Inside Startup MyCabin's Tiny Homes From $37,500, Now Sold in the US

Publish date: 2024-05-08

MyCabin, a Latvia-based startup, started building and selling minimalist, Scandinavian-inspired tiny homes to European customers in 2020.

The exterior of the original MyCabin structures in Latvia. MyCabin founder Girts Draugs built the collection of tiny abodes for himself before selling and distributing his designs in Europe and the US. Courtesy of MyCabin and Prefab Pads

Now Americans can purchase four of their units, which cost between $37,500 and $140,000. Already, there have been 7 orders in the US.

A rendering of one of the MyCabin tiny homes available in the US. Courtesy of MyCabin and Prefab Pads

The Kalmus is a smaller option at 185 square feet. It costs $56,000 without a bathroom and $63,000 with a bathroom.

An exterior shot of the Kalmus model. Courtesy of MyCabin and Prefab Pads

Two customers bought the Kalmus and put it in their backyards to use as an office, said Peter Seltenright, the cofounder of PrefabPads, the company that manufactures and distributes MyCabin designs in the US.

Inside one of the MyCabin tiny homes. Courtesy of MyCabin and Prefab Pads

PrefabPads builds the MyCabin units — from the initial framing down to the smallest fixtures and finishes — in a brand-new Chicago factory.

A shot of PrefabPads' factory in Chicago. Courtesy of MyCabin and PrefabPads

The company wraps up the homes up and puts them on trucks to travel to their final destinations. Clients in Connecticut, New York, Maine, Utah, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin make up the first batch of US orders.

The framing of a MyCabin home in PrefabPads' Chicago factory. Courtesy of MyCabin and Prefab Pads

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