A Quarantine Hideaway Turns Into an Artist’s Dream Home

When the pandemic hit, Chris Saunders moved to a tiny home in Portugal and made it his own.
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When artist Chris Saunders left Venice, California, and headed to Portugal for a two-week surf trip in 2020, he didn’t know he was going home. "Covid exploded overnight, and I was stuck here for about six months," he says. It turns out, Chris was right where he belongs.

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