Cat and her daughter lived in an apartment in Brisbane, when they were told they had to leave within 8 weeks because the landlord sold the apartment. That and the rising cost of rent was the final straw that convinced Cat to get back to her roots and back out to the countryside! After designing [...]
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The New Vision Village For Former Foster Kids
What happens to teenagers and young adults who age out of the foster system? Often they’re left struggling and homeless. Ruston Seaman and his non-profit New Vision are trying to solve that problem by building a village of 24 tiny homes in Philippi, West Virginia. This village will give these vulnerable young people a stable [...]
Providence Park Tiny Housing for the Homeless in Arkansas
The founders of Providence Park recently broke ground on a 50-acre community designed to provide permanent housing, support, and income opportunities to the chronically homeless in Arkansas and based on Community First! Model: This village will eventually include 400 homes, a community garden, a health center, a functional hall, and more. The village goes beyond [...]
Black Crane Treehouse for Artist Residency
The Black Crane Treehouse in Bremerton, Washington, is the creative genius of Jodi and Shawn, an incredible artsy couple who work as a potter and contractor, respectively. They wanted to build a spot on their property where creatives could stay during an art residency at Rockland Residency. They worked alongside the “powers that be” to [...]
Waterfront Cabin in Naples, Maine
This is the Waterfront Glass Cabin in Naples, Maine—a riverside luxury accommodation for two! The bedroom overlooks the river through an entire wall of windows along a renovated porch. LED lighting glows around the steps to the deck, and a hot tub is set into the boards. Inside, the home has an open-concept design, with [...]
Tiny House on 5 Acres Land in Concord, Maine
This is a tiny house on wheels on 5 acres in Concord, Maine, near Bingham. It has access to Little Houston Brook (steps from the tiny house). It’s a fifth-wheel (gooseneck) tiny home with cabin finishes that offers 272 square feet of living space and a mudroom add-on. It’s listed on Zillow for $150,000. What [...]
He Built an Off-Grid Cabin with Hand Tools
Mo and Pink have an off-grid homestead in Virginia, and the video below shows Mo’s hard work building a guest cabin in their backwoods. Mo built the 120-square-foot house and the 12×20 deck over six months, right after his 60th birthday! Remarkably, he built it himself, primarily with hand tools—he hammered the entire floor together, [...]