Tiny House in a Landscape
Update: More photos of interior added below. Thanks Louise! Also plans are now available, go to the “Plans” link above.
This is the tiny cabin built and owned by a friend of mine.
He is extremely private, so I can’t tell you where it is located other than the inter-mountain west. It has a lovely compact kitchen and sleeping loft, with hot tub out back. The entire front has a porch for sitting and shooting the breeze. When we visit in our RV, we stay up the road a piece on national forest land, and leave him to his private, peaceful hideaway. -Louise
Fall
Winter
Floor Plan
- Cabin under Construction
Cabin under Construction #2
Kitchen
Bath
Living Room from Loft
Completed Cabin
by Kent Griswold (Tiny House Blog)
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Beautiful property and cabin, Louise. I don’t blame him! I’d keep that place a secret, too!
Nice looking cabin and location. It just needs a lake nearby to be complete.
I would have liked to see photos of the interior. All the same, great cabin.
@Guy:
I asked my friend for some interior shots. I hope he consents to send some, because it really is great inside!
was jst curious.. did he design the cabin himself or did he buy the plans somewhere… looks like a perfect size… .. love the pics… Justin
Hi Justin – This cabin looks like a Greystokes http://www.greystokes.com/ it may be the Skeena or Nicola but not sure of the actual size of the cabin. Louise if you can find out it would be great…Kent
I really love this. It looks like a lot of the cabins up in the Sierra’s where I live. Very cozy. Does he live in it all year?
I was curious about the all year aspect too…some serious snow in them there woods (of course, I live in the tropics so it looks colder and deeper to me!).
@Justin: He designed it himself and hired a contractor to build the cabin. It was a complicated job to keep as many trees as possible intact on the property.
@Christina & MJ: Yes, he lives there all year. That wasn’t his original plan, but this past winter he decided to try to stay through the cold season and it worked out fine. The road is plowed within about a mile of his property, and he snowshoes the rest of the way in. Neighbors have snowmobiles that he could borrow in an emergency.
@Kent: I don’t have the actual dimensions, but you can kind of eyeball it from these additional photos (added above):
The one of the living area shows just about exactly half of the total downstairs area. I figure that rug is 4′ x 8′? (Feel free to move these photos into the main post if you wish.)
While this house isn’t as teensy tiny as some featured on this blog, I am always struck by how spare and serene it is. To me, the appeal of small spaces is that they force one to clear out the useless stuff and really focus on what’s important. This friend, whom I’ve known since I was a teenager, has been a huge influence in my quest to declutter and simplify my life. I’m glad you’re enjoying the photos of his home!
Louise do you think he might be interested in making his plans available to others? There is a lot of interest in this tiny home…Kent
Are the plans going to be made available? That is an awesome looking house.
Becky – we are checking to see if they might become available and will let you know…Kent
He did a great job designing it. It looks very well laid out. With out looking cramped. If he lets them become available it will be extremely popular, it looks fabulous.
Are those engineered I-beams (3rd photo/down), for the roof framing?
Yes, they are engineered beams.
Has the owner decided to share his plans? They may have been published here but I didn’t see them.
Thanks!
Hi Sharon – Yes, the plans are now available in the “Plans” tab above and you can read more about them on this post http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/little-red-cabin-plans/
[...] Many of you expressed interest in the availability of the plans for this little red cabin we featured in a recent Tiny House in a Landscape post. [...]
I really love to have a cabin house in the country side that I can visit every vacation. But I am still thinking of a nice plan. I hope someone can help.
Just love this cabin! How I wish I’d thought about something like this a couple of years ago – before I bought a small condo. This would have been a much better idea. Thanks so much for the photos. Anyone want to buy a condo, so I can have a cabin like this built instead?
Beautiful! & so quiet and peaceful looking – I’d keep it a secret, too!
Without having to first order the plans, is there anywhere to see a picture of the actual floorplan for this cabin? I’ve seen the various photos of the interior and exterior here on Tiny House Blog but no floorplan pic. Would just like to see it to gain a better perspective of the cabin.
(sorry if I repeated this post)
I would like to build this cabin. I was wondering the kind of foundation you have and how tall is the structure from floor to peak. The reason is for mobility if needed.