Building a cottage on a budget

With a bit of ingenuity and patience, this Washington woman shows us how she was able to create her dream cabins on a budget.

Built in 1935 in Winter Park, Florida, a two-one, 750-square-foot home with a detached, one-and-a-half-car garage with 500-square-foot apartment, and a studio space cost homeowners Mary and Tim Maslow $199,000 to buy and $65k to completely rehab, garden included.

Six key elements make this compact home an affordable, comfortable, and healthy place to live.

You dream of building a home or homestead, but money is tight. Here are some strategies to get the materials and services you need for cheap or for free.

Here's how Lamar Alexander built this cute little 400 square foot cabin for approximately $2000, and powers it with a 570 watt solar and wind power system.

If you think that using a natural building method, building tiny, or even using shipping containers will help you build on the cheap, you're only half right. Here's what you need to know before you build.

To help get the design of your small home right, check out these 5 small home plans to inspire the way you live.

In January of this year, we broke ground on our new small Cottage in the Southeast.* ( *For those who are confused about this new cottage vs our Tiny French Farmhouse: the property that we’re restoring and renovating in France is a forever project for us, and won’t be livable full-time for several

There are so many great ways to save money on building supplies. Here are seven ways to save money on building supplies when building your home as an owner-builder (that you might not have considered). Also great for those building sheds, workshops, coops, and more!