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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