Prepare for the natural charm of an off-grid tiny house with very smart storage options

Prepare yourself for a tiny house that will challenge your concept of living a holistic lifestyle, off-grid and debt-free, in a space full of humanistic, unpainted charm.
Underneath this home lies the ancient sod of Australia. Also underneath are the rubber wheels and steel frame of a meticulously cared for 1969 Bedford truck, formerly used by a furniture mover. The new owners, Sian Richards and Adam Hickman from Evergreen Homes Australia, jumped into tiny house building with lofty ideals and a not-so-lofty budget, but they wanted something they could build right away and that was as healthy as possible -- a chemical free house made of recycled materials. They estimate now that 85 percent of the material used to build their home, from timber to windows, is, construction-wise, reincarnated. To be chemical-free, they left painting off of their to-do lists.
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Let's take a tour and see what it takes to live your ideals without too much compromise.
A close up shows right away that chemical free means unpainted. The only applied color visible above is the blue of the truck cab and the green on the doors and windows, which were recycled.
This shot of the kitchen shows there are two doors in this tiny house -- one in the center and another at the back end.
This kitchen includes a cypress pine countertop made from a fallen tree, a two-burner propane-powered stove, and shelves made of recycled wine boxes.
For Richards and Hickman, the dedication to a healthy lifestyle includes earthenware crockery and foods with just one ingredient, such as honey or flour.
Wine box shelving not only cuts down on labor and the use of virgin timber for building, but it also saves time and energy. If you don't have to run a table saw to make your shelves, according to some, the planet will thank you.​
The back door to this mobile home opens to a small porch that is also used as a shower. In Australia, if you want to decorate your outdoor shower, a steer's skull will do the trick.
Here's a shot of the bedroom loft. The beautiful stairs also double as storage.
Looking through the home from the kitchen to the front, you can see the recycled boxes for storage continue down one wall. The so-called "lounge area" with the small pillows is also made of storage units.
Here is Richards showing a YouTube audience the six batteries that store the electricity for this tiny home. Although the power supply is modest by some standards, it is generous enough for Richards and Hickman, who says that if there isn't enough power to listen to music in the evening, he will simply read a book, instead.​
Here is the close up view of the tiny-house "lounge."
The cabinet above with the small bottles is to be converted to a closet with interior and exterior panels for doors. The exterior panel will fold down to create a dining table, while the interior panel will remain in place so diners can enjoy a meal without feeling they are doing so inside a clothes closet.
Richards explains how they painted the bedroom ceiling this gentle color without the use of chemicals, Richards used homemade whitewash made from milk.
The photo above is from the floor. It was made from hardwood remnants from a local mill -- wood that was destined to be tossed aside.
Here's a hardcore micro-shelter decision: An out-house. (Which of these three is the out-house is not precisely clear, but the one on the left looks like a storage shed.)
Do not hesitate to watch Happen Film's video below for a first-hand description of this gorgeous, off-grid tiny house on wheels.
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