Photos: SimonDale.net
I am the sort of girl who read all of The Lord of the Rings books (this was long before the films came out) and I even devoured Tolkien's prequel to the series, The Simarillion. So, when I saw a post on lace & tea titled 'The Hobbit House,' I was intrigued.
This Wales-based home is, in fact, designed much like much like what I imagine a hobbit house would be, but this is more than a novelty home. The builder, Simon Dale, and his father-in-law created this house with a low-impact approach and maximum regard for the environment in mind. It was also a do-it-yourself project, built on the cheap by hand: A-mazing!
Photos: SimonDale.net
Photos: SimonDale.net
This is one crazy house, does it make you want so see some other unusual abodes? Check out this treehouse home.
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Fantastic. I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyI absolutely love the Hobbit House. It is unfortunate that there are so many restrictions and codes you are required to have to build any structure in the US.
good articles but to hard to find. Why are the words on the side? VERY ANNOYING
ReplyThat's about the cutest thing I have ever seen! I'd live there in a heartbeat. Or a drumbeat. Or hairy feet. Even.
ReplyLove it! I bet my kids would love it too, but it might be hard to build one for a family with 4 kids.
ReplyLove the house, phenom job.. but the author of the article needs to go back and re-read the "Silmarillion".. not some cross between a monkey and a millionaire...
ReplyI wonder if the builder had any problem with building codes? My late husband was an architect, and I often thought up cute, little vacation homes and then when I showed my sketches to him, he would proceed to cite the violations of codes that the design implicated. But then if we were up in Tennessee out in the mountainous areas, I think you would see a building inspector once, provide the expected well, you know, the expected, and you would pass inspection. That happens in big cities, too, as we did learn, after passing an inspection of the electric codes and he just stood there and stood there and talked about how important it was if he took another look and found something wrong so we both went into the building and got out our wallets and scraped up abut $70, and then he smiled and he said we ouhgt to be prepared for the plumbing inspector, the usual tip was more like $100. Then he said Nice job and walked to his truck and drove away. I think for an abode like this cottage over here in the US, you would be thinking more along the lines of $500 an inspector in the suburbs, and $100 and a jug of moonshine in the mountains =).
ReplyI love it, I can see myself curled up with a good book in front of the fireplace.
ReplyIf you are not familiar with the architect James Hubbell, you have a wonderful treat instore. I was first introduced to his amazing Gaudi like creations in a book entitled "From the Earth Up".
ReplyYou can find out of print copies listed on Amazon.com. To see photos of his work, go to Google Images and do a search for James Hubbell.
I love it! So cozy!
ReplyWhat about the bug infestation? That house is going to have a lot of them. Nice idea. . . in theory.
Replyjust get some chickens.
I always loved Froto's house. Some warm, cozy and quaint. A even bigger version could be Hagrid's house....
ReplyLooks great. Just wonder what dimensions are, though. I'm only 5'1" but most people are taller. Also, how is it heated/air conditioned (if necessary)?
ReplyGreat job, also does anyone watch "In The Night Garden" with their children or grandchildren ? The Tombliboos house is on similar lines to this, I love that too.Worth looking it up on the CBB's website, my grandchildren and I love it.
ReplyI really do LOVE that house, but I would bet that they don't have a big problem with termites in Wales.
ReplyI Love it!! Do you think it would work in KY?
ReplyI WANT one! How can I get the plans? But I don't have a hill.....can I build a hill and then build the house?
ReplyI read the Rings trilogy about a million times when I was a kid too--and then the Silmarillion when it came out--also some of The Lost Tales books--now I'm older and watch the movie about a zillion times! Always dreamed of retiring (permanently) to Middle Earth---I guess we're all just waiting to go there! Question is: would your dream of heaven be Rivendell or Lothlorien?
This is an awesome house!
ReplyFor those of you wondering... the idea of an earthen home is that it can heat and cool itself when properly set up. Any good army survival manual, Field and Stream survival issues or PBS anthropology episodes cover how to do this.
As for the bug issue. Chickens are a great idea! Who doesn't want/like chickens? I on the other hand would worry more about werewolves.
I love chickens! Had some RHODE ISLAND REDS and some big white ones. yes, I could definitely see some chickens cruising about the hill and yard--they do like to lay their eggs in a roosting area though, so they'd need a henhouse. Were there werewolves in Middle Earth? Don't remember any--well, the large wolves--not the wargs, (who were bad in Tolkein's world) but the big ones, Huorn was one....but they were good...... well, Beon was a Bear-Man....hmmm..not sure about werewolves.