When building contractor Guy Baker set out to build a weekend cabin for his wife and three boys in Wedowee, Alabama, his goals were quite simple. He wanted to build it using the scraps and salvage that he had collected over the years, and he wanted to teach his sons—none of whom had any construction experience—how to build. “I wasn’t about to raise three boys who wouldn’t know how to work and get really tired and sweat and bleed,” Guy says. “This project turned them into three fine young men. It taught them values and character, respect and responsibility.”

In 2001, Guy started to become overwhelmed by his job, and Kay was studying psychology. When Guy’s mother got sick and died unexpectedly, Guy became aware of something: he was not living his life, he was letting his life go away. For years, Kay and Guy had owned a family plot of land where they wanted to build a home, but they never had the time to put the project in motion. After his mother’s death, Guy felt a driving force; he decided to build a home in the forest for him and his family. “We just need a little bit of peace and calm”, he says.

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