“I like feeling connected to the Earth.” He lives on the first floor the home, which opens onto a large patio, and he sleeps in a loft tucked into the roof of the tiny stone home. “Nature inspires me, and that’s why I choose this kind of environment,” Basich says in the video above. Details like the pentagram inlaid wood floor that forms a star and the wood stove (for cooking-and there’s a salvaged oven too), as well as a convertible shower/hangout spot made from stone were designed by Basich himself. The interior of the home is based on the golden ratio, which Basich explains is supposed to make the space fit the body. He had the huge, 4,000-square-foot house and the fancy car, and he found that all it did was cost him time and didn’t bring him much joy. Mike built his dreamhouse after learning the hard way that the American Dream didn’t bring him happiness.
If you got inspired and want one for yourself, you can seek the services of professionals like the Custom Home Builder in eugene. Located on 40 acres in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, Basich’s tiny house is completely off-grid and is only 228 square feet.
He has been a longtime ambassador and lover of the sport, and now he’s created another beautiful thing from a place of love: A tiny house he built himself over the course of 5 years. As a fan of snowboarding and a rider myself, I’ve long followed Mike Basich, who I watched way back in the 90s in snowboarding competitions.