Originally from Latvia, Ilze Upatniece and Gunars Upatnieks have lived in Berlin for ten years. They have long harboured a dream to own a house in Latvia as a place to return to for vacations with their children.  Three years ago, their dream became a reality when they found a plot of land near Saulkrasti on the east coast of the Gulf of Riga. Read on to find out more about the build and see pictures of the fabulous holiday cabin they've created! 
What was the plot of land like before you started"It was a forest plot which meant we had to do everything from scratch. The electricity was already connected but we had to arrange water and sewage as well as countless other things! 
What was your vision" Originally, we wanted to build a larger house, but soon understood that with two full-time jobs on the side of Europe and two young children, a prefab tiny home was perhaps a better idea. For inspiration, I spent half my life on Pinterest, reading different interior blogs and following numerous cabin and tiny homeowners on instagram. Who did you work with for the prefab cabin"We chose a small, young, local company in Latvia to help us develop the idea of having three tiny houses connected to one another via terrace. 
(The cabin as built through My Cabin in Latvia - also available in the USA).
What is the idea for having three different houses connected" My husband is an orchestral musician, so it was important for us to have enou...