Tiny House in a Landscape

Colorado Yurt Owner Michael Drummy bought 15 acres in rural, picturesque northern New Mexico – “O’Keeffe Country” it’s called because the painter Georgia O’Keeffe lived there for the second half of her life. After buying the property outright we didn’t have the means to build anything very expensive down there. … Read more

Rina Swentzell’s Adobe House

Judy introduced me to Rina Swentzell’s house and I am really impressed. This house does not fit in the tiny house size but fits more in the small size but I find the simplicity and the beauty of the home well worth sharing for inspiration and ideas.

The house is based in Northern New Mexico and was designed for the grandmother of Bill Steen’s children and Athena’s mother. The grandchildren were involved in the construction and were able to show and develop there construction talents.

Benito worked on the building from start to finish, being there from the foundations through the walls andfinish plasters. Anything that was done with wood, from the roof to the finish carpentry and furniture.

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Tiny House in a Landscape

Kevin shot this on his way back from his cabin in New Mexico in the San Luis Valley. And although it does not show a house prominently in the land scape there are some out there (really small in the picture). I plan on featuring Kevin’s cabin sometime in the … Read more

Tiny House in a Landscape

Dave sent me the information about these photos that are on a really cool site of historical pictures called Shorpy Historic Archive.

Dugout house of homesteaders Faro and Doris Caudill with Mount Allegro in the background. Pie Town, New Mexico. The Caudills at dinner. 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Russell Lee.

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Before industry and technology gave us sawmills and frame houses, this is how the average person lived in much of the world. The dugout or pit house, with sod roof, log walls and earthen floor, is among the most ancient of human dwellings — at some point in history your ancestors lived in one.

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Casa Juan Galan

Alternative Energy, Passive Solar House for Sale The house is located in Tres Orejas, a small off-grid community one-half hour west of Taos, New Mexico. Situated on 3/4 acre of desert oasis with outstanding 360° panoramic views of the Sangre de Christo (Rocky Mountains) and Picuris mountain to the east … Read more