Tiny Cabins

One of the lovely parts about yurt-living is the built-in skylight in the center of the yurt roof. This one sends “Orange Sunshine” into the interior, thus the building’s quaint name. This electricity-free structure sits in the “middle of nowhere” with beautiful river views and plenty of natural seclusion. In the cold months you can [...]

This is one of two black cabins known as The Cozy Cottage in Seja, Latvia near Saulkrasti. It is a renovated shed building on the property shared with The Black A-frame, both designed as a place to escape the city and enjoy the tranquility offered here. Don’t miss other interesting cabins like this, join our [...]

The first thing I thought when I saw this dome home was “snowglobe”! And in Ontario, there’s a good chance a winter visit would allow you to sit in the comfort of the loft bed and watch the snowfall from the sky. Inside this solar-powered off-grid vacation home you’ll find a hammock, hand-painted mural, cozy [...]

Here’s your chance to get into tiny living for a great deal! This 360 square foot tiny house (not on wheels) is for sale in Massachusetts for just $25,000. With the prices of lumber these days and skyrocketing prices for everything else, it’s pretty rare to see a tiny house this inexpensive. You will have [...]

This magical reclaimed earth cabin is tucked in 60 acres of privately-owned land in Canterbury, New Hampshire. The one-room cottage houses a comfortable bed, unique kitchen set-up, and a cozy wood-burning stove to warm you on chilly winter nights. There’s a nearby outhouse, and wonderful trails all around perfect for forest bathing and getting away [...]

This is a whimsical tree cottage at Bliss Ridge Farm in Moretown, Vermont. Dr. Seuss-inspired, luxury treehouse perched at the top of an 88-acre, organic hill farm, further surrounded by 1000s of acres of wilderness. Designed by B’fer Roth, DIY network TV show host of The Treehouse Guys, this is an authentic treehouse built within [...]

Tucked on a private sea-side residence in Panama hangs with stunning bamboo tree house build around a large central tree. It looks like something straight out of “Swiss Family Robinson”! There are two double bedrooms overlooking the jungle, as well as an open-concept living/dining/kitchen space. You take a rope bridge and ladder up to your [...]

This “treeframe” cabin (a blend of a treehouse and A-frame) sits in Washington state near a gorgeous river. The home has all kinds of luxurious amenities, including heated bathroom floors! There are lovely forest views out the wall of windows, and a small deck where you can sip coffee and breathe in nature. Inside there’s [...]

Stevie sent us pictures of the awesome 8×17 vacation cottage he built from an old playhouse. What was simply a shell, he spent the last 3 years transforming into a fully-livable little home complete with a kitchen, nearby bathhouse (plumbed!), loft bed and comfy sitting area. I actually see these for sale on Facebook Marketplace [...]

This is Molly a tiny studio cabin in Oakland, Maryland that’s on Airbnb. It features garage-style windows that overlook a creek on the property. The kitchen and bathhouse are just a few steps away as separate structures. There’s an outdoor bathhouse as well as a separate indoor kitchen and bathhouse. Take a look! Don’t miss [...]

Here’s another great set of plans from LaMar! These will help you build an 8×8 A-Frame, which can make an awesome little hunting cabin, outdoor office, chicken coop or even a micro tiny house if you have an outhouse of some sort. It comes with step-by-step photo instructions that LaMar posted to Instructables. He also [...]

Back in 2006, David inherited a 14×16 cabin on his grandfather’s homestead from his father. Since then, he’s slowly taken the empty cabin and made it an awesome nature getaway that he enjoys twice a year. David lives 600 miles away from his cabin, but spends a month there when he can. He added an [...]

This is a Forest Garden Yurt designed and built by William Coperthwaite in the 1970s. Now it’s an Airbnb in the Ozark Forest of Galena, Missouri near Reed Spring. Forest Garden Yurts are wooden yurts designed and built by Bill Coperthwaite in the 1970s for Tom Hess and Lory Brown as home and pottery studio. [...]

This is a 994-sq.-ft. cabin that also comes with a 280-sq.-ft. tiny house that sleeps up to six guests. It’s built and located in Ashland, Oregon on leased land from the Bureau of Land Management. There are also two RV hook-ups on the property. What do you think? Don’t miss other interesting tiny house-real estate, [...]

David has nearly 35 years of construction experience, and his business, “Casas Acapulco” in Mexico creates awesome custom trailers. But he contacted us to share his A-Frame cabin that he, his wife and six children built. He lives in it with his wife. The one bedroom, one bathroom cabin is about 336 square feet. It’s [...]

Back when we first told you about Getaway House, there were only a few homes in three different locations on the East Coast. But the concept of private, internet-free tiny homes where you can escape the demands of every day was so popular, the company now has plans for 800 tiny homes in 16 locations. [...]

As a fellow homesteader/self-sufficient wannabe, Kris’ tour of his smallholding that he created from basically nothing for very little money is absolutely astounding. He’s planted 2,500 trees, built a solar array and hydroelectric plant, crafted his own cordwood home as well as a huge workshop, greenhouse, and multiple outbuildings all using — primarily — materials [...]

This is the Butterfly Bungalow tiny cabin. It’s a one-room log cabin with a hot tub and views of the pine woods. The little cabin sits near the Wedding Gazebo of the property which is located in the Hocking Hills of Bloomingville, Ohio. Check it out! Don’t miss other interesting small spaces like this, join [...]

This is a 280 square foot foundation home built by Dwayne A. Jones in the historic neighborhood of Orange Mound in Memphis, Tennessee. Jones showed us another one of his creations earlier this year, but this one is even smaller and just as adorable. The tiny house is currently for sale for $42,500. Enjoy the [...]

This is Joe Jo’s By The Reef seaside tiny cottages in Belize. They are ocean-front cabanas on Tobacco Cay near a large barrier reef making it a great area for diving and snorkeling and/or just relaxing. What do you think of this modern cabana on the beach? Would you stay in a place like this, [...]

Prefab homes have had a negative reputation in the past for being mass-produced and poorly made but  Hewing Haus is one of several amazing companies that are challenging this stereotype by building prefab homes with quality materials and attention to detail. They have a series of small home designs ranging in size from 200 ft2 to [...]

People have been building homes from earth for thousands of years, but here in the U.S. we have gotten far away from the practice. AECT Earth Block hopes to change that, and they produce innovative machines that compress earth into compact building bricks that are resistant to just about anything! The company owner, Ryan, built [...]

This is the boat-roofed shed tiny house otherwise known as the Boatel in Machynlleth, Powys, United Kingdom. The boat-roofed shed accompanies a bed in a boat that’s nearby. The space is set up on a mountain on an acre of wildflowers. Guests get to experience the quirky Boat Roofed Shed with basic cooking facilities and [...]