A lot of houses do not get enough natural light. A-frames and semidetached townhouses often have dark central rooms because there is nowhere to put a window. Cabins surrounded by trees and houses that face north may receive very little sunlight. Many historic homes have …
Tiny Towables are not new. Conestoga Wagons were built since 1717. From 1820 to 1860 (or so) entire families traveled in Prairie Schooners across America. Around 1810, circuses in Europe started traveling in horse-drawn wagons. The Romani in Britain adapted the design into Vardos. Before …
I absolutely love Baroque libraries. I have torn pages out of magazines and now I collect them to Pinterest. My goal is to have the look by connecting sturdy bookcases and add some millwork to make them look built-in. This is the National Library of …
Do you want to efficiently combine a guest room and a home office? A Murphy bed folds away when not in use, freeing up floor space for your office area. This ingenious Murphy Desk Bed from Murphy Door combines “a full-size bed and workspace in one …
Some of the Free Cabin Plans from Jay Osborne include a Site/Landscape Plan page. These are just sample plans. A real Site Plan is specific to where you will be building a house. The sample landscape plan gives you an idea of how to prepare …
I was asked what I think of a cabin listed on eBay. Here are some tips to research before you buy something on-line. I was asked what I think about this cabin: 14×30 Wood Cabin/Tiny Home on eBay. It is listed by ajcabinsandequipment. The description …
Panelized Home Kits kind of split the difference between a stick-built home, a house kit, and a modular home. When you build a standard, stick-built home, your house plan will probably come with a materials list; a comprehensive inventory of what you will need to …
Someone renovating a vintage camper told me he is going to make a murphy bed using the hardware from a sofa bed. A thrift store sofa bed costs less than murphy bed hardware. Huh! That might work! He asked for some photos of what the …
Carolina Siding is pretty popular around here for rustic, cabin style houses. It might be the least expensive way to cover the outside of a house. Local lumberyards have a stack of it and will sell it pretty cheap. What is Carolina Siding and where …
No. You may not even have to have a down payment at all! You can borrow more than 80% of the price of the house you are buying. You can actually borrow a lot more. If you are buying your first home, or haven’t owned …
