Emmons Cottage, a Restored 1886 Folk Victorian Pioneer Cottage in Ormond Beach, Florida

Emmons Cottage, a Restored 1886 Folk Victorian Pioneer Cottage in Ormond Beach, Florida

The historic Emmons Cottage is a Florida Cracker Cottage. It is near the parking for the Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens. The Art Museum is just past The Casements, the Rockefeller Estate near the beach on Granada Blvd. It is 994 square foot 2-story 

Tiny House Studio from a Shed with Clerestory Windows

Tiny House Studio from a Shed with Clerestory Windows

See how a Facebook Marketplace seller has turned a shed into a 448 square foot studio. She bought two and all of the materials to finish them. After finishing one, she is selling the other one and the rest of the materials. You can finish 

The Smallish Vanna Venturi House

The Smallish Vanna Venturi House

This is the Vanna Venturi House. It is considered one of the first prominent works of the postmodern architecture movement. Architect Robert Venturi designed the house for his mother, Vanna. It was completed in 1964. The Vanna Venturi House may not seem like a small 

Free Plans for Farmhouse Addition and Garage

Free Plans for Farmhouse Addition and Garage

In 2017, I found a complete set of house plans for a farmhouse being given away free. The author, Jay Osborne, based the design on an abandoned farmhouse he found in a Virginia forest. He created it as an open-source art project house design. Originally called 

Extending the Free Farmhouse Kitchen Plans

Extending the Free Farmhouse Kitchen Plans

This post goes into more details on the kitchen ideas on the American Farmhouse Extended Plans. The original Free Farmhouse Plans build a small 975 square foot two-story traditional farmhouse. The Extended Design gives ideas for how you can build a bigger farmhouse or build 

Free Farmhouse Kitchen Plans

Free Farmhouse Kitchen Plans

If you are looking for farmhouse kitchen ideas, Jay Osborne has three variations. They are all complete, usable plans designed for anyone to build, even if you don’t have a lot of previous construction experience. And you can get the plans free. The plans include 

12-foot Wide Barn to Tiny House Conversion

12-foot Wide Barn to Tiny House Conversion

I don’t think I have ever seen a Gambrel style roof shed converted to a home turn out as well as this one did. Styled with a distressed galvanized metal ceiling, weathered wood laminate flooring and concrete countertops, this conversion takes barn to a new 

Tiny 2 Story Lake Glenville Cabin

Tiny 2 Story Lake Glenville Cabin

My cousin and her husband built and renovated cabins and cottages in Glenville, North Carolina. They are all available to rent on Airbnb. This is the tiny 2-story cabin. It is the last one they finished. It is small, with a kitchen, dining area and 

Adorable Vintage Event Camper or Food Truck

Adorable Vintage Event Camper or Food Truck

This adorable camper that has been updated to serve refreshments at events just showed up on one of the Facebook Garage Sale sites I follow. Adorable Vintage Camper Adorable camper that will need a little TLC but is in decent shape. These pictures were taken 

Build a Farmhouse From Free House Plans

Build a Farmhouse From Free House Plans

Jay Osborne discovered an abandoned 1900s era farmhouse in Virginia. He turned it into complete, usable plans for you to build your own farmhouse with. The house Jay found was falling down. He even scared off a buzzard living inside. (They do that. It was