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PREFAB FRIDAY: A Tiny Prefab Under The Stars
inhabitat.com - 8/7/2009
PREFAB FRIDAY: A Tiny Prefab Under The Stars
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If you’re tired of boring ho-hum hotels and looking for a new sort of vacation experience, look into these cute little prefabs accommodations by Carre d’Etoiles , based in France. The cube-shaped mini prefab is designed to be a new way to ‘get away from it all,’ and ...

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Carré d’Etoiles: A Prefab Getaway
Re-Nest — ... bed and sofa bed. Also included are a full kitchen, TV, seating area, storage, shelving, parquet floors, and a bathroom with a shower. The prefab also has a “designer bio-ethanol chimney [and] recyclable wood structures.” As we've mentioned before, isn't all wood recyclable? Oh well. It is a smaller footprint after all. There are currently 7 destinations around France where you can camp out in one of these guys. Read more about it here. Thanks, Yuka! Via Inhabitat

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