Best tiny home kits under $1000

Start with the Rolife Sunshine kit. It's the one I'd hand a first-timer: a book-sized boxed build with pre-cut parts, clear instructions and a finished room you can display, so you learn the wiring-and-glue basics without a workshop or tools.

• Rolife Garden suits anyone who wants more furniture and detail in the finished scene — it comes pre-coloured, so no painting.
• The Sunflower Glasshouse suits someone who'd rather have a decorative glasshouse-style piece than a furnished room; it needs no assembly at all.

One honest note: nothing at this price is a liveable structure — the real tiny-home shells start in the tens of thousands. These are model kits, and they're the right way to try the hobby before committing to a full build.