Tales of a Not So Tiny House by Chloe Barcelou and Brandon Batchelder

Sumptuously designed and illustrated, this book is a wildly original story of small-space living: a lavish custom steampunk caravan in the wilds of New England, built by Chloe Barcelou and Brandon Batchelder almost entirely from their recycled film sets, thrift, flea market, and junkyard finds.

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If you take a fortuitous wrong turn in the primeval mountains of New Hampshire, you'll stumble across this 300-square-foot handmade home. A bewitching mix of fairy tale cottage, steamer trunk, and pirate ship, it is built by Chloe and Brandon almost entirely from their recycled film sets, thrift, flea market, and junkyard finds. Originally featured on HGTV’s Tiny House, Big Living, it went on to garner international attention in print and online, going viral multiple times.
The book takes readers on a journey through Chloe and Brandon’s story of building and decorating their home, which they have completely redesigned in the last few years. Like the house, every inch of this richly ornate book is packed with innovative ideas for small space living, including foldable sections of the house used as “his and hers” wings with custom-built wardrobes, desks, chairs, and vanity; a bathroom with a composting toilet and folding sink; even a guest bed. Chloe and Brandon share the joys of day-to-day small-space living: creating storage in every nook and cranny, baking pies in the tiny kitchen from fruit they’ve gathered; climbing into the dramatically curtained bed loft by candlelight.
Sumptuously designed and illustrated, this book is a wildly original take on small-space living.

Partners in life and in business, Chloe Barcelou and Brandon Batchelder have always been creative people, but in 2012, when Chloe began to enlist Brandon’s help in making props for her fantasy inspired photoshoots, their overlapping talents and skills coalesced to form a powerful collaboration, and they have enjoyed putting their heads and hands together to execute all manner of creative projects since.

In 2013, Chloe’s photography portfolio caught the attention of a first-time filmmaker, who hired Chloe to production design his debut film, and Brandon was brought on as the film’s set-builder. The film’s aesthetic was a lauded success, and the couple have been working in the film and photography industry ever since, designing, building props and sets for, set decorating, and wardrobe styling for short and feature films, along with commercial and editorial photography. In recent years, the couple have naturally expanded into taking on interior design projects, both residential and commercial. Chloe is also the fashion editor of New Hampshire Magazine.

The couple is also known for their tiny house, the building of which was featured on the second season of HGTV’s Tiny House Big Living. The tiny house was built primarily out of the salvaged remains of their completed film-sets, which, along with the home’s unusual expanding design, flashy, upcycled décor, and homemade contraptions, maintains sustained public curiosity. Chloe and Brandon are represented by the Fredrich Agency and are currently anticipating the release of their first book Tales Of A Not So Tiny House, published by Rizzoli books in spring 2025.

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Rizzoli Bookstore, 1133 Broadway, New York, United States