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These Thai Workers Built a Home Out of Bamboo in 6 Hours. People Are Incredible.

These Thai Workers Built a Home Out of Bamboo in 6 Hours. People Are Incredible.

This Hobbit Hole Tiny House Will Make You Want To Squeeze Right In

This Hobbit Hole Tiny House Will Make You Want To Squeeze Right In

Thinking About Raising A Baby In A Tiny House? 3 Tips To Help You Prepare!

Thinking About Raising A Baby In A Tiny House? 3 Tips To Help You Prepare!

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Historic Shed Can Build This Adorable Artist’s Cottage Just For You

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Tiny Poland Apartment Just 13 Square Meters But Big On Style

Luxurious Tiny House With A Wood-Fired Hot Tub. Yes, You Can Have Both.

Luxurious Tiny House With A Wood-Fired Hot Tub. Yes, You Can Have Both.

Charming Cottage Built By Couple With Own Hands Over 6 Years

By SnugShack Cottage, DIY

It's not just a house, but an expression of passion for a cause.

The last time people were building their own 450 square foot homes by hand as a regular thing, the Civil War was a recent memory.

But the Tiny House movement is proving once again that everything old can be new again. Ron and Sue of Millersburg, Ohio are hoping a whole lot more people will catch on.

Traditional gabled roofline and shingled siding give this cottage a homey look.

cottage exterior

Shiny Tiny Mansion

Their motto is, “Live Small to Have It All” and they self identify as “Old, idealistic farmers, fresh out of youth,” but you’d never know it to see the lively cottage they now call home. They’ve been married for 29 years and in those (nearly) three decades the largest place they have ever called home was still well under a thousand square feet.

The kitchen, with its reclaimed Coca-Cola signage cabinet doors.

kitchen

Shiny Tiny Mansion

Their bright, retro cottage is filled with charm, which is probably where it got the nickname, “Storybook Cottage”. With high peaked gable roofs, and a shingle sided exterior with a cheery green finish, their home features traditional, hand-wrought construction.

This painted side board adds more kitchen storage.

side board

Shiny Tiny Mansion

Advertising art and reclaimed lumber and artifacts form a homey, hodgepodge interior.

You can see their individualistic mindset shine through in the decor.

The couple sees themselves as a part of a movement towards “rational habitation” instead of the move that has us building our average homes in many communities at over 3,000 square feet.

The stairs feature some beautiful reclaimed materials.

stairs

Shiny Tiny Mansion

From the tiny, vintage four burner stove to the painted, Shaker-style sideboard, every piece to their home has been chosen with care.

Rather than bright “pops” of color favored by many modern designers, they have chosen to bring cheer and warmth to every corner in an array from mint green to bright red.

The attic bedroom with a headboard built into a gabled window.

master bedroom

Shiny Tiny Mansion

With lots of vintage patina and natural wood, from pine floors, to board paneled ceilings, the cottage is unique all the way to the peak, where the couple’s double bed has its headboard built into a dormer window to make the best use of the space.

View of the bathroom area.

Bathroom

Shiny Tiny Mansion

Outside on the front porch. The cottage took the couple 6 years to complete.

Front porch

Shiny Tiny Mansion

Storybook Cottage, tucked away on the hillside.

Shiny Tiny Mansion

Shiny Tiny Mansion

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Vintage Transit Bus Now A Charming Country Retreat

This Tokyo Drawer House Looks And Functions Like One Giant Cabinet

This Tokyo Drawer House Looks And Functions Like One Giant Cabinet

This Colorful 1976 Airstream Is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen

This Colorful 1976 Airstream Is Unlike Anything You’ve Ever Seen

If You Can Climb a Mountain, You Can Sleep in This Tiny House for Free. PS: The Mountain is Over 8,000 Feet High.

If You Can Climb a Mountain, You Can Sleep in This Tiny House for Free. PS: The Mountain is Over 8,000 Feet High.

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Pick Your Tiny House Trailer Like a Pro: Used or New – Which for You?

Buy A Tiny House Shell And Finish It In Your Style

Buy A Tiny House Shell And Finish It In Your Style

Impressively Modern Tiny Home in Japan. I Love the White Spiral Staircase.

Impressively Modern Tiny Home in Japan. I Love the White Spiral Staircase.

See This Man’s 1977 Dodge Tradesman Campervan Made To Survive A Yukon Winter.

See This Man’s 1977 Dodge Tradesman Campervan Made To Survive A Yukon Winter.

Amazing Art Exhibit Made From 8 Pictures of a Tiny House. #5 Is My Favorite.

Amazing Art Exhibit Made From 8 Pictures of a Tiny House. #5 Is My Favorite.

This Swedish Couple Converted A Vintage Bus Into A Peaceful Sanctuary For You

This Swedish Couple Converted A Vintage Bus Into A Peaceful Sanctuary For You

Young University of Wisconsin Grad Decides to Live the Tiny House Lifestyle

Young University of Wisconsin Grad Decides to Live the Tiny House Lifestyle

170 Square Foot Wood-Paneled Tiny House With Contrasting Wood Tones

170 Square Foot Wood-Paneled Tiny House With Contrasting Wood Tones

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