Creating a simple shelter - and living with it!

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Floorplan
Kitchen
Master Bedroom
Loft
Gear room
Bathroom
Mud room
Livingroom I
Livingroom II
Deck
Entrance

 
 

Floorplan of a small cabin:

Livingroom, part two

 
     

Cabin Intro
Cabin Images
Building the Cabin
Brief Building Story
Heating
Floorplan
FAQ
Construction Diary
Pre-Building Notes

 

The dinner table is shown above, sporting all homemade furniture from an era when I time to do such things (did not own a computer back then...).
When we have friends for dinner, often a challenge in this cabin, we stick the kids at the breakfast bar and squeeze up to 5 adults around this table. But entertaining large groups within these 4 walls are not an option. Obviously we save bigger occasions and potlucks for the warm months when we can lounge on the deck.
Living on a tiny scale like this, no matter how you look at it, is somewhat anti social, and not the best choice for people who love playing host.

To the right is our Vermont Castings wood stove. Read more about heating here.

 
 
Built in furniture like this rudimentary couch platform really saves space. You can dimension them to fit in odd unused nooks, or make them to specific custom sizing.
Here we needed to shoehorn a comfy lounger in between the stairs and the wall. Space was severely restricted, yet it turned out quite aggreably.
There was even room for two doggie beds underneath.
 
 
Lacking any architectural software of real value, I created this floorplan with Macromedia FreeHand, a vector based drawing program.
CoyoteCottage.com is NOT a commercial site. Neither are we on a quest to change your political or religious leanings.
All this is about is simplefying and downsizing because it makes sense. Web design by fivenineclimber.com