Cabin Inspo

The guest bathroom features a full-height window with immersive canopy views.

Even on the coldest winter day, these cozy cabins, which are heated by a propane furnace, are warm and inviting.

A ladder incorporated in the mezzanine bedroom leads to a spacious roof terrace.

Inspired by a homesteading commune he documented in Western North Carolina, photographer Mike Belleme built the Nook, a minimalist retreat in the woods that draws from both Japanese and Scandinavian design. He foraged much of the wood for the 400-square-foot cabin. "Every kind of wood has a certain mood and personality," he says. The exterior features an entranceway of oak blackened in the traditional Japanese method known as shou sugi ban.

Clerestory windows in the living room usher daylight inside while casting playful shadows across the wood floor.

Erecting a modern cabin where a tool shed once stood became a family exercise for architect Jim Cutler and his daughter, Hannah, who worked with him on the design and build.

With the average tiny home measuring under 500 square feet, these mini abodes often have to be designed radically different from larger traditional houses. We take a look at seven of the biggest lessons one can learn from tiny home design. No matter if you plan to call a tiny house "home" or not, these key tips are relevant to just about any space, large or small.

The designer clad the interior walls and ceiling with a pale birch veneer and vinyl flooring. The living area of the tiny home displays a built-in convertible table and daybed.

The tiny home in Canada that Heather and Kevin Fritz of Fritz Tiny Homes designed for their client Ashleigh Trahan and her partner Elyse is clad with metal and Douglas fir.

The structure is raised on stilts to allow air flow beneath the home and minimize damage to the landscape.

“I envision people writing their books, music, refuelling their creative flow,” says Castillero. He should know about its energizing power more than anyone, really: it brought him back to his love of architecture, after all. “It’s truly my new happy place.”

The Hideout is currently available for rent on Airbnb. “Obviously you can get off the grid and go to a more traditional cabin or camping, but to have a space that’s also designed very internationally brings it to the next level of that experience,” says Castillero.

The wood-fired store is from local company Homestead Stove.

“It might be more realistic for people to consider small homes between 500 to 1,000-square-feet, rather than tiny homes,” says Nelson.

The cabin is constructed predominantly with plywood that Christie finished with a custom whitewash of 4:1 water to white paint, with a dash of green. "I wanted it pale,

The cabins come stocked with snacks for purchase, including coffee, teas, pasta, s’mores, and popcorn.

Inside, a built-in bed features large storage drawers and cubbies.

L'Abri reinterprets the legendary A-frame to create a secluded shelter just north of Ottawa, Canada.