Built a backyard Yome (yurt + dome) to stay in San Francisco by Kirsten Dirksen on September 5, 2021 When Ava Rosen first slept in a yome – a hybrid between a yurt and geodesic dome – she fell …
Needed basic furniture. Came up with Paleo-transformer system by Kirsten Dirksen on August 29, 2021 To furnish an old country home in a 12th Century town, we wanted to create the minimal expression of furniture …
2 skinny homes interlock like a puzzle on small LA lot by Kirsten Dirksen on August 22, 2021 Kevin Daly and Dana Cuff bought a small, rundown home in Santa Monica, and worried about the lack of density …
Went homeless. Done Guerrilla Grazing by choice ever since by Kirsten Dirksen on August 15, 2021 Aaron Fletcher has grazed his sheep and lived off the land as a traveling shepherd for 12 years. He calls …
Kristie Wolfe restores boat-shaped cabin in forsaken lake by Kirsten Dirksen on August 9, 2021 Kristie Wolfe has transformed a giant potato, a fire lookout, and an earthen hole into homes and now she’s converting …
Modal is a backyard home to rent-out or dwell-in anywhere by Kirsten Dirksen on August 1, 2021 Can backyard homes provide income & housing? A year after Salt Lake City allowed owners to put tiny homes in …
4x Quonset home-studio: 40 years of artistic simple living by Kirsten Dirksen on July 26, 2021 In the desert of Joshua Tree, Bobby Furst’s home/studio/compound is an artistic wonderland built from 4 Quonset huts, 3 Airstream …
Off-grid container home uses pulleys to lower/raise bed & deck by Kirsten Dirksen on July 19, 2021 Vojtěch Valda’s shipping container house runs on wind, solar, and pulleys. He and his carpenter brother converted the 20-foot (6 …
Finds cave home ruin on a cliff, restores it on a budget by Kirsten Dirksen on July 10, 2021 Julien Cohen’s first home was carved into the side of a hill in La Roque Gageac, a troglodytic village stacked …
Young couple downsizes, pays off $125K debt, buys home by Kirsten Dirksen on July 3, 2021 Four years ago, Marek and Ko Bush were $125,000 in debt, then they downsized into a tiny home, paid off …
