Labor Day Book Giveway
Kent and I have been doing some summer decluttering of our own homes, and have decided to give away a few inspirational books to our loyal Tiny House Blog readers. The set of books will contain:
The Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka
Creating the Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka
Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping by Judith Levine
Simple Pleasures: Soothing Suggestions & Small Comforts for Living Well Year Round by Robert Taylor, Susannah Seton and David Greer
The Natural House Book by David Pearson
The New Strawbale Home by Catherine Wanek
If you are interested in winning these books, post a comment on this post that contains YOUR favorite tiny house on the Tiny House Blog. The contest will end on September 13th at 5 p.m. PST. The winner will be chosen on Tuesday September 14th using Random.org. We will ship the books to the winner and do a post on the winner and their favorite tiny house.
Good luck and have a great Labor Day!
By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]
162 Responses to “Labor Day Book Giveway”
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My favorite is not actually a house, but I have a saved link to Tiny House in a Landscape – http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house-landscape/tiny-house-in-a-landscape-60/
Just dreaming about retirement I guess!
http://www.tommie-wilhelmsen.no/prosjekt?c=2&id=217
is perfect
Without a doubt, my favorite tiny house is Brad Kittel’s Victorian with all of the salvaged wood and fixtures. Such a cozy nook, and Brad endeavors to make then 99% recycled and salvaged materials.
DanO
I have loved just about every tiny home I’ve seen here so far however I have to say that my favorite is my own 380 sqft cabin It’s nothing fancy and in continual process but it is my home.
Amy
Although it is a little larger then what would be considered tiny at 800 sq. ft., I really like the house designer/builder Ted Owens created. It can be seen at http://buildingwithawareness.com/
I like so many of his ideas. Being a fiber artist, I need a bit more room to accommodiate my spinning wheels, looms and fibers, so I might need to build two tiny houses, one to live in and one for a studio.
I enjoy your website, keep up the good work!!!
My favorite tiny home is — Our Little Cabin Up the Lake. I enjoyed the whole series of posts about Margy and Wayne Lutz’s floating house on Powell River, BC.
Kent, how about after the contest doing a post showing a table of all the votes.
Great idea James with internal links to all the favorites. I’ll plan on that.
Oh! I want in!
My favorites are the home made, mobiles. I especially like the Don Vardo http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/portland-alternative-dwellings/, Dee’s place http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house/dee-williams-on-nbc-tonight/ and Zoey’s place http://www.livetiny365.com/
I love http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house-concept/green-line-architects-tree-house/ It suits my dreams of whimsy and nature. I also really like http://tinyhouseblog.com/earthcob/simonshouse/
We rent something not even approaching a tiny house right now, but I am dreaming of someday incorporating tiny house methods and ideals into a cozy and functional home for my family of nine.
Its so hard to narrow down a favorite. I was recently impressed with the http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/the-slabtown-annemarie/, but I’ll always be a big fan of the tumbleweed houses. I also love hearing about individual tiny houses being built like the Alaska log cabin couple and the Gypsy Rose.
i love all tiny houses. but the house posted on sept. 4th filled my heart with joy. the picture of the woman walking to this wonderful house with a dark sky is beautiful. this is the kind of solitude i crave at times and on that day i would of moved there in a heart beat.
thanks for all of your posts on these great small spaces.
terry lillie
I have found this lovely shanty over the river to be quite inspirational. Dreaming of how to adapt such a design to fit my location in N. Cali.
http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house-landscape/tiny-house-in-a-landscape-60/
I’ve got to go with the original Tumbleweed house; it’s what opened my eyes and got my attention directed toward to TH movement —
There have been so many lovely homes posted but I think my favorite tiny house has been Simon’s Eco-House in Wales. It looks so beautiful in the photos and the design seems quite functional, the best of both worlds really.
I’m in,
My fav is the Crib. But my all time Fav has to be the bolt together house from Family Circle magazine in 1972, revisited in Lester R. Walker’s, Tiny Book of Tiny Houses, as well as at…
http://www.countryplans.com/bolt-house.html
Don’t know if that was on your blog, but I dig it.
Dono
I liked most of the tiny homes, but I feel that “Small built-in barn style” at Oakland, California is very comfortable too, so I like it.
I think I’ve fallen in love with the dome homes from Curved by Design. I love the shape of these homes and the design inside, and how the materials used are considered “scrap” and would normally have been thrown away.
http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/curved-by-design/
Sorry
Do I have to link to a favorite house from this site…
The Crib…
http://tinyhouseblog.com/sips/the-crib/
Just making sure my vote is official.
Thanks,
Dono
My favorite tiny home is also a House in the Landscape – http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house-landscape/tiny-house-in-a-landscape-65/.
This is my inspiration! I grew up in the upper midwest, and this reminds me of that wild country. I love that the home looks like it belongs…
My favorite is this beautiful floating home. How unique! Even the gardens are floating. Talking about overcoming obstacles – this is it. http://tinyhouseblog.com/floating-homes/our-little-cabin-up-the-lake/
I think Simon’s eco house is beautiful, and it is my favorite! http://tinyhouseblog.com/earthcob/simonshouse/
My favorite little house is the Little Cob Cabin (in the snow) http://tinyhouseblog.com/earthcob/little-cob-cabin/
it just looks so inviting and I love the organic essence of the house!
I really like the roundhouse that was built in Wales you recently posted. The train depots http://tinyhouseblog.com/yourstory/train-depots/ are great too though!
I LOVE the dollhouse….not just because it is my state of Georgia, but also because it is cute, practical, awesome, and looks like a HOME.
I loved the Tiny Texas homes. Such pretty colors. I loved the wood and the recycled elements. They caused a lump in my throat.
I always like the Gypsy Wagons and have seen several highlighted here.
They remind me of an old friend who
found himself in a deteriating marriage once and being a terrific boat carpenter, built himself the most beautiful little Gypsy Wagon where he lived on a friend’s farm quite comfortable for a few years.
What a great collection! I would love to get my hands on them.
Forgot to mention my favorite house:
http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/tumbleweed-lusby-for-sale/
The Lusby is my dream!
My favorite is the Zook cabins:
http://tinyhouseblog.com/log-construction/zook-cabins/#more-13980
As much as building my own place appeals to me, the area I like like is too far away to realistically build a place by myself. The Zook cabins are affordable, come in many versatile plans, the options are clearly defined on the website as well as the site requirements, and I could see my wife living in one, unlike the more radical designs that I prefer. Easily the most practical pre-fabs I’ve seen. Also they are in the east, which seems rare for these companies.
Reading this blog takes me back many years when we first got fired up about straw bale houses, then underground houses… and finally settling on log houses, since we bought a 40 full of lodge pole pine in Western MT. Our first “cabin” was 20′x20′ where all 7, yes 7 of us lived for 6 years sans, electricity, running water, indoor bathroom…- yes, we were delayed hippies, I guess. One thing is certain. We CHOSE this lifestyle. It was not forced upon us, and our grown children now speak fondly about their childhood memories there.
Our next small-space-living-adventure was aboard our 36′ ketch in Puget Sound where the two of us lived for 10 years. We loved it and realized that really this small space was all that was necessary to carry on our professional lives, live more simply, and have Saturdays to do other things than mow a lawn or clean a huge house.
Presently we’re building a small log cottage next to the original bigger log house, which will become a future vacation rental to keep us going in our retirement financially. We’ll be cozy in the cottage.
Oh, how my son and his new wife in Alaska would love to receive your small house book collection. He is a new architect and she will begin environmental law studies soon. Both are in love with the philosophies of living with less in smaller houses and want to develop this passion much as we did when we were young, Thank you for considering them as receivers of your collection. It would be a perfect birthday gift for them- Sept. 16 and 26th!
I enjoy everything that is posted on tiny house blog – it is one of my daily inspirations. My favorite is the set of Zen tinies created for a Buddhist community by Tortoise Shell. I love the idea of having cozy private spaces plus a house for community activities.
POPOMO!
i am inspired by all tiny houses on here.
one of the cooler ones
http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house-concept/green-line-architects-tree-house/
i like using surrounding materials for building.
thanks for this great site.
I love the Fencl! I’ve had many dreams of drinking tea on a cold winter’s morning from the bay window. while watching the sun rise.
It is hard to pick one favourite! At the moment I’m very enamoured of the Shelter House – http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/shelter-house/#more-14087
It’s got a lovely combination of oldness and newness, stone and wood, indoor space and outdoor space – I love houses that make the outdoors a part of the living area, and the Shelter House does that in a very creative way.
My favorite tiny house was Ms Cannon’s house. She was my neighbor growing up and lived in a 16 X 16 house that her husband built for her in the 30′s. It had a kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom complete with tub.
Love the Portland Tiny Houses! Recycle and reuse! Plus I’m a sucker for shingle exteriors.
B Yoder
Four People Living in 180 Square Feet
http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/four-people-living-in-180-square-feet/#more-14012
Great use of space!
I really like the use of architectural salvage by Brad Kittel at Texas Tiny Houses.
That’s a tough one. I’ve seen so many permutations that it’s difficult to pick one so I guess I’ll have to say it’s the one that originally brought me here to this site. It’s a small bungalow in southern California with a slanted roof and room divider that also acts as a design element on the exterior. I wish I knew the name of it. Does anyone know which one I’m talking about?
The best tiny house I’ve ever seen was introduced on this very blog. The Ideabox has the perfect mix of tiny space with expandability and modern lines.
http://www.ideabox.us/hip_%26_green.html
My current favorite is by Pennypincher Barns featured on tiny house blog see link : http://tinyhouseblog.com/timber-frame/pennypincher-barns-update/
I love the Pennypincher’s Baby Bear Cabin posted on August 22nd this year.
I have to say that since seeing it on the blog a couple of weeks ago, I’m in love with the Baby Bear cabin. That being said, I love all of the tiny homes on the blog!
I admire seriously “tiny” houses and those who design, build and live in them. But as an elder(not to be confused with “Geezer”) with — in spite of minimalist tendencies — the need for more space than, say, the Tumble Weed offers, I must opt for the Sonoma Victorian Cottage(http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/sonoma-victorian-cottage/)as a favorite. I hope you folks were able to accept the invitation to stay there for a bit. I’d be interested to learn of your experience.
PS: Excellent collection of books!
Tiny house in a landscape Sept. 4 2010.
It lights up all my Heidi pictures. I want to find a lovely, grumpy old Grandfather inside.
A few years ago I was googling about yurts and stumbled on Jay Shafer’s Tumbleweed EPU cottage. I absolutely loved it. I have my own not-so-tiny cottage (but still under 700 sq. ft.) built in the 1940′s in need of some TLC. I continue to “clear the clutter” to lead a less material life. Love your site!
I’m a new follower, but this is the pic that caught my attention ..
http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-house-landscape/tiny-house-in-a-landscape-64/
love, love, love the concept of living in a small space, using minimal resources in a rural area.
I loved the new post with the FabCab–they’re buildings are great combination of rustic and modern. http://tinyhouseblog.com/timber-frame/seattles-timber-frame-fabcab/#more-14594
I do not yet have the privilege to own a tiny house, but when I do buy, it will be tiny!! I love the post on these cabin layouts from a long while ago. I love cabins, and these are just really beautifully laid out!
http://tinyhouseblog.com/log-construction/stone-mountain-cabin-plans/
My husband and I spend our winters in a old park model put on the perfect millions dollar space in a RV resort. We love our small space and all that it offers. Love this blog and will link to it.
We live in a smallish condo in Oregon in the summer. The books look wonderful. I would love to win!
Thank you.
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http://www.itcrossedmymindblog.com
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Here is a picture of our park model Arizona Room
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3iOucGmwwpQ/SRyYv1ULF7I/AAAAAAAAB9Y/KDXc8pNav5U/s1600-h/DSCN0040.JPG
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