Discover the innovative IKEA off-grid tiny house design. Explore sustainable living solutions and compact, eco-friendly living spaces.
If you think that using a natural building method, building tiny, or even using shipping containers will help you build on the cheap, you're only half right. Here's what you need to know before you build.
What we've learned as owner-builders to save money. Tips to help you design, plan, and build your own home while saving thousands of dollars in the process.
You dream of building a home or homestead, but money is tight. Here are some strategies to get the materials and services you need for cheap or for free.
Keep these 5 things in mind when building a custom home! Discussing our new construction process, helpful ideas when building a custom home, & challenges.
Is it actually possible to build a new home on a budget? That’s the question we asked ourselves over two years ago when we were knee-deep in planning the construction of our new home. We had plenty of experience renovating homes, but this would be our first time building a home from the ground up. We […]
If you think that using a natural building method, building tiny, or even using shipping containers will help you build on the cheap, you're only half right. Here's what you need to know before you build.
Are you building your own house? Here is a home construction budget worksheet to keep your finances on track as you build your house!
Huge list of tiny houses with free or cheap plans you can follow to build your own vaction house or backyard retreat.
What we've learned as owner-builders to save money. Tips to help you design, plan, and build your own home while saving thousands of dollars in the process.
Build your walls straight, sturdy and plumb with these great tips.
If you think that using a natural building method, building tiny, or even using shipping containers will help you build on the cheap, you're only half right. Here's what you need to know before you build.
Building a house from scratch sounds like a romantic adventure but without proper preparation it can turn into a nightmare. Learn about the financing and insurance issues you need to have figured out BEFORE you build your own house.
10 things you need to know before buying land that will help you make an educated decision you won’t regret!
Tiny house kits under $10,000 are affordable and have just the right amount of square footage. Check out our top picks!
Whether you're renovating an older home or building your dream home from scratch, here's a list of things I wish we included in our home when we built.
They wanted the financial flexibility to travel, adventure, and live off the land So they set off to build a timber-framed tiny house
It's photographs like this that stop me in my tracks when I'm browsing the internet, and I'm always saving them away in some folder that I never do anything with– until today! The time has come to unload my favourite art nouveau stunners on you. Let's start with this flower-shop in Brussels, designe
It’s been hectic few weeks since we had our planning permission approved for our renovation project. Initial feelings of excitement turned afterwards to feeling overwhelmed as there is just s…
Cordwood walls won't rot as long as you do some key things. Learn how to prevent rot in your cordwood walls BEFORE you build. Get some crucial design tips for your cordwood building to help your project stand the test of time.
1. Mr & Mrs Karsy’s Giant Myriphon From the Byron collection but little more information is given on the photo other than “Musical act” penciled on the back. The unusual contraption depicted was probably the centrepiece of a musical act at Coney Island or at Union Square circa early 1900s. Found on the Museum of…
There are places out there in the world which human beings abandoned long ago, leaving nature to reclaim them in their entirety. They often make for a sight that is both frightening and fascinating. They allow us to glimpse a landscape of the future — when humanity has left or ceased to be. The Instagram user itsabandoned offers many such images that help us to think about the future of our world.
A sleeping porch is a fantastic way to feel connected to the outdoors while creating a camp-like atmosphere protected from the elements.
