Tiny Houses

I think one of the upsides of the recession (I know, dirty word alert) is the fact that ostentatious, gauche McMansions have sort of fallen out of favor. Even if one can actually afford a huge house, unless you have an equally large family or a fondness for Regency era house parties, it just seems wasteful and extravagent to put that kind of strain on the earth's resources, simply to brazenly display wealth and prestige. Okay, I'll hop down off of my soapbox now, but I am simply enraptured with this book: Tiny Houses. The book focuses on the trend of "microgreen living," or the creation of tiny homes that conserve natural resources and require much less energy to maintain. Although they may look like little dollhouses at first, it's really amazing how designers are able to do so much with so little space. The book features 36 homes from around the world. Just look at that cover? When your backyard looks like that, how much time are you really going to spend inside anyway?

(via Poppytalk)