Homes From Home Hardcover

Vinny Lee

There is an enormous pleasure in having a place where you can get away from it all, a small intimate space where you can live out your fantasies or simply indulge a passion. This could be a boat moored on an urban waterway or a wilderness shack miles from anywhere, lost among nature. The book is divided into two main sections, with a wealth of case studies showing a fantastic selection of individual homes from home. Huts and Hideways includes low-impact buildings, often constructed to blend with their surroundings, made of materials sympathetic to their environment. They include cabins made from wood, metal and stone or carved from the landscape itself, to treehouses perched in leafy heights. The second section Homes to Go covers mobile or moveable accommodation, providing temporary shelter in various locations, from vintage shepherd's huts and gleaming airtstream trailors to bell tents and tipis and sleek and compact boats.

1906417989

9781906417987

English

Jacqui Small

1/Nov/13

208

VINNY LEE is the Interiors Editor of The Times Magazine, sourcing, styling and writing features about architecture, interior design and lifestyle. She studied at the University of Arts, London, and has travelled extensively for her work. She is the author of 25 books including Cool Pools and Hot Tubs, Mood Indigo, The Essential Guide to Decorating, The Colourful Home and Recycled Spaces, as well as other books on kitchen and bathroom design. She is on Twitter @missvlee.

This book is dedicated to homes from home in all their various shapes and sizes. Focusing on quirky and personal the homes are fun and achievable.' -- Colin and Justin Sunday Mail Glasgow 'A dreamy book. Provides escapist inspiration for small spaces.' Sunday Telegraph 'From beach huts to canal boats, this delightful book is full of inspiring ideas from around the world. The common thread is harmony with the environment and a dreamy escape from everyday life.' The Lady