Build a Backyard Cottage: Your House Plans

A project in Fredericksburg, VA by Jay Osborne
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A book with detailed blueprints of tiny, old-fashioned houses-- great for anyone wanting an ADU (like a granny flat) or a starter home.
Backers: 597
Average Pledge Per Backer: $31

Funded: $18,790 of $5,000
Dates: Dec 5th -> Jan 11th (38 days)
Project By: Jay Osborne
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Latest News

Only a few hours left... Thank you for making this project a success.

January 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much.By supporting this campaign, you've all helped me create this book. I'm happy to be able to share my work with you, and I hope that it can inspire many more projects to come. We'll make this work.Many of you are first-time... (Read More)

Only a week to go! And here's an additional gift...

January 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Giving you something extra.  Because you've helped make this campaign so successful, I'll also give you my Southern Farmhouse and American Farmhouse ebooks. I'll give these in the same link as the Backyard Farmhouse ebook. Thank you for all your... (Read More)

More milestones, more possibilities...

December 27th - via: kickstarter.com
A Backyard Beach House I've recently been asked to design a beachside retreat. I used the Backyard Farmhouse as a template. These little cottages can be the seed of much larger dreams. You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play... (Read More)

A Village of Gingerbread Houses-- for you, your friends, and family.

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Build me a gingerbread house, and I'll build much more.

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
I just built this with my family. Stretch Goal #1 Build me a gingerbread house, and I'll give you a digital model showing how to build one of the Backyard Farmhouses. I didn't finish these construction models. But if you want a Bill of Materials,... (Read More)

Fully Funded within 2 Days! Thank You!

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks so much for making this campaign a success! Yesterday, we reached the funding goal! So now it's official-- I'm going to do whatever I can to give you your rewards. At this point, it's not really about the numbers. It's about reaching more... (Read More)

An incredible beginning! The funding goal is within sight.

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there. It's Jay. I just wanted to say thanks for pushing the campaign so far on its first day. It's already almost to the funding goal! Yet the campaign is just getting started. And I'm working hard to make things better and better. So I made... (Read More)

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