A Tiny House Under the Big Montana Sky

Originally, the cabin was given to Eduardo’s older sister and brother in law by his father when they had their first child. After they moved out after a few years, Eduardo was interested in purchasing it from the family and worked to restore it and put some artistic touches into it. It makes this place even more special that it was a gift when Eduardo’s sister started her family, and this is where we get to put our roots, too.

The kitchen is the heart of this tiny home. At just over 200 square feet, the design had to be thoughtful about space saving, especially in the kitchen. All the cabinets have a lot of storage and the bluebird-colored sink came from a Home Depot bargain bin because it had a small crack in it. Eduardo looked for something that was off-colored to go with the natural wood tones of the kitchen.

Eduardo got this unit of drawers with a sink cutout and a pullout cutting board for $20 at an antique store. After a month of restoring every inch of it, he cut it to form the L-shaped kitchen unit now in the cabin. The vintage silverware drawer handles were 50 cents and were easy to bend and drill for the drawer handles.

This barnwood is from the early 1900s from a family friend’s cattle ranch. Originally, this entire panel was a door to a calving shed where the cows would seek refuge from blowing wind and snow to have their babies. When Eduardo found the panel, it was covered in years of manure and dirt but was the perfect size. After lots of cleaning and sanding, the old grain was uncovered and has become one of the best pieces of the home. The metal "V" is one of two pieces of iron that form the support for the drop-down table.