shackitecture

Another Tiny Yellow House

Derek “Deek” Diedricksen (Stoughton, MA) is back, with another episode of his Tiny Yellow House. This guy is such a natural, “endlessly entertaining,” as Letterman likes to say. In this episode, Deek gives us a tour of his mini-cabin/house built out of recycled junk (from dumpster diving/repurposing), and curbside materials. With a guitar tease/ guest […]

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Introducing: the Hickshaw

Introducing: the Hickshaw

In response to our DIY Movie Making theme, Derek “Deek” Diedricksen sent us this first episode of Tiny Yellow Houses, a series he’s doing on backyard shackitecture, this one featuring his “Hickshaw,” a movable small structure designed to be used as a backyard hang-out space/tiny office or festival sleeping space. Derek also has a self-published, […]

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“Cutest trailer in the known universe”

“Cutest trailer in the known universe”

On the blog Stuff I Like, they posted this heartbreakingly cute vintage trailer they saw while vacationing at Calaveras Big Trees. Talk about efficient use of space. The Cutest Trailer You Ever Saw

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End-cut log cabin studio

End-cut log cabin studio

AND it’s on wheels (and as far as I know, by “wheels,” they don’t mean logs underneath) [via Dinosaurs and Robots] Log Cabin Studio

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Shackitecture hideaway made from windows

Shackitecture hideaway made from windows

People in (recycled) glass houses… DIY: Backyard Hideaway Made from Old Windows Gallery

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More shackitecture and call for “Urban Homesteading Act”

More shackitecture and call for “Urban Homesteading Act”

Last week, Mister Jalopy started out to write another one of is fine entries on D+R about “shackitecture” and ended up penning a proposal for an “Urban Homesteading Act,” a new generation of homesteading laws. As discussed on D+R previously, the local zoning and building departments represent an impregnable, byzantine bureaucracy so difficult to navigate […]

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Mister Jalopy digs the “shackitecture”

Mister Jalopy digs the “shackitecture”

Over on Dinosaurs and Robots, Mister Jalopy has been enthusiastically blogging about nifty small buildings, backyard offices, rural getaways, i.e. “shackitecture.” Definitely worth checking out if Lilliputian dwelling is your idea of fun. Shackitecture

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