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Living Smaller

Living Smaller

—With the popularity of tiny homes exploding, "Living Smaller" explored how creative folks have transformed their lives in big ways by turning unconventional and unique spaces into amazing short term rental businesses, uber-functional smaller spaces to call home, and vacation destinations visitors will never want to leave. The amazing abodes include luxury little treehouses, modern container houseboats, vintage trailers, and everything in-between. The program also explores how these homeowners have incorporated the best small solutions and creative inventions into the way they live.
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Season 126 of 26 Episodes

  • Learning how to escape corporate America by transforming a shipping container into a short-term rental business; traveling in a tiny firehouse trailer that brings smiles to the faces of kids of all ages; a weekend at a luxury treetop getaway.

  • A couple turns a trailer into a rentable futuristic small smart home; a handmade, innovative rustic retreat used to escape city life; a family plans to turn their backyard into a glamping paradise.

  • A couple quits corporate America to travel the world without having to leave their truck; a man turns his love of treehouses into a moneymaking A-frame cabin elevated in the trees.

  • A family rents their double-decker tiny home made from shipping containers; an entrepreneur moves from her brick and mortar store to a small business on wheels; a family leaves the burden of monthly rent behind to live in their converted shed.

  • How one couple built a tiny treehouse empire that leaves short term renters coming back for more; a talented entrepreneur whose love for living smaller made him an award-winning tiny home builder; a couple who converted a tiny school bus.

  • A family creates a family business by transforming a shipping container into a modern houseboat; a couple builds a re-tiny-ment home on wheels; an animal lover finds a creative small-solution to strict apartment pet policies.

  • A family converts a grain silo into a luxurious rental property; a couple hit the open road in a converted van to follow their passion; an entrepreneur has big plans to revive a small town.

  • How one couple left corporate America for more rest, relaxation and a business opportunity.

  • A couple create a business by building in the trees instead of on the ground; a couple leave their corporate lives behind them to experience life in a converted school bus; a family gets in the business of building unique tiny homes for rent.

  • A savvy couple expand their business across state lines to make the most out of their income; a surfer is never too far from the ocean now that she's living in a converted van; a couple ditch apartment life for a mobile ski chalet.

  • A business savvy brother and sister who turned their family's acreage into a luxurious little oasis; a young family turns to living smaller to maximize their time together; a family converts a small childhood treehouse into big business.

  • How one couple left big city life behind them and dreamed up a real life financial fairy tale; a couple whose tiny home business gave them the key to a golden retirement; how living smaller has led to big adventures for a growing family.

  • An entrepreneur who built a tiny home fit for the Florida weather; how one man made the leap from a life in finance to one filled with financial freedom; a couple who left corporate America to start a smaller business.

  • Siblings who built a tiny family business that's bringing in extra-large profits; a family who hit the road in search of adventure and found a new business opportunity; a touring musician who built a small space that is financially super savvy.

  • A father/son duo builds small houseboats for big profits; how one couple took a big leap to build a small income property to fund their future; how a husband and wife got inspired to turn their experience into a business to fund their retirement.

  • A couple who dreamed up a mini magical getaway for short term renters; how one South African farmer thought smaller in order to grow his business in a big way; how a 50-year-old tiny trailer brings big rewards in the high desert.

  • One couple's city bus build is a gateway to a tiny home business; the perks of a luxurious little dome perched on the side of a mountain; one entrepreneur turns his obsession with tiny container homes into a rental retreat.

  • A couple swap their huge house for a luxurious little life in a truck trailer; one couple's inherited family heirloom gives them the key to a rent-free life; a duo turns to small living to put a whole new spin on reconnecting with nature.

  • A student converts a school bus to a rent-free home on wheels; one woman escapes big city life and finds fulfillment living tiny in the Colombian jungle; a couple who turns a tent into a getaway in Ohio.

  • A couple creates a small retreat that attracts big business in Bali; a family of four chooses smaller living to allow them to move from job to job; a couple builds a business of small, short-term rentals right on the edge of a mountain.

  • A couple create a short term rental in Norway that has their guests reflecting on the little life; a husband and wife left their monthly expenses behind for a financially free future; a former city slicker finds a small business opportunity.

  • One man converts a charter bus into his adventure home on wheels; a couple transport their renters back in time with their 1960s-inspired tiny trailer retreat; one woman customizes a van to accommodate her every need for life on the road.

  • A brother and sister face a big challenge but overcome it by living smaller; a couple in Canada is inspired to live luxuriously and little at the same time; a couple put their own spin on the traditional container home.

  • A couple's wanderlust spirit lands them in a completely custom home on wheels; two friends who left corporate life pursue a new business fueled by their passion for tiny living; a couple's luxury little has big appeal for short-term renters.

  • One man converted a run-down boat house into a high-end vacation destination; in Scotland, one woman left her stressful desk job for a life full of adventure and financial freedom; a contractor builds small luxury homes that yield big profits.

  • A couple wanted a home on wheels that can come with them wherever life takes them; another couple sold their big home, built a tiny one, and are now living mortgage free; a man's tiny vintage trailer transports renters back in time.
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With the popularity of tiny homes exploding, "Living Smaller" explored how creative folks have transformed their lives in big ways by turning unconventional and unique spaces into amazing short term rental businesses, uber-functional smaller spaces to call home, and vacation destinations visitors will never want to leave. The amazing abodes include luxury little treehouses, modern container houseboats, vintage trailers, and everything in-between. The program also explores how these homeowners have incorporated the best small solutions and creative inventions into the way they live.

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