Jalopy Cabins

Lyle Congdon a graphic designer who runs her business, Wild Spirit Designs in Colorado is also stepping into the tiny house and cabin business and will soon be opening Jalopy Cabins. She contacted me the other day to tell me about this jalopy cabin. Jalopy Cabins gets its name from the … Read more

Old Place Cabin

One of my own dreams was to have a log cabin in the mountains, for me the dream has not been fulfilled but for David Harell from Mississippi his dream has become a reality. David originally alerted me in a comment that he was building his cabin and had started … Read more

Adirondack Cabin

One of the neat things about keeping things small is the beauty of simplicity. I came across this neat Adirondack cabin and just love the basic style of the lean-to converted into a small cabin, simply by adding a log front, windows, and a door. The hand scribed logs are … Read more

Canyon Classic Cabins

Dale Snyder of Bellvue Colorado has recently started a business called Canyon Classic Cabins, LLC. He has designed a snug, energy efficient cabin that can be lived in full time or as a vacation cabin. The cabin size is 16′ x 20′ and you can add an optional bump out … Read more

Build a Small Log Cabin #1

There has been so much interest in tiny and small log cabins that I have found a second article that really fits this area. This is a reprint from a 1983 Popular Mechanics article by Michael Chotiner with illustrations done by Harry Schaare. Enjoy and I hope this helps in … Read more