Instead of saving endlessly for a conventional home, he envisioned a floating abode. His project, a 57-foot long and 10-foot wide houseboat, became his reality after just five weeks of hard work.

These made to order $950 kits will allow you to build your very own mini boat at home. American company Rapid Whale has created "Mini Boat," a miniature boat measuring 6ft in length and around ...

Richard from Daigno, Quebec, Canada has hand-built himself a tiny houseboat that is a fully functional off-grid living space.

In the months before he joined Columbia Journalism School as a master’s student and Fulbright scholar, Johnny Sturgeon was living on a boat. It wasn’t just any boat, but a decommissioned oil rig ...

cost $2.07 million to build and furnish. Homeowner Kristi Linsenmayer describes the joys and challenges of custom-building a home over the water in rural Ketchikan. Photo: Kyoko Fierro for the ...

Described as a cross between a Porsche and a traditional Dutch houseboat, the Watervilla de Omval is no ordinary water home. Built in 2010, it was quickly nominated for one of Holland's top ...