Deek Diedrickson, who published the charming and cheeky comic-book-style tiny house building manual, Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (And Whatever The Heck Else We Could Squeeze In Here) was featured in yesterday’s New York Times. The article was by Joyce Wadler, great photos by Erik Jacobs.
Deek’s book will be featured in our forthcoming book on tiny houses. (One of his drawings shows him sitting in a tree, reading a copy of our book HomeWork.)
“At about 24 square feet, the Gypsy Junker, made primarily out of shipping pallets, castoff storm windows and a neighbor’s discarded kitchen cabinets, is the largest of Mr. Diedricksen’s backyard structures. The Hickshaw, a sleeper built on a rolling cedar lounge chair (or as Mr. Diedricksen calls it, “a rickshaw for hicks”), is considerably smaller, at 2 1/2 feet wide by 6 1/2 feet deep. The Boxy Lady, two cubes on a long pallet, is the smallest: 4 feet tall at its highest point.”
Deek’s website: https://www.relaxshacks.blogspot.com/
Lloyd, saw a story on these guys the other day and thought you might enjoy. A bit modern for your tastes maybe, but the design process for using the small 12X12 cube space looks ingenious.
http://www.twelve3.ca
Tiny homes are really "big" right now – my friends keep showing me these articles, and I tell them that the best book on tiny homes is coming – YOURS!
When when when when? 🙂
izzit: Tiny house book taking a long time. November, 2011