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Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseKayak instructor <a title="Kayak Instructor Builds Tiny Woodland Home From USD 11,000" href="http://capefalconkayak.com/" target="_blank">Brian Schulz</a> built this beautiful Japanese-style home in the forests of Nehalem, Oregon for under $11,000! The home is made entirely from locally-sourced <a title="Kayak Instructor Builds Tiny Woodland Home From USD 11,000" href="http://inhabitat.com/couple-leave-their-jobs-to-build-a-recycled-windows-love-nest/" target="_blank">salvaged wood</a>, and it was built in less than a year.1
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseSchulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local <a title="Kayak Instructor Builds Tiny Woodland Home From USD 11,000" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrecking_yard" target="_blank">recycling yard</a> and <a title="Kayak Instructor Builds Tiny Woodland Home From USD 11,000" href="http://inhabitat.com/photos-living-the-green-life-at-an-echo-village-immersed-in-buenos-aires-delta/" target="_blank">savaged wood</a> from the surrounding forest.2
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseThe resourceful instructor also collected some floating timber while kayaking and harvested felled trees after a big storm.3
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseTaking inspiration from traditional <a title="Kayak Instructor Builds Tiny Woodland Home From USD 11,000" href="http://inhabitat.com/japanese-takaya-house-features-a-natural-floor-made-from-tamped-earth/" target="_blank">Japanese architecture</a>, Schulz designed the minimal home with exposed joints.4
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseThe home also features low wooden furniture, paper lanterns and <a title="Kayak Instructor Builds Tiny Woodland Home From USD 11,000" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi" target="_blank">Wabi Sabi</a> aesthetics.5
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseShulz also plans to add shoji screens to the windows and plant bamboo around the cottage.6
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseLove it? You can rent it out on <a title="Kayak Instructor Builds Tiny Woodland Home From USD 11,000" href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/921289" target="_blank">Airbnb</a>!7
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseSchulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local recycling yard and savaged wood from the surrounding forest. The resourceful instructor also collected some floating timber while kayaking and harvested felled trees after a big storm....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/kayak-instructor-builds-tiny-woodland-home-for-11000/'>READ ARTICLE</a>8
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseSchulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local recycling yard and savaged wood from the surrounding forest. The resourceful instructor also collected some floating timber while kayaking and harvested felled trees after a big storm....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/kayak-instructor-builds-tiny-woodland-home-for-11000/'>READ ARTICLE</a>9
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseSchulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local recycling yard and savaged wood from the surrounding forest. The resourceful instructor also collected some floating timber while kayaking and harvested felled trees after a big storm....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/kayak-instructor-builds-tiny-woodland-home-for-11000/'>READ ARTICLE</a>10
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseSchulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local recycling yard and savaged wood from the surrounding forest. The resourceful instructor also collected some floating timber while kayaking and harvested felled trees after a big storm....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/kayak-instructor-builds-tiny-woodland-home-for-11000/'>READ ARTICLE</a>11
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseSchulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local recycling yard and savaged wood from the surrounding forest. The resourceful instructor also collected some floating timber while kayaking and harvested felled trees after a big storm....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/kayak-instructor-builds-tiny-woodland-home-for-11000/'>READ ARTICLE</a>12
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseSchulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local recycling yard and savaged wood from the surrounding forest. The resourceful instructor also collected some floating timber while kayaking and harvested felled trees after a big storm....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/kayak-instructor-builds-tiny-woodland-home-for-11000/'>READ ARTICLE</a>13
Brian Schulz's tiny Japanese Forest HouseSchulz's tiny woodland cottage measures 14' x 16', and it was built entirely from materials gathered at a local recycling yard and savaged wood from the surrounding forest. The resourceful instructor also collected some floating timber while kayaking and harvested felled trees after a big storm....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/kayak-instructor-builds-tiny-woodland-home-for-11000/'>READ ARTICLE</a>14
