Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials

Expert tips and inspiration for creating a one-of-a-kind home. The tiny house movement is a big trend with a very small footprint. Extremely small house, with less than 1,000 square feet of space, are appealing to millennials and Generation Y because they're environmentally friendly, less expensive than typical homes, and often movable. 'Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials' is full of ideas for using reclaimed materials and upcycled goods to construct a tiny house that is good for the earth and truly unique. Readers will find tips on how to repurpose everyday items to create their new home, including shipping containers, salvaged barn wood, and reclaimed shingles. Featuring profiles on tiny house owners with photographs and floor plans of the homes, ideas on where to find materials, and what to look for and avoid when selecting reclaimed materials, 'Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials' is a unique book, perfect for the DIY set. AUTHOR: Ryan Mitchell is the creator of The Tiny Life blog, and is documenting the construction of his own tiny home on his blog. He also writes about alternative housing options and sustainable local agriculture. SELLING POINTS: Author Ryan Mitchell has been featured as an expert on the tiny house movement in many major national publications including the Associated Press, Mother Earth News, Grist, Apartment Therapy, The Huffington Post, The Guardian and the New York Times. Tiny houses built from reclaimed, recycled, and repurposed materials are popular on sites such as cabinporn.com and apartmentthearapy.com.