Everyone has an idea of what he wants regarding an interior design or how his dream house would look like. Some people want minimalism, others prefer natural outlook, sustainability or fashionable modern design. Regardless of your preferences and style, here are several examples of houses where people successfully turn their dream home designs into reality….
Category: DIY Ideas
This Guy Spent 4 Years Growing A Church From Trees
In New Zealand there is a remarkable church built from live trees in a private backyard. The creator is Brian Cox who managed to finish this project for only 4 years. And it looks pretty amazing. Cox made a selection from a wide variety of trees and he picked trees with stone colored trunks and…
Self-Sufficient Couple Builds Their Own Floating Off-grid Island (Video)
In 1992 a couple who lived on the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia built together a floating home. This original island was made by Wayne Adams, 66 and his wife Catherine King, 59. They named it Freedom Cove and had been living there together ever since. The couple have been growing food and…
Woman Buys Foreclosed Cabin From The 50s, Gives It A Vintage Makeover
Taking a trip two hours northwest from New Your City will get you to the little hamlet of Narrowsburg, New York. It boasts a population of only 431 people and one of them is Tina Sprangler. After living for a long time in the fast city life she decided she wanted a change of pace….
This Earthbag Home Time Lapse is Awesome! Now I Want to Build One…
If you ever wanted to build a tiny house made out of earth bags, this time-lapse video is just perfect for you It must be one of the most awesome tiny houses out there, plus the time-lapse video is just as fascinating. The whole house is made out of earthbags which are like sandbags only…
How to Build an Earth Home and Live Off Grid
A home that’s sheltered by earth has high protection against the elements and requires little to no maintenance. It can outlast a normal home by decades. The biggest reason why you’d want to build and earth-sheltered home is to take advantage of the earth’s thermal mass, it will regulate it’s own temperature ( stay warm…
Kentucky Couple Brings Antique Log Cabin Back to Life
Jan Paul Donelson from Kentucky went to look for buying a house when he found this antique log cabin and right away he knew that he didn’t need to look anymore. When he told his wife Tammy, she was also impressed by the house and told him that this place felt like home. Even though…
A Bed In A Box – Original Homemade Furniture
Fine Woodworking This unique idea was first created by Robert MacPherson. He designed the bed box for the annual American camping event, the largest annual gathering with more than 10,000 re-enactors from different countries. This event is intended for campers to design complex campsites, so the bed boxes were great idea and convenient for…
This man build his own off-grid cabin FOR FREE and filmed the process.
In the videos below you’ll listen to James talking about his old off-grid log cabin where he lived for 25 years. He didn’t maintain the cabin for almost 15 of those years, but now he is building his new log cabin and of course, for free. Also he is talking about the food and other…
How to Build a Log Cabin (…from Scratch and by Hand)
If you want to build your own log cabin and you are a beginner, than you should follow some steps to make it easy. Firstly there is a lot of information on the Internet and you can find useful instructions, materials and advices. Don’t forget that you may find some unsuccessful projects, but they will…