Also see: Tiny House Design and Tiny House Map
A new television show in the UK will feature the construction of an off-grid tiny house.
“Kevin McCloud from that Grand Designs has got the shed bug (and who hasn’t nowadays) but he’s also got a new telly series Man Made Home which starts Sun Sunday 23 Sep, 8pm on Channel 4 – which sees him build a shed.”
via Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home – Kevin builds a shed/tiny house.
Love the shape and alternative construction method of this tiny building.
“Shropshire-based MorphPODs offer two timber garden office designs for shedworkers. There’s the the MorphPOD 2.2 (2.2 metres wide, x 3.3m long internal) which is largely built in their workshop and delivered by lorry or trailer, with optional bolt-on wheels so it can be moved around on site.”
Pictured here is St Mellangell’s cell at the Monastery of St Antony & St Cuthbert, Gatten, Shropshire.
“Over the last 15 years, Dylan has worked on a number of projects at the monastery. Recently we have completed refurbishment of the chapter house as a guest kitchen, refectory and bathroom facility.”
via Lloyd’s Blog: Tiny Monks Retreat by Dylan Hartley in the UK.
The Yorkshire Hut Company is a family owned business that handcrafts these incredible shepherd huts in the UK.
Beach Hut Resorts, a luxury vacation rental company in the UK, has made available its first beach hut with many more on the way. I really like the double-hut design.
Nick Weston, the author or The Treehouse Diaries: How to Live Wild in the Woods
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 sheds than households in UK says new report
Just to give you a peek inside the shed craze in the UK… the BBC recently covered the popularity of shedworking in a recent broadcast.
If you are planning a holiday in the UK and prefer a simpler lifestyle, you might want to check out the vacation rentals Canopy & Stars offers. There are quite a wide variety of tiny spaces available like shepherd huts, domes, and tents. I first spotted this on Shedworking.
This tiny garden office is available from