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Apple Canal Boat – Tiny House Swoon. A restored 30 feet canal boat docked near the Oxford Canal, England, UK.

Apple Canal Boat – Tiny House Swoon

More info. here. Tiny boat home packs sunroom & dock on remote kayakers' lake. Darcy Chose a Boat over a Mortgage - And It's Awesome! Darcy, age 24, was about to buy her own home and jump into the world of mortgages, when her dad asked, “What about a boat?”

Darcy Chose a Boat over a Mortgage - And It's Awesome!

At first she thought he had to be kidding, but when he showed her the inside of this 60×12.5 widebeam, she saw a blank slate for her interior design skills (she designs kitchens for a living!). So she bought it, and has been living in it since February 2020 (although it’s only been in the water for a week). Han byggde sin egen flytande villa! En villa med sjöutsikt åt alla håll.

Han byggde sin egen flytande villa!

Mieszkanie na wodzie. Polskie pływające domy. Floatinghouse - Bydgoszcz Dom, który zacumował w Bydgoszczy, w pobliżu bydgoskiej przystani pochodzi z polskiej pracowni DFD.studio i został wykonany przez polsko-angielską firmę floatinghouses.eu.

Mieszkanie na wodzie. Polskie pływające domy

Pod względem użytkowym nie różni się od zwykłego domu jednorodzinnego - jest tu wszystko co jest potrzebne do wygodnego życia i nic nie przypomina ciasnych kajut na statku. Houseboat Archives - Tiny House Swoon. The Tiny Sweet Pea is the First Houseboat to be Certified by Build Green sweetpea Houseboat – Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building. The Love Shack Tiny House Boat. On July 21, 2015 This Love Shack Tiny House Boat was submitted by Jeff & Sherry – share yours!

The Love Shack Tiny House Boat

He purchased this and is in the process of wanting to fix this up to a comfy Love Shack. To be honest when he first bought it I was like, “what the heck! Is that an ice shack?” Then I saw the passion that he had for wanting to fix it up… That is when I had to change it up to the Love Shack and after the first time we took it out on the water, people seem to really Love it – even just driving behind it as the back up person I had my window open and peoples comments were so fun to hear.

Images © Sherry & Jeff Update from Sherry below: We have taken it out a few times rented a slip in neighboring town and I can’t begin to tell you how many people have asked to come in and see. If you know of any great places (lakes in or near Maine) for Jeff & Sherry to explore with their tiny house boat please share in the comments below.

Our big thanks to Jeff & Sherry for sharing! Related. The River Den - A Cozy Houseboat Set on the Gatineau River in Quebec. You can find this houseboat set among the picturesque surroundings of Wakefield, Quebec.

The River Den - A Cozy Houseboat Set on the Gatineau River in Quebec

Berthed along the Gatineau River, the houseboat is available to rent through AirBnB. The getaway has been dubbed The River Den, or La Tannière in French. It’s been built by Bonnie (see the video below) who, at the time, was investigating alternative living solutions that were more affordable than the status quo. Bluefield Houseboats - A Contemporary Home Kitted Out with Smart Technology. This contemporary house boat is the work of Bluefield Houseboats, a company that specializes in prefabricated floating homes.

Bluefield Houseboats - A Contemporary Home Kitted Out with Smart Technology

Prefabricating the homes allows them to better monitor and control the construction process, minimizing material waste. According to Inhabitat, the home’s are built with passive design techniques in mind (although there’s no mention of what measures they’ve taken, and it’s not evident from the pictures alone). Bluefield Houseboats are located in Ireland but ship their products worldwide. Baca Architects and Floating Homes Create a Contemporary Houseboat. The London-based architecture studio, Baca Architects, were responsible for the design of this boxy houseboat.

Baca Architects and Floating Homes Create a Contemporary Houseboat

Working alongside the British company Floating Homes, they’ve produced a small but luxurious prototype home. The design won an ideas competition that was based on alternative dwellings that would help alleviate London’s housing crisis. It’s set in the Chichester Canal of southern England, and has been simply titled Chichester. Living on a 4 Season Houseboat - Beautiful Floating Tiny House! Im alten Stil: Fachwerk-Hausboot erobert die Spree - SPIEGEL TV. Rosebud Tiny House Boat. On June 24, 2016.

Rosebud Tiny House Boat

Bluefield Houseboats - A Contemporary Home Kitted Out with Smart Technology. Floatwing – The Home That Can Be Shipped Anywhere In The World. 7,500 affordable floating homes could help fight London’s crippling housing crisis. These prefab floating houses are meant to populate disused spaces along 50 miles of waterways in London.

7,500 affordable floating homes could help fight London’s crippling housing crisis

Complemented by 150 hectares of “bluefield” space in the docklands and marinas, this conceptual design aims to bring 7,500 affordable homes to the British capital. The project was designed in collaboration between Baca Architects and Floating Homes Ltd and is among the 100 shortlisted entries at the New Ideas for Housing competition which addresses Greater London’s housing crisis.

The entry, named “Buoyant Starts” aims to provide high-quality, prefab floating homes at an affordable price and engage the underused water spaces of the capital. The second concept called Innovation Licence focuses on providing one-off building permits for projects that don’t comply with London’s current planning policy. The architects claim that the Innovation Licence could “deliver more housing, more quickly, and with higher densities” . + Baca Architects. Du ser en husbåt. Men när jag ser vad svensken byggt under huset… WOW! If you Love a Tiny House, Then You'll Really Love A Tiny Boat! Sausalito Houseboat: What Dreams Are Made Of. Husbåt säljes. Emma’s Houseboat. A houseboat in North London. More info. here. Small Houseboat is 550 Square Feet of Bliss: Would You Live Here? Floating Pied-à-terre. A small floating home in Seattle, Washington. Natural Selection. We live aboard a 42′ Kadey-Krogen in Victoria Harbour.

We are small house people. We moved from a sweet little house of just under a 1,000 feet to our boat in March of this year. We moved from a sweet little house of just under a 1,000 feet to our boat in March of this year, so the transition was really not that difficult, and frankly we love small space living. We have travelled around quite a bit and had a few adventures along the way. This summer we took her down to Vashon Island across from Tacoma and had her upholstery redone. Whimsical Floating Home. A 390 square feet floating home in Seattle, Washington. London Narrowboat. A traditional 1977 narrowboat in London, England. More info. here. Twee Gebroeders. Amsterdam Houseboat. A floating home in the Nieuwe Prinsengracht area in Amsterdam, Netherlands. More info. here. Apple Canal Boat. A restored 30 feet canal boat docked near the Oxford Canal, England, UK. More info. here. Roscoe Village Canal Boat. Haida Houseboat. Pintxos Houseboat.

Tiny Houseboat Living – Harry Bryan Shantyboat. Thesayboat Modern Houseboat. Have you ever daydreamed of selling all of your worldly possessions and buying a boat or had that romanticized notion of living on a houseboat with the water gently rocking you to sleep? After seeing Thesayboat houseboat, I want to make that dream a reality. Designed and owned by Marek Ridky of Flowhouse in the Czech Republic, the houseboat’s design was created as a home with views of the stars. Designed as a house for two or a place for a weekend getaway, the boat floats on a steel pontoon and has all of the comforts any home would ever need. The boat is basically 1-1/2 floors, with the bottom one housing the living room, kitchen, bathroom, and closet while the upper part contains the enclosed bedroom.

A Modern Houseboat in Berlin. Situated on Lake Rummelsburg, a small bay in the river Spree, in the city of Berlin, this houseboat gives you relaxing views of the water, as well as the city, but keeps you in close proximity to the city’s center. Part of the Welcome Beyond family of vacation rentals around the world, the Modern Houseboat offers two adults and two children a cozy place to stay on the lake while not leaving you in complete seclusion. The entire front of the structure is covered with windows that open up to the bay and even give you views of the famous TV tower. Tiny Houseboat. Claude’s tiny house on a trailer is now on a pontoon boat.

Lifting it off the trailer and onto a pontoon boat converted this tiny house on wheels to a houseboat. The houseboat will be powered by a 2.4 kilowatt solar system and can store its electricity in a lithium-ion battery for up to five days. He needs a powerful off-grid system like this to power appliance as well as a 400-watt electric motor that powers the boat’s propeller. He plans on living aboard during the summers and moving it to other New England lakes in future summers.

“I may try Moosehead Lake, Lake Champlain, Erie Canal, Lake George, Lake Saratoga,” – Claude. Small Houseboat is 550 Square Feet of Bliss: Would You Live Here? Design Idea & Image Galleries on Dornob.