7 Free DIY Cabin Plans

The Cottage Life Bunkie Plan

This cabin plan from Oxbow Timber Mart is perfect for the parents and a few of the kids, as it’s compact but also makes room for an adult-sized loft. This bunkie plan is perfect for giving privacy to overnight guests or just as a place where you can get away from it all.

This free cabin plan is a 17-page PDF file that contains detailed instructions, a materials list, a shopping list, and plan drawings. You'll be taken through the process of building the floor, walls, loft, roof, windows, door, and trims/finishing.

Unlike some of the other cabin plans from this list, The Cottage Life Bunkie doesn’t include a kitchen or bathroom.

The Cottage Life Bunkie Plan from Oxbow Timber Mart

How to Build a 12' X 20' Cabin on a Budget

This is a free cabin plan from Instructables that shows how to build a small cabin with a door and window. The cabin ends up being 12'x20' when finished. It's designed with a budget in mind and does a pretty good job sticking to it.

Illustrations and real pictures are shown throughout the plan so you can be sure you're building it correctly. There's a total of 15 steps and almost 50 images to help you with this building project.

Once finished, you can see the inside of this cabin for wiring details, insulation tips, flooring and wall finishing, and furniture ideas.

How to Build a 12' X 20' Cabin on a Budget from Instructables

The Lookout Cabin

This free cabin plan outlines a 460 square foot structure, which is perfect for building within the confines of a small space and would make a great tiny home.

It has one small bedroom and a full bathroom, as well as an upstairs, lavatory, and balcony. Even though it's small, this cabin design builds an attractive home that's perfect for an individual or couple.

The plan includes roof and wall framing details, electrical plans, foundation and floor plans, and more. The PDF file contains all the cabin blueprints you'll need to build it.

The Lookout Cabin from Today's Plans

Two Bedroom Free Cabin Plan

Download this PDF for a free cabin plan that features two bedrooms with a loft and a basement.

You’ll get 6 pages of large floor plans for the basement, main floor, and loft, as well as the roof schematic, list of electrical items, and more. There aren't any written instructions, so you'll need to depend only on the diagrams when building this cabin.

Two-Bedroom Free Cabin Plan from Today's Plans

Three Bedroom Cabin Plan

This Chesterfield cabin plan has an open-floorplan living, dining, and kitchen on the first floor, as well as two bedrooms. The third bedroom is on the second floor.

The plan—one of several offered by LSU AgCenter—includes a fireplace, wood porches, and two full baths. It has 1,164 square feet of living space.

Three Bedroom Cabin Plan from LSU AgCenter

Dream Cabin With a Loft

Follow this free cabin plan and you'll have a cabin complete with a living room, kitchen, bedroom, bath, and loft.

This full cabin plan includes a materials list and instructions for choosing elevation, building the walls and foundation, and calculators for figuring out floor joists, rafters, porch roof beams, porch deck beams, and floor beams.

Dream Cabin With a Loft from Cabin Plans 123

Off-Grid Cabin Plan from Instructables

Here's another free cabin plan from Instructables and this one will get you an off-grid cabin that's a small 8' X 8' size. It includes a kitchen, desk, and closet with storage cabinets, a bathroom, and an RV water system and propane system.

You'll find a materials list, diagrams, and step-by-step directions to help you build this cabin.

Off-Grid Cabin Plan from Instructables