She Built a Tiny Home So Beautiful She Never Wants to Leave
After leaving city life behind, Joanne sold her Sydney apartment, became debt-free, and built a tiny home so beautiful she never wants to leave.
Nestled in the stunning Blue Mountains, this tiny house is surrounded by magical gardens, tree ferns, rescue animals, chickens, goats and peaceful forest views. For Joanne, this home represents so much more than downsizing. After walking the Camino de Santiago and later dealing with a life-changing workplace injury, she began rethinking what she truly needed from life, home and happiness.
With the support of her daughter and son-in-law, Joanne was able to create a mortgage-free tiny home on family land, giving her a fresh start, financial freedom and a deep sense of peace.
Her tiny house has been beautifully designed for comfort, practicality and future-proof living. Inside, there’s a full-size kitchen for baking and cooking, a spacious bathroom with a luxurious bathtub looking out into the garden, a clever loft bedroom, mudroom, laundry, plenty of storage and even a separate cosy living pod with a wood fire. That second pod also gives Joanne flexibility for the future, as it could one day become a downstairs bedroom if needed.
This tiny home tour is a beautiful example of simple living, debt-free living, thoughtful small space design and creating a home that truly supports the life you want to live.
We hope you enjoy the tour of this very special tiny home.
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00:00 A tiny home dream in the mountains
00:29 Welcome to Joanne’s Blue Mountains home
00:59 How Joanne came to live on family land
01:36 Creating the magical gardens
02:13 Rescue goats, chickens and cats
03:01 How walking the Camino inspired tiny living
03:47 Leaving Sydney and rethinking life
04:08 Selling the apartment and going mortgage-free
04:29 Finding the perfect tiny house design
04:59 The size of Joanne’s tiny home
05:28 Why she added a second living pod
06:23 Exterior design that blends into the forest
07:03 Inside the tiny home
08:01 A full-size kitchen for baking and cooking
09:28 A cosy sitting nook and clever storage
10:07 One of the most luxurious tiny house bathrooms
11:50 The mudroom, laundry and bathroom layout
12:47 Growing mushrooms in the tiny home
13:07 The loft bedroom
14:00 Hidden storage behind the bedhead
15:21 Life after two years in the tiny home
16:01 City life vs mountain life
17:00 Becoming debt-free and finding independence
17:55 The cost of building the tiny home
18:29 Future plans, travel and family
19:19 The Camino connection
19:49 Final thoughts on Joanne’s beautiful home
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Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston
Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston
Editing: Sarah Binder & Rasa Pescud
Title music in this video by Bryce Langston: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston
'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2026 Zyia Pictures Ltd
#tinyhouse #tinyhousetour #livingbiginatinyhouse #simpleliving #mortgagefree #homedesign
Nestled in the stunning Blue Mountains, this tiny house is surrounded by magical gardens, tree ferns, rescue animals, chickens, goats and peaceful forest views. For Joanne, this home represents so much more than downsizing. After walking the Camino de Santiago and later dealing with a life-changing workplace injury, she began rethinking what she truly needed from life, home and happiness.
With the support of her daughter and son-in-law, Joanne was able to create a mortgage-free tiny home on family land, giving her a fresh start, financial freedom and a deep sense of peace.
Her tiny house has been beautifully designed for comfort, practicality and future-proof living. Inside, there’s a full-size kitchen for baking and cooking, a spacious bathroom with a luxurious bathtub looking out into the garden, a clever loft bedroom, mudroom, laundry, plenty of storage and even a separate cosy living pod with a wood fire. That second pod also gives Joanne flexibility for the future, as it could one day become a downstairs bedroom if needed.
This tiny home tour is a beautiful example of simple living, debt-free living, thoughtful small space design and creating a home that truly supports the life you want to live.
We hope you enjoy the tour of this very special tiny home.
❤️ If you enjoy our show and would like to help support our work, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/livingbig
? Our Socials and Links: https://linktr.ee/livingbig
? Find out more about this tiny house and others on our website: https://www.livingbiginatinyhouse.com/
? Please subscribe for more videos on tiny houses, architecture, DIY, design, and sustainable, off-grid living.
00:00 A tiny home dream in the mountains
00:29 Welcome to Joanne’s Blue Mountains home
00:59 How Joanne came to live on family land
01:36 Creating the magical gardens
02:13 Rescue goats, chickens and cats
03:01 How walking the Camino inspired tiny living
03:47 Leaving Sydney and rethinking life
04:08 Selling the apartment and going mortgage-free
04:29 Finding the perfect tiny house design
04:59 The size of Joanne’s tiny home
05:28 Why she added a second living pod
06:23 Exterior design that blends into the forest
07:03 Inside the tiny home
08:01 A full-size kitchen for baking and cooking
09:28 A cosy sitting nook and clever storage
10:07 One of the most luxurious tiny house bathrooms
11:50 The mudroom, laundry and bathroom layout
12:47 Growing mushrooms in the tiny home
13:07 The loft bedroom
14:00 Hidden storage behind the bedhead
15:21 Life after two years in the tiny home
16:01 City life vs mountain life
17:00 Becoming debt-free and finding independence
17:55 The cost of building the tiny home
18:29 Future plans, travel and family
19:19 The Camino connection
19:49 Final thoughts on Joanne’s beautiful home
~
Presented and Produced by: Bryce Langston
Camera: Rasa Pescud & Bryce Langston
Editing: Sarah Binder & Rasa Pescud
Title music in this video by Bryce Langston: http://www.youtube.com/brycelangston
'Living Big in a Tiny House' © 2026 Zyia Pictures Ltd
#tinyhouse #tinyhousetour #livingbiginatinyhouse #simpleliving #mortgagefree #homedesign
Living Big In A Tiny House
My name is Bryce, and I'm passionate about small space design. Join me on my travels as I journey to find the very best tiny homes, alternative dwellings and stories of downsized, eco-friendly living. I'm not just watching from the side-lines though! I al...