The family moved from Minnesota in 2015 and wanted to use their new land in a unique, environmentally-friendly way, 22-year-old Lennox Brinks said.
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She has been sharing her family’s experiences living in a tiny home village on her TikTok channel tinyvillagegirl (@tinyvillagegirl), where she has amassed over half a million followers with her home tours.
In a clip about their village, Brinks took viewers inside the family’s pool house leading up to a deck and an inviting pool.
The pool house has large sliding doors on two sides and a spacious interior perfect for entertaining guests, as can be seen in the video.
It opens up onto a wide patio with the pool and a lounge area.
The pool house is just one of seven buildings on the family’s property.
Brinks’ parents have the largest home, and she and her younger brother, Brody, each have their own tiny homes.
There is also an office, a barn, and a washhouse with the bathrooms.
Brinks has lived in her 10 x 16 square-foot tiny home for several years beginning from when she and her brother were teenagers, she said, and enjoys living on her own.
“It’s funny, because people always think that because I live in my own house that I don’t see my family as much, but it’s no different from a regular house,” she told The U.S. Sun in 2021.
“We hang out all the time outside and by the pool,” she said.
“Every time anyone comes up to visit, they [immediately] think it’s the coolest thing ever. It’s such an unusual sight but people tend to like it a lot.”
Since the influencer’s family’s story made headlines in 2020, Brinks has gone to college and recently gotten married, she told Insider.
She and her husband are building another home on an adjacent piece of land so that they can join her family’s village, she said.
Hundreds of thousands of people on social media have liked Brinks’ TikTok videos and several have left comments.
“Love this!! this has been my dream for most of my life. buy some land and make my own village,” one person posted in response to the pool house video.
“OMG this reminds me of that little polly pocket village thing when I was little!!!,” another said.
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