DIY
Hungary For History: Vintage Bus Becomes Rad Home Office | Designs & Ideas on Dornob http://dornob.com/hungary-for-history-vintage-bus-becomes-rad-home-office/ …
Secret exterior door with remote control lock – Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2013/01/24/secret-exterior-door-with-remo.html …
“Yes You Can Build Your Own Tiny House” http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2013/01/yes-you-can-build-your-own-tiny-house.html#.UPtz5N_K5l8.twitter …
HOWTO assemble the Powercube, hydraulic power source for the Global Village Construction set: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/18/howto-assemble-the-powercube.html …
A just plain cool site: inspirationgreen.com/index Thanks, Davis!
Gardening
grounded design by Thomas Rainer: No They Didn’t!: A Gallery of Mockable Landscapes http://landscapeofmeaning.blogspot.com/p/no-they-didnt-gallery-of-mockable.html?spref=tw …
Ancient wheat: making a comeback http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Artisanal-Wheat-On-the-Rise.html#.UQM4YKWpmhs.twitter …
Soul Searching
The secret to feeling like you have more time available – Boing Boing http://boingboing.net/2013/01/25/the-secret-to-feeling-like-you.html …
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (review): http://boingboing.net/2013/01/24/wild-from-lost-to-found-on-th.html …
Zócalo Public Square :: How Doctors Die http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2011/11/30/how-doctors-die/ideas/nexus/#.UQBvvozSrTM.twitter …
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found myself, the other day, standing in the parking lot at Home Depot checking out their prefabricated sheds – especially liked the miniature barn style. Had a high enough roof with storage shelf that would make a good sleeping loft and was high enough off the floor that one could actually use the space under it for some other purpose, like a bathroom / utility space. and enough room was left with a nice vaulted ceiling for the living/dining/kitchen area. it still came in at a whopping $3k though!
I’ve had exactly the same thought. Lloyd Kahn’s Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter book features someone who turned a Home Depot shed into a nice house. Not sure if it would be much cheaper to try to build it from scratch.