Editorial Review:

The charming and innovative architecture of these tiny cottages, studios, fishing huts, homes and more-so small and cute that you can't help but fall for them-will inspire and delight home and architecture lovers and dreamers, too. Each chapter captures the utter eccentricity of these ingeniously designed shelters with irresistible color photographs of the structure and interiors alongside detailed isometric drawings, floor plans and multiple elevations. A Little House of My Own offers humble dreams of solitude, romance, oasis for meditation and whimsy-all under 325 square feet-as well as technical details of the structure from the building materials and woodworking techniques to estimated cost of construction. In the accompanying text, award-winning architect Lester Walker relates the story of each building, the community or setting where it is located, and the personalities that shaped it. Notably quaint homes from history, including Jefferson's Honeymoon Cottage, Henry Thoreau's Cabin and George Bernard Shaw's Writing Hut and features on wacky specialty houses are sure to inspire and delight.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

PERFECT SERVICE FROM SELLER!:

Book was in perfect condition as seller stated. Great service, I would buy from this seller again!

Whimsical and practical:

A fun and functional presentation of very small dwellings - all unique. Some practical living spaces for thrifty, eco-conscious builders, some just plain genious spacial designs. All are meticulously illustrated - a great idea book!

Great ideas in a nice sized book:

Though I do not recommend the authors book :"The Tiny House Book", this book is great! Great photographs and drawn pictures that detail the building being written about. More of an idea book for the home handy person than a detailed instruction book, it contains enough information to easily build a number of the buildings illustrated. This book focuses on very small buildings most under 600 sq ft but the ideas presented could be used to build any sized home or out building.

Looks Good...But:

The quality of the book's construction, layout, pictures, and organization is veyr nice. This definetly makes a nice book for reading in a doctor's office.
The author clearly states that the book provides little in the way of specific construction methods for small homes or floor plans. The floor plans could have been at least double the size that they are. There is too much white space on the pages with the floor plans. I almost needed a magnifying glass to read the notes on the floor plans.more info

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