Ilona Pietiläinen

Need more storage space in your yard? Build your own woodshed to provide sturdy shelter for your outdoor items

Kirsi renovated her kitchen for under a thousand euros: “I did the renovation myself, on a single parent’s budget”

Forget flower pots! Plant your summer flowers in jeans and boots—10 delightful ideas

Old chicken coop becomes an atmospheric sauna—“We preserved everything we could or replaced it with materials in keeping with the spirit of the era”

Dugout sauna in the earth’s embrace: How Noora and Ville cherish a war veteran’s sauna

Could you believe this modern sauna cottage was once a shipping container and temporary school facility?

“Every day is a good day to have a sauna”—No weather can keep Jutta and Pasi from the sauna benches

My goodness, it is indeed a sauna! This iron sauna is anything but ordinary

“We go on cottage visits with our own sauna”—This barrel sauna on wheels travels wherever the sunset is the prettiest

From an old barn into a unique backyard sauna: “We had to invent our own approach”

A surprise log wall and a ceiling light inspired by a dream: This sauna renovation was a combination of skill and serendipity

Gentle steams on a freezing day—this log sauna was built from an old sheep house

This tiny sauna cabin made a family’s dream come true—“For us, a cabin site among the rocks was an opportunity”

8 creative DIY kitchen makeovers to inspire you

Incredible transformation on a budget! Kari and Mari turned 1960s lakeside cottage into year-round haven

This smoke sauna disappears into the forest and ignites your imagination

Fairytale-like cottage with no running water or indoor toilet was love at first sight for this couple: “This kind of life fascinated us”

From ruin to radiance: how Susanna’s run-down caravan became the apple of her eye

Log villa and private forest spa by Lake Saimaa! “The world fades away when we drive into the garden”

Sauna in a 10,000-liter whiskey barrel: step inside this unique retreat!

Artist couple revived a colorful wooden house—now their horse and pony can enjoy the cottage life, too

Family turns chest freezer into safe winter swimming spot with closable lid

Wondrous sauna built from ice: “The more we bathe, the faster the sauna season ends”