Derek “Deek” Diedricksen is a tiny-house aficionado who has scoured the country for dozens of the coolest examples of the microliving trend. In his new book, Microshelters: 59 Creative Cabins, Tiny Houses, Tree Houses, and Other Small Structures*, he highlights his quirkiest finds.
They range from a 238-square-foot backyard cabin you can rent on Airbnb to a 135-square-foot trailer on wheels that one couple is driving across the country for a year.
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Interior of Wayne Jacintho and Nancy Dawson’s small cabin on one of the Hawaiian Islands. Wayne, a native Hawaiian, outdoorsman, hunter, hiker, carpenter, and musician, did an extensive remodeling of this 85-year-old cabin.
Kitchen on left, living room/bedroom on right. The rustic log post and beam at right (actually a kind of truss) of Ohia Lehua wood were in the original cabin. Over the kitchen counter at left is a 4×6 cypress beam on top of a cypress post, with a loft above.
This is Sneak Preview #3 from our forthcoming book, Small Homes, to be published in October, 2016.
Main cabin and shower house with a water-jacketed Franklin stove and hand-built tile tub in one room and shower in the other. Located at 40° 5’32.74″N 105°29’37.67″W, near Boulder, Colorado.
Contributed by Peter Stout
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On the Skagg’s Springs Road in Mendocino County, California, last Friday. This is one of those humble farm buildings that stop me in my tracks. Everything looks right. Too bad architects so seldom incorporate the beauty of simplicity, practicality, and economy in their creations.
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Mike Basich is the star builder of our book Tiny Homes, here is a cool video featuring his cabin in the Sierras.
Near the northern tip of Vermont’s Green Mountain National Forest and only accessible by a private pedestrian bridge over the New Haven River, this energy efficient mini-cabin uses all green materials. Think natural pine, reclaimed wood floors, and locally-sourced antique furniture and bathroom fixtures. The 600-square-foot cabin doesn’t feel tiny thanks to high-lofted ceilings, light pine walls, and natural light galore. We especially like the twisting spiral staircase and cozy wood burning stove…
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Tiny Texas Houses were featured in our book Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter. Here are examples of more of their work. All materials salvaged. “For us, a Tiny House runs a 160 sq. ft. up to about 750 sq. ft., including the lofts and an insulated back porch. The Teeny Tiny House is generally under that mark on the bottom floor, going as low as 63 sq. ft. Here are a few of the tiniest houses that we have built that are great for a guest house, or for a child living at home that you do not want to become totally independent of the main house. Here are some of my favorite Teeny Tiny Houses that we have created so far.”
“…They live and work in this 120 sq. ft. cabin in the mountains of Asheville. Inside you’ll find a storage loft, sleeping loft, open living/dining area, bathroom with composting toilet and manual pump shower, and a kitchen…”
Article at www.tinyhousetalk.com/laura-matts-120-sq-ft-tiny-house-asheville-nc
Video by www.tinyhousegiantjourney.com
“This 11′ by 14′ tiny cabin in the woods was built by carpenter Dave Herrle for only $4,000 in about 6 weeks. He used as much salvaged materials as he could find to complete it and was deeply inspired to create a simple way of life. After graduating from college Dave got a desk job that he did not enjoy. In 2007 he hiked the entire Appalachian Trail when he was 27 years old and it absolutely changed his outlook on life. He knew he had to make some changes. The hike gave him the perspective on living simply that he needed to make a positive change in his life. In his words, ‘It was in the woods that I promised myself that I wouldn’t spend a lifetime doing a job I didn’t enjoy…’ ”
Article at www.tinyhousetalk.com/4k-tiny-cabin
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“…as a tribute to the alpine experience and the famed writer, Swiss studio Bureau A has sited their project ‘Antoine’ within the vast, mountainous expanse of the Alps. commissioned during an artist residency at the Verbier 3D Foundation, the architecture-cum-sculpture is inhabitable and structurally functional, comprising an indoor cabin with a fireplace, bed, table, stool and window. literally hanging on the rock-fall field, the small wooden dwelling hides its internal features within a projected concrete rock, deriving its shape from natural elements in its surrounding environment…”
Article at www.designboom.com/…
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Unique, off-grid, tiny home located on a 46-acre agro-forestry farm. Each beautiful, one-room cabin has a wood stove, built-in double bed, writing desk and personal kitchen within its small footprint. Although tiny, each cabin is self-contained and has sufficient storage. The kitchen is equipped with a propane stove-top, open shelving and a counter-top water dispenser.
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Dear Shelter,
I’ve been really inspired by your books. These are a few cabins I’ve been helping to build over the last year. Looking forward to the next book.
Thanks,
Jesse (Mikolon)
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