. After watching all the videos that you guys have made I realised that I love the houses more because of your appreciative energy, Bryce. Your energy transcends the digital medium. I feel happy watching your videos and listening to you interact with the owners.

Keep it up, Bryce & Rasa. Your work puts a smile on millions of faces. May it grow to reach billions. Have a great year ahead. Love your work and love you both. 😘🥰

[octaviadickson]

I respect him for always stepping aside and allowing the owners to go in first.

[SassyWednesday]

Such a pretty home. It's lovely and warm, the landscape is amazing too. Well done to the owners and thanks to Bryce. I live vicariously through this channel.

[frosties]

This is my fav episode so far. Small houses appear to be more practical and realistic to suit our needs. My hubby rejects the idea of 'can't stand in the bedroom' in those tiny houses. I will show him this small house idea. Great work!!!

[barbwatkins]

Utterly gorgeous home. Benj is a very talented self taught artisan and the attention to detail is amazing. So many unique and clever ideas, like the bedside "table" gives this home a wonderful aesthetic and appeal. Setting is sublime, gardens are beautiful. Congratulations Benj and Holly. Dad and Grandad would be so very proud of the finished build. 🌈

[carolyn]

Very amazing house, but I think my favorite part of the video is how this couple actually demonstrabley like one another!

[alexshewan]

What a dream to own a place like this one day. Gone are the days of myself wanting bigger and more things. The size of this place is perfect, and its so intuitively designed. I absolutely love it.

[lisaboomsma]

I'm in love with this home! The exposed brick, the warm wood, and gorgeous concrete. What's more, I'm so impressed with the fact that they learned to do the work together as they went along. What a great adventure!!! <3 <3 <3

[juderoberts]

Respect to this couple for acknowledging the tribal guardians of the land they reside upon, ngaa mihinunui korua ❤ Really enjoyed seeing this home as it feels more liveable in terms of space (eg bedroom height) and usage but still holds a ‘stepping lightly on earth’ footprint. Thanks for sharing.

[dlg]

Now this is my idea of a functional tiny home. The full height loft makes ALL the difference. I'm not a fan of the half height lofts you typically find in tiny homes, it's just not practical from a comfort standpoint, in my opinion. This slightly larger take on the tiny home concept make a lot of sense to me. I'd go even a bit larger and add a guest bedroom, but this is so well thought out and nicely styled. Well done guys!

[violetmartha]

Such a beautiful and thoughtful home. I'm so sorry that they have both suffered the losses of their Dads but it's lovely that they have each other and a beautiful place to live.

[tammymcleod]

OMG. That photo of them on the mezzanine looking out with Benj's dad.... Made me cry! I'm so so sorry for their losses. But what an absolutely magnificent little home they have. One of my absolute favourites of all of your videos, Bryce. Amazing!!! ♥♥