Rina Swentzell’s Adobe House

Rina Swentzell’s adobe house
Rina Swentzell’s adobe house

Yesterday’s blog post showed an adobe home photographed by Bill Steen, one of the prominent straw bale building pioneers (co-author of The Straw Bale House). I thought readers might enjoy learning more about this beautiful home in New Mexico. Kent Griswold’s Tiny House Blog does a good job of covering the story.

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Tumblr Hobbit House Photos

Hobbit houses on Tumblr
Hobbit houses on Tumblr

These are by far the best photos I’ve seen of hobbit houses from the Hobbit movie set. There are hundreds of professional quality, high res, clear, sharp photos from every angle. Hobbit folks will certainly love the photos.

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A Tiny House Photo Tour

Here’s what you see when you open the tiny front door- most of the house. “Having spaces flow into each other and adding natural light from plenty of windows makes the house feel bigger.
Here’s what you see when you open the tiny front door- most of the house. “Having spaces flow into each other and adding natural light from plenty of windows makes the house feel bigger.

“This week I’d like to take you on a photo tour of Brittany Yunker’s 165 s.f. tiny house in Olympia, Washington. If you enjoyed the video I did of the interior, this post should give you a better idea of what it’s like to move around the space. Be sure to leave a comment and let me know your impression. Remember too, that you don’t have to build a house this tiny to learn from the wisdom of this design. You could use these space-saving tricks on any house.

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New Cob House Interior Design

Interior view of Ziggy’s remodeled Gobcobatron cob house.
Interior view of Ziggy’s remodeled Gobcobatron cob house.

“Our work on updating the interior of our cob house, Gobcobatron is finally complete! I think this latest design might be my favorite so far… although of course it’s so exciting just because it is “new”, too. We changed things around to make it an even more appropriate and better place to stay for renters and people who come stay for weekends.”

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