Vanstead Sheds

For those who decide to vanstead on a piece of land, "sheds" can be used for everything from a craft area, chicken coop, expanded indoor kitchen, visiting area, guest quarters...

By keeping your "out buildings" small, you may avoid many building regulations.

Screen houses make great visiting areas.

There are many free building plans online for the do-it-yourselfers:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-This-Potting-Shed/

Tiny House Talk is an excellent read for those thinking of building small.