Modern Tiny House Designs and Interesting Restorations

Hello self sustaining enthusiasts!

Taking a break today, as we like to do in between the drier posts about nuts and bolts. I wanted to mention that I have several different reasons for making this blog. Yes, I want to share my ideas and plans. Yes, I want to raise money for the project (though I have yet to be blessed with contributions--which is OK). Yet, mostly I want a record I can go back to while I'm working on the future land; something that will keep me in line and on track. All these links and designs, diagrams and plans, will be there as my self sustaining notebook.

But - as I said - today is just more architectural eye candy. I have a lot to present. I shall give a little bit at a time. I might need a second post in a few days to show more. This will be not only small house designs (mostly very modern), but also a look at some very interesting architectural renovations and great ideas for mixing the modern with the traditional.

Let's look some very modern tiny and small houses. First up is the "Read Nest"...

Read Nest Side

Read Nest Front

Read Nest Interior 1

Read Nest Interior - Pull-down Bed and Shelves 2

Read Nest Interior 3

Read Nest Interior - Shelves 4

Here are various other tiny modern house designs, set in different places worthy of getting away to. Nice private spaces for an artist or maybe a couple who want to escape the rat race for a weekend...

Tiny Modern House 1

Tiny Modern House 2

Tiny Modern House 3

Tiny Modern House 4

Tiny Modern House 5

Now some of my favorite house renovations that incorporate three things: (1) interior connections between separate buildings, (2) integrating aspects of the outdoors and (3) the mixture of the modern with the traditional.

File this next one under the category of very creative ideas...

Wood Tunnel House 1

Wood Tunnel House 2

Wood Tunnel House 3

And here is one, way out of my pay grade (and probably most of yours too), but designed to be spacious, letting the outdoors in and making the most of glass. Oh, and yes, I do believe that is a thatched roof... 

Wolzak House 1

Wolzak House 2

Wolzak House 3

Wolzak House 4

Wolzak House - Wet Bathroom

Wolzak House 6

Finally, here is my favorite. I'm wild about stone houses. I am still contemplating making my first tiny house a slip form stone structure. This is what was done with an old stone cottage...

Stone Cottage Renovation South East Side Sunset

Stone Cottage Renovation South Side

Stone Cottage Renovation Glassed-in Kitchen

Stone Cottage Renovation Through the Connector to the Master Bedroom

Stone Cottage Renovation Connector Stairway and Rear Courtyard

Stone Cottage Renovation East Side

Stone Cottage Renovation Studio Space

Stone Cottage Renovation North Side

Stone Cottage Renovation with Stone Wall

Stone Cottage Renovation North West Side

Well, that's it for today. Hope you enjoyed this latest tour. I might have gone a bit outside the subject of self sustaining property. But even million dollar renovations can give inspiration to the penniless dreamer.

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Food - Part 2 - The Garden: Plants and Their Preservation

Hello self sustaining enthusiasts! I'll be continuing on now with the second part of the Food category with plants. I have grown some of these before, but a lot are new to me. In case any reader is also interested in growing these, I have included links to each that will give basic organic growing instructions. Just click on an item that interests you and more information will be given.

FRUIT – BUSHES AND RUNNERS 

Blueberries 

Raspberries 

Tomatoes 

Strawberries

FRUIT – TREES 

Apples 

Pears 

Plums

NUTS, GRAINS AND SEEDS 

Black Walnuts 

Butternuts 

Corn 

Hazelnuts 

Sunflower

VEGETABLES 

Asparagus 

Broccoli 

Brussels Sprouts 

Carrots 

Celery 

Chives 

Cucumbers 

Garlic 

Kale 

Lettuce 

Onions 

Peas 

Potatoes 

Radishes 

Spinach

Click: Blog Vegetables for a pdf of the above items complete with links. Most of the above items above can be preserved by canning, drying, pickling. Here are some methods.

PRESERVATION METHODS

Canning Fruits and Vegetables

Drying Fruits and Vegetables (pdf)

Pickling Fruits and Vegetables 

HEIRLOOM SEED COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

Johnny's Selected Seeds

Pine Tree Garden Seeds and Accessories

Seed Savers Exchange

Off Grid Heirloom Seeds Companies 

I will try to elaborate more on the information above and apply it to my personal situation as we move forward. That's it for today!

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Four Horsemen

Do a favor for yourself and all the rest of us this Sunday

and take the time to watch this documentary.

More Tiny House Pictures

Hello Self Sustaining Enthusiasts!

Today we are going to enjoy another enjoyable collection of small and tiny houses of all sizes and shapes. I will skip providing links to each of the pages that feature them. But if you are interested in learning more, please leave a comment and I will get whatever information I can on your favorites. Essentially, this is just a basic gallery. Viewing these houses gives me all kinds of ideas and I hope it can do the same for you...

That's it for today. Thanks very much for reading and viewing!

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