The Caban, crafted by its owner from an old hay trailer, is a great escape tucked away within Cwmllywi Uchaf farm 3 miles from Machynlleth. Inside there’s a mix of vintage finds punctuated with homespun soft furnishing that results in a cosy retreat full of character and light from its large windows.” – beudybanc.weebly.com See more …
This is just for fun. I’ve seen this photo on the internet before, but can’t find any more information about it – so I thought we could play a game. What would you caption this photo? UPDATE: The house has been identified by folks that follow our Facebook page! It’s the Mother-in-Law house at Boldt …
Called the Cocoon Tree, this suspended spherical structure is more like a sleeping pod than a treehouse. It can be erected anywhere with a few sturdy trees, or on a set of support legs. The assembly is designed to be as simple as possible, allowing people without a particular skillset to “hang” the cocoon. The …
The cabin is pretty small with just 320 ft2 (29.7 m2) on the ground floor, and wood finishes inside add to the cozy feel. The floors and ceilings are pine, but the walls are the real eye-catcher. Sam and Monika nailed live-edge boards over painted drywall with gaps between the boards so as to mimic …
The second story of our timber frame & straw bale house has shorter than standard wall heights. It is definitely standing height, but the beams (or top plates, more specifically) that support the rafters are at head height, and another curved tie beam is similarly placed. We have two door locations upstairs, one to access …
When we designed the Swift, the shape of the language we chose the Finnish sauna, the essence of clarity and the simplicity. Spacious room, spacious living room and a large, covered terrace giving saunatuvalle your own, unique look. Slim design to facilitate the swift placement of the sloping terrain. Saunatupien alongside the planned guest house …
Though the footprint of the structure is quite small, just 20 x 12, it has a remarkable number of green features, including a Warmboard radiant subfloor, tilt-turn windows and doors handcrafted from Douglas fir, reclaimed wood used for the rafters, a dual flush toilet, and is oriented for passive heating and cooling. “It was important …
The 20K project is a continuing project, now in its 6th year. It is a project based on trying to design|build|create alternative forms of housing on a very tight budget. The project was originally conceived on the 502 loan program from the United States Agriculture Program. The loan program was set into action through the …
This small house from France is intended as a vacation rental unit – but it sure makes manufactured homes look good. Some of the features cited on their website include: Light, airy and spacious living area Operable louvre shutters fitted to master bedroom window for total blackout En-suite bathroom High standard equipment : recycling cooker …
For the walls, bales of straw were in use stuccoes in mud, given its high thermal efficiency and for being an abundant material in the zone. These are protected from the rain by plates of transparent polycarbonate, which leaves in evidence the materiality and zinc waved in the parts top and low.” – ArchDaily See more …
After completing a stationary small space project last December, “My small space made from recycled materials,” I had been looking at small 20 foot or less RVs and teardrop trailers. I didn’t want to spend more than five thousand dollars. In a late night Internet surfing session I found one online in Maryland that needed …
This tiny house on the banks of the Eel river in Plymouth is less than 400 square feet and has a kitchen, full bath, living room, sleeping loft and screen porch! George Canavan of Plymouth was the builder.” – BF Architects See more of this Tiny House in Plymouth…
