Renovations
The A-Frame That Started It All
I bought a falling-down A-frame with a sleeping bag and a circular saw and no real plan. Here's the whole renovation, honestly.
The Foster Cabin
Renovations
The actual work — buying tired cabins and bringing them back. Before-and-afters, gutting, off-grid systems, wood stoves, and the renovation calls that paid off (and the ones that didn't).
Renovations
Renovating a Log Cabin Interior Without Ruining What Makes It a Cabin
The fastest way to wreck a log cabin is to renovate it like a normal house. Here's how I update a log cabin interior without killing the thing people came for.
Renovations
Bringing an Off-Grid Cabin Back to Life
An off-grid cabin is a different animal. Here's how I bring one back — power, water, heat, and how you light a place with no grid behind it.
Renovations
A Small Cabin Interior, Reworked for Real Living
A small cabin doesn't have to feel cramped. Here's how I rework a tiny cabin interior so it lives a lot bigger than its square footage.
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What I Learned Gutting My First Cabin
My first cabin gut was equal parts education and disaster. Here's what it taught me, so your first one goes better than mine did.
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Lighting an Off-Grid Cabin: Wiring, and Not Wiring
When there's barely any power to wire to, lighting gets interesting. Here's how I light an off-grid cabin warmly without bleeding the battery bank dry.
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Restoring a Wood Stove and Building the Hearth Around It
A cabin without a good wood stove is just a cold box with a view. Here's how I restore one and build the hearth that becomes the heart of the place.
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Cabin Floors That Take Muddy Boots and Wet Dogs
Cabin floors live a hard life. Here's what I put down so they survive muddy boots, wet dogs, and dropped firewood and still look right.
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Reworking a Cabin Loft So You Can Actually Stand Up
Most cabin lofts are wasted — too low, too dark, reached by a death-trap ladder. Here's how I rework a loft into a space people actually want to be in.
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The Screened Porch That Doubled the Cabin
The cheapest way to make a small cabin bigger isn't an addition — it's a screened porch. Here's how I build one that becomes a whole second room.
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What I'd Never Do to a Cabin Again
Seven cabins in, I've earned some scars. Here are the renovation mistakes I'll never make again — so you can skip them.