Built by people like you.
Thousands of plans sold, hundreds of DENs built. Meet the owners behind a few of the builds we can't stop looking at — in their own words.
Ben & Ted
Atlas A-Frame
“We are… still married after three construction projects, which I think is a pretty big win.”
Ben and Ted built three DENs on their North Georgia farm and turned them into a micro resort — one Architectural Digest just named among the most beautiful Airbnbs in America.
Sonia & Jeff
Everly Lodging
“Honestly, we couldn't recommend DEN more highly.”
A husband-and-wife team with zero ground-up building experience became their own general contractors, framed three DENs at once with their kids alongside, and now run cabins that average 90% occupancy.
Featured Build — 03
Dakota — Pedernales A-Frame
“DEN takes the hard part out of building something unique.”
Dakota manages 143 rentals across Texas — and his DEN A-Frame outperforms every one of them, hitting 98% occupancy in the slowest month of the year.
Featured Build — 04
Lyndsay — The Petite Retreat
“I would totally go back and buy another DEN model.”
A Toronto creative who'd followed DEN since the beginning found riverfront land, added French doors and a wood stove, and built the retreat she'd been pinning for years.
Featured Build — 05
Shae — The Raven
“I tell them it was just super easy.”
Shae fell for the Gorge doing a 52-hike challenge, then built an all-black A-Frame with one builder start to finish — now 95% booked half the year.
Featured Build — 06
Janice — Backcountry A-Frame
“Not to sound like a commercial, but I honestly refer everybody to DEN Outdoors.”
Janice saw a DEN A-Frame in Dwell and couldn't let it go. Her Colorado build refinanced for more than it cost — and she mentors new builders through the same journey.