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Old-timers wanted them to resurrect the kitschy shack, but given the rigorous building requirements and resulting financial investment, that vision didn’t make sense. "If we were going to spend this much just for a foundation, we weren’t going to put a shack on top of it," Jessamy says.

The portable A-frame cabin is designed to fit onto a purpose-built trailer.

Colorful glassware, a heartfelt cookbook, luxurious hair oil, and more—these stunning products from Black-owned businesses make the perfect presents for everyone.

The interior of the micro cabin is finished with pine plywood walls, ceiling, and floors that lend pattern and an organic quality. Stainless steel cabinetry, counters, and appliances in the kitchen offer a more industrial quality that balances the materiality of the wood.

Project 01, a 262-square-foot micro cabin imagined by Canada-based Instead is clad with black-stained pine that helps it to meld with the natural landscape.

Christie Schoepp's main goals for building a cabin on her family's land in Alberta, Canada, were to maximize the views and make the project as cheap as possible.

Before: The newest owners of this 1885 Prospect Heights brownstone wanted to convert it into a duplex in a remodel that finished in 2020. “This neighborhood has extra deep lots that allow you to do amazing things with extensions,” says Kaplan.

Kevin and Heather Fritz talk beside a fire pit in the front yard of the tiny home.

"Ideally, we'll be building more units than any developer to the nation's housing stock at the end of the decade, without problematic land use or displacing community members (one can dream, right?),

Exterior portrait of owners Michael and Amiee

Darkened cedar siding gives the laneway house a polished presence.

The skylit hallway beside the bedrooms is not just a pass-through space—it provides room for the kids to play.

To avoid excavating the land, Pang and Boyle designed a structural platform to keep the cabin level.

Now, the sizeable kitchen is an exceptional blend of old and new. The original floors, coffered ceiling, and windows are joined with IKEA cabinets with Semihandmade fronts, and Vermont-sourced Danby marble counters.

The kitchen is equipped with Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, and the cabinet faces and handles match the built-ins in the other rooms.

The guest bathroom was enlarged and finished with Moroccan plaster.

Like the kitchen and the bedroom, the bath is outfitted in a palette of gray and white.

“Cath and I’ve worked on a bunch of renovation projects,” Ryan says. “We have fun and enjoy working together—it’s our shared hobby.”