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title: "The Tumbleweed DIY Book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses: Build your own guest cottage, writing studio, home office, craft workshop, or personal retreat"
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# The Tumbleweed DIY Book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses: Build your own guest cottage, writing studio, home office, craft workshop, or personal retreat

**Brand:** jay shafer
**Price:** € 25.06
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- **What is this?** The Tumbleweed DIY Book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses: Build your own guest cottage, writing studio, home office, craft workshop, or personal retreat by jay shafer
- **How much does it cost?** € 25.06 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    More interiors, please
  

*by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2012*

I purchased this book after reading the very mixed reviews on Amazon, and now see the validity of many of the reviewers' points.I've been following the Small House movement for many years - and drawing my own plans for decades, so I'd say I'm a devotee, but not yet committed. I have purchased Jay's previous books, so I was ready for this as a second step to help me see the work involved in building my "dream home." It looks overwhelming to me as a person with some limitations, but it certainly laid out the scope of the project (at least the building's shell, not the interior).The one great shortcoming of the book is the lack of interior shots. If there are so many ways to finish the interior of the tiny house, well then, let's see it! Perhaps the author feels this is ground that has already been covered, but I'm sure from the comments here, and the endless stream of decorating and design books, that there is a real hunger to know how these tiny homes are being used.The designs that are included all reflect a gorgeous Craftsman/Bungalow style, with bold details and expressive color. Superior craftsmanship is evident in many shots, and the siting of the small home is exquisite in many cases. While the book does have a bit of a patchwork feel to it, Jay Shafer continues to expand his vision of the Tiny House as lifestyle and design.

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    Not a DIY book
  

*by T***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2011*

I love tumbleweed houses, and I bought this book to get a better idea of the interiors and how to build shelves and closets in small spaces. This book is first and foremost an advertisements for tumbleweed homes. It gives a lot of very basic layouts for the houses and then tells you to purchase the plans from the website.The parts that did contain DIY information looked to be taken straight form a generic source. None of the DIY pages had people working on tumbleweed houses. Instead you will get some illustrated how to pages of people working on large structures. I was very disappointed by this. In one DIY page it shows you the proper way to cut down a tree... WHY!?Overall I think they were stretching to get enough content for this book. I was hoping to get a lot of nice how to info on tumbleweeds, but I ended up getting a few pages of useless DIY. For the same money I could have bought a more comprehensive how to book form Home Depot.

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    It's really too small for my comprehension
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2012*

The book is well done; lovely photos, plans, on-ground or on-wheels. Cute, well designed...great if you think you can live in a reeeeeaaaalllly tiny space. Of course as a writing studio or wee guest cottage they could work nicely. The best I can see for my own use, would to make one as a colorful Gypsy Wagon on wheels, something I've always dreamed about. But for housing, I want to see more "cottage" sized plans in the 600-900 square feet range. Would be great to build a village of such homes for those who want to live more simply and with smaller cost-of-living/maintainence. We would put them all on basements for warmth and storage and place for furnace and heat-on-demand water heater.

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