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If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you'll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addition, Diedricksen includes six sets of building plans by leading designers to help you get started on a microshelter of your own. You'll also find guidelines on building with recycled and salvaged materials, plus techniques for making your small space comfortable and easy to inhabit.
Author Notes
Derek "Deek" Diedricksen is the author of Micro Living and Microshelters . He hosts the YouTube channel RelaxshacksDOTcom and has hosted, built, and designed for the HGTV series Extreme Small Spaces and Tiny House Builders , as well as for the DIY Network. His work has been featured in numerous places in print and online, including NPR, the New York Times , the Boston Globe , the Boston Herald , the Seattle Times , the Wall Street Journal , Make magazine, Yahoo.com, and Apartment Therapy . Diedricksen lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts.
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Library Journal Review
Downsizing to tiny homes has a popular following. Following that trend, author and small-home designer Diedricksen (Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts) has collected a wide selection of sample structures. The first half of the book is a gallery of 59 sample microstructures including studios, trailers, tree houses, minicabins, and play houses. Some examples include designs; others just a summary with a few nifty features pointed out. The book finishes with six smart tiny-house plans, including construction details. However, the grab-bag nature of the gallery dilutes the usefulness of the book; the criteria for selection are unclear. Likewise, the author's lackadaisical attitude toward local building codes and permits will lead to headaches for potential builders. VERDICT A handy source for tiny-house enthusiasts. Pair this with Ryan Mitchell's Tiny House Living or Jay Shafer's The Tumbleweed DIY Book of Backyard Sheds & Tiny Houses. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: What's With The "Tiny" Obsession? |
| Part 1 Amazing Microshelters |
| Tiny Houses |
| Matt Wolpe's Tiny House |
| Little Yellow |
| The 227 |
| Mendy's Shoe Box |
| The Tumbleweed Linden |
| The Rustic Modern |
| The Pico-Dwelling |
| Chris Haynes's Humble Home |
| Hal's Uber-Funky Micro Guesthouse |
| The Luna Bleu |
| The Matchbox |
| The V House |
| The Giant Journey Home |
| Backyard Cabins, Camps, and Hideaways |
| The Owl House |
| The Transforming A-Frame |
| Jim's Streamside Retreat |
| The Rock Bottom |
| The Writer's Haven |
| Dianne and Bill's Place |
| The Rock Shed |
| The Vision Hut at Ancient Oaks |
| The Relax Shack |
| The Miner's Shelter |
| The All Eights Microcabin |
| The Hinterland Studio |
| Tyler's Marshside Shack |
| The Horror Hut |
| The Periscope |
| The Sunset House |
| The Collapsible House |
| The Bread Box |
| Sleepbox |
| Neil and Kurt's Teenage Log Cabin |
| Austin Guest House |
| Tree Houses and Stilted Shelters |
| Schaumburg Tree House |
| Swanky San Francisco Tree House |
| Fern Forest Tree House |
| The RF 800 |
| The Steam Studio |
| Tree House on a Farm |
| The Lime Wedge |
| The ModFruGal Stilt House |
| The Wolfe's Den |
| Nashville Modern Fort |
| Jonas's Tree House |
| On Wheels |
| Shepherd's Huts |
| The Cub |
| The Gnomadik |
| The Mighty Micro House |
| The Professor's Pod |
| The Gypsy Junker |
| Henrietta |
| Jean's Gypsy Wagon |
| Playhouse and Nooks |
| The Li'l Orange Playhouse |
| The Book Nook |
| The Nisker Nook |
| The Little Blue Bump |
| The Crate Escape |
| Part 2 Tools And Materials |
| Gathering Your Tools |
| Budgeting & Salvaging |
| Decor on a Dime |
| Part 3 Plans To Inspire |
| Six from the Masters |
| The Sawtooth |
| The Micro Dogtrot Cabin |
| The Stilted Sleeper |
| The Permatent |
| The Carey Cabin |
| The Woodsy Waggon |
| Resources |