Off Grid

While 80 square feet might sound uninhabitable, this quaint Quebec cottage doubles the living area by providing a lovely covered patio and BBQ area where you can enjoy the pond views and sounds of the farm. Inside there’s a kitchenette with a mini-fridge and gas oven, and a ladder leads to the loft bedroom with [...]

You’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time with a stay in this off-grid Vermont cabin, built in the early 1900s and tucked into 1,200 acres of forest. There’s no electricity and no plumbing here — just a wood-burning stove that heats the space and warms your water, a propane range for cooking, and the [...]

While there’s certainly nothing wrong with gutting something like an ambulance and transforming the bare bones into a cozy house, the way Keith made a liveable space while using most of the original hardware/furnishings of the vehicle is impressive. He wanted to pay homage to the first responders and children who used the ambulance before [...]

Elisabeth wanted to stop renting and had always dreamed of building a little wooden house. She wasn’t even aware that “tiny homes” were a movement until she started hunting for supplies. Much of her home came from reclaimed materials—items she found at salvage yards or flea markets and repurposed. The entire build cost only 5,000 [...]

Now, this is different! The owners blended an A-frame with a Saltbox style cabin and dubbed it a “G-Frame.” I really like how it opens up the interior and offers more loft headroom, while at the same time keeping that cozy A-frame feel inside. The whole cabin is run on solar power, and heated with [...]

Chris and Lindsay are one remarkable couple! They both traveled independently extensively before meeting and marrying each other (in just 9 months!). Three years into marriage they started fostering 8 children, which they loved. But when the children were placed in new homes they decided to fulfill a long-time dream of traveling from Alaska to [...]