Growing up in Vermont, I spent hours poring over my parent’s handmade house books, imagining tiny spaces and woodland homes I would call my own one day. I’m a lot closer now, & I still spend hours pretending ~ when I can’t sleep, I imagine I’m walking through imaginary houses, cozy with woodstoves & woven rugs.
Handmade Homes, 1981
Handmade Houses, 1973
The Wizard’s Eye, 1978
Shelter, 1973
Home Work, ??
Rolling Homes, 1979
Woodstock Handmade Houses, 1974
Kai Smart
1 year ago
That first picture is my favorite bed from Handmade houses! I sort of memorized the descriptions, and remember that one being a fishing shack on a river (?) where they pulled architectural bits that flooded downstream to make the bed.
I WISH I had those other books. I know Shelter was reprinted. Rolling Homes was hard to find, except by chance at the old Santa Cruz Flea Market.
I’m sure one day you will have your treehouse or gnome cottage!
verhext
1 year ago
I have them all except Rolling Homes, original copies. They are not too spendy! Some of the links are right cheap. Massive daydream fuel.
salvaging salvation
1 year ago
[...] made by hand [...]
nath
11 months ago
what a bed. you’d never want to get out of it.