Table of Contents: Summer Bunkhouse

Got a tent? Well, how about a teepee? We can definitely help you with that. We’re ready to sleep outdoors anywhere there’s a breeze. Join us this week as we explore manmade swimming holes, bunkhouses, a miniature woodland garden, and cabins with sand on the floor (in fact, sand is the floor).

Monday

• Jeanne takes us to visit a tiny cabin built almost entirely from scavenged materials–swimming pool included–on 16 pristine acres in Northern California in this week’s Architect Visit.

Tuesday

• Michelle spends her days nearly paralyzed with envy over her next-door neighbor Linda’s wee fairytale garden. Linda finally caught her peeping through the fence and invited her over for a Garden Visit. Shown here: the “plant hospital” outside Linda’s kitchen window.

Wednesday

• Canvas teepee tents aren’t just for kids. OK, some of them are. We’ve rounded up our favorites for both kids and overgrown kids in this week’s 10 Easy Pieces.

Thursday

• We have so many questions about wooden shutters. Janet answers all of them in Hardscaping 101.

Friday

• This week’s Outbuilding of the Week is a tiny weekend house with the simplest possible floor: beach. As in sand. Luckily, it’s for rent. Jeanne kicks off her shoes and shows us around.

And on Remodelista, everyone’s dreaming of vacation: check out the Summer Rentals we’re rounding up all week.

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