Mike Basich, based in the USA, is an ex-professional snowboarder turned photographer who fell in love with mountains and snow. Having purchased land, he chose one of the most exposed sites, on the top of a mountain, to build an off-grid tiny home. Designed around the golden ratio principal, the house looks and feels much…
Skimming Pinterest recently, looking for inspiration and other ideas, I saw a very neat ‘tiny house’ in my feed, looking rather resplendent and modern in dark blue and white. Usually, I prefer the rustic look, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and this, in the right setting, is rather nice. Following the…
Well, it depends… In the UK, usually you don’t need planning permission because putting up a shed or outbuilding is classed as ‘permitted development’ which allows outbuildings up to a certain size to be built without planning permission. However, do check with your local council – for example where I live, permitted development rights have been revoked,…
I originally wrote this on June 30th 2015. An evening walk became very mindful and I really thought about the things around me. It’s been a hot summer day. As we walk down a tree-lined path, you can ‘smell’ the cooler air – thank goodness for trees and the welcome shade they provide. The scent…
Black Dog Carpentry are a small collective of woodworkers and makers based in Devon. They create wagons, furniture, sculpture and other joinery. It was the wagons that first caught my eye, and here we’ll talk about “Joe’s Wagon”. Joe’s wagon was built on a standard trailer chassis. He used a lot of recycled materials, including…