Do you remember what you spent your time doing during all the lockdowns?
Maybe you honed a new skill or indulged your artistic side, but can you say that you handbuilt your very own home?
Don’t worry, most of us didn’t. But a woman named Stephanie did just that when she built her tiny home and did it on a tiny budget.
She built a $15k “Gypsy Wagon”.
Stephanie’s wagon was featured on the YouTube show ‘Tiny House Giant Journey’ where she took viewers on a tour of her adorable home that she built all by herself.
“Hi my name is Stephanie this is Misty, my tiny wagon.”
Misty? How cute is that?
It’s the perfect name for the tiny abode, and soon you’ll see why.
Stephanie told the show that she built the wagon to start traveling again.
She didn’t want just any trailer.
“I’m older now and I wanted a little bit more comfort.”
She built it during covid lockdown when her business hours didn’t demand as much of her attention.
“I built everything myself. The only thing I didn’t do was the installation of the roof and the propane line,” she proudly explains to the host.
She’s not a craftsman by trade.
Stephanie built ‘Misty’ without much of a background in construction.
She considers herself a handy person and with a little internet digging, she was able to figure out what to do. The entire project set her back $15,000.
“People want to talk to me about how I did that and I have met so many people. I love showing it off…this is my masterpiece.”
“Welcome to the inside of Misty, my tiny wagon.”
The wagon is 84 square feet.
But Stephanie says it seems bigger because it is built on an angle.
She used birch plywood because it was lightweight and aromatic cedar to construct the wagon.
“It smells so good when you walk in,” she says as she takes a giant breath.
The decor adds whimsy and charm.
The windows on either side allow the air to flow through the wagon on a nice day.
She has her appliances running on propane and her kitchen is complete with a sink with running water and a stove.
Storage was very important.
“The whole wagon has lots and lots of storage, I splurged and got a little spice rack that I love.”
There is also just as much storage outside her wagon as inside.
There are numerous shelves and hidden compartments where she can store things like toiletries and non-perishable goods.
The space seems light and airy.
Every detail is meticulously planned out.
She has a copper sink from Egypt and mirrors from Morocco.
They all help to create her own unique vibe.
Her wardrobe fits right in.
Her clothing is kept in a space below her loft.
She can pull her clothing rack out and doesn’t seem to mind the small space.
The loft is serenely unorthodox.
She made the space special with an arched ceiling, stencil curtains, and a memory foam mattress.
Most importantly, she made sure her dog could climb up on his own.
“My plan was to build a space where I feel safe and that cheers me up, that makes me smile when I enter, and it does and I’m really happy about that. so if you are interested in building one… if I can do it you can do it,” Stephanie beamed.
Tour Stephanie’s whimsically charming Gypsy wagon tiny home in the video below!
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