Whether you're looking for a prefab guest house for visitors or a place to call home year round, here are 17 small cabins you can buy or DIY.
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For an unforgettable getaway, you'll want to stay the night on this unique bus.
Sonya Marish, director of Jatana Interiors transformed a run down 1970s beach shack into a relaxed and inviting retreat for family. Featuring eclectic pieces and vintage finds, the home is all about getting back to the simpler things in life.
Derek "Deek" Diedricksen of RelaxShacks.com built a tiny, inexpensive cabin from salvaged and recycled materials for an NYU professor.
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Sonya Marish, director of Jatana Interiors transformed a run down 1970s beach shack into a relaxed and inviting retreat for family. Featuring eclectic pieces and vintage finds, the home is all about getting back to the simpler things in life.
The 72 Hour Cabin in West Sweden is a beautiful concept of getting out to nature, feeling relaxed and leaving nothing behind but footprints.
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The trendy Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire has irritated its rural neighbours with plans to build ten new 'pods' in the style of pig sties to house an extra 40 guest bedrooms.
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This is the story of Richard Ward's new 54 sq. ft. tiny house on wheels that 'expands' to 120 sq. ft.! It's called the Terraform 3 and surprisingly, it has everything he needs to live full
Our kits are designed to give you a head start building a shepherd's hut. The basic structure of your hut can be assembled in just one weekend!
FIRST, want to be part of our THIRD "Relaxshacks.com Tiny House/Building Workshop" outside Boston, MA?- well, we'll have more details, a full guest speaker roster, and more soon- email me at kidcedar at gmail dot com if you are interested, WHILE WE HAVE SPACE LEFT! We will limit this to 15-20 people to keep it intimate. There will be a group building project too, and you'll get to see about 4-5 of my mini cabins, designs, and more. Nov 2-3 is when it will take place, with a possible third day.... We already have some REALLY COOL guests lined up- you'll see.... In Vermont at "Tiny House Summer Camp" Photo by Jon Kalish- AND.... Here's a lil' list of FOUR free sets of tiny house, cabin, and/or shed plans- ones that I feel are pretty decent- well, ESPECIALLY considering the price! If anyone has any other links to free plans, let me know, or comment below, as I'd like to start a running archive of free plans (something I'd like to offer and develop down the road myself). That said, check some of these out.... 1. Lester Walker's "Living Cube"- This cabin, one of my favorite's since I was a kid, is also pretty fully hashed out in Walker's book "Tiny, Tiny Houses"- a book you've probably seen and heard me post/talk about many times- it was THE BOOK that got me addicted to tiny housing, when I received it for my tenth birthday. I linked it, and a few other very noteworthy tiny books here.... DEEK'S TOP TEN TINY HOUSING BOOKS EVER! CLICK HERE Lester's Plans from a 1972 Magazine (Popular Science)- http://books.google.ca/books?id=BQEMDqBjzHwC&lpg=PA84&ots=SmdiU1bwKB&dq=Cube%20House%20Lester%20Walker&pg=PA86#v=onepage&q=Cube%20House%20Lester%20Walker&f=true 2. POPULAR SCIENCE DOME HOME- I just LOVE the old art, and layout of the Popular Science, Family Handyman, and Family Circle plan sets of old. This one is a great example, and while I'm not overly enamored with dome homes myself, there's no denying that this is a cool little idea for a home, and that domes still do have their followers and fans. This one buds for you! http://www.popsci.com/archive-viewer?id=1T4ORu6EICkC&pg=111&query=heap+o+planning+ 3. Michael Janzen's Free Pre-fabbin' Cabin (We also have a link to some other REALLY cool cabin plan sets from Michael down in the lower RIGHT HAND column of this blog). Here's a really cool free set though...easy to build, and good lookin'. CLICK HERE: http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Tiny-Prefab-v1.pdf 4. Jamaica Cottage Shop's Free Shed Plans- EASILY convertible into a tiny vacation cabin/cottage or even a cool shed office or fort! I LOVE some of the designs from Vermont's "Jamaica Cottage Shop"- one of my favorite's being "The Writer's Haven"- so be sure to check out the rest of their offerings! You have to join their mailing list to get the plans, but the stuff that occasionally comes across in their email offerings is all really cool tiny house and shed related material. At least check out some of their models at www.JamaicaCottageShop.com Above: The Writer's Retreat- its not the one you get free plans for, but I believe the sell plans for this VERY VERY affordable. Its one of my all-time favorite tiny cabins. CLICK HERE for MORE PHOTOS OF THIS CABIN... http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/writers-haven-tiny-guest-housecabin.html 5. Michael Janzen's TINY FREE PALLET HOUSE- pretty self explanatory....Pallets are EVERYWHERE, so why not put them to use? http://www.tinypallethouse.com/2008/08/build-the-shipping-pallet-floor/ 6. EDGAR BLAZONA'S MD-100 Modular Shelter- We've posted it here before, but here is a link to the very thorough plans from Mr. Blazona- a really modern, simple, and fun cabin, that can be built for approximately $2000 or so by today's prices. This plan set originally debuted through Readymade Magazine. http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2011/09/shed-plans-for-md100-modern-shedguest.html Again, if you know of more FREE plans for cabins, sheds, of tiny houses, post them in the comments section below and I'll eventually archive them in a running list for all to see/enjoy. -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
Casa Sueños ~ The tropical beach lodge
If you were thinking about making a sea change then warning, this house may cause you to start packing your bags. This particular house project started with an existing beach shack in Burrill Lake, a small coastal town south of Ulladulla on the South Coast of New South Wales. Located in a beautiful Australian coastal…
Workin' on a new book still...slowly but surely. It'll be one ENTIRELY different from my other tiny/micro-structures book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks", but same subject matter- with a few surprises though! Here's on cabin I came across that I hope to include somewhere..... I just love the rustic, clean, simple, and relaxing look of this place. From the photos I've been able to locate, it doesn't appear to have an interior bathroom, but like many other seasonal camps, I'd assume it has a nearby outbuilding/outhouse for such purposes- which would be no problem by me (well, in the SUMMER in Ontario). Anyway, its a great little place, AND the flooring is made from free and recycled (and sanded down) forklift pallet wood! (A post on how to identify safe-to-use pallets is coming up soon!) Photos from thecoopercabin.blogspot.com -Derek "Deek"Diedricksen
Phoebe, Dylan and their son Memphis love escaping city life in Melbourne and relaxing at their Australiana fibro shack. They describe their style as "Nostalgic Mod Australiana."
"Affordable, Transforming A-Frame Vacation Cabin Only Costs $1200 to Build" Details on the full plan set for this cabin is below… B...
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A relaxed country-style shack on the north coast of Tasmania in Weymouth invites owners Di and Anthony Loone to connect with sun and sea.
Cooking on a campfire (including a recipe for campfire pancakes!) and Glamping adventures in the UK
These are a couple of great How-To videos based off of his book Humble Homes and Simple Shacks.
Gypsy Wagon Construction: the georgian vardo ( Sold ... another vardo build in progress ) . Updated : August 15, 2015 ...... Finished pictures posted under step 10 ____________________________________________________________ I am posting a photographic journal documenting …
Speaking of the north woods, I'd like to share this pinboard which is currently my favorite (out of my own). Are you on Pinterest ? Let's ...
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Creating an enchanting outdoor bedroom oasis is a wonderful idea to enjoy warm summer nights, fresh breezes and a romantic ambiance surrounded by nature.
Looking for a tiny home you can buy? Check out this Relax Shack red tiny house on wheels created by Mini Mansions that's for sale. This tiny house has a shed-style roof for tall ceilings and
Lately I have been obsessed with cute, tiny cottages in the forest. I would love to have a place to escape daily living and just relax and read a good book. However, I am kind of a snob so the rustic cabin with no bathroom is just not for me. I want to go to a place that is just as beautiful as the setting it's in. Or better yet, I want to OWN a place like this so I can just go anytime I feel like it! Here are some places that I have been dreaming of: I love this space that is built with re-purposed materials Aww, those shingles! Adorable Or maybe a fairytale cottage. Love that bright yellow door. It must have a picket fence around it. Or maybe something really modern. Just enough space for two! This is a really cool take on a log cabin. And the setting is beautiful! Or maybe a tree house feel? This just looks so mysterious. I would love to spend the weekend camped out in this place. Of course, stone cottages are also drool worthy! I love the european feel of a stone salt box cottage. Now this is just too cute for words. It looks like a tiny playhouse for grown-ups! Ok, so they're are a lot of options for the outside of my tiny cottage. Now let's take a look at some interiors: It is probably going to be tiny so we will need to do some creative space planning like this little cottage. I love the ladder with the sleeping loft. Another great example of maximizing space. But, I do want it to have the country cottage feel. I love this bunk room and the blue quilts. I love all the rustic beams in this little cottage, not to mention the adorable mint green kitchen cabinets. Now who could forget the cutest little cottage of all: Iris' stone cottage from the movie "The Holiday" When I saw this movie, all I could pay attention to was this adorable cottage. I LOVE the tiny bathroom with the stone wall. However, not too practical for us tall folks. The cottage must have a reading nook like this for all the books I am going to be reading since there won't be any TV. The fireplace in the kitchen makes the space sooooo cozy! Maybe someday I will have a special little place like this of my own, but for now, I will just keep dreaming. ~Jessica
