A Modern Tree House/Tiny Stilt House in Tennessee

 Check out this cool stilt cabin I visited this past weekend- PERFECT for less-than-prime, steep, or marshy, land!

All photos taken by Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

 I JUST got back from teaching a Tumbleweed Tiny House Workshop in Nashville, TN (what a GREAT TOWN!- and a GREAT class!), and not only had a chance to hang again with Joe Everson of www.TennesseeTinyHomes.com, but with Will Yount from www.HummingbirdTinySpaces.com too.... both great, talented, guys and we'll have some more photos (and a video tour on Will's place) soonish.

ALSO, while down there, I had a chance to visit the Tennessee Tree House built and designed by a duo behind the super-cool blog www.ModFruGAL.com- DO check 'em out!

HERE are some photos I took, with a video tour to come. Again, for the four new MINI video tours we're releasing, we're looking for a sponsor or two (you'll reach MANY people in the video's intro, ad-wise) to help me cover the continual costs, travel, and such, that is related with even the simplest of these videos.... if interested- kidcedar at gmail.com

 The treehouse is 8' by 8' (64 Square feet), and a little over 8' tall....with a simple, one-pitch roof.

We have a BRAND NEW video being posted REAL soon too- Steve Sauer's Place in Seattle, WA!

Again, MUCH more from my Tennessee tiny adventure is to come- keep checkin' back on the blog.

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Funky n' Free Forklift Pallet Wood Art Piece AND Shelf in One!

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Here's another something I came up with the other week. Thanks to Jim Shippey for helpin' with it too during a series of builds we were doing for a shoot- More, AND a video, to come..... It was part of a shed makeover we shot with Paul LaCivita, Dustin "Dr. Demoltion" Diedricksen, and Max MacLeod.

The paint, spray paint, is Rustoleum's 2X Coverage paint- a "sea foam" blue, or something to that effect (many have asked). Home Depot carries it. The stuff goes on like magic....covers darn well. 

Meanwhile, I'll soon be in Nashville, TN to shoot the "ModfruGal Tree House"- I can't wait to check this place out. We also have an upcoming pallet deck video, with cameos from Steven Harrell from www.tinyhouselistings.com AND Kent Griswold from www.TinyHouseBlog.com

FREE Camp Kitchen Plans- Take your kitchen OUTSIDE of your tiny house

Don't heat up your house in the summer, save space, and enjoy the outdoors! I've seen a few tiny houses with their bathrooms separated outdoors (like my own Vermont cabin), so why not an outdoor seasonal kitchen?

Here's a link for free plans (you have to sign up/enter your email) for a design from a former Eagle Scout for a scout patrol box- otherwise known as a camp kitchen box. Its portable, closes tight to keep animals out at night (well, not bear-sized ones), and could even be used for tailgating, an outdoor mini-workshop, and who knows what else.

FREE PLANS link- www.mycampkitchen.com/build-it

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

The Tiniest Of Houses from Tennessee Tiny Homes...a 60 square foot cabin on wheels!

Most people say "Well, its not a house unless it has a toilet, shower, and a kitchen!"- well, Joe Everson, from Tennessee Tiny Homes managed to fit ALL of those in his latest tiny abode on wheels. If you haven't caught the video yet, which we filmed at the workshop I put together in Wilmington, NC, here's the grand tour! I'll post some interior shots I took of Joe's home soon too! Oh yeah, its for sale- $15,000. You can email Joe via his website, if interested....

For more on Joe's work, check out www.TennesseeTinyHomes.com

Speaking of Tennessee, I'm hosting the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company's Nashville workshop (and workshops in Boston, and Vancouver too), so if you're in the area, they're always fun! Be sure to check 'em out! Steven Harrell from www.tinyhouselistings.com will also be coming out to guest speak, as well as others!

ALSO, we have three or four tiny tour videos and/or how-to videos I want to release....we're looking for a backer or two to help us finish/afford these, so if anyone is interested (VERY reasonable) email me at kidcedar at gmail.com. Thanks.We'll place a thank you/ad/website mention at the VERY START of these episodes in trade.

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

Recycled/Homemade Screen Windows for your Cabin/Home- with STYLE!

I just love this idea, and have seen it done a few times- it looks great, and works.... although your visibility would be reduced. All you do is affix recycled/old (or new, if you REALLY like the look) lace curtains to screen frames.....easy, and effective. More tips, naturally, are on the way....

From pinterest.com

For those still on the fence too. NEXT WEEKEND, I'm hosting the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company workshop in Nashville, TN. Its gonna be fun! I've also invited Steven Harrell of www.tinyhouselistings.com to guest speak, as well as Joe Everson from www.TennesseeTinyHomes.com

I'm working on another workshop of my own as well....stay tuned.....AND, we have MANY new videos on my youtube channel, on the way! www.youtube.com/relaxshacksDOTcom

JOIN/'like" our newer facebook page too... www.facebook.com/tinyhousehub

From www.sparky-youngbloodstudios.blogspot.com

                                                                        

Deek's Crappy Shed becomes a MODERN ROCK-ROOM/Man Cave

TINY HOUSE NEWS-WISE, before you read on...

1. -DO CHECK out Steven Harrell's AWESOME NEW tiny house photo contest- LOTS OF PRIZES- at www.tinyhouselistings.com

2. AND....KENT GRISWOLD (more on this soon, has a NEW pdf version of his killer TINY HOUSE MAGAZINE out now!!! www.tinyhouseblog.com

3. -ALSO, DO join/"like" our new facebook tiny house/thrifty design page/group at www.facebook.com/tinyhousehub

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AS FOR THE SHED MAKEOVER

Here's what the shed initially looked like- a MESS, post-many workshops and moves.....embarrassing, but my time has been VERY scarce lately with so many projects, travel for Tumbleweed Tiny House Workshops, and more (and the winter kept me from getting much done here in New England!)

 Well, we had a film crew from NYC out this past weekend to shoot an episode on scrap/trash/recycled-material makeovers- this makeover being my own shed which I've been meaning to clean out, and I was allowed to pick my own team/crew....they were:

Dustin "Lurch" Diedricksen- my brother- a no brainer, as he works we me on a good chunk of the projects I undertake, and co-teaches at all my building workshops.

Jim Shippey- from the band Nullset, and old friend from the Boston rock scene- and a handy/comical guy

Max "Damage" Macleod - 6' 9" 350 lbs- in charge of general hauling and demolition. Max lived across the street from me where I grew up in Madison, CT.

Dave Fuller- Painter, Carpenter, all around hard workin' dude...

Well, in two days, and with countless cups of coffee, and buckets of paint, forklift pallets, and a good deal of scrap and salvage items from curbs, AND a few goods from TMC Scrap Metal/Salvage on the Avon/Brockton, MA line (what good guys! A shout to Ralph Greenberg!), we managed to "get 'er done"!

Anyway, you saw what the shed intially looked like above.....and afterwards....

THE BREAKDOWN.... total spent was around $400
-Orange Coffee Table- a formerly broken picnic table- FREE
-Drumset- a cocktail, space-saving stand up kit from Peace Drums- LOVE THAT THING! It sounds GREAT! I already owned it.
-$70 Ikea mini armchair
-$70 Rug
-Pallet wall hangings/shelving (more details to come in another post)- FREE (with some loose/scrounged nails that we used)
-4 Gallons of Behr Paint (yikes!)- $120 or so (LOVE this stuff though)
-Skylight- 4' by 4'- FREE- salvaged. It brings a TON of light into this space.
-Other pallets and wood trim- all salvaged and free
-Various cans of Rustoleum spray paint (the "2x coat" version- love it!)
-Other decorations- I already owned them- most were procured from yard sales- VERY INEXPENSIVELY.
-Plywood- already had it.
-Screws/Nails- $20
-Perfection heater (for decoration)- $20
-Hubcap- Pontiac- FREE from a scrap yard....

I might be building a tiny composting bathroom into it down the road too, for use in my building workshops. This room can serve as a break room for attendees as well. Insulation would be another phase down the road too.

WHERE DID ALL YOUR STUFF GO??? As for all the stuff that was in there!? I have a shed alcove to the side of this one, no walls, but roofed, which I'm working on reorganizing as well. This remodel also served as a good excuse for me to sort out LOTS of future yard sale and flea market stuff, so that I can downsize, and with other items of significant value- I can sell on craigslist.
    Oh yeah, some of the stuff you saw in the first photo was USED in the remodel- the plywood, for instance....and some of the paints, wood, and so on.

Again, since people ALWAYS ask- the drum set- www.peace-drums.com (their "Manhattan Cocktail Kit")

 Above: "The Voodoo Owl" making its cameo once again- its appeared (hidden in some cases) in MANY of my "Tiny Yellow House" youtube show episodes.....which you can check out at.....www.youtube.com/relaxshacksDOTcom

A Perfection Kerosene/Oil Heater from TMC Scrap- for $20!!!

MORE photos to come of the pallet wood projects you DON'T see in these photos......

Also, a BRAND NEW book is well in the works! More on that soon! And check out my "old" one....link is right here. Thanks so much!

Tiny House Building Workshop in Wilmington, NC- Photo recap...Part 1

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Sans trim (and more)- Making progress on "The Darrington" Tiny House/Cabin- a 96 square foot, panelized, design of mine (plans to come someday). The name is a combination of "Deek" and "Harrington" (Kevin Harrington of www.cozyhomeplans.com, who has helped/backed so many of my videos). 

(MANY MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON- AND TWO VIDEOS over on www.youtube.com/relaxshacksDOTcom)

Well, its only been a few days since the Relaxshacks.com Wilmington, NC Tiny House Building Workshop (sold out!) that Steven Harrell and I hosted (Steven from www.tinyhouselistings.com), and now having recovered a bit from all the hard work and lack of sleep that goes along with a three day build, I have to say, I had an absolute blast- as did others. THANK YOU, those who came out to be part of it, and to those who were our guest speakers! It was a large group (about 45 with the speakers), but we managed to pull it off! North Carolina was gorgeous too, and has such a funky, fun, free-thinking vibe about it- I'll be back!

What a crew! A few were missing too....

 THANKS TO!
Kent Griswold from www.tinyhouseblog.com
Alex Pino from www.tinyhousetalk.com
Andrew Odom of www.tinyrevolution.us
Ryan Mitchell of www.thetinylife.com
Laura Lavoie and Matt from www.120squarefeet.com
Dustin Diedricksen- Environmental Engineer, and all-around building maniac
Mariah Coz and Matt from www.cometcamper.wordpress.com

AND Joe Everson (and Kristen) from www.TennesseeTinyHomes.com who DROVE SIXTEEN HOURS to bring us a tiny house that he built JUST FOR THIS WORKSHOP. This guy is about as hardworking as they come! His new tiny house "The Outhouse" was GREAT too! A mere SIXTY SQUARE feet, and I'll have a full video tour up VERY, VERY soon! Loved it!

Joe Everson from TennesseeTinyHomes.com giving an overview (before a tour/walk-through) of his tiny house on wheels, "The Outhouse"). We'll have a full post on this place soon, with a TON of photos I took!

Dustin "Dr. Demolition" Diedricksen- 6' 5" 260 lbs- shows the group that our canopy-door/wall header isn't going anywhere!

 We also had Roy St. Clair from TUFTEX roofing and siding come out to give us a very cool demonstration (more on that soon) about their products- which we used in the build (and I've used 200 times before). Their ONDURA roofing is made from recycled products, lasts a LONG time, isn't as noisy as metal roofing, durable as heck, and MADE IN THE USA (which is getting rare these days!). I was so impressed that I'll have to do another separate post soon. Meanwhile, check out... http://www.tallantinc.com/tuftex/tuftex.asp

Roy talks about Tuftex and Ondura roofing (which can withstand wind loads of 200 mph!!!)

All in all, aside from the workshop/building, it was SO MUCH FUN to get to meet so many people, bloggers, builders, designers, and authors, that I had been talking to online for years, but never had met in person.

If I'm forgetting anyone, the coffee hasn't set in yet, and there will be PLENTY more posts!

Also, and I'll talk more about it soon, but it looks like I might have a Massachusetts TREE HOUSE and TINY HOUSE Building Workshop the weekend of July 27th! Speakers, Hands-On Building, Tours of my work and cabins (and others), and MORE!!!! With camping options (or staying in my cabins) perhaps!
Stay tuned!!!! kidcedar at gmail.com if you want to be reminded, or reserve a space....

PS- lots of news concerning some happening with many or our guest speakers too- from books being released, to future workshops of theirs! We'll talk about some of that soon!

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen (as always, a link to my book below, if interested/if you'd be so kind)....