Exterior, Small Home Building Type, Shingles Roof Material, Tiny Home Building Type, Cabin Building Type, Wood Siding Material, and Shed RoofLine After renting in San Francisco for a decade, DIY couple Molly Fiffer and Jeff Waldman bought 10 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where the pair and their friends built a cabin compound complete with sheds, tree decks, a pavilion, a wood-fired hot tub, an outhouse, and an outdoor shower. The cabin is made from locally sourced, rough-sawn redwood, which the couple stained with nontoxic Eco Wood Treatment to give the panels an aged appearance and a dark patina.  Photo 1 of 15 in 15 Black Cabins That Make the Case for Dark Exteriors from This DIY Couple Craft a Tiny Cabin in the Santa Cruz Mountains for Less Than $35K

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After renting in San Francisco for a decade, DIY couple Molly Fiffer and Jeff Waldman bought 10 acres in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. The pair and their friends built a cabin compound complete with sheds, tree decks, a pavilion, a wood-fired hot tub, an outhouse, and an outdoor shower. The cabin is made from locally sourced, rough-sawn redwood, which the couple stained with nontoxic Eco Wood Treatment to give the panels an aged appearance and a dark patina.