The couple spent just $6,500 on a shed-like cabin. (Picture: Fin Kernohan/SWNS)
Fin Kernohan, 44, says she has always had an ‘adventurous spirit.’
As well as being a regular camper, the Thai native has previously lived on a narrowboat and in an attic.
But her biggest adventure to date is falling in love with her husband, John — a 61-year-old from Florida.
After getting married, the pair decided to live ‘off-grid’, in a home powered purely by solar and thermal energy.
But don’t think the pair are roughing it – their chic home includes an outdoor pool, boho interiors and a free standing bath tub.
Fin, who lives in Georgia, USA, said: ‘Every single morning when I get up, I’m like, ‘Man, I am living a dream – this is how I envisioned I’d live my life.’
Small but chic (Picture: Fin Kernohan/SWNS)
The kitchen is outdoors (Picture: Fin Kernohan/SWNS)
After meeting online in 2010, Fin and John struck up a bond despite being 4,000 miles apart.
Their early days of dating involved traveling back and forth between Miami and London, where Fin lived. Then, they rented a narrowboat to live in England together.
By contrast, when Fin visited John in Miami, they stayed in his sprawling three-bedroom flat.
We could while away a few hours here (Picture: Fin Kernohan / SWNS)
They’ve learnt how to utilise their space (Picture: Fin Kernohan / SWNS)
But it was an off-hand comment that led to their current way of life.
‘We had a joke conversation where she said ‘I don’t know where this relationship is going, but I’m never going to clean this place,’ John recalled.
‘I joked I’d hire a housekeeper – and she responded suggesting getting somewhere smaller.
Enough room for a walk in wardrobe (Picture: Fin Kernohan/SWNS)
‘The seed was planted.’
By 2013, Fin and John had got hitched, and she moved from London to the States. This time, however, Fin convinced her husband to go off-the-grid and live in a remote cabin, telling him: ‘I love the man you are when we’re out in the woods.’
They started out by spending $1,200 (£962) on a block of land before buying their 304sqft cabin, which set them back by $6,500 (£5,214). The couple then spent a further $6,000 (£4,813) getting furniture and electronics for the shed-like structure.
They sold most of their possessions to pay for the cabin – and the early days of shed living weren’t always easy.
‘When we started out, about six months in, I thought we’d made a mistake because we never had any space,’ John admitted.
But Fin helped him see things differently. ‘She said: ‘if you want space, we have acres and acres out there, go take a walk,’ he added.
’I realised she was right, it’s what you make of the space, not its size – personal space doesn’t have to be a room.
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Source:: Metro
