Solar Panels On The Roof Allow This Tiny House To Go Off The Grid

April 5, 2021
A modern tiny home with solar panels, rainwater collection, and an interior with living room, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom.

Bryce, the host of Living Big In A Tiny House, visited Mark in Taupo, New Zealand, to take a tour of his handcrafted tiny house that’s been designed to be off-the-grid.

The tiny house has an exterior of black metal and wood siding with a small covered deck.

A modern off-the-grid tiny home with solar panels and rainwater collection.

The tiny house is able to be off-the-grid due to the multiple solar panels on the roof as well as the rainwater collection system.

A modern off-the-grid tiny home with solar panels and rainwater collection.

Stepping inside, you’re immediately met with the living room that includes a sofa that provides hidden storage as well as transforms into a bed for when guests visit.

Stepping inside this modern tiny home, you're immediately met with the living room that includes a sofa that provides hidden storage as well as transforms into a bed for when guests visit.
Stepping inside this modern tiny home, you're immediately met with the living room that includes a sofa that provides hidden storage as well as transforms into a bed for when guests visit.

Opposite the living room is the kitchen, which includes plenty of storage, a stove and microwave, a dishwasher, and a full-size fridge. There’s also in-floor storage and soft-close cabinets and drawers. The television is positioned above the kitchen, making it easily viewable from the living room.

In this modern tiny home kitchen, there's plenty of storage, a stove and microwave, a dishwasher, and a full size fridge. There's also in floor storage and soft-close cabinets and drawers.

The under stair storage cabinets include space for a pantry with pull-out drawers, a filing cabinet, and a coffee station.

The under stair storage cabinets in this modern tiny home include space for a pantry with pull-out drawers, a filing cabinet, and a coffee station.

The bathroom is located through the door at the end of the kitchen, and includes a shower with a curved surround, a washing machine, vanity, and toilet.

This modern tiny home bathroom includes a shower with curved surround, a washing machine, vanity, and toilet.

The stairs by the kitchen lead up to the loft bedroom that includes white walls, windows on either side, as well as an open closet for clothes storage.

This modern tiny house loft bedroom includes white walls, windows on either side, and an open closet for clothes storage.

To truly understand the layout of the tiny house and all the included features, watch the video below for a walk-through.