Issue 55 – May 16, 2010
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Porch Shed Competition
The entry deadline has passed and the competition is on at the Secrets of Shed Building. Be sure to leave comments at the Secrets of Shed Building website on the designs you like most since reader comments count in the jury process. Pictured here is my entry, the Glass Porch Shed. Below is my walk-through video.
Porch Shed Competition (be sure to scroll down for the entries)
Happy Days for the Urban Rancher
The Urban Rancher recently finished the exterior of his cabin, an important milestone, and won a wind turbine through a contest at Jetson Green. He also posted an itemized material list of what he’s spent so far building his cabin. The total so far is $3635.97.
Decorated Shed
Decorated Shed, in the UK, offers a wide selection of garden offices and cabins. Pictured here is a little garden office that’s about 130 square feet. I first saw this on Shedworking.
Stealth Camper
While researching light weight trailer construction techniques on YouTube I ran across this video of a utility trailer that has been turned into a stealthy tiny living space. On the exterior it looks like an old innocuous cargo trailer but on the inside it’s a cozy little place to live.
The Flying Tortoise
I discovered Keith Levy’s blog, The Flying Tortoise, through a post on Lloyd Kahn’s blog. Pictured here is a 1956 Austin WFK home on wheels Keith stumbled across while it was being photographed for a television show in Waihi, New Zealand. You’ll find this and many more alternative homes on The Flying Tortoise.
EcoSpace Prefab Home Kits
EcoSpace has developed a modular prefab building system that provides relatively custom small homes from consistent parts.
IC Green
Marganne posted a link to a story about IC Green on the Low Cost Community Housing Google group. IC Green is located in California and builds a wide range of structures from shipping containers. Great link Marganne!
SHED – Seattle Architects
SHED is an architectural firm in Seattle with a portfolio that includes several small space designs. The garage conversion pictured here is what caught my eye. Many of the homes you’ll see on their website are not tiny, but I liked seeing an architectural firm open to small spaces.
Simple Living Resources
Tiny House and Simple Living Websites:
- Tiny House Blog
- Tiny House Design
- Tiny House TV
- Shedworking
- Shedblog
- Rammed Earth
- Natural Homes
- Tiny House Journal
- Small House Society
- Small Living Journal
- Coming Unmoored
- Rowdy Kittens
- This Tiny House
- The Tiny Life (Map) (Forum)
- Constructing a simpler life
- Gypsy Rose Tiny House
- Green Hamlet
- Small House Style
- Building With Awareness
- Shelter Publications
- Living Large in our Little House
- UrbanRancher
- Laptop and a Rifle
- (Dan’s) Tiny House Project
Tiny House Builders, Plans, and Kits
- Tiny House Design
- Sonoma Shanty
- Sheldon Designs
- Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
- Tortoise Shell Homes
- Little House on the Trailer
- I Stock House Plans
- CountryPlans.com
Please feel free to send me suggestions for these growing lists.
