{"id":14101,"date":"2012-01-19T11:43:54","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T17:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.sustainablog.org\/?p=14101"},"modified":"2012-01-19T11:43:54","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T17:43:54","slug":"small-rustic-cottages-urnatur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/small-rustic-cottages-urnatur\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Gorgeous Small Rustic Cottages: Sweden&#039;s Urnatur"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Urnatur: The Lodges by The Anthropologist, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/5229355483\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Urnatur cabin\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5127\/5229355483_364c5bf8d6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small rustic cabin at Urnatur retreat center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As soon as I discovered this collection of small houses, I was taken. Wow! These rustic cabins with green roofs, treehouses, and small homes are located at Urnatur, in Sweden, an <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2010\/03\/four-other-eco-bed-breakfasts-ppb-18\/\">eco lodge<\/a> and retreat center.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urnatur.se\" target=\"_blank\">Urnatur<\/a>\u00a0is a family-owned retreat and tree house hotel, with private cabins in the incredible Swedish forest. It&#8217;s a place where individuals can go to learn about\u00a0traditional\u00a0skills (foraging wild foods, <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2011\/12\/timber-frame-construction-workshop\/\">traditional building<\/a>), or simply go for a bit of downtime. Just by looking at their beautiful cabins in photos online, I am already relaxed and retreating&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Here are six gorgeous houses at Urnatur.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Urnatur: The Lodges by The Anthropologist, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/5229355571\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5045\/5229355571_0d45a73f61.jpg\" alt=\"Urnatur: The Lodges\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Urnatur: The Lodges by The Anthropologist, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/5229355381\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5129\/5229355381_e1c7f63c7d.jpg\" alt=\"Urnatur: The Lodges\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Urnatur: The Lodges by The Anthropologist, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/5229948976\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5288\/5229948976_e824e378e9.jpg\" alt=\"Urnatur: The Lodges\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Urnatur: The Lodges by The Anthropologist, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/5229355863\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5244\/5229355863_5b925c85a4.jpg\" alt=\"Urnatur: The Lodges\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Urnatur: The Lodges by The Anthropologist, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/5229945282\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5050\/5229945282_96a345b213.jpg\" alt=\"Urnatur: The Lodges\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Urnatur: The Lodges by The Anthropologist, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/5229947158\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5046\/5229947158_51beb187a2.jpg\" alt=\"Urnatur: The Lodges\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take me there! For more photos of Urnatur and their tiny houses, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/sets\/72157625522474508\/with\/5229947158\/\" target=\"_blank\">check out their flickr photostream<\/a>. And here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urnatur.se\/english\/urnatur\/urnatur.htm\" target=\"_blank\">more information<\/a> about the retreat center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Photo credit:<\/strong> flickr via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/theanthropologist\/\">The Anthropologist<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urnatur is a family-owned retreat and tree house hotel, with private cabins in the incredible Swedish forest. 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