I avoid paying rent by living in a SHED in my parents’ backyard

A woman who moved into a shed in her parents’ backyard proudly showed off her hippie hideaway that is rent-free and just steps away from her actual home.  

Aniah Warne, 21, from Boise, Idaho, gave a tour of her one-room abode on TikTok after a viewer commented that she ‘lives in a f**king shed,’ adding, ‘I love this so much.’ 

‘I do live in a shed. This is my shed,’ the college student said with a smile.

Warne panned the camera around her parents’ backyard, which features stone walkways and plenty of lush greenery. She pointed out that the shed is right next to their home. 

Aniah Warne, 21, from Boise, Idaho, moved into a shed in her parents’ backyard and showed off her one-room abode on TikTok 

The college student panned the camera around the backyard to show that the shed is just steps away from her parents' home

The college student panned the camera around the backyard to show that the shed is just steps away from her parents' home

The college student panned the camera around the backyard to show that the shed is just steps away from her parents’ home

It was summer at the time, and she had the wall open, revealing the view from her bed

It was summer at the time, and she had the wall open, revealing the view from her bed 

‘So I have this step right here that is like a little porch, and this wall opens up,’ she explained, showing how it gives her a view of the outdoor bamboo plant from her bed. 

She also has an entryway door on the side of the shed that she uses to access the room, which is about the size of a small studio apartment. 

The space is eclectically decorated with a tapestry hanging above the bed, plenty of plants, floating shelves, posters, and a salt lamp. 

‘So I have my desk, a TV, my bed, and then this is the view sitting in my bed,’ she said of the setup. 

‘And then I have my nightstand with essentials, a cute little chair, plant, shelves, fridge. I have this mirror to look at outfits and then this is my closet.’

The small walk-in is a decent size for one person and features both shelves and bars to hang her clothes, but it was packed with stuff. 

Warned pointed out that she has a desk and a TV, much like a typical college dorm

Warned pointed out that she has a desk and a TV, much like a typical college dorm 

The space is eclectically decorated with a tapestry hanging above the bed, plenty of plants, floating shelves, posters, and a salt lamp

The space is eclectically decorated with a tapestry hanging above the bed, plenty of plants, floating shelves, posters, and a salt lamp

The space is eclectically decorated with a tapestry hanging above the bed, plenty of plants, floating shelves, posters, and a salt lamp

'I have this mirror to look at outfits,' she explained in the clip

‘I have this mirror to look at outfits,’ she explained in the clip 

The small walk-in is a decent size for one person and features both shelves and bars to hang her clothes

The small walk-in is a decent size for one person and features both shelves and bars to hang her clothes

The small walk-in is a decent size for one person and features both shelves and bars to hang her clothes

The shed doesn't have a bathroom or kitchen, but it is rent-free

The shed doesn’t have a bathroom or kitchen, but it is rent-free 

‘It’s quite clean right now,’ she joked of the mess. 

‘So, yeah. That’s my shed,’ she concluded the video, which has been viewed more than 1.5 million times. 

Warne confirmed that she was a fan of the living arrangement in the caption, writing, ‘I love my rent-free shed.’

The only things missing were a bathroom and kitchen, but she noted in the comments that she just uses the ones in her parents’ house. 

Warne answered some viewers’ questions about her pseudo-apartment in a follow-up clip after someone asked her about the ‘bug situation.’ 

‘Honestly, I don’t have an issue with spiders or mosquitos or flies,’ she said. ‘I have the door and the window open right now, and there is not a single fly in here. I do have to be concerned about leaving food out, though, because of ants.’

People were also curious about the temperature in the shed, but she explained that it was equipped with an air conditioner and heater. 

Warne admitted in a previous clip that she thought when she was younger that she would get a job and move away, but she did the exact opposite

Warne admitted in a previous clip that she thought when she was younger that she would get a job and move away, but she did the exact opposite

Warne admitted in a previous clip that she thought when she was younger that she would get a job and move away, but she did the exact opposite

Warne answered some viewers' questions about her pseudo-apartment in a follow-up video, saying she doesn't have any issues with bugs, though she does have to watch out for ants

Warne answered some viewers’ questions about her pseudo-apartment in a follow-up video, saying she doesn’t have any issues with bugs, though she does have to watch out for ants 

As for the bathroom and kitchen, she showed how easy it was for her to go to her parents' house and use their amenities

As for the bathroom and kitchen, she showed how easy it was for her to go to her parents' house and use their amenities

As for the bathroom and kitchen, she showed how easy it was for her to go to her parents’ house and use their amenities

Warne, who filmed her shed tour a few years ago, moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, this winter to go snowboarding. It's unclear if she will be returning to her shed this spring

Warne, who filmed her shed tour a few years ago, moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, this winter to go snowboarding. It’s unclear if she will be returning to her shed this spring

‘When it’s hot, I have an AC. When it’s cold, I have a heater, and when it’s temperate, I just leave the door open,’ she said. 

As for the bathroom and kitchen, she showed how easy it was for her to go to her parents’ house and use their amenities.    

‘I walk like 10 feet inside. Right as you walk in there’s the bathroom [and] there’s the kitchen,’ she told viewers. 

Warne admitted in a previous clip that she thought when she was younger that she would get a job, move away, and go to an out-of-state school, but she did the exact opposite. 

She ended up going to college in her hometown, living in her parents’ backyard, and being a ‘stoner.’   

Warne, who filmed her shed tour a few years ago, moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, this winter to go snowboarding. 

It’s unclear if she will be returning to her shed this spring.  

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