Wilderness Earthbag Cabin

Posted August 15th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Plans
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Owen Geiger recently posted this small cabin design on his Earthbag House Plans website.  It’s only 283 square feet and features a bathroom, kitchen, living space, and a sleeping loft. This may also be one of the designs to appear in Owen’s future coming house plans book.

Wilderness Earthbag Cabin

The Bauhaus Barn

Posted August 15th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Design
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Craig has been busy exploring a design idea using Google SketchUp. You can see all te drawings on this blog for this 20′ by 20′ modified A-frame cabin.

The Bauhaus Barn

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Urban Rancher – Exterior Complete

Posted June 20th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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The Urban Rancher has reached an important milestone, the exterior of his little cabin in the mountains above Los Angeles is complete. More good news is that he’s no longer jobless and back in a positive cash flow situation.

Urban Rancher – Exterior Complete

Ryo’s Homestead Update

Posted June 20th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Lifestyle
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I don’t think Ryo has called his place in the mountains of Lassen County, California a homestead before, but he just finished putting in a garden and is settling in for the summer… so homestead just seems right to me. He’s also noodling over building another structure or augmenting the one he build last summer.

Ryo’s Homestead Update

Park Model Cabin For Sale

Posted June 20th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in For Sale
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Wayne at San Antonio Sustainable Living let me know that this little 11′ by 20′ park model cabin is still for sale. They are asking 18,500 in case anyone is looking for a small turn-key cabin. It’s located in Texas.

Park Model Cabin For Sale

A Cabin for Solar Burrito

Posted May 9th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Construction Story
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It’s always exciting to happen across a new small house construction project online. This time it’s a little off-grid cabin being built up on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. You can follow the step by step progress on the Solar Burrito Blog.

A Cabin for Solar Burrito

Container Cabin

Posted May 2nd, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in builder
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Remote cabins must often be secured while the owner is away to prevent loss of valuables and damage. This little container cabin offers a very practical and secure living space solution. It also shows what can be done with an 8×20 shipping container and some ingenuity.

Container Cabin

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Microlodge

Posted April 18th, 2010 by Michael Janzen and filed in Uncategorized
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The Microlodge is conceived to be a vacation rental unit or camping alternative and is made in the UK. It’s a refreshing new take on the shape of what a cabin can be.

Microlodge

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