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4409. anomie - 10/6/2008 5:16:16 AM A grand house indeed, Thoughtful. I don't know much about building, but that curvature in the ceiling ain't cheap I bet. Nice feature though. 4410. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 1:33:00 PM Thanks thoughtful, Arky and Anomie. Faith is a lot of fun.
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That house in pretty incredible t'ful! 4411. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 2:34:19 PM Thanks, guys.
Not sure when we'll be in. All I know is, it's not soon enough for me.
Problem is all the dependencies.
Roofer can't finish roofing until masons are done with the chimneys and solar panels can't go up until roofing is done....that kind of stuff.
Also still waiting for doors. Can't put a lot of valuables into the house until the doors are on and we can protect the place from the 2-legged vermin....
We're just delighted with our back deck. One of our many architects told us that the southeast corner is the best place to put a deck or porch as it is protected from the northwest winds and captures the morning sun. We were there for a meeting the other day and though it was only in the 40s, the deck was sunny and very comfortable. I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot of time there. 4412. wonkers2 - 10/6/2008 4:15:51 PM Not my style architecture, but it sure looks like high quality construction, thoughtful! It will be a beautiful and functional home. 4413. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 7:25:28 PM what style is your style, wonks? 4414. wonkers2 - 10/6/2008 9:54:50 PM I'm a fan of modern architecture--Frank Lloyd Wright and California modern houses, if that's the correct term. Unfortunately we've never had the opportunity to build our dream house. We've lived for the past 37 years in a brick, center entrance colonial. Comfortable but not much pizazz.
We came close to having Alden Dow design a house for us. But the price was a bit out of reach. Don't get me wrong. I admire your house. All the planning and deliberations you put into it are clearly paying off! 4415. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 11:19:45 PM No, no....nothing personal about people's taste. I was just curious. My problem is my taste is very eclectic and there are elements of design that I like from almost all styles, but as soon as it gets too one thing, I tend to get turned off. I find some beautiful victorian style wall papers or drapery treatments or a turret, but put them all together and the darkness becomes a turnoff and the gingerbread trim becomes too much. I love some shapes associated with art deco, but put it all together and it overwhelms me. There are some nice things about modern architecture, but too much and it leaves me cold.
So our house design was constrained by what the architect could design given my inflexibility on the floor plan, our desire for capturing the sun and the view, as well as the fact that we are limited to the new england landscape and are building between a 200 yr old barn and an outhouse. So something very mediterranean or very modern would look out of place. So it has some elements from europe, shingle style, tudor, cape cod, and i suppose even some adirondak, though without the stag horns.
My criteria on the house was 1) it should not say "Look at me how wonderful I am" 2) it should be warm and welcoming 3) it should invoke the response, that's an interesting house...I wonder what it looks like on the inside.
I'm hoping that, by the time it's done, we'll have achieved all of those. 4416. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:28:46 PM 1) it should not say "Look at me how wonderful I am"
Sorry, but it does that! It's not ostentatious, but it's a pretty impressive home. 4417. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:28:59 PM 1) it should not say "Look at me how wonderful I am"
Sorry, but it does that! It's not ostentatious, but it's a pretty impressive home. 4418. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:29:09 PM Drat 4419. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:29:21 PM fix my link 4420. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:29:32 PM Now? 4421. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:30:05 PM I had the at the front, and then the at the back - so why is it not working 4422. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:30:46 PM Alright. So, how do I fix the tag?
I used [i] and [/i] 4423. Jenerator - 10/6/2008 11:31:04 PM But with these < and > 4424. arkymalarky - 10/6/2008 11:31:09 PM Hello? 4425. thoughtful - 10/6/2008 11:50:10 PM Thanks, I think, jen.
We were not going for prideful...there are way too many mcmansions in our area that are very prideful houses, meant to aggrandize their owners. That's not where we wanted to go.
I sure hope we didn't.
I don't think we have because a funny thing happens whenever we're there...people stop by...neighbors, friends...seems to be very friendly and attractive, which is good. Of course it could just be that they're nosy while the building project is going on, but i hope not. 4426. Jenerator - 10/7/2008 2:48:56 AM This one was from tonight. She loves her new bike!
 4427. anomie - 10/7/2008 3:58:14 AM Killer shot, Jen! Nice afternoon light. Just beautiful. And she knows she's cool. Ha! 4428. anomie - 10/7/2008 4:10:20 AM http://jaronbrown.net/home.aspx
My son-in-law specializes in child photography. See above link.
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