Recessed Strip Lighting Makes the Interiors of These $150K Tiny Homes a Big Mood

John Trujillo
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Kitchen shelves, toe kicks, battens, and the bed frame all glow in Zook Cabins’s new 400-square-foot model, The Luna.

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Zook Cabins takes its name from Gideon Zook, who started making modular log homes with his family in 2006. While the name has remained, the scope of what the the company makes has expanded dramatically. In 2010, they started using modular construction to create all sorts of single-family homes (not just those made from logs). Six years after that, they tried their hand at tiny homes, and now offer eight styles that measure around 400 square feet each. Here, Zook Cabin’s marketing director Matt Esh tells us about their newest home, The Luna, a collaboration with New Frontier Design.

Apart from being their only collaborative design, the Luna’s black metal texture and cedar siding, shed roof, and open-plan living space set it apart from the other eight park model homes offered by Zook Cabins.
Apart from being their only collaborative design, the Luna’s black metal texture and cedar siding, shed roof, and open-plan living space set it apart from the other eight park model homes offered by Zook Cabins.

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Zook Cabins has a strong group of designers that are passionate about tiny living, so we understand how to combine beauty with functionality. Zook Cabins’s manufacturing is situated in the heart of Amish country in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We pride ourselves in building a product that is constructed above and beyond what is required.

The floors are lined in engineered hardwood. Solid oak is used for the waist-high bar and slats along the white shiplap walls to help separate the bedroom from the rest of the interior.
The floors are lined in engineered hardwood. Solid oak is used for the waist-high bar and slats along the white shiplap walls to help separate the bedroom from the rest of the interior.
Set into the underlying wood frame, the Luna’s insulation is specialized for metal siding and helps to avoid overtaxing the dual ductless mini split unit provided with the home.
Set into the underlying wood frame, the Luna’s insulation is specialized for metal siding and helps to avoid overtaxing the dual ductless mini split unit provided with the home.

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