Self-Reliant Woman Builds Her Own Tiny House with No Experience - FULL TOUR

Carina built this spacious and minimalist DIY tiny house on wheels with no previous building experience. It was a housing solution that fit in the gap between renting and buying a full-sized home, and another advantage is that she can move it wherever she wants to live (as long as she can find a parking spot for it!).

You can follow and find out more about Carina's tiny house builds here:

The house is 10 feet wide x 24 feet long, so it's wider than your typical tiny house footprint. It has an open concept living room with minimal furniture so that there's room to move around and do yoga. She has a coat closet, a built-in sofa, a small woodstove for heat, and 2 desk spaces for her and her partner.

The bathroom has a washing machine, a composting toilet, and a stall shower with a sliding glass door. She dries her clothes on the line outside to reduce her energy consumption, and the house will eventually have solar panels.

The kitchen is galley style with custom cabinets on the bottom and open shelving up above. It was designed to grow and change, so part of the counter can actually be removed to accommodate a larger fridge if she decides to upgrade down the road.

The main floor bedroom at the far end of the house has built-in storage under the bed, and the loft is used for storage only.

Carina is already building a second tiny house and you can see her latest project here:
You can follow and find out more about Carina's tiny house builds here:

Thanks for watching!

Mat & Danielle

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Music & Song Credits:
All music in this video was composed, performed, and recorded by Mat of Exploring Alternatives.

Editing Credits:
Mat and Danielle of Exploring Alternatives

Filming Credits:
Footage provided by Carina from Dirtbag Minimal

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[ExploringAlternatives]

Thanks for watching y'all! You can follow Carina on YouTube and Instagram here:

[cloverhighfive]

I've seen so many tiny houses and spaces with wildly varied budgets and goals over the years and yet this one is... I can't tell you why but I love it a LOT. Something about the placement of the bathroom along the kitchen space, the main floor bedroom, the custom dimensions of everything, the windows with window sills to put stuff everywhere, I love it and I find it inspiring.

[marciawhite]

Yay, a downstairs bedroom, yes. So cute and practical. Love it. You go girl👍😅

[liselottnelson]

Probably the best layout of any tiny house that I have ever seen. Awesome

[angelatillman]

I'm going to do this! I am working on this now! It's how we will maintain our freedom!

[cathylynnpietranton]

I really like the simpilcity of this tiny house. Love the layout and especially the bedroom on the main floor.👍👍Thanks Matt and Danielle for sharing her story ❤

[Nokenify]

One of the more impressing lodges I have seen on this channel. Seems quite sustainable. Great job.

[rosemarydoran]

Love the home she built! So many smart features that work for her and would work for many others. Love the downstairs bedroom feature!

[jeremytorgersen]

Awesome interview and tour, I am always inspired to see people building their own tiny homes.

[thinkplanetearth]

I always admire people that are willing to undertake building their own home with no prior experience. I too would prefer not having to climb stairs into a loft to sleep, so I appreciated the bedroom on the main floor. I appreciated her candor about not being thrilled with challenges of the composting toilet. Not sure I could make due with the couch she created, seems a bit small and uncomfortable, and would make it tough to have people visit. The other thing that was interesting was she had mentioned that she liked the idea of having a mobile home in case she wanted to move, but if I understood her correctly I thought she said that the dimensions of her home were not really legal to be on the road? Anyway, good for her for doing this.

[tinyhousesonahill]

So impressed by her accomplishment w/o experience… gives me hope for my tiny house builds!

[VeganCheeseburger]

She's made a lot of smart choices with the layout and furniture.

[robbing]

That’s just what I want to do! Bravo!!!

[infjfemale]

Your place looks so awesome!
It is so airy and spacious looking!

You say that sometimes you have a moisture problem?
Since I don't have a dryer as well, and can't hang clothes outsiside, I use a dehumidifer when my gauge shows a high humidity content. It is small enough to put in my small closet. Can't believe how much water it collects and how it brings down the humidity. I also use these small packets in my closet where I hang my towel after a shower, that also collects moisture. You can buy these packets at Walmart, Target etc, maybe even Amazon.

[dianna]

Wow, I am impressed. No money or experience you did a really nice job. Enjoy your beautiful home.

[SagaJohanna]

i LOVED this one! I am in the final stages of our van build, and this video gave me hope and inspiration! Thank you <3

[SMB_]

Well done to you girl!! And to everyone there who live off grid 🥰...I also want to live this way, or countryside...I more than happy leave the noisy London for a peaceful corner 🥰🥰🥰

[albertine]

Beautiful tiny house, i love the layout and the downstairs bedroom. Perfect❤

[erinbrown]

Her design is amazing!!! She should be so proud to have built such an amazing home 🏡 !!!!❤

[carolyng]

Very creative. Great job dudette.... rock on