Whitney Hansen and her mother Krista turned an unconventional idea into reality: a 24-foot-tall flower pot-shaped house on their family’s 65-year-old farm in southern Idaho. Inspired by Krista’s retirement dream of starting a you-pick flower farm, the 436-square-foot structure is both a tribute to whimsy and a functional living space.
source.image: Kirsten Dirksen
Inside, tall, tapered walls mimic the shape of a flower pot. The ground floor includes a pullout couch, a small kitchenette, and a bathroom featuring a handmade tadelakt shower.
A spiral staircase leads to a loft with a queen bed, a branch chandelier, and a record player. Whitney and Krista handled much of the work themselves, from crafting the tadelakt bathroom to building the kitchen cabinets and completing the outdoor concrete work.
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The project was funded by Airbnb’s OMG competition, which provided $100,000, though utility development and construction costs pushed the total $50,000 over budget. Surrounded by farmland, the home offers a quiet escape where visitors might see tractors passing by, a reflection of small-town Idaho life.
