A Newlywed Couple Hack Austin’s Housing Market by Fixing Up a 1971 Airstream

An interior designer and her architect husband embrace small-space living to avoid being priced out of the city they love.

The truth is, Rose Ballard was joking when she sent a Craigslist ad for a 1971 Airstream to her husband, Paul Suttles. 

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Stacey McLachlan
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Stacey McLachlan is an award-winning writer and magazine editor living and working in British Columbia, Canada.

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