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Rewild Homes' 33-Foot Starling Tiny House Fits Three Sleeping Areas for Families

Rewild Homes' 33-ft Starling squeezes three sleeping areas onto a gooseneck trailer, including a dining booth that converts into a bed for two.

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Rewild Homes' 33-Foot Starling Tiny House Fits Three Sleeping Areas for Families
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Raising a family in a tiny house typically means you'll be making some serious compromises on privacy and space," New Atlas wrote in its March 22 feature on the Starling. "The Starling tackles these challenges with a flexible layout that squeezes in three sleeping areas and a multipurpose living area." That's the core pitch from Rewild Homes, the Nanaimo, Vancouver Island builder behind this 33-foot gooseneck-style build.

The Starling sits on a triple-axle gooseneck trailer and stretches 33 feet (10 meters) with a wood-clad exterior and metal roof. Rewild describes the size as striking a balance between portability and spaciousness, calling it suitable for stationary full-time living or a nomadic lifestyle equally.

Inside, the layout revolves around a central dining booth positioned near the entrance. Two bench seats with integrated storage underneath and shelving behind the table serve as the home's main gathering point, and when the seating folds out fully, it becomes a sleeping area that, according to Homecrux, "sleeps a couple with ease." Since there's no dedicated living room, that booth does triple duty: dining, lounging, and sleeping. The interior finishes throughout are white wooden shiplap walls over vinyl flooring.

The other two sleeping spaces are more conventional. A master loft accessible by stairs includes a built-in closet. On the main floor, a private second room with 6'6" ceilings works as a kid's room, office, or studio depending on what the family needs. That ceiling height in a main-floor room is a legitimate win on a trailer-based build.

The U-shaped kitchen packs in a high-efficiency fridge with bottom freezer, dual sink, four-burner propane stove, and a 24-inch propane range oven, plus cabinetry with pull-out storage and a breakfast bar. Rewild lists forced-air propane heating and on-demand propane water heat as standard mechanicals, so the appliance infrastructure runs almost entirely on propane.

The bathroom earns 7-foot ceilings, a bathtub, composting toilet, and a combo washer/dryer. That ceiling height is notably taller than the second bedroom's 6'6", which tells you where Rewild prioritized headroom.

One detail worth noting for anyone considering a build: Rewild lists a custom aluminum art piece railing made by Vancouver Island artist Wroughten Art as a standard highlight. It's an unusual spec-sheet item that signals the company is thinking about craft alongside function.

Rewild Homes builds custom tiny homes out of Nanaimo, British Columbia, and describes itself as "Vancouver Island's premier tiny home builder." Pricing and build lead times for the Starling are not published publicly; the company invites prospective buyers to get in touch directly. A video tour of the Starling is also available through Tiny House Giant Journey.

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