What was once a dumpy old home on this family’s property has been transformed into a cozy and romantic getaway cabin by Boston-area architect Jeff Young. The place is 850 square feet, making it small rather than tiny, but it features some awesome creative space-use to maximize efficiency. Instead of having tall ceilings everywhere, Jeff [...]
Cabins
Foss Haus A-Frame Getaway in Washington State
Some months back we showed you the Tye Haus, but here is one of her sister dwellings, the Foss Haus — another spectacular a-frame hand built in 1978. The home sits among lovely Douglas firs and is a secluded vacation spot for a family. This is an ideal resting spot for hikers and adventurers, as [...]
Braeburn at The Appleton Retreat: Barn Studio Stay
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. [...]
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 [...]
