If your love for the outdoors reflects in all aspects of your life but it is not apparent in your home perhaps you would be interested in a small dwelling like Stoneview. Stoneview is an octagonal cordwood masonry timber-framed home in New York that only costs $6,000 to construct and finish. The builder of this home offers a fantastically detailed book (Stoneview, How to build an eco-friendly little guesthouse) on how to create your own nature inspired building.

A dwelling like Stoneview is built using natural materials that have gone through little or no processing. The book also explains how to create a living roof on the building to bring more nature to the structure. This building makes a great addition to land where you hunt or bring your family to escape everyday living. It brings nature into living space without putting too much stress on the surrounding environment. Rent the book from your local library to see if it is something you and your family would be interested in building.