There are advantages to building with cob, including its eco-friendly nature, low cost, and versatility. Here are a few more pros and cons.
Taylor and Steph Bode built their own sustainable 560-square-foot tiny Earthship home using reclaimed and repurposed materials with less than $10,000.
Have you ever thought about building a cob house? An eco friendly, cost effective cob house could be your perfect home! Let us tell you how.
Cob houses are a type of natural building constructed from a mixture of soil, sand, straw, and water. They are beautiful and sustainable.
Connecting two or more tiny homes is a great way to enhance privacy without increasing space; here are 11 ideas for how to do so.
The process of building a tiny house out of earth and found materials is very appealing. While doing my research, I came across a few tiny cob houses that I thought epitomized how warm, human-scaled and friendly they can be.
Cob houses are an amazing way to build a house. In this simple guide I break down everything you need to know about building a beautiful cob home.
There are advantages to building with cob, including its eco-friendly nature, low cost, and versatility. Here are a few more pros and cons.
A complete recipe for building a cob house for $3000. Here's how you too can build an inexpensive, natural house for little money.
Clay houses in quake country? Cob building gains Bay Area following
Hobbit houses continue being hot, especially for those who would like to buy or build a DIY tiny home and don't care at all about mobility, property taxes, floods, etc. Before reviewing a few prefabricated
Here we'll compare cob and adobe homes, including construction processes, materials, climate considerations, and other differences.
Research and experimentation have been carried out with this agricultural waste, qualifying it as a potential material for the construction of walls.
A complete guide to using bottles in cordwood walls. How to score free bottles, prep your bricks, make designs, tools/materials list, and more!
A cob house is an earthen building that uses a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and sometimes gravel. Cob house builders shape the mix by hand and let it dry
Organic design and interior decorating ideas celebrate the natural beauty of materials, furniture and room decor accessories, supporting green design ideas and creating the look of almost untouched by a professional decorator home interiors, while creating balanced room decor and adding more style and elegance to modern eco homes
Are you looking for cheap alternative housing ideas that won't get you in a ton of debt? Here are a few realistic ideas for you.
There are advantages to building with cob, including its eco-friendly nature, low cost, and versatility. Here are a few more pros and cons.
Most people believe tiny houses are cost-prohibitive, but a little creativity can go a long way. These five houses cost less than $12,000 to build.
These cozy, modern cabins and mountain retreats are the perfect fall getaways. Take a peek at some of our editor’s favorite homes from the Dwell community that embrace the season.
This cabin with living roof is beautifully suited for full-time living. One of the best features is the iron staircase leading to the rooftop patio.
This tiny cob and straw bale cabin was built by local artisans as a vacation rental at the Terra Perma eco-resort and village in Harrington, Quebec, Canada. The thick walls are insulated with straw bales and covered
Over the past few years the cost to rent an apartment or home has dramatically increased while wages have remained… by brandonv111
What alternatives are there to the tiny house ladder? Find out how to have stairs instead of a ladder in your tiny house to reach your loft.
From pre-fabricated houses to carefully designed works of architecture, many sustainable and eco-friendly homes exist. Let's take a tour!
