Do you have dreams of living off the grid in a little rustic cabin? If so, you might find yourself browsing through cabin pictures more often than you’d like to admit (or maybe that’s just me).
There’s just something undeniably appealing about getting back to basics, residing in a cabin in the wilderness far from life as most of us know it. For fellow cabin enthusiasts, here is a compilation of 20 gorgeous rustic cabins from around the world.
1. The watermill cabin
This amazing cabin sits aside a Bosnian river and used to be a watermill. The original mill owner’s son converted it into this gorgeous living space. via Cabin Porn.

Photo: Brice Portolano
2. Finland cabins with living roofs
Picture perfect cabins with living roofs grace the island of Seurasaari in Finland. via Bernie Gourley

Photo: Bernie Gourley
3. Scott Newkirk’s off grid cabin
Yulan, New York interior designer Scott Newkirk designed this 300 square foot cabin as a summer retreat. We like this cabin so much, we devoted an article to it. Via New York Magazine.

Photo: Dean Kaufman
4. Off grid Carolina cabin
We wrote about this off grid Carolina cabin a few months ago. Built from reclaimed materials, it’s a beautiful small weekend getaway. Via Tiny House Swoon.

Photo: Maximillian Godino
5. Treehouse cabins
La Cabane Perchee (“cabins perched”) is a French company that designs, builds, and installs gorgeous rustic treehouses like this for clients around the world.

La Cabane Perchée

La Cabane Perchée
6. Barn-style cabin
For something a little more upscale, check out this amazing barn-style cabin built by RMT Architects.

RMT Architects

RMT Architects
7. Bristol cottage
This adorable little cottage sits in the Blaise woods in Bristol. The top picture shows how the cottage looks now with a green metal roof. Below is how it looked before.

crabchick from Bristol, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

crabchick from Bristol, England, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
8. Sod roof cabins in Norway
These charming old cabins with living roofs sit beside Lovetnet Lake in Norway.

Andy333/Shutterstock
9. Virginia homestead cabin
This old homestead cabin can be found in Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia.

Craig Zerbe/Adobe Stock
10. Vermont writer’s retreat
Currently a rental in Vermont, this cozy little cabin was originally a writer’s retreat. via Airbnb

Airbnb
11. A-frame cabin in the woods
Sometimes the simplest designs are the most appealing, like this A-frame cabin in the woods.

Shane Cotee/Adobe Stock
12. Off grid Washington cabin
This little cabin in Point Roberts, Washington is full of modern amenities in a beautiful, off grid setting. It is also available for rent on Airbnb if you want to get away from urban life for a while.

Gingerbread Cottage – Airbnb

Gingerbread Cottage – Airbnb
13. Colorado mill cabin
This amazing structure is an old mill near the ghost town of Crystal, Colorado. Image via Blue City Photography. The mill, built in 1892, is shown below during its functioning days.

John Fowler, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

via Wikimedia Commons
14. Grand Canyon cabin
This rustic stone cabin sits at the bottom of the Grand Canyon at Phantom Ranch. It can be reached by mule, by foot, or by rafting the Colorado River.

Grand Canyon National Park, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
15. Cabin with blue accents
A splash of color with the blue door and trim makes this rustic cabin even more charming than it already is.

goodmanphoto/Adobe Stock
16. Ghost town cabins in Montana
Bannack, Montana is a ghost town founded in 1862 when gold was discovered on Grasshopper Creek. Bannack is a state park today, and over 60 of its structures remain, like these.

Mark Holloway from Anaconda, Montana, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
17. Sheepherder’s wagon
An old sheepherder’s wagon is converted to a tiny cabin getaway. via Tagnrocky

Photo: tagnrocky
18. Alps shepherd hut
In the Slovenian side of the Alps, this old shepherd cabin sits in a high meadow.

Olja/Adobe Stock
19. Off grid Tahoe cabin
This 196 square foot cabin in Tahoe, California is completely off the grid and self-sustainable. via Apartment Therapy

Photo: June Bhongjan
20. Norfolk thatched roof cottage
A unique off-grid tiny cottage with thatched roof sits by a lake in Norfolk.

Helen Hotson/Adobe Stock
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