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Book SynopsisThe ultimate inspirational guide for anyone dreaming of living on a boat of their own, featuring practical tips on everything from clever storage solutions to finding moorings and living off-grid. Every boat has a story. For thousands of years, water-borne vessels have provided livelihoods and catered to our spirit of adventure â as well as retreats from the pressures of modern life. It is little wonder that life on the water calls out to the creative and the curious â the mavericks, artists, architects, crafters and designers who have made their homes on barges, clippers and houseboats. Featuring an international range of vessels, Making Waves celebrates those outliers seeking a different way of life, exploring how living on a boat offers the chance to achieve a more satisfying life/work balance while holding much of the paraphernalia and constrictions of the modern world at bay. With stunning photography and packed with practical advice and inspiration, the book reveals how a
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Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Water-borne Life
Green Credentials
A Clean Sweep:
Feniks, Netherlands
Amazing Spaces:
Reetainer, UK
Plug & Play:
Altar, Brazil
Afloat in the Delta:
Mini, Argentina
Creating an Urban Retreat
A Community on the Water:
Boat With No Name, USA
French Navy:
Le Cid, France
Industrial Luxury:
Lisbeth, Germany
At Home on a Super Yacht:
Bella Coola, China
The Nomadic Lifestyle
Seventy Degrees North:
Stødig, Norway
Pirates on the Savannah:
Soggybottom Shanty, USA
The Maid of Kent:
Lady Cat, UK
Space to Roam:
Raumschiff, Germany
Renovating & Decorating
At the Wheel:
Oldenburg, Denmark
Water Babies:
Graaf Floris V, Netherlands
Family Home:
This One Floats, UK
Cargo Barge Reinvention:
Bosco, UK
Creative Channels
Life in Full Colour:
Zazi Houseboat, Netherlands
Grand Design:
Schuit, Netherlands
Living History:
LV93, UK
Make Do & Mend in the East End:
De Walvisch, UK
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