When space is designed for people instead of cars, many things happen: neighbors connect, trees are preserved + community life flourishes. In Spokane (WA), the Blockhouse team turned an empty lot near a local brewery into a "pocket neighborhood." Instead of parking lots, they placed micro and skinny homes around old-growth trees, creating shared courtyards and gathering spaces. The result? A community designed for people, not parking (yes, there's still a place to park, but this feature isn't central). We hope you like this repost. Have a great weekend y'all! 🌿 watch video on watch page
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Sometimes, it’s not about the investment or future ROI, but finding a special place. When Enrico Gri discovered a neglected stone stable in Italy’s Orco Valley, he saw potential instead of ruin. Over five years, he rebuilt it creating a “house within a house” that preserves the barn’s original stone while adding a second-floor bedroom, bathroom, and insulation. They restored the old mangers as dining spaces, crafted furniture by hand, rebuilt dry-stack stone walls, and even added a new cellar—all while keeping the character of the original building intact. We hope you enjoy this video repost as much as we did. Let's travel to the Orco Valley. watch video on watch page
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Savannah, Georgia, has a distinctive charm we associate with timeless places from the Old World. Julio Garcia picked the Southern city, lush & elegant, to build a home studio with shipping containers. Back in 2016, Julio Garcia transformed a narrow stretch of his Savannah property into a bright, airy studio—using just two 40-foot shipping containers. What’s amazing? Not a single tree had to be removed, and the space is flooded with natural light thanks to clever design, I-beams, and a shed roof with clerestory windows. If you’ve ever dreamed of building your own space while working with the land instead of against it, this video could be an inspiration. 🌞🏡 We truly hope you have a delightful end of the week. watch video on watch page
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Finding slowness in an ancient stone barn ✨ In the Cantabrian mountains of Northern Spain, nomadic farmers once built humble stone shelters for people and livestock. Most were abandoned. Laura Álvarez returned to this tradition, restoring one forgotten housebarn into “Villa Slow.” She kept its soul—stone walls but opened it to the mountains. Laura and Lewis discovered a new rhythm: chopping wood, cooking outdoors, hiking, simply watching clouds roll over the peaks. 🏚️ ➝ 🏡 🌄 A reminder that sometimes, slowing down can bring us closer to what really matters. Would you live in a place like Villa Slow if you could? We hope you enjoy this repost. Let's make our corner of the world better (that thing we can do). Best wishes. watch video on watch page
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🌿✨ Imagine living your whole life in a single building—with family, neighbors, animals, food, even laundry all woven together under one roof. For centuries in Norway’s Far North, survival meant community. Farmsteads became little villages: families sharing log and turf homes, barns, saunas, & raised storehouses. We visited Oslo’s Norwegian Folk Museum & got to see these ancient farmsteads, carefully reassembled there, log by log, for preservation. Revisit with us this living reminder of harsh winters in the Far North, ancient—style. There are many things to learn. Happy September, everyone! watch video on watch page
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There are places in which nature seems to talk to us in its immensity. Many of such places are close to many of us across North America; others are further away. London-based Kjetil Ingvar Berge sought to connect with the light, elements, and silence of Norway's far north, and he found the perfect kit-house fixer-upper to achieve this. He connected two kit houses with an outdoor bridge that reminds him of wind, storms, and the beauty of the Arctic landscape. Revisit this truly special place with us. Have a great weekend, y'all! watch video on watch page
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There are many ways to keep a renovation budget tight. Tim Seggerman chose the hardest—but most rewarding—path: he designed, sourced, and built it all himself. When he found a rundown shack in rural New Jersey, he saw not just a house to fix, but a chance to create something timeless. Over 7 years, Tim crafted a Japanese-inspired open-plan home. The result is a spacious, light-filled cabin that seems to breathe with the forest. A true labor of love, and a reminder of what patience, craft, and respect for materials can bring to life. Come take a look at Tim’s timeless renovation in this week's repost. 🌲✨ watch video on watch page
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How hard is it to switch from a conventional suburban or urban life to a life in the countryside that blends ruin restoration and gardening with strategies like workshops, teleworking, etc. for income? With little money but the idea to teach others how to restore an abandoned hamlet in the Italian Alps, Maurizio Cesprini and Paola Gardin transformed a crumbling medieval home in Ghesc into a warm family haven for themselves and their young son Emil. Check this repost out if you want to know more about the people transforming places from ruin to renewal in remote, affordable areas. It's not easy and requires work, but it can be done :) watch video on watch page
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We'd heard about David Lee Hoffman's "The Last Resort", but on our visit we discovered so many interesting things we didn't expect involving tea, vermicomposting, old appliances working perfectly for decades, and the drive of building a two-acre off-grid sanctuary where nothing is wasted. Grey water from the kitchen? Cleaned by worms, plants, and filters, then sent back to the garden. Human waste? Transformed into soil. When your bedroom is made from salvaged wood and heated by the warmth of naturally fermenting tea, you are doing things your way. Feel free to watch this repost and say hi to David. Have a nice weekend y'all! watch video on watch page
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We've met many people trying to push the envelope and also preserving heritage places, but before visiting Adam Kalkin we never envisioned an old farm inside a hangar that serves as a house shelter (and a part of the house, or put by Adam during our visit: “it’s kind of a ship in a bottle type of thing”. If you have ever wondered whether a house could hold the past and the future in one breath, this video story from the archive is for you. Let's revisit rural New Jersey with Adam & family & have a great weekend y'all :) ⛵🫙 watch video on watch page
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Videos about simple living, self-sufficiency, unconventional (and unique) homes, backyard gardens (and livestock), alternative transport, DIY, craftsmanship, and philosophies of life.
Also produced/filmed by Nicolás Boullosa faircompanies.com/nicolas-boullosa/
24 October 2006