A playhouse made from old books!? HUNDREDS OF 'EM!

This one really needs no explanation. With printed books, sadly, going semi-obsolete, here's one thing you can do with them- make 'em into a kids playhouse or tiny (INDOOR) house! -Just make sure you have strong floor joists, as I can't imagine what this many books would weigh! I'd guess they're held together with drilled holes for rebar, or at least glued- if this were to collapse on a child, it just may ruin his/her, and YOUR, day.

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A Swedish Playhouse/Greenhouse- Sun Room....

Here's another photo that was sent in. This one's kind of cool in a sparse and modern way, but it'd be hellishly hot in the summer sun. Also, if you're going to make something like this for clubhouse or kid use, don't use real glass if you can help it- its dangerous, especially when used EVERYWHERE like this structure.

"The Wedgie" A super simple, scrap cedar fort/playhouse!

This was made with some nice little scraps of cedar I had. There's a small door on the side, a hole/window to crawl through, tiny triangular window, and the back side is open so as to keep it lightweight and to save wood. Shown is a kid of a neighbor that had me build this for 'em. This fort/clubhouse (for indoor AND outdoor use) is basically a big ole triangular shelter, or a "WEDGE" shaped hut- hence the goofy name.....

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My book.... Was Amazon's #1 Kid's Fort/Idea/Carpentry book for 14 weeks! 
Its a concept/idea/sketch/photo/weird-shelter collection....

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A Mock Shipping Container Kid's Fort Concept (Tree House?)

A photo of a sculpture I took while in Chicago- it would make for a GREAT n' funky tree house or mini shipping container-looking fort for kids! Just screen it in and add a door....

MORE PHOTOS can be seen on my other blog Relaxshacks.com- CLICK HERE

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My book.... Was Amazon's #1 Kid's Fort/Idea/Carpentry book for 14 weeks! 

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A great beachside tree house in Scituate, MA

So simple- its not even painted, just bare plywood- but what a great little fort/playhouse this one is! Its in Scituate, MA, and I just happened to be driving by it one day when I had my camera. Below, it a better shot showing how great the tree and locale area- one street from a beach, and backed up to some woods/a marsh.

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

Tiny Hobbit Huts/Forts in Maine- A Postcard Picture

I toured these over the past summer and have a video walk-through coming out soon on Make Magazine's site/blog- part of my "Tiny Yellow House" show on youtube that I host/produce/direct, and often film too!
Wooden-Wonders, in Unity Maine, builds these lil' shelters, in the J.R.R. Tolkein-fashion, in several sizes and styles, ranging from full-out cottage, to micro-sized chicken coops! They do great work, and you'll be seeing more from them soon on this very blog. www.wooden-wonders.com for more info. I took this shot when visiting them, as well as the one below... 

I'd love to see one of these as a tree house/tree fort at some point.... just built a fitting platform and raise one into place.

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

Paint Can Lid Siding for your clubhouse/fort/tree house

I posted on this more extensively over on my other blog www.Relaxshacks.com, as I'm pretty addicted, and involved with salvage-material building- especially when it comes to building clubhouses, tree forts, and shed offices on a budget. This is a great/simple idea (my favorite kind!) and uses saved paint can lids as effective, and decorative siding for a kid's play space. The window box is even made from re-used vegetable cans! Very clever AND fun! The brightly colored trim also adds a large whimsical and attractive element to this little shack as well!

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

An A-frame Fishing Shack in Iceland, as a Kid's Fort?

From Iceland! Its a fishing shack/hut. but if you look at the VERY simple lines and construction of it, it would make for a great budget, low-skill, kid's fort, clubhouse, shed, or even a tree house! Basically its a lopsided A-frame, and while A's aren't so space efficient on the interior because of their sloping roofs, they are simple to build, and GREAT in areas with heavy snow loads. I love the look of them too!

I have a few A-frame concepts in my book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks"....including a pretty wild UPSIDE-DOWN A-frame.

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A Pine Bough Tee Pee/Wigwam Fort for kids....

File under: Kid's Teepee/Wigwam. I don't know who made this, but I've seen it online a few times now. Whatever the case, its a fun little temporary fort/shelter structure for play. My only suggestion, I wouldn't build something like this so close to a campfire....when the thing dries out over time, and floating embers or sparks land on it- WATCH OUT! The Christmas-lights are a nice, simple, affordable, touch too, and something that every little fort or playhouse seems to benefit by- light AND decoration, all in one.

For more on fort, playhouse, tree house, tiny house, and shed conversion designs and concepts, check out my book...

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

Lucy Marr's Greenhouse/Hot House/Playhouse Cabin....

Check this one out! Its a playhouse, but one that can also be used as a greenhouse of "hot house" either now, or when the kids outgrow it, AND, its made from a slew of salvaged and recycled windows! ALTHOUGH- with kid's playhouses, forts, and tree houses, be careful with the use of REAL glass windows, and keep in mind that older ones may have lead paint and asbestos glazing. In many cases, if the putty work and paint is intact, a quick coat of paint or two over all will help and seal in the old paint, but still, be wary of old windows.

 -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A tree fort playhouse in a bedroom/closet

A tree house/tree fort in a bedroom hallway, or closet? I can't really tell which, but its a great little addition to a kid's bedroom, and one that would not only be easy to build, but affordable enough. The recycled-material flowerbox outside the tree fort window is just icing on the cake. Very fun!

For more on tree house fort and shelter designs, and with the holidays coming, check out my design/concept book on the subject- only $11.53....

The Finca Bellavista Tree House Inn/Resort in Costa Rica!

Wow....I don't really even need to say anything here! I've stayed in a few amazing treehouses in the past, and this one looks like it would certainly rank right up there!!!!

You'll be seeing alot of tree houses and tree forts coming up, as I'm in search of them, photos, and builders, for an upcoming book I'm working on for a publisher- it'll be a very loose follow-up to my current book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks". If you have any photos, or have built one- email me at kidcedar@gmail.com.

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

Girl Power! A really cool shack/fort from Tyler Rodgers!

There's MUCH more on this one over at Relaxshacks.com, but I thought it fitting to share it here too..... and the letter that came with the photo....

Dear Derek "Deek" Diedricksen,

         I'm 16, and I am just starting to put the finishing touches on my first tiny house. I'm really happy with it, and just wanted to say thanks for all the inspiration that your blog has provided throughout the whole process. The whole thing is about 90% salvaged materials. All of the wood except the 2x4 framing and plywood roof piece came from a dock that was being torn down in one of my friends' neighborhoods. That was where I got really lucky. So much free lumber! I bought each of the two windows from the Habitat for Humanity store for $5.

      I based my design on kind of an enlarged version of your "Hickshaw" cabin, but really wanted to build in the spirit of the "Gypsy Junker", in terms of spending as little money as possible. Really, I can't say enough how much your blog has helped. It helped me realize that building a tiny house is totally doable and relatively inexpensive if you are willing to search for free materials.

         Building the house was great, but I also just love hanging out in it. I feel like a bunch of people believe that these kinds of structures will make them claustrophobic, but my house is now one of my favorite places to relax. After reading your post about hammocks, I bought one and hung it up, and now I can sit in it for hours and read or nap. I angled the house so that the windows would frame the view of the tidal creek next to it. I also just finished putting in a skylight, which allows in some additional light and can be opened in the Summer for more ventilation.

          Now I'm looking forward to caulking up all of the spaces between the boards, just to make the whole structure a little bit more water-tight. I am probably also going to add more shelves, and might paint the outside, although the unpainted look has really grown on me. Again, your blog was a tremendous help.

                                  Thanks,

                                            Tyler

A very colorful Dallas-built playhouse for girls

Check out this super-fun Dallas-built playhouse/clubhouse for kids- its boxy and simple, yet appears fancier and complicated upon first glance- there's an art to that! The upper level, or railed-in balcony, is nice too, although I'm not sure if you can get up there (or would want your kids too). Notice the slots near its base for forklift tines- smart.

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

An A-Frame Tree House or Shed Office

 Here's something I built in a series of new designs and works towards another tiny house, shelter, playhouse, and fort book, that I've been busy with. It'll be quite some time before the book is out, but in the meantime, I've been very busy sketching, designing, and building- fun! This tiny, simple, and affordable A-frame could make for a cool little office, a backyard retreat, or even a very doable tree house, as its so light in weight. The A-frame is a little over eight feet tall, and its base is six feet wide.
     If you like these type ideas, designs, and approaches, check out my current book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks". -Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A tiny stone hut/cabin

Not that I necessarily want to encourage kids to build playhouses, forts, or clubhouses out of stone- the risk of cave-ins and injury is great if you don't know what you're doing- but this little cabin is just so cool looking, and most likely an actual house. Note the tiny chimney and the living roof- such a great little place....

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A Sheep Wagon as a Kids Fort/Playhouse?

I've been a little obsessed with the idea of these sheep wagons (more or less gypsy wagons/vardos) as of lately- they're mobile, simple, and could be built very affordably. The idea also hit me: Why not make one in a kid-sized format? -Tinier wheels (recycled bicycle tires?), and plastic poly roofing as the siding, and the rest would follow. Check out some of the pinterest galleries on these things- addicting!

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

Does this come in kid-fort size? A "Sheep Wagon"/tiny house on wheels

Check 'dis out!

Of course I'd nix the dangerous wood-burning stove, but what a cool little kid's playhouse or fort this would make! Its a caravan, or "sheep wagon", and HECK YEAH, I'd take it in adult size in a heartbeat, but it just has and ageless appeal in so many ways. Something like this would be fairly simple, with its stretched canvas top, to make....

Below is a link to MY tiny house and kid's fort book....check it out- ONLY $11.53 NEW! 

 

A drooping, melting, rustic, playhouse/clubhouse/fort for kids....

This one's pretty unique, to say the least. These are the type of forts of playhouses that I often find myself drawn to because of the way they meld shelter with world of art- its "living art" in a sense. Yeah, this one was built as a kids play space in the form of a tree house, but the idea and look could be carried on into "adult" living as well- why not? Very funky! File under: leave your carpenter's level at home.

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A simple n' funky plywood playhouse

Another simple one here, but it works so well. Build-wise, its super simple, just a few cuts with a jigsaw or circular saw for the door and windows, a multitude of hole-saw cuts for the little peek holes, and that's almost all their is to it. This little indoor fort/clubhouse even has a tiny little skylight!

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

Tiny teardrop trailer forts for kids?

The teardrop trailer/camper shown is actually a home built job, and a small version at that, but why not take something as tiny as a landscaping trailer, even one a mere 5' or 6' in length, and build a tiny, tiny plywood shelled version for kids as a fort or a playhouse/clubhouse? Then again, to build one 7' or 8' long, when the kids do outgrow it, it STILL could be used for camping by adults, or marketable in terms of resale- not that you need to be thinking THAT far ahead- it never hurts though....

  Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blog Relaxshacks.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.  

The Villa Julia Cardboard House/Fort/Cabin Kit

It comes as a foldable/assembly-required kit.....how friggin' clever is this? Some great, thick-lined, art too! This one's called "The Villa Julia".

The All Eights Micro Cabin/Guest Hut- A $700 tiny, tiny house

I've been working on revamping this little pre-fabricated guest house/shed/playhouse that I built and designed on an EXTREME budget, and an EVEN MORE EXTREME TIME RESTRAINT, last year for a show called "The United Stats Of America" on The History Channel. The cabin, in its separate pieces had been sitting in a pile, under a tarp, for some time, and started getting beat on by the weather, so just the other week, I started cobbling it back together and changing a good deal of its design, look, layout, and color scheme. I'll "unveil" the final outcome in another video at some point, but for those who never saw the ad-hoc video we took in Brooklyn, NY, here you go....

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A complex/compound of tiny forts, shelters, and shacks

Here's a gathering of shelters, forts, garden pods or sheds (call them what you will) that actually reside in my own backyard- many of which are featured (interior close-ups, etc) in my shelter design and tiny housing book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks". This is also the site where our hands-on "Tiny House Building Workshop" (Nov 2-4, 2012 in Stoughton, MA) will be taking place. For more info, and to sign up, visit relaxshacks.com.

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A Kid or ADULT beach fort/blanket fort- for relaxation....

What a great set-up, and a great photo! My heart rate seems to slow right away when I look at this photo. Its part blamket fort, part Arabian tent- ALL on the beach!

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A different sort of "Log Cabin" fort/playhouse for kids

This little kids fort/playhouse gives new meaning to the idea of a "log cabin". Pretty creative- and er, pretty dangerous if it all comes crashing down.....although I assume there is some inner structure that the logs are attached to.


  Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blog Relaxshacks.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.  

Morten Nisker's Playhouse- a tiny fort in Denmark

This one was sent in by Morten Nisker, a reader from Denmark- a great little tiny house/clubhouse that he built and designed. If you have a clubhouse, treehouse, or fort that you built and would like to share, and have included, perhaps, in an upcoming book I'm working on, send your photos to kidcedar at gmail dot com. Also, any photographers out there, even if you haven't built one of these, but have captured one in a photo, we'd love to see it!


  Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blog Relaxshacks.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.  

What a great idea for a small/tiny kids room! A Funky Loft Bunk

Assuming you have the ceiling height, here's a great little project for a kids room- and one that would free up a good deal of floor space for a desk, or seating. Obviously, the same, but in a larger format, concept could be applied to a set-up for adults.
    I'm slowly collecting a photo collection of "good space efficiency set-ups" for both kid and adult rooms, and I'll be posting those soon. In the meantime, here's a mere sample.

Basically, its a plywood box, with rounded access and window holes, wall-papered within, and set on painted 4" by 4" posts- which in turn support the ladder rungs- so simple, but it looks GREAT!

Feel free to share your ideas or photos too! It looks like I'm being signed on to create a kid's fort/playhouse book, complete with some full plans (and many guest designers) too- IF YOU'D LIKE YOUR FORTS, TREEHOUSES, OR TINY PLAYHOUSE CREATIONS (EVEN HOBBY SHEDS) TO BE PHOTOGRAPHICALLY FEATURED AS PART OF IT, SEND ME PHOTOS (very hi-res only), and you just may be in the book- credited, or course, and all. KIDCEDAR at GMAIL dot com.

-Derek "Deek" Diedricksen

A fun, hokey, n' cheap (and I mean that in a good way!) treehouse/fort!

 

Man, I wish this was a higher-res photo, but as far as simple treehouses and treeforts go, this one just exudes fun and hokey charm. A fort like this could be built from recycled and free materials, and very affordably even if you had to purchase all the stock for it. Just be careful with trees as thin as the ones you see in the photo- the general rule of thumb is to choose trees at least 8" in diameter- I try to go by 10" in most cases though.

  Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blog Relaxshacks.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A classic camper hoisted 30 feet into a tree, as a treefort!?

Here's one way to save on time spent "building" a treehouse or treefort, although I'm sure the task of hoisting a vintage teardrop-style camper into a tree comes with its own unique engineering challenges! Apparently this is somewhere in Rhode Island....

  Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blog Relaxshacks.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.  

A Signes Shed as a Playhouse/Fort for Kids?

Here's a really cool little shed from the SIGNES Shed Company, that could easily double as a really great kids playhouse or fort (then later a micro-office or yoga studio/art room) for the adults.

 Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blog Relaxshacks.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.  

A micro fort made of Legos- treehouse "tagging"

 I've long wanted to do some anonymous (well, aside from declaring it on this blog right now) treehouse/tree fort "tagging", or midnight installations, in public places. This would be with micro treehouse models, not the real deal, full size ones- I mean, who has that kind of time or money? Anyway, after seeing a photo of one, passed on from a radio host friend (Jon Kalish), the bug nabbed me, and now I've been thinking of doing it on and off again for some time-but again, you never heard it from me, as well, techically, its illegal in most cases.
    Now, this tiny lego treehouse here....its not going to help me kick the desire! So cool!

  Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blog Relaxshacks.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.  

A garden shed tea spot- for kid or adults?

While I may not be a fan of tea, I'm certainly a fan of this converted garden shed/tiny house- a great backyard spot for relaxation! Whether for kids as a playhouse, or for adults who want to get away and get some reading in, it certainly is a nice little retreat cabin.

  Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blog Relaxshacks.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.  

A play TOWER/lookout platform!

Check out this lil' (well, not-so-little) clubhouse/playhouse. This one was photographed by Holly Gomez, who runs the ever-cool/fun blog A PLACE IMAGINED. Definitely check her out, and her playhouse work.

Part treehouse (notice the stabilizing joist), part tower (a la fire lookout towers)- ALL cool....

 Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A treehouse with a deck, loft, and woodstove...

While built for adults, and as a vacation camp/cabin getaway, this treehouse is still but a fort for adults- kid at heart one's too! I believe this tree cabin is in one of the Pete Nelson treehouse books, and its got a woodstove, a loft bed, and even a little deck- which I'm sure leads to an amazing view!

 Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A treehouse/tree fort by a pond, with a rowboat....

Another daily dose of treehouse/treefort/clubhouse/playhouse eye-candy for you- although, scale-wise, this tiny house looks like it was designed for "former kids". Who cares? Who's counting? Love it.

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A Gorgeous Treehouse and Play Tent Combination

Check out today's eye-candy shot! A beautiful little treehouse/tree fort- its a combination of an elevated tent platform and a treehouse/tree hut, or a clubhouse....

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

Amazing Treehouse/Treefort art from Derek Muscat of Theocy Design...

Check,out this guy! and thanks to Joseph Ebsworth of solarburrito.com (A cool cabin blog on backwoods/tiny house building) for turning me in his direction. www.facebook.com/derek.muscat.7

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

An EGGcellent treehouse on a farm- "Fresh Eggs n' Forts"

Forget the eggs, check out the super-cool treehouse/tree fort in the background! Me likey!

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A tiny treehouse/ice fishing hut/shanty in a tree

I love seeing this kind of stuff, and while I didn't personally take this roadside photo, the thought of some passersby randomly coming across something like this is just fun- and its the reason I try to bring my camera with me wherever I go. It almost looks like someone took an ice fishing shanty, and perched it atop a pole so as to make it more or less a "tree" house.

(file under: polehouse treehouse, treefort, treehut)

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A teepee tent for kids from Pacific Play Tents

Not too shabby..I'd like to see a wooden version of this playhouse/clubhouse built- it wouldn't be too difficult. This teepee is listed as almost 8' feet tall- still small enough to fit in most rooms/homes.

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

Patrick Doherty's Woven Willow Treehouse Sculpture/Hobbit-Ewok House

A woven willow treehouse sculpture by artist Patrick Doherty....who installs these non-permanent exhibits nationwide....pretty dang creative.
I shot a seat-of-my-pants video at Middlebury College, in Middlebury, Vermont last year, while visiting and staying at the Fern Forest Treehouse in Lincoln, of another one of Patrick's installations.....check it out below....

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A tiny tiny little shed office, or fishing camp cabin for your backyard or getaway

Here's a little backyard shed beauty! Be it a clubhouse/fort, or for a shed office, or potting station, this is a great little example of simple lines, straight-forward design, and bold trim colors. It could make for a great little cabin or tiny house in the woods, an icefishing shack, or just a small getaway studio for writing or yoga.

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, teaches building workshops for The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and is author of the bestselling tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

A Nerd Fort for Star Trek, NASA, and Star Wars Fans....

This actually was a flight simulator, owned and built by N.A.S.A., that was up for auction a ways back, and something, as it was suggested in a few cases, that might make for an incredible fort for some really, really, wealthy and geeky kid (or more likely an adult). It ain't the Millenium Falcon, or the Starship Enterprise, but it would certainly be something all your nerdy friends would envy.

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, teaches building workshops for The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and is author of the bestselling tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.

Woven Willow Forts/Playhouses for Kids...Why not?

    
      When its outgrown its use, there's no dismantling, and no dump runs needed- a fort like this would simply rot and return to the earth. That could also be considered its downside.
      I love this idea though, and its something I'd like to try at some point. Its so simple too- just build a base, drill holes around the perimeter, stick the long branch lengths into the holes and tie them/bring them together at a peak, and then weave in the walls.
     I suppose you could also cover this with chicken wire layers, or hardware cloth, and then a few coats of ferrocement to make it a mini concrete dome home.....cob and mud building and wattle and daub techniques could also be combined with this skeletal approach too....

Derek "Deek" Diedricksen runs the blogs Relaxshacks.com, and FortaDay.com, Hosts "Tiny Yellow House" TV on youtube, and is author of the tiny house, fort, cabin, treehouse, and cottage design book "Humble Homes, Simple Shacks" which you can check out by clicking HERE.