$15K remote homestead: bridging inexpensive kit homes in Scandinavian Arctic by Kirsten Dirksen on February 10, 2025 In Norway’s remote far north, where the wind can rattle walls and the winter light is fleeting, Kjetil Ingvar Berge …
Kristie Wolfe turns ruin into pirate paradise + old treasure beneath by Kirsten Dirksen on February 2, 2025 When Kristie Wolfe first saw the ship-shaped home—half of it slipping a small Salmon, Idaho lake—she knew anyone else would …
She built underground cabin in remote Arctic for $200 as cozy Stealth Home by Kirsten Dirksen on December 29, 2024 Franciska Eliassen built an underground earth home inspired by traditional Norwegian sod huts to live simply and sustainably from what …
Uber driver saves money to build hand-cranked Expandable Home by Kirsten Dirksen on January 28, 2024 Ten years ago Kamal Kadhar began dreaming about a home that could be easily transported around the world and could …
Seattle pie-shaped home feels surprisingly big inside: see why by Kirsten Dirksen on July 9, 2023 About 100 years ago, the story goes, back when women couldn’t get their own loans in the US, a divorcée …
French rural property becomes tiny home village (on wheels) by Kirsten Dirksen on December 26, 2020 When Ludivine inherited a rural property after her mother’s death, she decided to make it work for her by renting …
Jack Kerouac’s boarding-house now co-living for creatives by Kirsten Dirksen on November 7, 2020 In 1953 Jack Kerouac stayed here for part of the spring, but when Sara McEre bought the former 19th-century boarding …
Bed, wardrobe & washer stack in Mediterranean tiny apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on October 31, 2020 With only 25 square meters (270 square feet) to work with, Yuda Naimi decided to think cubically when redesigning a …
Texan maker’s underground survival bunkers are real batcaves by Kirsten Dirksen on June 29, 2020 In Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, the protagonists are surprised by marauders, but are lucky to find a well-provisioned survival shelter. …
Folding 18-sqm beach-flat sleeps 5, feeds 10 + cocktail terrace by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2020 To maximize an 18 square-meter apartment (a 194 square feet studio near the sea) for a family of 3, Ángel …
