The Styles in Our Modern Houseboats Run the Gamut 



Above: A modem bungalow type of 

 houseboat, in which the only economy is 

 that of space. It is furnished in the 

 same style as if it stood on solid earth 



At left above: Some city apartments are 

 smaller than the dining-room alone on 

 tnis commodious houseboat. There 



are even fresh flowers for decoration 



At left: This bedroom is an actual photo- 

 ^^t %u^^ s^PPlanter of the seaman's 

 ^' c -t '^ "°t^ing suggestive of a 

 sftip s fumishmgs anywhere in the room 



Below: A sailing vessel which has been 

 converted into a luxurious houseboat The 

 majority of these boats, however 

 depend on gasoline, not on the v/ind 



Above: There is solid comfort 

 in the hving-room which is 

 modeled after the "den" at home. 

 Note the high ceiling and the 

 many little details which speak 

 of personal ease and enjoyment 

 The sunlight streams into this 

 room not through a porthole 

 but through a real window 



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