If you take a fortuitous wrong turn somewhere near the New Hampshire coast, you'll stumble across this 400-square-foot home. Equal parts gypsy caravan and pirate ship, it is almost entirely built by Brandon and Chloe from old film/photography sets, thrift and junkyard finds. Since its conception, the home has garnered an incredible amount of attention online, on TV, and in countless publications, and very recently became the darling of cottage-core TikTok , amassing millions of views and thousands of followers, as well as mentions in Teen Vogue, Architectural Digest, and Business Insider. The Not So Tiny House takes readers on a deep dive through Chloe and Brandon's story of building and decorating their home. Like the house, which is sometimes compared to Howl s Moving Castle, every inch of the book is packed with innovative ideas for small space living, including foldable sections of the house used as respective his and hers wings with custom wardrobes, desks, chairs, and vanity. The bathroom has a custom composting toilet, folding sink, and vanity area. The upper ledge and main loft projects feature shelving, the ceiling lattice, and library ladder. There is also a loft guest-bed/sofa, in addition to the primary loft bed area: bed frame, linens, privacy curtains, shelving, and beside sconces. The tiny rooms are enhanced by lifestyle photos of Chloe and Brandon living in and enjoying their house and their beautiful natural surroundings. Readers travel with them on blueberry and apple picking excursions, and later pie-making; delicious meals prepared in the little kitchen; holiday decorating for Christmas, including a full-size tree. Sumptuously designed and illustrated, this book is a wildly original take on small space living.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Stuck in a Rut? Live in a Tiny Home on Wheels...with limited resources and an uncertain future, a couple built a tiny home that can go wherever life takes them." - The New York Times
"It's a colorful caravan turned into a tiny house, and it is attracting a lot of national attention." - New Hampshire Chronicle / WMUR
"Designer Chloe Barcelou and her husband Brandon Batchelder designed and built their colorful home, documenting everything in their new book, "Tales of a Not So Tiny House." It all began as a bold experiment. Barcelou and Batchelder, juggling multiple jobs and sharing a single car, found themselves looking for a new way of life. That's when Barcelou had a visionary idea: What if they embraced the freedom of a tiny home on wheels? It took them four years to write the book, a challenge because they were still renovating the house and constantly making improvements." - New Hampshire Chronicle
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Gewebe-Einband
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Höhe: 280 mm
Breite: 219 mm
Dicke: 29 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-8478-3428-0 (9780847834280)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
A couple in life and business, Chloe & Brandon are the co-founders of B&C productions, a New England based LLC. They have designed sets for Universal Pictures, indie production companies and for numerous short films, music videos, commercials and photoshoots from independent clients to major corporations, including brands such as: Homegoods, Marshall's, T.J. Maxx, Homesense, Keds, Bose, Capital One, Yankee Magazine, North Shore Magazine, Staples, Bailey's Irish Creamer, Doctor Sheffield's, The Saint Jane Hotel, and many more. When not hammering nails or painting hardwood, Chloe is the fashion editor of New Hampshire magazine.