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In celebration of TWO upcoming hands on tiny house building and design workshops that my friend Deek Diedricksen is putting on (see below) we’ve teamed up to give away quite a few tiny house books (about $200 worth).

In addition, Deek is tossing in a hard copy of his Transforming A-frame tiny cabin plans that can be found on RelaxShacks.com.

If you want to win this contest we’re just looking for “the best” and most creative and space efficient 8′ by 12′ cabin/tiny house design. All you have to do is submit your design via e-mail to [email protected] by Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Thanks!

8×12 Tiny House Design Contest And Book Giveaway

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1/14/15 Update: Congratulations to Brad, Robyn, Cherry, Dona, Ashley, and Jared who each one a Tiny House Book for commenting and giving feedback. And a big thanks to you too for reading and participating!

I just wanted to take a moment right now to wish you a happy new year and I want to start the year off with a tiny house book giveaway.

I’ve had another amazing year getting to share tiny houses with you and I’m looking forward to getting to be able to do that again with you in 2015. Only I want to do better. And I need your help to figure out how.

But first off, thank you so much for your support the last few years. Tiny House Talk and our Tiny House Newsletter wouldn’t be alive without you. I love and appreciate you very much and I’m excited to serve you again this year. I just need a moment of your help because I want to do better this year.

So how can I better serve you in 2015 and beyond? Please let me know how I can help you specifically in the comments below by answering some of the following questions. What is frustrating you the most about tiny houses? What is it that’s holding you back from doing what you want to do? I want to help you better meet your goals and desires in 2015.

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I’m excited to announce the release of Billy Ulmer’s ebook, Life in a Tiny House.

In it you’ll get to explore the tiny house lifestyle through the eyes of people living in them.

With over 200 pages of photos and interviews, this is a real treat if you’re seriously considering living tiny and/or wondering what it might be like to downsize to this level.

Life in a Tiny House eBook by Billy Ulmer of Unlikely Lives

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This year a lot has happened in the world of tiny houses including quite a bit of new books.

In this post I wanted to share some of my new favorites with you along with some of the classics.

Some of these books will inspire you with photos and others will be filled with valuable how to information.

You might still be gathering ideas for your future home or you might be eager to build up your construction skills.

Either way some of these books, if you don’t already own them, should help inspire you towards your dream tiny house.

1. Tiny House Magazine by Kent Griswold

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How to get the latest issues of the Tiny House Magazine

I encourage you to enjoy the rest of the tiny house books list below:

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A winner has been selected for Deek‘s Humble Homes, Simple Shacks book giveaway.

It was great reading all of your comments and suggestions.

So I made a video that tells it all. Including how I picked the winner.

You can watch it right here below. Don’t worry–we’ll have giveaways like this more often.

Thank you for participating and a big thanks to Derek over at RelaxShacks.com.

If you want to pre-order a copy of his new triple-caffeinated expanded edition you can get it at Amazon.

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In July 2011 Derek Diedricksen gave me a copy of one of his homemade books so that I can give it away to you guys.

When you’re done reading this post you’ll know exactly what to do to win this copy.

Handmade Copy of Humble Homes, Simple Shacks

Deek’s book has one of the longest titles I’ve ever seen. The full title reads: Humble Homes Simple Shacks Cozy Cottages Ramshackle Retreats Funky Forts and Whatever the Heck Else we Could Squeeze in Here!

This homemade edition of the book covers things like…

  • Basic bridge building
  • Redneck window construction
  • Rain barrels
  • Solar showersHumble Homes, Simple Shacks.. By Derek Diedricksen - Book Giveaway

And there’s so much more. All ideas and concepts are accompanied by illustrations from Deek.

How You Can Win this Signed Copy of Humble Homes

All you have to do to enter is the following. The more you do, the better your chances of winning the book.

Step 1

If you already haven’t, do the following:

Step 2

Important: Leave a comment on this post answering these three questions:

  • How did you originally find us?
  • What do you like best about Tiny House Talk?
  • What improvements do you think we should make?

Feel free to throw in whatever else comes to mind.

Video Explanation

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