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Micro Living

40 Innovative Tiny Houses Equipped for Full-Time Living, in 400 Square Feet or Less
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Micro Living offers an insider's look into tiny house living, showcasing 40 practical homes under 400 square feet designed for full-time living. Derek 'Deek' Diedricksen combines detailed photography, floor plans, and real-life resident stories to explore inventive space-saving features and essential systems like heating and plumbing. This book also includes tips for prospective builders and framing plans for a prototype cabin, making it an ideal guide for those dreaming of or starting a downsized lifestyle.
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Ideal for readers interested in sustainable living, home downsizing, tiny house enthusiasts, and those seeking practical advice on compact living spaces.

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Live tiny without sacrificing the comforts of home with Derek “Deek” Diedricksen’s lively exploration of 40 small dwellings outfitted with features essential to full-time, year-round living — complete with floor plans, real experiences, and expert tips from tiny house residents.

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For everyone who has 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—yet 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.

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"Micro Living perplexes and charms, revealing a lifestyle that challenges the mainstream." – Foreword Reviews

"A truly robust examination of truly livable small spaces." – Andrew Odom, Founder, Tiny r(E)volution

"There's something here for everyone, from the casually interested coffee table reader to the full-on tiny house hopeful." – Ethan Waldman, TheTinyHouse.net

"Packed with engaging illustrations, gorgeous photographs, precise blueprints, and pragmatic advice." – The Minimalists

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781612128764

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 October 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-color; photographs and il

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 620g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Derek Deek Diedricksen is the author of Micro Living and Microshelters. He hosts the YouTube channel RelaxshacksDOTcom and has hosted, built, and designed for the HGTV series Extreme Small Spaces and Tiny House Builders, as well as for the DIY Network. His work has been featured in numerous places in print and online, including NPR, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, the Seattle Times, the Wall Street Journal, Make magazine, Yahoo.com, and Apartment Therapy. Diedricksen lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts.

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