26 practical guides to finding your people, sharing a home and building everyday belonging. Explore Senior Living, Accessible Living and Dry Living, plus guidance for renting out a room and creating a shared home.
6 guides · Hosting & Shared Homes
A spare room can become a useful home for someone else while helping a Host make better use of space, offset some costs, and enjoy everyday company. Here is how to decide whether the benefits fit your life.
Renting a room does not have to mean sharing every moment. Explore how thoughtful space planning, respectful conversations, and clear boundaries can support a friendly home for independent adults.
Discover how thoughtful use of existing rooms, shared resources and comfortable private spaces can make a home work better for Hosts and Bunkmates, before you commit to major renovations.
A thoughtful conversion can help a home serve changing needs. Learn how to explore the benefits, compare arrangements and establish feasibility before spending on construction.
Explore how a spare room could contribute to household costs, with a practical worksheet for income, expenses, uncertainty and the benefits that numbers cannot capture.
A practical guide to welcoming a Bunkmate, establishing everyday routines and creating the conditions for a comfortable, inclusive shared home.
Images are AI-generated illustrations of shared living, not photographs of Bunking members or listed homes.
