In this video, I take you through the complete process of building a warm wooden cabin off grid, surrounded by the peace and ...

Lucy Small, a Georgia-based home designer, had 4,000 fans lined up to rent her festive cottage rental years before it hit the ...

David and Jeanie Stiles are renowned builders and authors of 23 books on woodworking projects. In Backyard Building, (The Countryman Press, 2014) the couple shows readers how to make that patch of ...

Something small is afoot. Backyard cottages — from 800-square-foot bungalows to Lilliputian studio cabins — are springing up behind houses in many cities, some of which have changed zoning laws to ...

An easing of laws around the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) around the U.S. has opened up opportunities for companies that build such structures. Cottage is one such company. The San ...

Sally Brown has lived in her home on Daly Avenue for more than 30 years, and she’s finally ready to move. The baby boomer, though, doesn’t want to go far. Brown wants to turn her backyard garage into ...

In the midst of its housing crisis, the City of Seattle is looking at ways to make it easier for homeowners to build backyard cottages. Some residents are excited about proposed changes to the law — ...

Plans are under way to break ground on a mixed-use science and tech park, called Convergence Research Park, early next year next to San Felasco State Park. The residential component of this tech park ...

Oliver Russell, a 24-year-old college student in Finland, bought a private island in March. Russell, who's half-American and half-Finnish, plans to build a cottage and a sauna on the land. He paid for ...