More sheds than households in UK says new report
I think this new report from Screwfix confirms my suspicion that tiny outbuildings are much more popular in the UK than America. It’s estimated that there are as many as 30 million outbuildings in Britain, which is more than the total number of households.
More Simple Living Resources
Tiny house and simple living websites:
- Tiny House Blog
- Tiny House Design
- Tiny House TV
- Shedworking
- Shedblog
- 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
Tiny House Builders, Plans, And Kits
Sheds on Inhabitat
It’s always exciting to see the really big mainstream blogs, like Inhabitat, pick up on aspects of the small house movement. This time they posted an article on Sheds and their wide range of uses.
A Bold Solution for the Homeless
The Mad Housers are an Atlanta based non-profit organization dedicated to showing people how to put a roof over their own heads. The end result are temporary tiny houses build with and by the folks that will live there until they get on their feet.
National Shed Week 2009
It’s National Shed Week in the UK and you follow the action at shedblog.co.uk. Among other things you’ll find interviews with sheddies from around the globe including a little contribution I made. The winner for Shed of the Year 2009 has not been announced yet but it should be any day now.
Help Design The Next Shedworking Headquarters
Alex over at Shedworking needs a new shed office. He moved recently and had to leave his writing shed behind. He’s now planning his new shed and has invited people to contribute designs. Continue Reading…
I’ve also posted 10 simple ideas and a Google SketchUp file over at Tiny House Design in case you’d like to try your hand and drawing in 3D. Get the 10 Sheds SketchUp file…
Shed Cluster Concept
This is a very simple design concept that isn’t exactly new, but worth sharing. Basically it’s just a cluster of habitable sheds. Each one would serve a specific function or set of functions like office, kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom.
In many communities tiny out-buildings like these don’t require a building permit to construct, so as long as they meet the definition of a shed. This might be a great solution for someone looking to increase the functionality of their existing home or to quickly provide a place to live on a remote piece of property. Just be sure you understand your local zoning rules before building a shed cluster.
To learn more about this shed clusted design concept see the complete article on Tiny House Design.
