Houseboats are small-space inspiration gold

And your floors might need a coat of paint.

The summer after my freshman year in college, I visited my roommate, a talented French horn major, in the verdant Pacific Northwest. We spent days in Seattle with her childhood pals, running around pre-iPhones. Funny enough, the experience I remember most clearly is staying on a friend’s family houseboat with views of the city’s Queen Anne neighborhood.…