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Archive for the ‘Houses That Move’ Category

March 30th, 2008

Rotating Solar Torch of A House

I’ve seen this home around forever, but don’t think I’ve blogged it here. It’s really cool though; worth a post for sure.
Now, can you guess what it does, without reading further? Of course, if you’ve seen this you’d know, so I’m talking to the folks who’ve missed this sweet house.

Did you guess?
It rotates! Plus it’s […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 1 comment

March 2nd, 2008

Best. Mansion. Ever.

Seriously, this made my whole weekend complete. I love it. I’m just hoping it’s real and not some glamored up pic - it looks real enough.

Head over to SonnyRadio.com to see more kooky stuff - lots more.
Hugs to Merry over at Cranky Fitness (a fine blog) for sending this my way - such a […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 10 comments

December 28th, 2007

Amphibious Homes

~ By Marye Audet
A few years ago our property and that of 100 or so of our neighbors flooded. Many of the houses that flooded were not in a flood plain but because of a rapid increase in building around us the water run-off was more than the creek could handle and at 2 […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 1 comment

December 14th, 2007

Did Anyone Else Forget About the Contest?

Just kidding; I don’t forget stuff like this. I may have tucked the contest into the back of my head this week, but I’d never totally forget. Just a heads up to make sure you’re remembering to collect points for the Reader Appreciation Offbeat Homes Contest.
Hmmm, you know I probably could have thought of a […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 6 comments

December 9th, 2007

The Smallest (Real) Home on the Planet

I can’t 100% guarantee the title (you know those kooky home builders) but I’m pretty sure this is the smallest home I’ve ever seen. So small in fact, that one can push it around the city, or the forest, on a hill, in a national park. Of course, this may be the only home you […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 24 comments

November 24th, 2007

Current Mood: Enthralled With Drew Heath

Before launching into this post I did want to point out one reader’s home in Amsterdam. It’s a very cool boat home with a green roof (as in eco-green — not color green; well, it is green in color too but well, you get the point). Home dweller Andi posted this in an older post […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 2 comments

November 2nd, 2007

Hippie Home On the Go

To be honest I don’t know anything about this other than it rocks. I’ve failed to turn up any info on it but man, talk about an offbeat home for the traveling set.

Sweet.
[via Jalopnik]
Tags: hippie-home, home-on-wheels, mobile-bus, mobile-home, offbeat-home, trailer-homeShare This

By Jennifer Chait -- 4 comments

October 23rd, 2007

Blast from the Past: Erwin Wurm

These pieces, or installations if you will, by Erwin Wurm aren’t a total blast from the far past but they sure as heck aren’t current news. They are however new to Offbeat. I was combing the archives recently and realized, “Where are the Wurm homes?” I can’t find them; thus they must be added.
When […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 1 comment

October 14th, 2007

Jonesing for San Francisco

Usually when I feel like going somewhere else it’s Humboldt or Montana. Then, every once in a while, I start feeling like a sprinkle of San Francisco. It’s a crowded city which I don’t adore but even with all the people it still feels large around you.
The thing about the city is you can walk […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 6 comments

August 8th, 2007

How the Cool Kids Get to School

Ah, more back to school fun. If your kids ride the bus to school, at least make sure they ride in style.

NOT LIKE THIS! How boring, or as the kids are saying, “that is so not scene (yawn).”
Try this instead…

Oh yeah. Now that’s a school bus. But not just any old school bus. This tiger […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 11 comments

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