Making Waves: Floating Homes and Life on the Water

ISBN-13: 9780500024218 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Portland Mitchell

Recenzje

'It's impossible to look at this book and not find something that floats your boat' - Guardian

Spis treści

Introduction: 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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O autorze

Portland Mitchell's career as a stylist spans over twenty years. She has been coordinating editor for Country Homes & Interiors and style editor for Living, Etc magazines. Since going freelance, she has worked as on-set stylist for clients such as Harrods, John Lewis, Laura Ashley, Arlo & Jacob and the White Company in the UK, Amazon in South Africa and Q Home Decor in Dubai. Along with editorial projects for Homes & Gardens, Coast and Easy Living magazines, she has worked on homes brochures for Homebase, Tesco and B&Q. In 2001 she won the Crown Stylist of the Year Award.