Vacations

This Uxbridge, MA cottage was professionally designed and built and you can tell! Added to the existing home, the private space feels both traditional and contemporary, with classy elements that feel perfectly “in style.” The bathroom has a vintage dresser turned into a vanity, for example. And there’s a handsome Pottery Barn couch in the [...]

Remember the Potato cabin? That was the brainchild of Kristie Wolfe, and she’s back at it again with her most ambitious project yet! A set of five “Moonpass Lookouts” inspired by fire lookouts set on the 55-acre historic site of the Great Fire of 1910 in Idaho. These vacation cabins will feature smart glass roofs [...]

This Cow Shed Tiny House in Easton Farm Park in Woodbridge, United Kingdom is uniquely built to resemble a traditional cow shed. It’s known as the Daisy and is located in a rural haven where you can immerse yourself in the tranquility of nature while still enjoying the comforts of a cozy double bed and [...]

Personally, I think this sculptural home looks like a dragon, but the Airbnb description says this 70s build was a “giant seashell unicorn” which is equally magical. Designed by two architecture students, it was largely abandoned until someone bought the home in 2017 and restored it to its former glory. Sitting among the trees in [...]

Welcome to the Round House, a unique tiny house nestled in the charming locale of Delta, Colorado. What used to be a grain silo has been transformed into a luxurious, fully-equipped tiny home that offers a gateway to the Western Slope of Colorado. As you step into the Round House, you instantly feel at home. [...]

In the forest of Ohio, you’ll find this gem tucked among the trees — an elevated shipping container/cube home with a large covered porch, outdoor shower, and outdoor soaking tub. The container has a queen-sized platform bed (no loft) and a little kitchenette space with a mini-fridge, microwave, and sink. There’s a huge picture window [...]

Here’s an amazing off-grid A-frame for artists and dreamers and anyone looking for a relaxing vacation that’s a step up from camping. The A-frame is actually two A-frames, connected by a “normal” square that has a rooftop deck. The house sits on a large acreage where there are a number of other off-grid accommodations and [...]

Here’s a magical little barn conversion in North Carolina with a sleek modern farmhouse interior that’s all the rage these days! You walk into the main living space with a chaise lounge, TV on a swivel, and the staircase up to the loft bedroom that includes a queen-sized bed. There’s an L-shaped kitchen at the [...]

Do you love submarines? The Beatles? Nautical history? This amazing yellow submarine is “floating” among the trees on this scenic New Zealand property — and it’s on Airbnb! There’s sleeping for up to 5 inside, with two double bunk beds and a small berth up in the steering area. There’s also a couch, little kitchenette, [...]

Everything about this little cottage in the New Hampshire woods calls out, “cute!” From the tiny covered front porch to the perfect landscaping to the white rocking chairs — it’s a quaint getaway that’s perfect for a couple’s retreat or even a solo trip. That said, besides the first-floor queen bed, there is a loft [...]

While it’s definitely not tiny, this magical A-frame is an incredible work of alternative living art! Designed as a vacation cabin for family gatherings and reunions, it can sleep up to 10 people, including 4 people up in the topmost portion of the home, surrounded in glass. The house has two bathrooms, one on the [...]

Here’s a one-floor “Shacky,” a tiny house vacation cabin in the Grampians, Australia. Shacky has a number of tiny homes in scenic, peaceful locations around Australia. Each Shacky has a shed-style roof that curves into the back of the home. This unit features a studio-style layout, with a bench couch, compact kitchenette, double bed, and [...]

Check out the latest tiny house design from New Frontier Tiny Homes. This one was custom-built for Ironwood Grove a tiny house hotel in East Nashville, Tennessee. So yes, you can book a stay here. With a modern look and feel plus an extra large bathroom I think you’ll fall in love with this design. The living [...]

Seth and Emily are a remarkable couple, parents to four young children and awesome entrepreneurs who build amazing container vacation homes full-time! Their latest creation — the Roca — sits between two mossy cliffs in Hocking Hills, Ohio. This wild home is made up of two 40-foot containers and one 20-foot container. It sleeps 5, [...]

Welcome to Middle Earth — or at least the Mountain Shire! This awesome Tolkien-loving uncle-and-nephew duo spent the past few years creating a magical village of Hobbit-themed tiny homes in Sevierville, Tennessee where you can book a weekend stay to get away from all the trials of modern life. There are six different tiny homes [...]

This silo cottage in Vian, Oklahoma has three bedrooms! The Silo at Lake Tenkiller has 3 bedrooms & 1.5 baths total. All bedrooms & full bathroom (shower only / no tub) are upstairs. Half bath is downstairs.1 Don’t miss other unique small homes like this, join our Free Small House Newsletter for more posts like [...]

Here’s a treasure! The tiny vacation homes set up by Friland are located in some magical spots in Northern Italy! These THOWs are designed as a way to relax and reconnect with nature, and you can see why. This particular cabin is on the Monte Prat plateau — essentially a dazzling mountain cliff. The tiny [...]

Consider staying in this Young Wild and Tree House in East Point, Georgia. The stay by The Atlanta Treehouse includes access to this one-of-a-kind trailer turned into a vintage bus treehouse! Check it out! The treehouse is an eclectic 1956 airstream/Spartan hodgepodge created by a Vietnam vet . It shares the grounds with a beautiful [...]

Donelle’s father left her some lovely property by a marsh, and she had promised him she’d do something great with it — so she had a lovely little cottage built on it, and plans on having a treehouse built in the future! This 320 sq. ft. cottage has a garage underneath and the living space [...]

Seth Bolt from Needtobreathe built his first treehouse with his father back in 2015 for his wedding and honeymoon. Since then, Seth and Tori have managed it on Airbnb and were looking for the perfect property to put more amazing rentals. They found this majestic land on a mountainside cliff in Tennessee and have added [...]

If you live in California, you might want to get one of these amazing Fat Barrel homes, “where Airstream meets wine barrel.” Fat Barrel Studios builds and installs these units (only in California) for $65,000, but you can also purchase plans to build your own! Not interested in owning one, or you’d rather try it [...]

It’s awesome to see old vehicles getting a new lease on life! This 1950s British double-decker bus retired from service, came over to the U.S., was transformed into a diner, and is now an Airbnb in Oregon. How awesome! The entire second floor of the bus is a spacious, yet cozy, bedroom with a queen [...]

Rodney and Marcel worked together to turn a shed kit into a beautiful 24×24 cabin in Alaska, complete with a 10×24 covered front porch and two queen-sized bedrooms. The bedrooms and full bathroom span the back of the home, but in the front, there’s a lovely great room with a living room and kitchen built [...]