Bunnings, Elsewhere Pods
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- Bunnings is selling a new range of flat-pack tiny homes with a sleek and stylish design, starting from $26,100.
- The affordable structures can be bought and assembled within 12 weeks.
- The small size of the dwellings may allow you to avoid certain permits and building restrictions.
Bunnings has entered the tiny homes game, offering new luxury pods for less than $30k.
As of February 2026, Bunnings is stocking prefab structures from luxury tiny home vendor Elsewhere Pods. The modular studios offer a speedy solution for those seeking an outdoor office, studio or granny flat for their property.
Granny flats and additional dwellings have become a popular choice in a tough housing market, where home owners are electing to build additions to their existing properties to accommodate relatives or tenants as an additional income stream. With flat-packed housing, you can have an entire extra space in a matter of weeks. On Home Beautiful‘s The Edit podcast, interior designer James Treble touted the benefits of outdoor, stand-alone extensions as a solution for modern living.
“It’s not just for people to live permanently,” he began. “You know, when you get to that stage where you love your teenagers, but you just don’t like them all the time. Send them out, get a tiny home and let them live in the backyard and learn what the big world’s about. Or maybe it’s an artist studio. Maybe it’s a little home office space that you need.”
Bunnings’ latest flat-pack pods can be bought from the store’s Special Orders desk, with the smaller of the two options (2.7m x 2.4m) priced at $26,100 and the larger (4m x 2.4m) costing $42,900.
Elsewhere Pods boast a range of luxury features, such as double-glazed floor-to-ceiling windows and black, aluminium finishes, giving the pods a sleek, contemporary feel. Designed for peace and privacy, the dwellings are also designed with premium soundproofing for the ultimate secluded escape in your backyard. The pods’ minimal aesthetic set them apart from Bunnings’ existing range of outdoor structures, which includes pod offices, studios, sheds and more.
However, if you actually want to live in your Bunnings tiny home, you may face additional costs, permits, and extensions to make the dwelling a functioning household.
What are the benefits of Bunnings tiny homes?
The Elsewhere pods aim to provide a quick solution for those wanting to extend their existing homes with additional outdoor space. Whether this is intended as a home office, art studio, or investment space (i.e. short-stay accommodation), Bunnings tiny homes aren’t actually intended to provided full-time housing, but are rather chic extensions.
The main benefit then is the pod’s relative affordability (compared to a traditional build), and also the speed with which it can be established.
The pod materials will arrive at your home in two crates, ready to assemble. Depending on your ability and skill level, the intention is that these flat-pack structures can be built yourself. Thanks to an extensive instruction manual, you can theoretically DIY an entire home with similar ease to constructing some IKEA furniture. The only professional required is a qualified electrician.
The other benefit of these tiny homes is that, unlike new builds, they can be ready in a matter of days. Elsewhere Pods notes the ‘lead-up’ time for their prefabricated homes is around 10 weeks, when the materials are made, packed and delivered. After arrival, the website notes the setup will take up to two days.
Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, Elsewhere Pods founder Matt Decarne started the business after his mother lost her home in the 2020 NSW floods. Elsewhere Pods was born to provide quick, emergency housing that “when the emergency is over, you actually want to keep”. Since then, Elsewhere has partnered with Airbnb to provide luxury small accommodation, and now with Bunnings for flat-pack outdoor extensions.
Bunnings tiny home cost
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 2.7m x 2.4m | $26,100 |
| 4m x 2.4m | $42,900 |
Can you live in a Bunnings tiny home?
These new Bunnings offerings are not designed to be lived in. Instead, the Bunnings x Elsewhere Pods partnership was designed to offers structures that won’t require extensive council or building permits, although this depends on a range of factors pertaining to your property and local council. Before purchasing a prefab tiny home for your backyard, you’ll want to speak to the Bunnings team and ensure you’re familiar with your local laws.
However, if you’re looking for a larger flat-pack home to live in, Elsewhere Pods offers its own, full range of habitable tiny homes.
On The Edit podcast, James Treble explained there can be ‘loopholes’ for small structures under a certain size if they can be considered “tow-able”. “It’s got to fit within the size of, like, two and half metres, and maybe five [metres],” Treble noted. This allows you to potentially skirt some of the stricter permits and requirements placed on larger, fixed dwellings. (Watch the full podcast episode, below.)
