By © Scott Brooks / Brendan McGarry / Source: TreeHugger

As we’ve seen with glamper microhomes and high-end, luxurious tiny homes (that come with their own high-end price tag), smaller spaces aren’t always as affordable as one may think. However, using salvaged materials and gifted items will keep costs down, as Pacific Northwest resident did with his tiny home, which he built for “well below” USD $500.

Seen over at Gizmag, Brooks’ home is also tiny for a tiny home: measuring only 83 square feet, it sits on a 20-acre piece of land owned by a friend in Washington. Brooks, who constructed the house after a two-year-long journey around Africa, Thailand, India, Nepal, Montana and Alaska, moved back home to settle down a bit, while helping friends start an organic farm. He’s dubbed his abode the “Transforming Tiny Home,” and built out the interior, while his friend designed the structure.

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