Have you ever wanted to live in a place like a cozy and modest forester`s house? One potter, Ayumi Horie, made this dream true! Ten years ago she bought a village church near in the Hudson Valley and completely renovated it. Now it is a perfect house and studio. However, the house had not left...
Awesome Rustic Garden Mini-House
It’s July and we all enjoy summer! This is the best time to relax, to merge with nature and forget about everything. One of the best ways to do it is to build a small house or a guest house in your garden. A house in the garden may be of some interesting shape or...
A Secluded House In California
This is a small wooden house in California. It’s tiny but very cozy and traditional. White walls and natural wood is one of the most traditional combinations. I love the open fireplace in the living room. Here you can put a teapot or even roast your marshmallow. The library reminds me of the monastic cells...
Tiny Houses For Your Garden
Would you like to have a guest house but your garden is small? Would you like to have your own place to relax and get rest of your family? Or just want to think about life looking at the sky? These tiny houses are definitely for you! Derek Diedricksen presents his own project, modern Relax...
Tea House In A Peaceful Garden
When I look at this house, I think about tea ceremony in Japan or about meditations and renunciation of everything perishable. It’s called Hat Tea House and was created by A1 Architects in Ostrova, Czech Republic, but this time there is no modernism as in all other works by them. The area is small, just...
Stunning Swedish Summer Home with Cool Outdoor Wood-Fired Hot Tub
This summer home is renovated and decorated by Swedish stylist Katarina Grundströmer. The small 1940’s house belongs to her and it isn’t too big. Although it features amazing nature around it so it’s great place to spend summer there. The most amazing place to enjoy beautiful views of nature is an outdoor tub. The wood-fired...
Cool Child Playhouse In a Back Yard – Polyhedron Habitable by Manuel Villa
This small house in a back yard of a family house is a retreat for the young parents and their child. It has polyhedron shape and one of its sides is fully glazed and opened to a teak deck leading into nature. Besides, it provides workspace and sofa inside with natural light. Inside and outside...
Modern and Sustainable Two-Level Home Office in a Yard
This two-level modern home office is a sustainable project that was prefabricated by five design-build students in a graduate architecture class at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. It has two levels and is located in a client’s yard. Inside, the home office features a customized desk, storage and shelving system, as well as...
Black Shed Small Budget Tiny House Design – Skinidin by Rural Design
This 75 square meter two-bedroom house is an another small house on the Isle of Skye done by Rural Design. Its budget was around £115,000. It’s timber clad with a corrugated roof, the industrial aesthetic follows through to the inside with a polished concrete floor, exposed structure and sawn timber linings on the walls and...
Scottish Small Holiday House Design – Fiscavaig by Rural Design
This small holiday house, located in the township of Fiscavaig on the western side of the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is made of timber and is slightly elevated above the ground to get better views to the north and the sun from the south. The house occupied the very small piloti but has two...