Our names are Karl and Monika, and we live on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Point Arena, CA Photo by Lloyd Kahn
Lloyd’s cousin Mike Kahn’s house in Cottonwood, Arizona Photo by Lloyd Kahn
Shakes split from redwood driftwood. Photo by Lloyd Kahn
Photo by Lloyd Kahn
Featured in our book Builders of the Pacific Coast. It has since been unfortunately destroyed in a fire.
Photo by Lloyd Kahn
Louie Frazier is featured in our books, Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter and Builders of the Pacific Coast.
Hey Lloyd!
I can’t wait for the new book. I’m ready for another dose of inspiration.
I just finished a treehouse in our backyard. The place in Haleiwa that Tom brought you to. I used as much recycled materials as possible. All siding from Fort Shafter, windows from the 1930’s, sinks, bathroom fixtures, toilet, shower stall is $90 stock tank from Lowe’s. I made the front door from a couple 4×6’s, cabinets are from old Douglas fir siding and an 8×8 I milled. I welded the stairs and made the rail from mahogany flooring.
Later,
–Gary and Luann
Many people would be really apprehensive when it comes to the idea of moving into a small space with a young family. The challenges such as lack of space and privacy are obvious. Perhaps what’s not so clear though, is the benefits. Josh, Naomi and Kilaian took the plunge, selling their three-bedroom home in Christchurch in order to purchase a house truck where they now all live together full time.
When it comes to House Trucks, this home is pretty large and very child friendly. At 11 meters (36 ft.) and weighing close to 20 tonnes, this home on wheels isn’t one that is perfectly suited for a grand family road-trip — although the family haven’t entirely ruled that out yet either. This home is beautifully constructed, with exceptional woodwork everywhere you look giving the house a rustic charm and warmth. When the gorgeous design isn’t enough on it’s own to keep you warm though, there is a lovely wood stove which sits in the centre of the living room.
Photo by Jay Nelson
A lightweight camper built built by artist Jay Nelson — from our book Tiny Homes on the Move.
Built on pilings because it’s in a flood plain. One year the water came up to the 6th step. Photo by Lloyd Kahn
Photo by Lloyd Kahn
Dave Koszegi, his wife Erin and their children Julia, Francesca and Matteo were on their annual Hornby Island, BC camping trip two summers ago when Dave happened to read Lloyd Kahn’s Tiny Homes on the Move. When the family saw the photos of Derek Diedricksen’s tiny house on wheels, Dave and Erin realized it would not only be a perfect addition to their overcrowded Volkswagen Westfalia camper van, it would also a great family project…
For many, the idea of building a tiny house on wheels is a wonderful pipe dream, however young kiwi furniture maker Annelies Zwaan has turned that dream into reality by building her very own cottage-in-the-woods style tiny home. Despite having gained many skills working with timber as a furniture maker, the learning curve when it came to building her own home was still steep. With the help of YouTube and some instruction videos, she was able to follow each step to completion…
This cosy forest-den certainly won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but this house which was constructed almost entirely from reclaimed materials and cost only 12 dollars to build has served as a comfortable home for David Gell for over 5 years now. Originally, the home was designed and built by an architecture student, who was studying tent design and wanted to experiment with creating super-affordable housing using reclaimed materials…
Photo by Lloyd Kahn
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