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XXS Next House is 150 sq. ft. with kitchen. Cost: $21,500 (you assemble)

On first glance the slick web site for Next House, a Swedish prefab designer, is just a tad too glossy. Photos of the prefab houses are gorgeous, to be sure, but they are shot so you'll notice the house's integration with nature - and forget perhaps the fact that in these particular homes you'd be car dependent for every other thing you do besides sit at home.

OK, perhaps that's a little too harsh. Well-known Swedish architect Magnus Ståhl wanted to shake up the Swedish prefab market with stylish and cool flat pack homes that are also affordable. Next House doesn't skimp on the materials ...