Alexis Stephens and Christian Parsons are a "go big or go home" kind of couple. When Alexis wanted to simplify her life and her surroundings in 2015, they removed the clutter, stashed their old photographs and Christmas decorations in a storage unit, and built the tiny home of their dreams.
Now, the couple is traveling the country making a documentary about tiny home owners finding community — in places big and small. They were kind enough to share some snapshots of the journey with us.
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"I’m a recovered pack rat," Alexis says. "For me, I wanted to make a lifestyle decision to simplify my surroundings."
The tiny house presented the perfect solution. About a year ago, her partner Christian broke ground on the home of their dreams.
Christian was no stranger to renovations. His dad worked on every house the family lived in for "almost the entire time we lived in it."
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