In case you missed it; this week at Offbeat we had some delightful posts about…

A brand new documentary about sustainable building. 

The upcoming release of the Earthship Coffee Table Book.

Earthship design.

Mushroom Houses

A hip zig-zag studio.

Indoor stars! 

Carmel’s Fairytale Style Cottages

And boys who take nice architecture pictures while barhopping.

It was a great week. I highly suggest you visit all of the above posts (of course, I would suggest that.) Hope everyone’s had a wonderful weekend and it ready for the next.

Today why not relax and enjoy one of the many fairytale homes of the Offbeat past. Fairytale homes are always amazing fun — even the second time around.
Here are two I especially love:
Amazing Woodland Homes

The Shire: An Oregon original!

Hope everyone is having a nice Sunday.

Back in the old-school Offbeat days Kevin Humphrey covered the The Mushroom House. However, for those of you who don’t spend your days combing the archives this home is worth a look.
I personally love the Mushroom House. Located in Whistler, Canada it was started way back in the 70s. Not only is the Mushroom House crazy offbeat but the whole home is centered around what the interior of a tree might look like. Zube, the artist behind this masterpiece did an exceptional job. Looking in you really feel like you’re living inside a tree.
It’s fairytale like qualities remind me of …read more