It’s a tale as old as time, don’t judge a book by it’s cover, but it’s next to impossible not to isn’t it? I’ve written before how as a species we are prone to stereotyping, boxing things up to make life easier and save brain power (For Netflix). When we purchased Fantine we were overwhelmed […]
Read more "Making Your Mark On Your Home – Judging A Book By It’s Cover"George Clarke has been exploring the extraordinary world of inspirational small builds in his eighth series of George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. We’ve blogged about this show before, it’s a total Sunday evening guilty pleasure, next week they have their youngest amazing space creator who will be transforming a narrowboat, so grab your Sunday evening snacks […]
Read more "Raising A Family In A Small Space"I attempted to come up with a witty title, but really one word was all that was needed. This is a call out for help from our fellow boaters! I’ve mentioned a few times now that we are hoping to renovate the kitchen (Hopefully later this year) and the floor at the same time. Whilst […]
Read more "Help!"It’s a minefield out there! Buying your first boat can be a pretty daunting experience, so what do you really need to look for and consider when buying your first? Well hopefully we can help to remove a few of those mines. I struggle to believe it but it’s two years since our purchasing journey […]
Read more "5 Top Tips When Buying Your First Narrow Boat"What lies behind those blinds that are always drawn on the towpath side? Who resides in these floating baked bean tins? What is it really like in there? We do! Hello! Now as a boater during December you get to witness one of natures great phenomenon’s. Now you’ll only witness them for seven days of […]
Read more "Who Lives On The Canal?"Happy New Year! I think it’s definitely ok to say that on the third of January isn’t it? We hope you all had a wonderful festive break, we spent the week doing very little other than eating cheese and mince pies. Today we’re back at work and trying to remember how to function in a […]
Read more "New Year. New Resolution"Well Living Narrow has officially reached it’s second birthday, and we’ll reach two years aboard in April, we’ve learnt a lot of things about boats, boaters and boating, here are some of those things: Boats are small No brainer, right? I thought I knew what living in a small space was like thanks to my […]
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