7 Years Living In Their Off-Grid Tiny Home Paradise

It's been five years since we last visited Paul and Annett in their incredible off-the-grid tiny house on the Gold Coast and a lot has changed over the years. It's not often that we get to interview people who have been living in their tiny homes for this long and so it's wonderful to be able to share their inspiring story and see how off-grid tiny house living works in the long-term!

Their home is looking wonderful and enjoys some new features and developments since we were last here. From the expanded solar system which now charges an EV, through to the now much-more established fruit trees, there is still a lot to love about this place.

But what's even more special is the life-style and freedom that this home has provided Paul and Annett. With energy from solar (which now also powers their electric vehicle), rainwater collection, gas created by a bio-gas digester, and much of their food coming from the garden, their only real outgoings are modest rent and their food budget. The rest of their income (both of them now work from home) can go towards travel, their hobbies and has also allowed them to do something very cool! You'll have to watch the video to find out about that though!

It was such a pleasure for us to visit this tiny home once again. We hope you enjoy the tour!

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

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[livingbig]

It was so lovely to revisit the Living Tiny and Green homestead. Paul and Annett are such a wonderful couple and its always such a pleasure spending time with them. They have done so many wonderful things with their home and have built an enchanting lives for themselves. After seven years in a tiny home, it’s amazing to see what building this home has helped them to accomplish in life! We hope you enjoy this revisit! With Love, Bryce & Rasa

[gardenlevel]

I love these revisits. It's important for me to see that people stay a long time in their tiny houses, that the houses serve them through life changes and that they aren't regretting the tiny decision, but thriving.

[LaLadybug]

I'm 62 years old and just laughed too hard at "poo gas." 😂 Thanks for a great update tour. This young couple really were ahead of the curve doing completely off grid years ago. Congrats to them for their new property.

[PhilipSteeves]

In some ways this video parallels the development of your career Bryce! I have been watching you since the very beginning, and you just found that perfect idea for yourself and dug in and used all of your DIY skills and basically created an industry! You just kept on growing and developing and introducing us to hundreds, if not thousands, of lovely creative people!! It has been remarkable to watch you grow, I feel like I know you after all these years, and you have been a big reason that the Tiny House Movement has been so well established! Congratulations! All the best to you and all of the lovely people you have helped along the way! Thanks!

[kathleensanderson]

A suggestion for a better desk for Annett -- they could hang a keyboard shelf under the kitchen countertop. It would only take an inch or two of depth out of the cabinet, and shouldn't interfere with the dishes that are already stored there, and would slide out easily to be used, or back in to put it away. That could give Annett a more comfortable working situation, slightly lower than the kitchen countertop, and out over her lap, so she wouldn't have to lean forward so much to work.

[bonniepwtf]

It was quite refreshing that they have such a humble attitude about all their accomplishments. What they've accomplished & put into consistent practice is huge plus very inspiring. Bravo 👏!

[kathyestes]

I think it would be fun to revisit as many of the tiny homes you have had on the channel again. Love you Bryce and Rasa!

[krissyturner]

I love how you call all of the many people you have met thru the years "your tribe"!
Beautiful home, beautiful lie!! Thanks Bryce and Rasa! xoxo

[amarynth]

💗💗💗 since i start watching videos on this channel my idea of happy, perfect, normal life, changed 360° . thank you so much for the priceless content .

[janinafisher]

I think it may have been in the first visit to Paul and Annett that I first heard about the biogas digester! Such a great way to reuse our waste of every description - especially for someone like me who now lives in a cabin with an outhouse and no running water. I really should check these out! This video really demonstrates the benefits of living tiny - that this couple have been able to buy a home and an electric vehicle - yet will continue to live tiny and reap the benefits. So lovely to revisit some of your old friends, Bryce and Rasa, and see what's new! I love their patio design - and the new pooch!

[TamaraJoy]

THIS is the dream! They have chosen well. Here is Everything necessary for a relaxed, contented, successful life. Very inspiring. Thank you Bryce for this wonderful revisit!! ❤❤

[isabelleb.]

Yeahhh ! Another great video. 🧡✨ I have been following them for more than 8 years now, and as far as I am concerned, Living Big In A Tiny House is THE best channel regarding that subject : informative, very well filmed and enjoyable (no bla bla for nothing, always perfect angles and no sickness due to the movement of the camera). ✨🧡

[IhilaniSpector]

I have watched these two from their beginning and to see them 7 years later is just amazing and inspiring. I have been researching all of this tiny home stuff for years and these two make me wanna get it done Thank you for sharing so grateful for your journey

[evalina]

👍🏽Off grid living to da max! Methane gas, ☀️ H2O heater, ☀️ electricity fo 🏠 & 🚗! + DYI skills & 💵 saved fo a 🏡. Da best is their ☺️ & ❤ fo one another 🤩

[MiiPaintings]

So beautiful. I also feel like I found my tribe in your videos. I am so grateful for that. Thank you for showing us all these amazing lifes and tiny spaces in which people find their life happiness. I am a pround owner of small tiny house and it brings me so much happiness, freedom and inspiration. Greetings to all of you out there who enjoy pure life❤

[Amanda-eioc]

LOVE this story!! Do more revisits please! So great to see what’s happened and how far they’ve come yet how stable the house has remained for them. And loved your sign off - how wonderful it is to have these tribes these days for those of us who live life a bit differently 😊

[cardifilm]

Bryce, I noticed your book on the shelf in this tiny home. Don't be shy! Tell us about it - even provide a link to your store where we can buy an autographed copy directly from you! And, thanks for another great video!

[gozdebuklum]

Nobody mentioned how "happy" the cat was following the arrival of the new puppy 😂 13:20

[anoch]

Yes, you have built your tribe who amazingly thrives!
This couple's journey is very inspiring, with all that they've accomplished. The way they work around sustainability is just mindful living at its best. And this 7-8 years or so of mindful living made them financially capable of even buying their own house & lot. What a great opportunity indeed! Something to look up to.
They indeed deserve a revisit to share their inspiring story. Thanks Bryce and Rasa for another inspiring content.

[sarahdee]

I live in a one bedroom apartment for a year now. I've just gone through it and eliminated some things that I knew I wouldn't use.
Pretty amazing to me how I/we tend to hold onto "stuff".