backyard cottage blog

Would you like to learn more about backyard cottages and tour a newly completed 800 sq. ft. cottage in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhoo...

Welcome to the future.  The median U.S. house size continues to decrease from it's peak in 2007.   Excerpt from the year end review in Z...

Thank you everyone for a great year of designing and building small houses!

The city of Sammamish City Council will be doing a second reading of there proposed zoning code changes that would provide for a demonstrati...

A rare find, furniture that is traditionally crafted and uncompromisingly modern. Seattle based 16th workshop to open a new showroom on Ca...

What are backyard cottages?  They are detached houses that share a lot with a primary residence, and they have been allowed throughout Se...

magnolia cottage nears completion A current view of  Ben and January's magnolia backyard cottage.  The drywall is up and the fi...