# A YouTube channel about simple living and small homes

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2020-05-03

architecture, berlin, design, floating-home, housing, joao-gameiro, joshua-tree, kirsten-dirksen, laneway, laneway-housing, laneway-suite, lapa, lisbon, renovation, toronto, youtube-channel

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79L0hLx6eB0

I just subscribed to [Kirsten Dirksen's YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/kirstendirksen/videos). She makes videos about simple living, self-sufficiency, and small homes, among other things. She has nearly 1.3 million subscribers and her videos have almost 500 million views. I think many of you will really enjoy her channel.

The [above video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79L0hLx6eB0) is about an apartment in Lapa, Lisbon that was renovated by [architect João Gameiro](https://www.studiogameiro.com/). Originally constructed in 1819, the top floor space had been pretty badly neglected. João renovated it by striking, what seems to me like, the right balance between old and new.

Some of the other homes featured on her channel include [a laneway house in Toronto](https://youtu.be/6MzqARqpBa8), [a tiny floating home in Berlin](https://youtu.be/ab8TXYcVM1o), and [an off the grid cabin in Joshua Tree](https://youtu.be/Uzz_Kycn1r4).

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/a-youtube-channel-about-simple-living-and-small-homes)*