Cottage Life

A bunkie for the birds—and people

IF THIS CHARMING little hut in the woods reminds you of a bird feeder, you’re onto something. The one-room, 100-sq.-ft. hut was built to be not much larger than the king-sized bed that’s inside it. But it’s also so much more than a quiet place to sleep in the woods.

Mark Erickson built the hut in 2017 on his family’s cottage property in Windermere, B.C.—a lakeside getaway that’s just a three-hour drive from where he lives in Calgary. The original two-room rustic cabin on the site has been a well-loved

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