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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@gilanet.com>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Livingontheland] Fwd: http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com -- Wonderful Housing Option
  • Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:35:35 -0700


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On 12/20/2004 at 4:11 PM aelewis@provide.net <aelewis@provide.net> wrote:

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>This guy lives in, and makes, beautiful (you have to see the pix
>on the site), perfectly charming LITTLE dwellings that are cheap,
>easy to heat, and easy to transport. These constitute the perfect
>counterpoint to the nine-thousand-square-foot-Franken-Mansion
>phenomenon. These homes are to those mansions as the bicycle is to
>the automobile. Some of his models have great, evocative names,
>too, like the "Thoreau", and the "Emerson". :-D
>
>I love it.
>
>Alan, SE MI
>
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>[GO TO URLs for charming and inspiring pictures!]
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>http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses.htm
>
>http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/information.htm
>
>PHILOSOPHY
>
>You know you have reached perfection of design not when you have
>nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away.
>--Antoine de'Exupery
>
>My name is Jay Shafer, and I live in a house smaller than some
>people's bathrooms. I call my tiny home Tumbleweed. My decision
>to inhabit just 100 square feet arose from some concerns I had
>about the impact a larger house would have on the environment, and
>because I just do not want to maintain a lot of unused or unusable
>space. Tumbleweed meets all of my domestic needs without
>demanding much in return. The simple, slower lifestyle my home
>affords is a luxury for which I am supremely grateful.
>
>Since completing the construction of Tumbleweed in 1999, I have
>continued to make little buildings. How each house gets used
>depends on its occupant's particular needs. What one person would
>enjoy as a quiet studio in their backyard, another couple might
>choose to inhabit as a full-time residence. What some people see
>as the perfect weekend hideaway in the country, others will use as
>a beautiful free-standing addition to their existing home for
>accommodating an elderly parent, an adult child, guests, or as
>office space.
>
>Every structure is made-to-order to ensure that each client's
>aesthetic and practical needs are met. This portfolio represents
>just a small sampling of what I can build. If you are thinking
>about a little dwelling but do not see exactly what you want on
>these pages, let me know so that I can make it for you.
>
>My houses have been composed with meticulous attention to light,
>warmth, energy efficiency, and proportion. I have made the most
>of each cozy interior by minimizing transitional areas like
>hallways and stairwells and by using otherwise unusable space as
>storage. The simple, formal designs that have resulted are the
>best way I have found to order most any space and make it
>beautiful.
>
>I hope you enjoy viewing these tiny houses as much as I have
>enjoyed making them.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Jay Shafer
>
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