You know how everyone dreams of a place to *really* get away from it all? Well, this might be it. Seriously, this place just got a $30,000 price cut, and it's sitting on 35 private acres in Council, Idaho. Forget noisy neighbors and traffic jams – this is
You know that place you dream about escaping to? The one where you can actually hear yourself think and the only traffic is the occasional deer? Well, this might just be it. And guess what? The price just got a sweet $50,000 haircut. Seriously, it’s like the universe
In Hidden Hills, a team set out to make a gigantic house feel easy, bright, and weirdly livable. The trick? Treat the outdoors like a co-star and pull daylight all the way to the basement. First Look: It’s Big, Bright, and Kind of Wild The approach tells you what
Forget cookie-cutter houses. This place is something else entirely. Imagine waking up to the sound of a creek, with nothing but trees and sky for miles. Seriously, this 1929 cabin isn't just a house, it's a whole vibe. It’s got that "welcome home"
Two outdoor people fell for a triangle and built one that actually works for real life. The shell came as a kit; the soul is all their own. The Triangle They Couldn’t Stop Thinking About From the outside, it reads bold and simple. Inside, the ceiling shoots up and
Forget cookie-cutter mountain cabins. This place is different. Seriously, it's round! And when I say views, I mean views. Like, "pinch me, am I dreaming" long-range mountain vistas from every angle. If you've been craving something totally unique that screams "mountain escape"
You know how sometimes you see a house and just have to do a double-take? This is one of those houses. Forget boring boxes – this place is shaped like a stylish little UFO that landed in the beautiful gated community of Carolina Trace. Seriously, it's so unique, you&
Chris moved his family to the country and built an ecological home from the ground up. Straw bales, a living roof, a composting toilet, and a thousand-gallon “water battery” make the place work—and the story is full of smart fixes anyone can learn from. The Dream That Took 18
Architect Robbin Hayne took a raw Calabasas ridgeline and carved an X-shaped estate into it, all glass, wood, and sky. The result is a nearly 9,000-square-foot sanctuary that lives like a private park above Los Angeles. The Hilltop Problem That Most People Would Walk Away From Old Topanga Canyon
A medieval lit PhD built a wildly specific, wildly functional tiny home: part library, part game lounge, part cat kingdom, and quietly ready for off-grid life. The Obsession That Shaped Everything Their home is called Purple Heart Manor, and it leans hard into two things: the medieval era and the
On Vancouver Island, one of the founders of O.U.R. Ecovillage spent years turning fallen trees, clay, and scrap into a warm, artful, three-bedroom family home. It runs on solar, uses legal composting toilets, and turns waste into food. The Problem That Almost Stopped Everything O.U.R. Ecovillage
A modular home builder named Steve turned a simple utility trailer into a 3 kW solar generator with real storage inside. It’s quiet, clean, and sized for everyday life—from cabins to job sites. The Idea He Couldn't Shake It looks like a regular covered trailer at