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A lonely, windswept micro-cabin, set among the craggy mountains of Scotland’s wild west, Prof Pamela King’s “Tiny House” is designed to capitalise on the views without spoiling the landscape. From the tiny windows, you can gaze across Clashnessie Bay and spot seals, dolphins and the occasional orca. Red deer, says Prof King, are more common than rabbits in this part of the world.
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Fancy working from home in a treehouse?
If you thought working at home meant beavering away in a spare room, forget it. Today’s self-employed are investing in garden offices, from treehouses and shepherd’s huts to pod.
...There is also increasing demand for more bespoke workspaces.
“Every homeworker is different,” explains Surrey-based Mark Burton,
who writes for shedworking.co.uk, a website aimed at people working from home.
Burton’s own company, Custom Built in Surrey, produces a wide range of bespoke garden offices. “My recent clients range from a graphic designer who wanted as much natural light as possible in her office, to a golf professional who wanted to install hi-tech equipment for analysing people’s golf swings.”
An offshoot of Burton's company, Tiny Houses on Wheels, is concentrating on micro-homes in which people can work, sleep and play.
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If you thought working at home meant beavering away in a spare room, forget it. Today’s self-employed are investing in garden offices, from treehouses and shepherd’s huts to pod.
...There is also increasing demand for more bespoke workspaces.
“Every homeworker is different,” explains Surrey-based Mark Burton,
who writes for shedworking.co.uk, a website aimed at people working from home.
Burton’s own company, Custom Built in Surrey, produces a wide range of bespoke garden offices. “My recent clients range from a graphic designer who wanted as much natural light as possible in her office, to a golf professional who wanted to install hi-tech equipment for analysing people’s golf swings.”
An offshoot of Burton's company, Tiny Houses on Wheels, is concentrating on micro-homes in which people can work, sleep and play.
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The 2015 Shed of the Year competition: The finalists
The Pixie Cabin owned by Mark Burton
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The Pixie Cabin owned by Mark Burton
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