Originally Posted by davis2se
There is a new air conditioning unit out - called a "mini-split" I believe. They are very small (about 1.5 feet long and only about 6 inches high). A friend had one installed in his attic office recently and it is awesome. It is installed on the wall, and has a very small vent tube that runs outside. Not sure of the exact price, but he said it was under $1,200. We are considering two of them for our cottage in Michigan.....
We just built a quilting studio/guest house out of a grain silo. We put in a "mini-split" made by LG. My husband got it for less than $1000 online. It is quiet, and cools the 500 sq ft area very quickly. Ours has a heat pump that warms the house in the winter. You do have a small connection to the miniature compressor outside. I really am happy with it.