2024 the best tiny homes review

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For everyone who’s ever dreamed of simplifying their life and downsizing their home, Micro Living offers an insider’s look at what tiny house living is really like.

Best-selling author and tiny house enthusiast Derek “Deek” Diedricksen profiles 40 tiny — but practical — houses that are equipped for full-time living, all in 400 square feet or less. Detailed photography and a floor plan for each structure highlight inventive space-saving design features along with the nuts-and-bolts details of heating, cooling, electric, and plumbing systems. The real-life stories of residents impart the pleasures, as well as the challenges, of day-to-day living. With tips on what to consider before you build, along with framing plans for a prototype small cabin, Micro Living is the perfect starter handbook for both dreamers and doers.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing, LLC (October 30, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1612128769
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1612128764
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.5 x 7 inches
Reviewer: Carmen Shenk
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This delicious book is a visual and intellectual feast!
Review: This great new book is packed with photos of ingenious dwellings - and good news! It's NOT AT ALL like an overly perfect Instagram feed of black and white sterile luxury tiny house interiors! And thank goodness! The homes Deek has chosen to include in this book are personal, creative, colorful, and whimsical. They are full of artsy touches and they look like interesting people actually live in them. It's refreshing to see spaces that aren't loaded with cheap imported mass market decor but instead are boasting quirky and approachable original artwork. Deek highlights what each designer/builder did that was particularly interesting, and there are "in retrospect" comments from the home owners on things they would change if they had it to do again. I love it that many of the ideas are very creative, inexpensive, and there is a theme of upcycling and recycling that is refreshing. If you're looking for floor plans for a Micro McMansion that has all the bells and whistles, this is not it, LOL! Andrew Odom's contribution that tiny house living isn't for everyone is a fantastic counter point to all the photos of cozy and charming spaces. Michelle Boyle's thoughts on cooking in a tiny house are very helpful to anyone who loves to cook but still likes the idea of living tiny. I tend to think that Minimalism is still an over emphasis on stuff - and a very reasonable reaction to the materialism that is so much a part of modern culture - but Ryan Nicodemus shares a nuanced view of minimalism that is challenging and thought provoking. This delicious ADD book is a visual and intellectual feast!

Reviewer: Tiny House Basics
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Well Written Book that's a blast to read with great artwork that keeps you entertained!
Review: This book has been a great follow up to other books from Derek, the artwork is so great and fun to see. I especially love all the floor plans and Derek's take on each house and design. This book will still be a great resource for many years to come and I highly recommend picking up a copy, you can tell the author really cares about what he puts his name on. Can wait to see what he has in store next!

Reviewer: Sarah H
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: lovely introduction and inspiration to small spaces
Review: It is interesting to see the details and modern spin on cabins and trailers and the innovative ways in which people create living spaces. The idea of a minimalist lifestyle is so appealing and this book really does inspire and explain the concepts. With lovely detailed plans of each design and explanations for the more complex issues, namely ablutions which is the issue I most fear.

Reviewer: Reinold F.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Eye-opening.
Review: Either you are interested in building a tiny house or you have simply curiosity "Micro Living" is, in both cases, an amazing work. It has everything: photos, descriptions, blueprints, recommendations, budgets (when available) and even more. Books of this type use to end being just catalogues; not here: we have the experience of the owners to explain if their tiny houses work and accordingly what it could improve even more the quality of life. In the end there is even instructions to build a basic module and equivalences in metric system... I tried to find something lacking and I couldn't. It has everything, I think I even saw a cat xp!!!I only have made a tiny aparment before (not the same, of course). I'd loved to have this book before as it is inspiring. Not only great solutions but lovely places that you can call "home." I loved all the tiny houses but especially "The Kasita" and "The Willow Tree House," a way to use bottles as bricks :O and the commentaries of the owners using their tiny houses. I really learned a lot and you can too getting this book.

Reviewer: Teacher/Photographer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best of the bunch
Review: This is the best tiny home book of the many I've read. It really helped me design a floor plan of my own.

Reviewer: Chris Schapdick
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pictures, stories, floor plans...this has it all.
Review: A great book about tiny houses needs a lot of pictures. This book delivers on that and doesn't stop there. It's divided into three main sections that group the tiny houses by size categories. There is really something for everyone here and each house is not only depicted via a number of great images, but Deek offers additional details and shows off floor plans of the various tinies.Since tiny houses are often deeply personal creations, Deek showcases the people behind these small structures. I like that since tiny houses are all about the folks that build them or live in them and the choices/tradeoffs they have made in their spaces.In the event that this book kickstarts your own tiny house ambitions, there is a set of plans included to get you started down that path. That's a nice way to round out a rather comprehensive collection of sub 400 square foot tiny structures. Micro Living will give you ideas and you'll pick up on things that you like that others have done. In that way it's a great resource for coming up with your own back of the envelope designs for tiny living.Don't buy it if you think that tiny houses are stupid and a fad that is about to come to an abrupt end. Assuming you don't fall into that category, pop this into your cart. You won't be disappointed.

Reviewer: DriveDoctor
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Idea Picture Book with Floor Plans - Not Instructional
Review: I've seen most (not all) of the tiny homes shown in the book on various YouTube videos. This is not an instructional book. It is an idea picture book. You will need to have basic building skills. The main positive thing for me was floor plan ideas. Pro Tip - I've helped build Tiny Homes and if at all possible, go with a 10' wide design for more floor plan options.

Reviewer: The Modern House Guy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fun! Humorous! Informative!
Review: I have been buying and reading architecture books and shelter magazines since before the internet. This book by Derek Diedreckson, ranks with the best, each house featured has great photos, drawings, and anecdotes, but the secret the sauce is that Deek, has been in every house and we get to see and learn about them through his eyes.

Reviewer: Matthew S
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I have been researching and pondering tiny homes for the last couple of years, perusing YouTube channels like "Living Big in a Tiny House", joining social media groups and internet forums to discuss Tiny design, and amassing books regarding tiny house design and construction. And I have to say: Derek did a great job with this book!I'm a very tactile person, and I love the formatting found in this book. Not only does each house discussed have a unique design element that is useful, is highlighted by Derek, and then shown clearly with a color photograph, but Derek tries to elicit honest discussion of each home: the pros and the cons of each.I feel this book is a great square-one book for someone interested in tiny homes, as it not only outlines important tiny home restrictions and mantras, but it still has interesting information for someone such as myself, who has already done self-directed research. I wish someone had put this book in my hand two years ago, what a boon that would have been!!HOWEVER, and this is more a comment on amazon kindle formatting rather than the book content itself, but I really hate how much the kindle version dilutes the reading experience of this book. I really wish the Kindle version had a full-page pdf variant, that preserved the original layout of the book. While you will still get the same information with the kindle book, the printed format of the book is by far superior.

Reviewer: Amazon Kunde
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Useful information and insight about what it takes to live in tiny house spaces and ideas that help you on your tiny house living journey.

Reviewer: Liercio Pinheiro
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Ótimo material. Bem ilustrado e detalhista. Indico a compra. Excelente investimento.

Reviewer: mamfa
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Enjoyed the last book so wanted next book

Reviewer: Jeanne T.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Nice book, full of ideas and beautiful pictures. Loved the simple layout. Be aware that this is more of an inspiration bucket than an how-to, which is fine by me. If you're into tiny houses I'd recommend it ^^