Little House of My Own: 47 Grand Designs for 47 Tiny Houses
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Book Overview
The charming and innovative architecture of these tiny cottages, studios, fishing huts, homes and more--so small and cute that you can't help but fall for them--will inspire and delight home and architecture lovers and dreamers, too. Each chapter captures the utter eccentricity of these ingeniously designed shelters with irresistible color photographs of the structure and interiors alongside detailed isometric drawings, floor plans, and multiple elevations. A Little House of My Own offers humble dreams of solitude, romance, oasis for meditation and whimsy--all under 325 square feet--as well as technical details of the structure from the building materials and woodworking techniques to estimated cost of construction. In the accompanying text, award-winning architect Lester Walker relates the story of each building, the community or setting where it is located, and the personalities that shaped it. Notably quaint homes from history, including Jefferson's Honeymoon Cottage, Henry Thoreau's Cabin, and George Bernard Shaw's Writing Hut, and features on wacky specialty houses are sure to inspire and delight.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1579121519
ISBN13:9781579121518
Release Date:October 2000
Publisher:Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Length:240 Pages
Weight:2.43 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 10.3" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
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love this book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I love this book, it is very cool, the historical and modern ideas and thought behind the book are VERY interesting.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Book was in perfect condition as seller stated. Great service, I would buy from this seller again!
Whimsical and practical
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
A fun and functional presentation of very small dwellings - all unique. Some practical living spaces for thrifty, eco-conscious builders, some just plain genious spacial designs. All are meticulously illustrated - a great idea book!
Great ideas in a nice sized book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Though I do not recommend the authors book :"The Tiny House Book", this book is great! Great photographs and drawn pictures that detail the building being written about. More of an idea book for the home handy person than a detailed instruction book, it contains enough information to easily build a number of the buildings illustrated. This book focuses on very small buildings most under 600 sq ft but the ideas presented could be used to build any sized home or out building.
Thoreau's vision
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is a wonderful book - all the detail anyone could want about a very simple house-let, good for a garden or an ice floe or a forest or just a delightful daydream. (Be aware that this author has several books out, but they all contain the same houses and pictures and comments; order one and you've ordered them all.)
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