First of all, thank you to everyone who took the time to journey through this collection of small spaces from all over the world. I hope that a sense of freedom to escape the norm and pursue something greater has been instilled within you.
A big thank you to the whole team at Ebury Press: my fantastic editor, Elen Jones. From vision to reality, your creativity, well-rounded experience and passion to see this come to life set the course to make it the remarkable book that it is today. Louise McKeever and Laura Marchant for your close help, thorough guidance and encouragement throughout.
Therese Vandling, for designing a beautiful collection to venture through.
Thank you to all the tiny house owners and builders for giving us an invitation into the extraordinary dwellings you call homeDaniel Norris, Matt Impola, Ann Voskamp and many more.
A special thank you to the talented photographers of the homes featured here, James Barkman, Max Ablicki, Zac Ruiz and so many more. Your creative work has been the backbone of this stunning collection.
I couldnt have done this without supportive family and friends. So thank you to my parents, siblings and Cody, Harmonie and Jolene, for giving wisdom and feedback at any time.
COVER
Nolla: Sustainable A-Frame near Helsinki, Finland. Joonas Linkola.
PRELIMS
Nolla: Sustainable A-Frame near Helsinki, Finland. Joonas Linkola.
Lynne Knowltons Cabin Retreat: Well-designed light cabin near Toronto, Canada. Lynne Knowlton | TreeHouse & Cabin Retreat.
A-frame: Idyllic escape in the Alaskan mountains, USA. Mark Reyes/Naanod.jpg.
TREE HOUSE LIVING
Tree House: 55 feet up in the trees of Spain. Leire Unzueta.
Montana Tree House Retreat: Grand double-decker just outside of Whitefish, Montana, USA. Kati OToole.
Fox House: Tree house built with reclaimed windows in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Laura Dart/The Fox House by Emily Leonard Southard and Sloane Southard.
Tree House: Built from cedar, near Toronto, Canada. Suech and Beck.
Lynne Knowltons Tree House: Constructed from reclaimed materials near Toronto, Canada. Lynne Knowlton | TreeHouse & Cabin Retreat.
Lynne Knowltons Cabin Retreat: Well-designed light cabin near Toronto, Canada. Lynne Knowlton | TreeHouse & Cabin Retreat.
Tree House at Camp Wandawega: Three-storey tree house built around an elm tree in the woods of Wisconsin, USA. Bennett Young.
Characterful wooden tree house. Suech and Beck.
Cabin tucked away in the woods of Oregon. Bennett Young.
The Lushna Cabin. Connor Willgress/Lushna Cabin at Eastwind Hotel & Bar Windham, NY.
Ethan incredible bicycle-powered tree house in the USA. Mikey Gribbin.
Ethan Tree House: Two-storey hand-cranked tree house that rotates 360, in the mountains, USA. Mikey Gribbin.
ECO-FRIENDLY
Nolla: Sustainable A-Frame near Helsinki, Finland. Joonas Linkola.
EcoCamp Patagonia: Sustainable Geodesic domes, mountains of Torres del Paine, Chile. Sasha Juliard.
Hideout Bali: Sustainable eco retreat in Bali, Indonesia. Sasha Juliard.
Kimo Estate: Modern off-grid A-Frame overlooking the Gundagai hills, Australia. Nicole Clark Photography.
Glass house built from salvaged windows and reclaimed materials in the woods of West Virginia, USA. Nick Olson.
Picturesque Pod in Great Britain. Calin Gillespie.
Cabin retreat within the Elmley Nature Reserve on an island off the coast of Great Britain. Kym Grimshaw/Elmley Nature Reserve.
SECLUDED SPACES
Kayak Cafe: Shepherds wagon in southern Quebec, Canada. Dominic Faucher | VanLife Sagas.
A-Frame: Rustic home. Brendan Lynch.
Loft: Brendan Lynch.
Getaway House: Tiny house rental in the woods of Massachusetts, USA. Heather Sorrenty.
Sunlit Shanti at Pegasus Farm, near Mendocino, California, USA. Bennett Young.
Vista: A mobile safe haven of shelter, woods of Wisconsin, USA. ESCAPE RV/Steve Niedorf.
Brett Lewis 1986 Vanagon: Renovated with salvaged Texas cedar, Texas, USA. Ventana Media Collective.
Cabinscapes Mason Cabin: A well-designed escape situated on 576 acres in Southern Ontario, Canada. Evelyn Barkey Photography.
Coyotes Den: Hand-built tent cabin at Howling Woods, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. Max Ablicki.
Desert Yurt: A simplistic yurt surrounded by extraordinary terrain in Utah, USA. Sasha Juliard.
Candlewood Cabins Glass House: A peaceful retreat in the woods of Wisconsin, USA. Peter Godshall.
Hebes Hideout: Remodelled 1965 A-Frame near Mt. Rainier, Washington, USA. Shon Purdy.
Cabin with character, USA. Kyle Finn Dempsey | YouTube: trout and coffee.
Off-grid cabin rental, Vermont, USA. Kyle Finn Dempsey | YouTube: trout and coffee.
Container tiny home: Shipping container with rooftop deck, based in Texas, USA. Alexis McCurdy.
Rustic Caravan: a vintage, creative escape in California, USA. Bennett Young.
Home of Zen: Built by Tiny Heirloom out of Portland, Oregon. Tiny Heirloom.
Library cabin. Lennart Pagel.
Vantage Tiny Home: Built by Tiny Heirloom out of Portland, Oregon. Tiny Heirloom.
Refuge: Scandinavian-inspired rustic small space in the Sonoran Mountain Range, Mexico. Fernando Morrisoniesko.
FAMILY HOME
Cashios Airstream: Renovated 1972 airstream for family, Arkansas, USA. Sydney Sligh Photography.
Den for our cubs: Secluded family tent escape in the high desert of New Mexico, USA. Zachary Ruiz.
Fern the Bus: Renovated school bus serving as the home for an adventurous young family. Ben & Mande Tucker.
Open tiny home built by Tiny Life Construction. Tiny Life Construction.
Fite Travels: Renovated Sprinter van. Sami Strong Photography.
Joshua and Shelleys House: Custom-designed, self-built home with a view, Northern California, USA. Joshua Engberg/Tiny House Basics.
The Petrones: Airy, contemporary home on wheels in Southern California, USA. Ashley Petrone.
High Up
Cabin in the woods, North America. Dominic Faucher | VanLife Sagas.
Log Wood Cabin. Brendan Lynch.
Omah Kayu. Abraham Yusuff.
Mountain-top small dwelling, Sweden. Sasha Juliard.
Black A-Frame. Brendan Lynch.
Cabin getaway in Austria. Michael Derjabin.
Cabin retreat in Austria Roman Huber.
Woody Tiny House: Modern mobile dwelling, mountains of California, USA. Benjamin Rasmussen Photo.
Tye Haus A-Frame: Cabin rental in the Washington mountains, USA. Bennett Young.
Incredibly designed small structure in Italy. Joonas Linkola.
Quaint homey cabin. Chris Daniele.
Heart of It All House: Trevor Gays tiny home. Trevor Gay/Strayer Media.
Raven House: Off-grid cabin getaway, Ontario, Canada. Chris Daniele.
Outside House: Modern and sustainable two-structured build on a 300-year-old Hawaiian lava flow, Hawaii, USA. Olivier Koning.
Rolling Hut: Minimalist steel frame and plywood retreat, mountains of Mazama, Washington, USA. Tim Bies/Olson Kundig.
OPEN ROAD
Ann-Sylvia & Georg Deocariza: Creative couples 1980 VW LT 31 home on wheels, Norway and beyond. Georg & Ann-Sylvia Deocariza.
James Barkman: Photographer and travellers authentic 1976 VW Westfalia van with mini wood stove, USA. James Barkman.
Candice Smith: Custom-built vintage 1988 Chevy Sportvan, USA. Candice Smith.