Ever wanted to stay in a barn? Probably not, but this studio-style vacation apartment is located in the loft of this secluded barn that’s close to tons of beautiful trails you can enjoy. It has a complete kitchen so you’d never even need to leave if you didn’t want to! A great place to unplug. [...]
Cabins
Smitten Off-Grid Cabin at The Appleton Retreat
This is the Smitten, a tiny-ish cabin in Rock Hollow at the Appleton Retreat, the same property where you can also find this beautiful tiny tree house built 20-ft. in the air that we featured recently. SMITTEN is a off grid, beautifully constructed western red cedar cabin. A gorgeous bathroom features a cast iron clawfoot [...]
Tree House Built On 100-Year-Old Preserved Trunk
This is the Original Tree House located at East Zion Resort in Orderville, Utah on 490 East State Street. It’s a rock climber’s dream because you can actually climb up from the inside of the trunk. It’s super-cool! The craziest part about it? It’s built on the preserved trunk of a 100-year-old cottonwood tree that [...]
A-Frame Glamping on the Mississippi River
Here’s another A-Frame inspired by Deek Diedricksen’s plans. Because of the hot weather in Missouri, they decided to frame in the expansion and it makes for some great extra space — very clever adaptation! You can book your stay here on Airbnb. There’s a nearby bathroom cabin with enclosed outdoor showers and private toilet/sink areas, [...]
Mario’s 10 x 10 Weekend A-Frame with Terrace
Mario is one of our Tiny House Talk readers and submitted this fantastic guest house/weekend cottage that’s an A-frame with a terrace (porch) and absolutely stunning views. He was inspired by Derek Diedricksen’s $1,200 transforming a-frame cabin (check it out here) and spent Saturday and Sundays building the a-frame with his brother over the span [...]
87-Year-Old Widower Has Lived 50 Years Off-Grid on 400 Acres of Redwood Forest!
At 87 years old, Charles Bello has spent the last 50 years living off-grid on his own 400 acres of Redwood Forest in Northern California. He and his late wife raised two sons there — first in a chopped-off A-frame that cost just $2,800 to build, then later in a 3-bedroom cabin, and finally in [...]
He Built A 400-sq.-ft. Whimsical Tree House!
This is the story of Scott’s 400-sq.-ft. whimsical treehouse named Sir Cedric that he built he built in his backyard as his passion project. And best of all, he built it with mostly reclaimed materials. The even better part? You can actually stay here and experience the place yourself! Does it get better? Yes, because [...]

