Welcome to the Woodstock Farmhouse, a 520-square-foot garage apartment in Portland, Oregon. It’s a charming accessory dwelling unit (ADU), available for rent on Airbnb. The flexible design makes this an intriguing alternative dwelling option. A garage apartment could easily be called a barndominium. Both feature a home above or next … Read more
If the new year were to have a new term, that would be house hacking. The word “hacking” is synonymous with breaking into computers or computer software, but has been added to our lexicon in other ways. The word “hack” is also another word for “manipulate”, or to deal with … Read more
Admit it. We have all been tempted by a free chair or preowned grill left on the side of the road or a sidewalk. Whether or not we need the item, these discarded items are ripe for the picking. How about this rare sidewalk find? Did you also know that … Read more
Various countries around the world that have higher population densities have come up with some creative ways to house their residents. Whether it’s the micro apartments in Seattle or the Spilytus in Tokyo these little efficiency apartments have some great ideas that can be utilized in other small living spaces. … Read more
Japanese apartments (especially those in larger cities such as Tokyo) have always been small, but they are getting even more miniature every day. You know an apartment is small when you can get the entire place into one photo. The latest rage in Tokyo are the Spilytus apartments. These 96-square-foot … Read more
Oh give me a home, where the kangaroos roam, and the beer-holding budgie-smugglers play… If you’re anything like me, you’ve dreamed of living out in the Australian outback with nine of the ten world’s most venomous snakes, several killer spiders, monitor lizards, saltwater crocodiles, dingos, and Tank Girl. (There’s a … Read more