And the Shed Gets Around...

Kerri Fivecoat Campbell fatured the shed in her Living Large in our Little House blog, thanks, Kerri!

http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2016/02/living-large-reveals-a-tiny-backyard-studio/

Watch for her Tuesday feature, the next one will be a repurposed caboose!

Sonoma County small homes...delicious!

Another lovely link, coming into my inbox via Shelter Blog site...yummy!  These are all from Sonoma County...

http://realestate.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14265/living-large-in-small-spaces-the-grandest-tiny-homes-of-sonoma-county/

We get around...again!

It's always odd to me when I find my life Out There on the 'net.  This morning I was poking around the various "tiny house" links and saw one called Tiny Creative Cabin.  Hmmm, says I, right up my alley!

And so it was--literally! I originally provided these photos for something or other, can't remember what, now, but it wasn't Tiny House Swoon. 

But you know, sharing and inspiration WAS the point, so it's no big deal!  This is my original cabin, built in the 80s and in sore need of repair... http://tinyhouseswoon.com/tiny-creative-cabin/

A wonderful little fairytale house, and a wonderful tale to go with it...

This beautiful little cottage featured on the Tiny House Blog last year was created for a little boy with leukemia who only dreamed of a fairytale house; it was larger and more expensive than the Make a Wish foundation could manage, so his parents refinanced, hired friends to help build, and made it happen, anyway.

It's built as "clean" as possible, to avoid environmental problems with his cancer (mold and mildew are particular problems with leukemia); she even chose a copper sink for anti-microbial reasons.

Building this little treasure was a distraction and a joy for all of them, and is large enough to be enjoyed for many years to come instead of a child-sized playhouse he would outgrow. Christopher Robin would approve...

More pictures of the building of the cottage and of the interior here.

It made a lump in my throat and I thought you'd enjoy it, too.  Magic.

We get around!

Funny, just found the Shed on Tiny House Design's Facebook page, then Tiny House Living AND Tiny House Swoon...thanks for liking us, all!

The photos were from a couple of years ago...

Yet another link...a gorgeous little vardo...

Oh, my, I believe I'm in love...again.  Check out this place featured in the Tiny House Blog:

http://tinyhouseblog.com/vardo/zyls-little-bird/

Though I would NEVER trust a woodstove that close to a wall or curtain.  EEEEEeeeek!

What a fascinating blog...

Check this one out: Life in 120 Square Feet --it's inspiring!

We don't LIVE in the Shed of Reality, though we could.  We have heat, a source of water, a hot plate for tea or cooking.  We even have AC, which is a necessity for me after a bout of heat exhaustion a few years ago.  I do spend hours a day here, year round...it's sanctuary, studio, sacred space, wonderful for entertaining a few friends, healing, peaceful, challenging, and always something to see beyond those big windows.

It makes me aware of what is actually necessary.  For me, that means books and art supplies and a comfortable chair (or two, for sharing).

Mindfulness is almost inevitable, here.  It's a great place to meditate, exercise, paint, journal, or make music.  I've never been sorry we spent that IRS refund to make all this possible!

And another fun link...tiny homes around the world!

...with lots of videos, interviews and inspirations.



From Natural Homes, at http://naturalhomes.org/tiny-world.htm --click the link for lots more!

Another cool link!

I like the concept AND the execution here:  http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/ecopod-holidays-homes/

And I'd love to have some kind of passive solar heat in the winter...

More links to tiny house blogs!

http://www.dwell.com/post/article/tiny-house-small-house-blogs-sites

What a magical little place!

Read all about it on the Tiny House Blog, here: http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/cottage-on-the-hill/

A lovely new link!

traditional exterior design by san francisco architect awarchitect.com

traditional exterior design by burlington architect Birdseye Design

Check out the post, here: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/916210/list/Small-Wonders

Backyard House project

My friend the wonderful botanical artist Sigrid Frensen sent me this link...great ideas here, too!  Repurposed materials, wonderful lighting...

Check out the slideshow and all the marvelous, quirky ideas HERE:
http://www.riseoverrun.biz/the-backyard-house.html

Sunset Magazine's terrific sheds collection...

One of my favorites from Sunset's site...but who can pick??

http://www.sunset.com/home/outdoor-living/great-backyard-sheds-and-cottages-00400000058405/page22.html

Trust Sunset to have a bunch of great ideas...

A new link you'll like...

...if you're dreaming about your own shed or cabin or tiny house.  Check out Pennypincher Barn Company at http://pennypincherbarns.com/ --if I hadn't already designed my own I would have fallen in love with several of these!

Theyve got off the shelf models, plus plans for sheds, cabins, small houses, barns, garages, accessories--all kinds of goodies.  (I'm in love with the Baby Bear Cabin, below--that turret is TOO MUCH!)

This is one of the links in the Tiny House Blog...if you haven't bookmarked that one, DO it!  Great stuff...

More Tiny Houses

I've updated my Flickr set of Wee Small Houses again, for those who enjoy these things!  We just got back from Nevada, where we visited Mt. Charleston and Old Town again.  Love all the tiny houses, the variety, the styles, the colors...

So you can see the newest additions here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cathy-johnson/sets/72157614254725880/ .  A lot of these were for sale, so if your dream is to own a tiny getaway, you may want to check these out.  Mt. Charleston is lovely...

And a new tiny house builder for those of you in the California area: http://customcabins.wordpress.com/

And a new link from Uncle Wilco!

http://readersheds.co.uk/

Uncle Wilco has the Just Sheds group of Flickr, which I've loved for ages (link in our list at left)...lots of inspiration there, too.  On our last post he commented that we should check the above link, which we did.

THANKS, Uncle Wilco, adding to our list of links right now.  I love the cute little cabin/summerhouse at the Naval Museum on that first page...

They do truly appreciate sheds in the UK...

Two new links in our "Links We Like" at left

Both of these are fun!  Tiny House Living is a weekly newsletter full of information and ideas--you can find it here: http://www.tinyhouseliving.com/

And Shedworking is in the UK--they really understand that sheds can encompass a LOT of living and practical working space, as well.  In tiny, efficient form, of course...http://www.shedworking.co.uk/

Have fun browsing...

NEW links we like...

Hi all--be sure to check the expanded list of links in the sidebar at left if you like small places.  It seems like synchronicity that I've found so many new ones to add to the links list--some, people have shared with me because they knew what we were doing, but some seemed to just show up, gifts of the Universe!

I hope you enjoy them as much as I did...most are intended to be actual living spaces but almost all would be wonderful studios or workshops.  Have fun!

New links we like...

Don't miss the terrific links in the column at left, it's a new addition to this blog!

If you like sheds and tiny houses, you'll find plenty to inspire you there...