People are drawn to the Tiny House Movement for a variety of reasons.
Some like tiny houses because they long for a more minimalistic lifestyle, while others find it a more affordable ownership option than traditional-sized houses.
Kate Pierson, of the band The B-52s and the vintage Airstream hotel, Kate's Lazy Desert in Landers, CA, however, dove into the movement headfirst on a complete whim.
“It happened while driving along the main road from Woodstock to Phoenicia,” she writes on her website. “That's when I first saw a gleaming silver Airstream with a ‘For Sale’ sign on it and I screeched to a halt in my orange VW bug! I called the number posted on the window, met the owner, and sealed the deal after a little obligatory negotiation!”
Her first Airstream was dubbed “Tinkerbell” and she, like countless others, was (Captain) hooked on the classic mobile home. She soon decided to start her very own compound filled with other Airstreams with interiors that all revolve around a theme. And let me tell you, much like the music of The B-52s, I have never ever experienced anything quite like this before…
First and foremost, here is Kate today
But you may remember her looking more like this…
This is what the compound looks like, visitors can rent an Airstream and spend a day in the desert basking in a pool.
It’s also a great way for someone to gauge whether or not they can handle a tiny house lifestyle.
Below is the aqua-striped Airstream dubbed "Hot Lava," which is 19 feet long.
It has a full bed, bathroom, small kitchenette, and like the rest of the Airstreams, air conditioning.
It can accommodate up to two adults.
She procured the Airstream from a wide array of sources.
In one case she says, "We got a call from a young man who had an Airstream literally ‘Stuck in the mud.’ He said, ‘If you can haul it out from my campsite, you can have it. I’m moving out west, and I want it to have a good home.’ ”
That Airstream became “Tiki.”
It features a “groovy mid-century Tiki bar motif inside and out.”
It is a more spacious 26 feet long and has a full bed, bathroom, and small kitchenette.
The next trailer she got was "Hairstream.”
Kate decorated it with B-52s memorabilia.
It’s Kate’s favorite, and the outside is even stenciled with the names of places she’s been (and some places she hasn’t been) on the road.
“A few months later, we got a call from a couple who inherited an Airstream from parents who had been to Alaska and all over the country in their Airstream. Their father was the president of the ‘Wally Bynum Caravan Club International,’ a great honor for an Airstream owner.”
So, in honor of the old owners Kate called it “North to Alaska.”
“It still has the stickers on the windows showing the trail they blazed all over America!” wrote Kate.
“And the Pacific Native American art done by amazing artist, Michael Lee Scott!”
“The last Airstream we acquired became ‘Planet Air’ said Kate. It is based loosely on the B-52's song “Planet Claire.”
“The windows are covered with colored gel to give the feeling of ‘pink air!’ And the interior has special ‘space controls and LED panels.’ ”
Kate, of course, has a theory as to how she was able to acquire so many Airstreams.
“Seems like these Airstreams are like pets — no one wants to see them go to rack and ruin and so we set about to restore each one to it's former glory — and then some!”
To check out Kate’s Lazy Desert, click here.
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