Mayne Island Cob House

Mayne Island Cob House

I have just returned to work after a wonderful rollercoaster 15 months of maternity leave. So for the last week we decided to rent a small cottage in the middle of no where and it was total bliss. It was a small one bedroom barn conversion just outside of Llanidloes in Wales and it totally won our hearts. We are both now dreaming of a simpler life in the country.... so expect loads of tiny country cottages coming up on Moon to Moon!

For starters I have found this place...

 This beautiful 600 ft² Cob house in Mayne Island, was supposedly the first Cob house in Canada. Although small it is perfectly formed! I just love that warm wooden ceiling in the bedroom..... wouldn't the rain would sound so lovely up there?

Not only are Cob houses such as this eco-friendly but they are also pretty cheap to construct, the original construction cost of this beautiful home was around $56,000 (designed by Cobworks.)

 This home is available to rent on airbnb here

The Beautiful Wooden Dome House In A Forest

 My goodness, this place is just heaven isnt it?

This globe house is made out of mainly reclaimed materials and although situated in a forest the large windows allow for plenty of natural light to enter the home.

Unfortunately my source for these images was a secondary source so minimal information could be gathered about its location, owner or architect.... I f anyone knows more about this beautiful globe please share in comments

xx Gabi xx

Cabin Porn....

Woodland Cabin:

Phil Elverum from the bands The Microphones and Mount Eerie lived here for a year in Anacortes, Washington.

Hunting cabin near the west branch of the Sacandaga River in the Adirondack Park, NY.

Uvershula in Nordland, Norway sits on idyllic seashore location with fine views of the nearby Lofoten Islands.  Built by a local school teacher, it has a wood burning stove, coffee pot, and a hut log book with comments from travellers from all over the world.

Public treehouse designed and built by students at the Yestermorrow school.

I built this hillside cabin in 1974 in the redwoods near Mendocino, CA, using framing recycled from an old chicken ranch and home-milled siding and shingles. The skylights were tempered plate glass seconds from a sliding door company. My daughter wanted to play with her dollhouse, but it was raining.

Fire lookout in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state.

Ski Patrol Cabin in Eaglecrest Ski Area outside Juneau, Alaska. 

A “bach” on the edge of Hokianga Harbour in Northland, New Zealand. 

I have found a new tumblr called Cabin Porn. Above is a small collection of some of the most beautiful cabins from around the world. It was very, very hard not to reblog every single picture.

The Hobbit Holes of Hobbiton....

How cute is this little Hobbit Hole of Hobbiton complete with potted Garden?

Hobbit hole: Window and pots

Hobbit Hole of Hobbiton

Hobbiton sign

Hobbit Hole: Beautiful Hobbit house 

Hobbit Hole: Attention to details, love that door handle

Hobbit Hole: House details, drying flowers above the door

Hobbit Hole: Hobbit house entrance - I want to sit there with a pipe and a pint of Ale

The pictures are of the actual Hobbit Holes made for the filming of the new Hobbit movie released later this year. The studio are allowing the public to take a tour of the Hobbit village which has been built on private farm land near Matamata. Al of the pictures are from this awesome dedicated Hobbit house Tumblr which I have spent hours dreaming over.....I am so in love, I WANT a hobbit house......

Hands up who's moving to Hobbiton with me?