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Can I really get a complete modular home for under $40,000?

Can I really get a complete modular home for under $40,000?

Someone sent me a listing for a modular home that is only $37,545. That is really inexpensive for a modular home! But it is still an awful lot of money to spend. She wanted me to tell her what I think. I do not know 

What is a Barndominium?

What is a Barndominium?

Sometimes you can find a deal on eBay where someone has bought a house kit and then their plans changed. Right now there is a 2400 square foot Barndominium kit that will probably be a good deal for someone. The kit is sitting on a 

2-Story Hideaway Cabin Kit from Jamaica Cottage Shop

2-Story Hideaway Cabin Kit from Jamaica Cottage Shop

The Hideaway Cabin from Jamaica Cottage Shop has two levels and a wrap-around porch, an open floor plan and windows on every side. Three dormers add more usable space to the second floor. Come home to happiness in your own Hideaway Cabin! The 180 degrees 

36 x 24 Log Cabin Home Shell Kit

36 x 24 Log Cabin Home Shell Kit

King Log and Beam sells log cabin kits starting at $20,838.00. This 36 x 24 Log Cabin Home Shell Kit to build a log cabin with two bedrooms and a large loft is listed on eBay for $42,000.00. LOG CABIN HOME shell kit logs 1266 

1,116 square foot Pearlman Mountain Cabin

1,116 square foot Pearlman Mountain Cabin

The 1,116 square foot Pearlman Mountain Cabin is in the Idyllwild art community of Mount San Jacinto, California. It was designed by a renowned architect, then built by family. The cabin was designed and built to be a weekend cottage for the family of a 

Edith Farnsworth Modern One Room House

Edith Farnsworth Modern One Room House

The one room glass and steel Edith Farnsworth House seems to float above the ground. It was designed in the International style of Modern architecture by Mies van der Rohe. In 1945, Edith Farnsworth purchased nine acres of beautiful wooded property on the Fox River 

Two Kits to Build a Hidden Panel Secret Room and Step-by-Step Instructions

Two Kits to Build a Hidden Panel Secret Room and Step-by-Step Instructions

Murphy Door has been selling hardware and kits to create secret room doors for a while now. The doors look like shelves or other furniture, but are actually doors that smoothly swing open to reveal a doorway. Their new Hidden Panel Murphy Doors can be 

New 2-Bedroom Single Section Modular Cabin from Blue Ridge Log Cabins

New 2-Bedroom Single Section Modular Cabin from Blue Ridge Log Cabins

Blue Ridge Log Cabins builds log cabins in a factory off of I-26 north of Spartanburg, South Carolina, just before the North Carolina state line. You can tour model log cabins and other cabins that are built on site and delivered to your own land. 

Turning the Cabin into a Home

Turning the Cabin into a Home

Mom has moved in. All of the furniture from her old house fits perfectly and the colors are perfect together. This photo makes it look more cramped than it looks in real life. There is a lot in the living room. A sofa, two arm 

How Much Space Does Porch Furniture Need?

How Much Space Does Porch Furniture Need?

How big does a porch need to be? There are two big factors. How much of the porch will be used up as walk space? And what do you plan to use the porch for? This porch isn’t small, but the ramp and steps on