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This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

Published: Jan 15, 2018 · Modified: Aug 9, 2020 by itiny · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Steve Areen is a musician and photographer known for his beautiful shots of Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, and other locations around the world. When a friend who was skilled at building offered him space on his mango farm in Thailand to construct his own dome home, he took right to the project.

The entire home went up in just six weeks and cost less than $6,000 to make. Originally, compressed earth blocks were going to be used, but as they were unavailable, clay and cement were selected instead. The furnishings, décor, landscaping, and so on cost another $3,000. Let’s see what Steve managed to build for $9,000 …

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

Wow … just wow. This certainly doesn’t look like a $9,000 a home, it looks more like a luxury retreat! It also looks a bit like a cross between living in a Hobbit hole and a pumpkin, with maybe a dash of something futuristic thrown in.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

I am in awe of those huge windows. The staircase is also quite beautiful, leading up to a relaxing deck with a hammock.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

What a wonderful spot to relax or even sleep outside on balmy nights.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This is the view looking down from the hammock deck toward the skylight in one of the other domes.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

The house has a totally awesome little backyard pond. This entire wall of the living room is glass so that Steve can look out at his beautiful landscaping from inside anytime.

In fact, here’s that view …

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

An interesting perspective looking down from above on the living room …

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

Now onto a really cool part of the house, the kitchen! Under the counter is a grass mat. There is a swing-out stove and a fridge in here.

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This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This is the door leading into the bathroom. Steve even constructed his doors himself, using plywood, woven bamboo, glass and fabric.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

It’s hard to believe, but yes, this is the bathroom …

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

I know! I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a cooler bathroom, whether in a tiny house or anywhere else.

Bamboo is used for the spout of the bathroom sink!

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

By itself, this is a work of art:

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand
Heading back to the kitchen, here is a closer look at that swing-out stove I mentioned earlier.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand
Stepping into the bedroom …

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

Here you can see the shelving in the bedroom, and also what it looks like glancing back through the door to the other room.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand
If that door looks small to you, it is because it is.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand
… But that makes it all the more fun, right?

Cool shadows cast by a patterned lamp:

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand
There is plenty of room for friends …

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand
Here are a few more beautiful views of the property:

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

It looks like heaven on earth. No wonder Steve looks so happy here.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand
It really is a remarkable house for just $9,000 and a few weeks of work! This is an awe-inspiring example of what you can do with the right training, resources, support and creativity.

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand

This Musician Built His Own Heavenly Retreat in Thailand
Be sure to visit Steve’s website. There you can read more about the dome home, view photos of its construction, and also check out Steve’s music and photography!

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