On the flight home from Rome, I read about Inshriach House in the inflight magazine. A mother and son restored an old estate in northern Scotland. It has enough space to sleep 17 people and you can rent the whole place out for weddings and events. But what really caught my eye was this truck that lives on the property.
It’s a firetruck from 1956 that they’ve restored and turned into a guest space — with a tiny kitchen and a wood-burning stove! You can rent it out instead of a hotel room.
Doesn’t it look cozy? I think it would be fun to stay there, but even better, it would be a total dream to create something like this for guests at my own house.
I swear, I can’t get enough of little spaces like this! You too? Here’s a tiny victorian cottage, candy-colored beach huts and mini houses from Texas.
P.S. — I love when airlines produce a great magazine. It feels like such a perk! I always enjoy United’s Hemispheres. And I was impressed with EasyJet’s Traveller, too. Do you have a favorite?
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Pretty amazing!! I wish we had the space for one of these in our driveway. Love interesting spaces converted into little houses or rooms… tres cool.
Even if I hate Air Canada (it’s a long story), they do have a nice mag called En Route.
I love this post! That truck/guest room is too cute!
My favorite in-flight magazine is Enroute on Air Canada flights.
That would be such a cool place to stay. I love tiny functional spaces!
Ok, that truck is just completely adorable.
so fantastic!
Does it have a tiny little bathroom and shower?
i so want to do this with one of those old horse trailers. i tried to get my husband on board, but he informed me that they are still pricey. i keep scanning craigslist, though….
How fun! Yep, I’d definitely like to stay there. I’d love to see the rest of the place too if the truck is that amazing!
Oooooh I love that old truck. That’s one of the coolest guest houses I’ve ever seen.
That is so original and unique.
Fabulous! How clever.
Adorable and creative use of an old truck. I always loved the rustic feel of country living. We had a woodstove in our master bedroom in no. CA. and loved how cozy it felt. Alas, we are now back in FL, no fireplace, but we got a pool and a gorgeous river view!
There is a place called the Anters Inn in Kingsland, Texas–in the beautiful Texas Hill Country–that has an old train depot, three old cabooses, and a coach car on the property that have each been made over into guest houses. When our son was four and deep in the midst of a train obsession, we took him to stay. It was his dream come true!
Last summer I took my husband “glamping” — camping in a furnished tent with amenities that resemble these — on San Juan Island. It wasn’t quite as comfortable or romantic as the perfectly styled magazine spreads made it appear, but still a fun little adventure to share together.
Love ‘em too! Great idea for a pin-board!
I used to travel from Boston to Cincinnati almost weekly and used to love reading Delta’s Sky magazine!
This is amazing! Last fall we were at the park in our small Texas town when a giant truck, very similar to this one, rambled into the parking lot. We ran over to talk to the owners and discovered that it was an old German army truck! The couple (from Germany) had converted it into a RV, shipped it to Central America, and have been traveling around in it ever since. They went all through Central America, spent quite a bit of time in Mexico, and had seen some of the southern states in the US. It was pretty fantastic!
My father in law lives in a housetruck, and has done for the last 10 or so years! It is so charming. He has no toilet or shower, but is parked in a sheep paddock on a friends farm. He uses their facilities, burns candles and lamps for light and cooks on a woodstove!
Gorgeous!!! That would be an amazing workspace as well… It is now my goal to have a drawing table next to a wood stove. The giant truck would be a total bonus.
Fantastic!
That is really cool. It brings a whole new idea to mobile homes!
I love, love, love small spaces….You should see my 310 sq ft cabin in Casper, Wy!
I love magazines, and I always enjoy it when I travel outbound toward the end of the month and return at the beginning of the next month, thereby managing to get two issues! It’s one of those little things in life that makes me happy.
Love the way the side just rolls up to open to the outdoors! Can you drive that thing too?
What a great idea! I’m definitely in love with tiny spaces and this one is particularly creative. I interned once for an in-flight magazine company. It was great fun to research stories and talk with so many interesting folks.
What a lovely blog! Lot’s of pictures and info, xxx!
Very creative work. It looks very cute. Particularly i love the kitchen
I WOULD TOTALLY love to stay here! x
I love Enroute on Air Canada (articles are published in French and English so I can practice my french on long flights) and on Porter Airlines (small Canadian airline that flies in Eastern Canada and a few US destinations like NYC!) they have an amazing in flight magazine called re:porter.
What a great idea. I did not realize that is was going to be big enough but it sure seems like it would be roomy.
I really enjoy Hana Hou, Hawaiian Airlines inflight magazine. I always end up taking it with me.
I LOVE this fire truck. Just like you, I am such a sucker for interesting little spaces…treehouses, boats, caravans. The glamping site has several places that I have bookmarked and dream about visiting one day. My current daydreaming is about fixing up our family airstream….we rented a VW van camping and traveled around England a couple of summers ago. One of the best parts of that trip was checking out all of the interesting renovated campers/caravans. Thanks for sharing this very cool one!
wonderful! I want vacation!!;)
aw thanks guys
Oh my dang, I just love love love this firetruck home! Thanks for posting!
Have you heard of Lloyd Kahn? He writes books about Tiny Homes, and he has a blog, too.
I’m building a tiny home on a school bus (see here: http://glitterandgritgirl.com/category/our-house-bus/)
I’m enjoying your blog!