Directions for How to Build a Cabin: 1. Designate a level 12×20-foot building site and position a cinder block at the four corners for this DIY cabin. Place two additional blocks an equal distance ...

Off-grid cabins offer more than just rustic charm. Building with locally sourced materials reduces costs, while embracing ...

Den Outdoors, a new company that sells cabin designs, is releasing a bit of light reading on the subject of actually building the cabin. How to Build a Cabin Book: Built in Nature is a 76-page guide ...

Learn how to build a cabin in the wilderness by watching the wind and light rotate through the property and following a cabin build from conception to completion. Long before I used string on stakes ...

Renovating an old, heritage log cabin, DIY style (and inexpensively), isn’t really something I had on my bucket list. Nor did I ever think I’d ever even live in one. But in 2008 when I decided to pack ...

At the age of 81, Charles “Mac” McRaven still can swing a goosewing broadax with the authority of a young Abe Lincoln. Through the decades, the Albemarle County author and master craftsman has built ...

It can be a home office, a guest house, or an Airbnb We've written about a number of tiny homes that shoppers can find on Amazon. These compact dwellings aren’t the only structures you can buy online, ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...