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Charming Hobbit Houses
Perhaps your dream home isn’t built into the side of a hill with a round door and a roof made of grass, but some people have wild imaginations! In celebration of The Hobbit, in theaters now, check out a few “Hobbit Houses” from across the world:
[Article courtesy of Houzz.com]
Location: Wales
Size: 538 square feet
Simon Dale constructed his low-impact home’s timber frame with the help of his father-in-law, a builder. The topmost turf and mud layer ensures the house blends well with its surroundings, just as it would in the hobbits’ shire. A plastic sheet waterproofs the roof’s insulating layer of straw bales.
Although the house looks like it was taken from one of Peter Jackson’s New Zealand sets, Dale and his family built the house as an expression of their design ethos. Fed up with paying a hefty monthly mortgage, he says that building his home from natural materials — and for less than £3,000 (about $5,000) — completely did away with builders’ profits and the “cocktail of carcinogenic poisons that fill most modern buildings,” as he puts it.
Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania
Size: 600 square feet
This Pennsylvania homeowner and collector of Tolkien books and artifacts worked closely with architect Peter Buchanan throughout the design and build of this hobbit-inspired cottage. Buchanan and his team constructed the house to look as if it had risen organically from the stone wall.
Location: Trout Creek, Montana
Size: 1,000 square feet
What began as a below-ground vacation home for owner Steve Michaels’ family evolved into the Hobbit House of Montana, where Tolkien fans can enjoy the whimsical setting. The Montana “shire” has several hobbit-house-like facades, a tree-stump-shaped troll house and small fairy houses.
Location: Dartford, Kent, England
Size: 183 square feet
This hobbit-inspired playhouse has a signature circular door that opens for homeowner Melani Levin’s kids.
So, maybe burrowing a home for your family in the ground isn’t your idea of a “dream,” but adding a fun, custom play house to your back yard for your children could be a great addition! Contact Heirloom Design Build for more information on how we can help!
