This home is Stunning. It is very sleek. Stylish and
modern, isn't it? Thank you now. Absolutely I want to talk about the home but
first, let's talk about the land that you're on because this is something very
special Isn't it? Yeah, it's 16 acres and yeah, basically goes down to a creek
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There's a little swimming hole down there and back up the other side of that
Ridge there So yeah, it's nice and secluded and how did you come to be on this
property? About ten years ago, maybe eight years ago there was a big bushfire
that came through this area and Burnt down a lot of the homes in this street
and this area so we scored this block out of it basically And then this area
that you've built onto the house as well creates a really lovely space outdoors
to enjoy it all doesn't it? Yeah I think it's pretty important with tiny living
to be able to expand outside and get that bit more use out of it You know, can
you get people over knurl in the tiny house? It's very cramped. You need to
come out you can spread out Yeah, not to mention. It's a nice view. You mean on
a sunny day. It's nice out here now Let's talk about the tiny house. As far as
Tiny's go. It is not very small Is it I guess as far as Tiny's go, you know,
it's a lot smaller than the full-sized house that I came from But yeah, it's
pretty lofty. What size is it? the floor is nine meters long by 2.5 meters wide
but because of the rakes on either end the roof is a couple of meters longer
Yeah, the height is four point three on that side to the bottom Burying there's
the chimney to take into account and some are multiple stuff But yeah I think
one of the things in our loft we wanted to be able to stand up and walk around
Because we didn't want yeah, I'd have to crawl in or anything like that So I'm
happy with it anyway And now talk to me about the style of the house because it
is really interesting how you've created this entirely black exterior I guess
it is a bit stark, but I just like black and I think it kind of blends into the
valley. Like there are a few black features obviously from the file And yeah, I
think it kind of suits it and it looks quite striking here So I think you've
done a really good job with that. Thank you What was it that inspired you to
build a tiny house on wheels. That was me I've been obsessed for a while
watching reality TV shows about tiny houses. Googling them Instagram Facebook
You name it, you know hooking him up Sort of wanted to build one or at least
buy one at some stage and then I met Matt. So now I have one say We met online
It was one evening at the pub with my best friend and she wanted to play with
my phone and my online dating apps and It sort of sparked from there. We had a
date at a very seedy pub. Yeah, that was her idea. Yep I needed to get away to
play music. Yeah, yeah a Station. Yep, and Yeah, she just wouldn't shut up
about these tiny houses and I hadn't seen much about them But she's showing me
all these Instagram accounts and I thought I didn't think much of it at the
time but ya know she kept on about it, so Yeah, once I've been - it seemed
achievable, you know, and I do like a challenge so I thought no give it a go
What's the worst that can happen, you know throw a bunch of stuff out? Yeah,
it's so I guess I convinced you to build a tiny house build me. It's not here's
actually hmm. Yeah, she did Give me full disclosure. I even gave him quite some
time to bailout No laying in bed and I said, are you sure you want to do this?
I? Positive you want to do this after the trailer was born. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah
Once the frame was on that was it And now this project was done as a DIY build
wasn't it? Yeah the majority of it I did myself or with some help from friends
and colleagues and staff. So yeah, they did hate a lot of it, but I You know in
the end, I think everyone's pretty proud of it and you have a background in
construction, don't you? Yeah, I do run a bathroom and kitchen renovation
company and so a lot of it was sort of Ideas that I'd seen around or things
that I'd wanted to try out, but I couldn't get anyone to go for so, okay Yeah,
I thought I'll do it myself, you know Now before we go inside, I want to talk
about the contraption at the back of the house, which I noticed walking down
What on earth is that? that is my Custom-designed cat Ron it seems simple when I
first began doing it But had to lean on the notes to give me a hand with it
I've got these two cats and they're my children and I didn't want anything to
happen to them moving to the bush or me
Didn't want dead birds on my bed and
Also, I didn't want the key litter inside because it's too small. So yeah
works. Well, they love it actually What a great idea. That is very clever Well,
can we take a look inside the house and check out what you've done on the
inside? Let's do it. All right Thank you very much after you This is stunning
you do notice the extra height in here, don't you? Yeah you do Now the design
here is really interesting and quite beautiful I love all the artistic features
that you've put in this light feature at the top here is special Isn't it?
Yeah, it's fun. Yeah good. Oh really a couple of lights fairy lights and some
plants me I did get it up there by myself somehow which was a challenge But
yeah I think it came out pretty well for a couple of old rusty sheets of Steel
Westover it certainly did and Now tell me about the lounge area that we're in
right now. This is very spacious Yeah, one of the things that we just like to
sort of lay on the couch and watch TV of the most evenings So we wanted a
full-sized couch, but we had to make it because we couldn't find anything with
decent storage so Yeah, I traded my couch from my other house to my sister and
she made these cushions for us And yeah, the kitchen guys made the drawers pull
out and everything. So yeah No compromise on the size of the TV here. No, no
compromise. There was a bigger one intended
But well, there was a compromise
exactly. I only bring my larger one, but In truth. Yeah, even this is
potentially like pushing it for being too big. Yeah, I can admit Yeah, and lots
of room for book storage and a few knickknacks as well Yeah Just bits and
pieces some of my favorite some of the ones you can't go past cookbooks
University textbooks those sorts of things and then the rest they're all giving
away or put in storage or loaned out, you know And you are studying at
University at the moment I am I'm doing a bachelor's degree in Indigenous
Studies through the University of South Australia And you've got plenty of
space to study in here. Yeah so most of the time we watch telly down here and we
have a loft I I can go and study and just take some noise-canceling headphones
me. Everything's good Fantastic, and now this over here is that your cat door
it certainly is those little suckers come up a shoot out Through the side of
the couch and then out this door just here and 2:00 in the morning when they go
in and out flat Out it's pretty entertaining that is such a clever idea. And
then you've got a nice wood fire here as well Yeah hasn't been cold enough yet
to get it going. But we did one test runs and it yeah, it's pretty great Yeah,
and then the kitchen this is very spacious No compromises in here other know we
wanted a full-size kitchen in here I came from a very small house with no
kitchen and Matt came from a very big house We've quite a large kitchen. So it
sort of meets in the middle. You've even got these spectacular marble benchtops
Now, this is something you do not often see in a tiny house. No, not Yeah, I
think I potentially would have just done it in timber if I could do it again I
just gotta get some use to you know, designing things that way so yeah, I'm
stoked for them though Now, can you walk me through the design and the features
in this kitchen? Yeah, so we have a full-size stone We've got a full-size
microwave and oven and afraid to be asleep. And then we've got our Butler sink
We've got our pots and pans in there dishwasher I Don't necessarily know what's
in that drawer. The skirt His glasses and tea towels in there and help away top
away and then we could elect crockery Things like that upstairs and I like how
you've managed to build a lot of the appliances into the stairs Yeah, we've
noticed a quite a few tiny houses Sort of in and around that have their storage
in their stairs and all something that we thought would be good for us You know
we have a pantry in these sort of four drawers and then we've got our extra
stairs that do have more storage in them for knickknacks and bits and pieces
and again the lighting in this space is very Well done. Yeah. Thank you We
wanted a bit of understand lighting when you get up at 4 o clock in the morning
You do want to be able to get down the stairs. So that's one. It also doesn't
wake the person still in bed And then moving over here what is going on with
these mirrors? There are wardrobes, right? She's in hers Hey good lots of
hanging storage And then we've got a bunch of drawers which open up all on soft
clothing so you can slam a wall much as you like and then we let's take a
Walk-in wardrobe light now that does give you both quite a lot of closet
storage, doesn't it? Yeah, we do It means we've got 1h, and we're not fighting
overhanging space or anything like that and mine is messier That's not paranoid
about mine Quite a clever idea doing that as well and sort of having that as a
transition between the bathroom and the living space Yeah, means you're not the
sort of walking straight into a kitchen. You've got a bit of something in
between Absolutely, and now I have to ask you about the floors because this is
beautiful how you've done this transition from the timber floors And to the
tiles, this must-have taken forever Yeah It did so first step was the Tyler
doing his bed and he basically tiled it flat and chiseled them all the ones
that I marked and then the next step was the carpenter and I Making up paper
templates and jigsaw hang out the timber to fit so I don't think he'd do it
again in a hurry But I'm happy with the way it worked out. I Bit, I mean you
can see how much work has gone into that, but it is a very artistic result So
well done on that and then behind us is your bathroom and wow, this is very
impressive It is a feature of the house Yeah, something I had to try and get
right building bathrooms for a living. So Yeah, few ideas in here. I've always
wanted to sort of try but the raked wall was a challenge and yeah I love a
double shower. Just someone our mind each day Yeah, I never thought I would see
a tiny house with a double shower. You know, the only one who said that That is
impressive now The home is a little bit bigger But you've given a priority of
space here in the bathroom heaven here You do spend a lot of time in here
surprisingly You know you get dressed in here you get undressed in here you
have a shower you often in front of the mirrors doing whatever shaving or
Whatever. So you need it to sort of a nice space and somewhere that we can both
be in at the same time lots of mirrors In here as well as lots of mirrors.
These are stored as well so you can open them up That's he's in hers again
means they do not sort of in each other's spaces a tiny house often you are
saying If we sort of keep things separate like that Then we're not gonna sort
of clash in any way and then you've got a flushing toilet in here.
We have a
flushing toilet Yes. Yeah, we used the existing septic so we didn't have to do
a composting toilet Much to lose his disappointment because she wanted one but
there was no way I was gonna do that. So Yeah, a flushing toilet Well, I guess
it had to be some compromise this somewhere you did get the tiny house after all
do you get the tiny house? So yeah, I'm happy fair enough and then should we
check out the upstairs? Absolutely Now it's really interesting to me how you
have divided up the loft areas into two different Sections and then been able
to connect them via this walkway here Yeah, we made our master loft. Obviously.
It's a king-sized bed in it with two little side tables There's not a whole lot
of room beside the bed thing. You can squeeze in and out You still have to
shimmy down the bed to get in and out of the bed. That's okay I think having a
walkway makes this can loft a lot more usable Just having to get your mates to
get up a ladder or maybe your mom or whatever. Some people probably wouldn't
make it so Yeah, I think overall makes that a lot more usable space here as
well This is where you notice the extra height and it's not that much extra
height But it's enough to enable you to stand before you get into bed And it
just makes this whole area feel so much more spacious Yeah it does Mattaniah
particularly tall but being able to stand up was important in our design rather
than Somewhat feeling like they're just additional space. I think it makes this
feel like a second floor to the place So, yeah, absolutely I mean, I'm six foot
four and I can almost Stand up in here without touching my head. And, when I'm
under the skylight, I absolutely can do that Yeah, so it goes to show there's a
lot of extra room that has been created in this The roof windows as well What a
great feature here. I mean, it's lovely how you've extended them along the
entire line of the roof So you've always got a very dynamic view of the
changing sky, don't you? Yeah, you do at nighttime It's really lovely. You can
see the stars during the day It does create a bit of an oven, but we'd have put
the blinds on so it's not so bad But yeah, it creates a lot of extra space. You
don't feel so enclosed
now You've been living in the tiny house for four months
is the home living up to your expectations Absolutely. Yeah I came from a small
house. So it was the transition was pretty easy for me coming from a bigger
house Yeah, it did take me some convincing to sort of wrap my head around the
idea at first but I can genuinely say I don't miss anything from my large
normal house Designing it and building it together was a fun thing to do as
well, you know Yeah, I'm sure we learned a lot about each other in that
process. So yeah, we did well Well, and I think one of the things that you've
done well is in the design of this house you've taken a lot of consideration
into what your individual needs are and the things that were Important to both
of you and combine them to make sure that they were present in this home That
was the whole idea is like if you are going to move in together You do need to
make sure that you both have spaces that are specifically for you or that you
specifically need So yeah, it's important. Even if it means you have to end up
with a flushing toilet Even if it means I've done it with a flushing toilet No,
no place is perfect. No, that's right. And now can we talk about the budget not
including the land? What was the cost of realizing this home? That's a good
question? I did not add up every sort of nickel and dime There were a few
favors and stuff in there and a lot of that I did myself So, yeah, I think it
probably worked out around eighty Ninety thousand or something like that I
think eighty thousand dollars is a remarkable budget and obviously, that also
does reflect that you've put a lot of Labor into it yourself And no doubt a few
boxes of beer in the process So the tiny house is pretty much a dream come true
now I'm gonna find something else to want and come true for you. Yeah, it's an
achievement for me. Yeah We love the space we've only been here a couple of
months four months, but With making it out Now, I think it's starting to feel
like home Yeah, it's being nice just being able to be in the space finally
finishing the space off. And yeah I can't imagine wanting any more house No
more house, isn't it? This is all you need. This is all we're getting. Yeah,
the design of this home is absolutely Beautiful. I can see how much love and
attention you have poured into the construction of this home The features are
beautiful. The land that it sits on is truly spectacular. Thank you so much for
sharing your wonderful home with me Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for coming. My
pleasure I am so very impressed with the quality of design that's gone into
this house Every inch has been incredibly well-thought-out Met and Lisa both
knew exactly what they wanted in a home and they've worked hard to make it
happen And the result is this a beautifully modern and very functional home
that is perfectly meeting both of their needs You
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