Compact Cabins Book Preview

Recently I was contacted by Michelle from Storey Publishing asking me to preview a book that is coming out in December. The book is called Compact Cabins and subtitled Simple Living in 1,000 Square Feet or Less. It is written by Gerald Rowan has taught art, ceramics, architecture, and graphic … Read more

Butler Projects

Paul Butler of Butler Projects offers several tiny and small house plans for amateur and first time builders. According to Paul, his designs have been simplified about as much as is possible, in terms of shape and add-on modules, and can be made very energy efficient. The houses are designed … Read more

Canadian Bunkies

Join me in a round of applause to our Canadian neighbors and their love of the outdoors! Canadian “bunkies”, or small bunkhouses, are another tiny house design that can be built from a plan or from a kit. I ran across these companies that manufacture log, timber frame and cedar … Read more

Cabins – David & Jeanie Stiles

I have a growing library of tiny house and cabin books and one of my favorite is David and Jeanie Stile’s “Cabins.” This book is jam packed with useful information and if your dreaming of building that tiny house or retreat this is one to add to your library. Below … Read more

Summerwood Tiny Cabins

Summerwood Products in Toronto, Canada has a fantastic website that is very detailed, and provides some excellent foder for the tiny house enthusiast. Summerwood sells finely crafted outdoor products such as garden sheds, pool cabanas, gazebos, garages, playhouses, home studios and spa enclosures, but I really fell for their tiny … Read more

UK Log Cabins

For our friends across the pond and for ideas for the rest of us, I found this website for Tay Log Cabins in Scotland that sells and builds small Finnish pine cabins. Most of these cabins are meant to be used for camping or as an income generating property, but … Read more