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Great views and cozy quarters make for a charming vacation rental.
Gretchen and her husband Darren Eck were driving their kids to camp when a large truck pulling a pontoon sparked an idea. Gretchen pondered aloud, wouldn’t it be great to buy a pontoon, turn it into a tiny houseboat and rent it out? “It was a whim but we acted on it,” she says, and almost a year later their tiny houseboat, christened Untucked, is poised to cruise around Jordan Lake.
At a tiny 128 square feet, the miniature houseboat features convertible functions and creative solutions so you can enjoy life on the water. “We really talked about how to best design it,” says Gretchen. “You have to think about space.” Here, she shares the details.
Gretchen is particularly pleased with the turquoise fish vessel sink she found on Amazon. “I wanted something nautical,” she says. Darren mounted the sink on a platform, while the large tiles give it a serene quality. A filtration system pumps water from the lake and into the shower and other faucets to create a sustainable solution.
The main living space has a sofa that converts into a roomy queen bed. A collapsible table hangs from the counter, and in the closet, shelves pull out to offer easier access to your things. “I wanted the space to look beachy and whimsical,” says Gretchen, of the nautical details.
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