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Travel + Leisure
8 hours ago
- Business
- Travel + Leisure
Amazon Listed a Sun-drenched, Pod-style Tiny Home That's Perfect for Solo Travelers and Couples—and it's $40K
If you never dreamed of living in an under-200-square-foot steel pod with glass walls, prepare to change your mind after seeing the ultra-modern tiny home Amazon is selling for $40,000. Designed with a minimalist style and thoughtful features like repositionable panels and extreme weather-ready materials, this tiny house is ready to be your vacation home, backyard Airbnb suite, office, or whatever space you can think of. At the core of this 19-foot-long pod home is reinforced interlocking joints and multi-layer walls that are designed to withstand extreme weather, according to the seller. It's said to be insulated, so you can use it in a variety of weather conditions. The seller also states that it's made to be set up in under eight hours, but it does not specify how many people are needed to aid with the installation. The house is designed with a kitchenette in the middle, across from the sliding glass door, while the bathroom is on one end, and the bedroom/living space is on the other. Besides the $40K price and the fact that you can buy it from Amazon, the home's design is what makes the structure special. One entire wall is glass, giving you natural light and a full view of the outside wherever you are in the home, making the space feel much more open. It has a central sliding glass door that also helps maximize space. This single-decker pod home is designed to be just the right size for a person or couple looking to minimize their lifestyle, buy their first home, or add to their existing living space. Read on for space-saving hacks that will work in any home. Love a great deal? Sign up for our T+L Recommends newsletter and we'll send you our favorite travel products each week.
Wall Street Journal
3 days ago
- Wall Street Journal
After Building a Modern House, They Spent $45 Million to Create Something Completely Different
After building a modern home in San Mateo, Calif., April and Andrew 'Boz' Bosworth made a major architectural pivot when they decided to build a getaway. Inspired by a trip through South America, the couple built a rustic, 12,000-square-foot hacienda that nestles into the landscape. The vacation home, which they call Estancia Madera, is in the Santa Lucia Preserve, a former working cattle ranch that is now a gated community between California's Carmel Valley and Carmel-by-the-Sea. While a large portion of the 20,000-acre Preserve's rolling meadows and hills is a conservation area, the community also has almost 300 home sites and amenities like a golf course, clubhouse and guest lodging. It is where the couple got married in 2012 and purchased 65 acres the following year.
