Narrowboats

If I lived in Britain or France, I would want to live aboard a narrowboat.  Like the name suggests, these small ships are long and narrow, designed to navigate the extensive canal system throughout much of country.

At about seven feet wide, interior design is obviously very linear but there is little to constrain length, other than the size of the locks connecting the waterways.  Often brightly painted, these floating homes have a real appeal for someone with a nomadic heart.

While looking for images of narrowboats, I found a short piece by Shelley Davis recently posted on Kent Griswold’s Tiny House Blog.

The waterways have  real appeal to me.  Growing up near the Mississippi River gave me dreams of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer adventures.  As a kid it was a dream to have a little boat and float all the way from the creek in my back yard to New Orleans and into the Gulf of Mexico.

The above photos are from the Tiny House Blog article.  As can be seen from this micro kitchen, efficiency is paramount in a tiny home.  There are a lot of good ideas and inspiration to be gleaned from these amazing structures.