Vacations

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 [...]

Houseboats aren’t exactly popular in Sweden, but when done, they are done well! This one sits on a special ice-resistant float so it can stay in the frozen water all year long. It’s set up as a vacation spot and includes a huge sauna, comfortable bedroom, and a full kitchen and office space. Double-glazed windows [...]

While others may have spent their quarantines learning how to bake bread or watching endless videos on the Internet, Maddy and her sister spent their time dreaming up and building the perfect mountain tiny house! The two designed what was Maddy’s home, which is now an Airbnb, starting with a prefab shell and then making [...]

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 [...]