Cabins

Obviously we’re all well aware that tiny homes didn’t originate with Jay Shafer, but it’s cool to see some vintage photographs of tiny living! Our reader, Liz, sent us these photos of women and children living in shacks (that look quite similar to the tiny houses of today!) while their husbands felled timbers and milled [...]

This is Liz’s lovely small home, built from an old garden shed on her parents’ property. Her mom and dad are excellent DIY-ers, and did much of the work together with Liz to help build out her awesome little home. It features a bedroom that connects to the rectangular living/kitchen/bathroom via a small breezeway. The [...]

This fantastic 3/4 geodesic dome in North Carolina is definitely not tiny, but it’s so neat we had to show it off! There’s even a look-out deck at the very top of the dome. It’s a nice family vacation spot, with two double beds and a single, a full kitchen, and yes — a hot [...]

If you’ve never been to New England in the fall, this year is your chance! Visit this adorable Little Red A-Frame tucked in the Vermont woods, nearly out of cell-phone range and completely WiFi-free. Then enjoy the beauty of the changing leaves with your partner, friends or family. The A-Frame has a queen bed in [...]

Architect Stephane Gaulin-Brown designed this 600-square-foot cabin for her mother and aunt on a rocky cliff on Pender Island, British Columbia. The two sisters built it as a shared vacation space during the pandemic — while everyone else was on lockdown, they were busy on site. The foundation is anchored directly into the bedrock, the [...]

Here’s another awesome tiny vacation dwelling in Connecticut run by Nancy & Bert. They are the ones with that great Octagon we showed you a little bit ago. This little cabin is partially off-grid with electricity and heat, but no running water. There is shower access at the main house. Inside the cabin you’ll find [...]