Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts: And Whatever The Heck Else We Could Squeeze In Here [Paperback]

This Old HousemeetsWayne’s Worldin this zany guide to designing and building tiny homes

Derek Diedricksen has always had a love for small, modest houses ever since his father gave him the bookTiny Tiny Housesby Lester Walker for his tenth birthday. Combining his artistic abilities, wild imagination, and his passion for small houses, he self-publishedHumble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts, and Whatever the Heck Else we could Squeeze in Herein 2009. This book is a collection of Diedricksen’s creative/imaginative sketches for building small houses, shacks, cottages, and forts.

The sketches are accompanied with hand-written commentary, both instructive and comical. Derek’s main purpose is to get your creative juices flowing and encourage you to get off the couch and use your hands. Believing that specific building plans squash creativity, he avoids too many detailed instructions, giving you the chance to put your own creative spin on your very own small abode (even if it is just in your imagination).  Derek (“Deek”) Diedricksenwas born and raised in Madison, Connecticut, and is a graduate of Northeastern University. After graduating from college he was a DJ at CBS radio station 104.1 WBCN in Boston. His comic strip,Slugs, not Hugs,has appeared inThe Weekly DigandSoundcheck Magazine.Praise for the author's tiny structures

 

For ingenuity, thrift, and charm, Mr. Diedricksen’s tiny structures are hard to beat.”

—New York Times

Praise forHumble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts

 

Using salvaged materials and power tools, Diedricksen creates cozy living spaces filled with artistic touches that you would never expect to see in an average trailer or treehouse. He’ll cre