I got sick of renting a house so bought a grotty old caravan on Gumtree – it was only £2k & glammed up great 

OWNING a house can be expensive, so one woman shared how she decided to move into a caravan.

Gemma shared how she sold nearly all her possessions for a more simple and minimalistic lifestyle with her adorable dogs.

Taking to her @happilyevergolden account, she wrote: “POV you got sick of renting a house and decide to take a risk and live in a van.

“Here’s the journey of moving in.”;

First up, Gemma had to find a caravan and said she had to dodge a number of “van scams”; before finding an old tourer caravan from 1999 on Gumtree for £2,000.

Describing it as “old but clean”;, she got to work to transform it into the perfect tiny home on wheels.

The caravan was naturally a fraction of the size of her rented home, so she had to sell, donate or get rid of nearly 90 per cent of her possessions.

After numerous visits to the tip, she even got on first name terms with the “dump workers.”;

The caravan owner didn’t have long to get her caravan in ship shape.

Gemma wrote: “We had two days to transform it into a liveable and cosy space whilst on a relative's driveway.

“The simplest and most effective way was to white everything with plans to add colour later.”;

She showed the interior of the caravan after it was given a lick of white paint and it looked like a new and fresh living space.

Gemma continued: “With the paint barely dried we parked in our first pitch.”;

Thankfully her two golden retrievers seemed completely at home in the caravan from the start.

She added: “They settled in immediately.

“And now we’re sharing our story of van life, dogs, saving money, minimalism and adventures.”;

Her video has racked up thousands of videos and people seemed impressed with her frugal and wholesome lifestyle.

One person wrote: “This is exactly my dream.”;

Another added: “We have just been having a conversation about selling it all and buying one of these. I needed to see your tik tok today.”;

And a third commented: “This is brilliant. How exciting it must be for you!”;