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Category Archives: Video
How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 7
In this video I fine tune the wall framing and play with different ideas for laying out the kitchen and main living room. I also show how to use the follow me tool, which allows you to make complex shapes … Continue reading
How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 6
I’m closing in on the end of this video series with just a few segments left to post on YouTube. This segment shows the initial work on drawing the interior of this tiny house. I began drawing this house with … Continue reading
Deek at Walden Cabin
Derek “Deek” Diedricksen had an opportunity to visit Henry David Thoreau‘s cabin yesterday and posted a video tour of the famous little cabin on YouTube. Deek is the author of the book Humble Homes Simple Shacks… and micro house creations … Continue reading
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Tagged Boxy Lady, Deek, Derek Diedricksen, Henry David Thoreau, micro house, walden
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Tiny Yellow House #5 – Vermont Cabin
Derek “Deek” Diedricksen has posted the 5th episode of Tiny Yellow House, his growing show on YouTube that features tiny living spaces. In this episode Deek shares the tiny cabin in Vermont he built with his brother, family, and friends. … Continue reading
Deek’s Book Reviews
This video is packed with reviews of tiny & simple living books. What I like about Deek is that he’s a strait-shooter and pulls no punches – while remaining a jokster to the core. He also has an amazing taste in … Continue reading
The Boxy Lady – Tiny Yellow House
Derek Diedricksen has a new episode out of Tiny Yellow House. This time it features one of his latest micro house creations called The Boxy Lady. In addition to providing a place to sleep it can also double as a … Continue reading
Cal-Earth Superadobes
The California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture is a charitable non-profit organization that was founded in 1986 by Nader Khalili (1936-2008). They focus on developing truly sustainable earthen architecture. Their primary building method, nicknamed superadobes, uses long sandbag tubes … Continue reading
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Tagged adobe, Cal-Earth, earthbag, earthen, Nader Khalili, sandbag, superadobe
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100% Nasty Free – Punkle’s Farm
If the story of Heimo Korth, the trapper that lives in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, was a bit to extreme for you, as it was for me at times; you’ll appreciate this trailer for a movie about Punkle’s Farm. … Continue reading
Heimo’s Arctic Refuge
It’s always fascinating to me to run across the story of someone who lives off the land in remote places. One of my favorite stories is of Dick Proenneke, a man in his 50′s that moved out into the woods … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living, Video
Tagged alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Heimo Korth
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Dee Williams on PBS
Dee Williams built her Tumbleweed tiny house several years ago for about $10,000 from a lot of reclaimed building materials, which helped keep the cost low. So besides being a tiny house, it’s an excellent example of how used building materials can … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Video
Tagged dee williams, oregon, PBS, portland, rowdykittens, tiny house
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