What do you think the purpose was for the wood slating that wrapped the underside of this porch? Was it decorative? Was it to keep something confined? Or, was it to keep something out? (and if so… what was it?)
Originally posted 2015-10-08 14:03:52.
Be on guard for pumpkins this time of year… they tend to sneak up on porches when no one is looking.
Originally posted 2015-10-08 14:01:47.
I have yet to see a home that had shutters on it that was not more attractive for having them. Clearly there are homes that shouldn’t have shutters on them but thankfully those homeowners have not put out the extra effort and expense to do so.
Originally posted 2015-10-08 13:15:00.
“Back in the day” there was no heavy equipment available to easily level out a house site.
Larger homes would adapt to steeply sloped sites by incorporating walk-out basements on one side of the house. But homes of more modest means would be built to conform to the site, as seen in this house.
BTW… this home, with the aid of two stone chimneys is quite the charmer isn’t she?
Originally posted 2015-10-07 13:00:43.
A ladder leading to a loft is visually appealing, and it certainly takes up a lot less room than a staircase… but the thrill of climbing a ladder to get to another living space quickly wears off.
Originally posted 2015-10-07 12:47:59.
Why is this cabin so visually appealing? You have to admit… she is a beauty.
But upon close inspection, her logs appear to be narrow and unimpressive, and the chinking that is applied between them is as rough as a stormy sea.
The chimney on this end is also a mess. It appears cobbled together… as if some mason came in to repair the original stone chimney and took it down to some random point and then rebuilt it with new brick.
And, don’t get me started on the satellite dish that is attached to the gable of the house… couldn’t they have put that out in the yard somewhere? lol
Clearly, there are some shortcomings in the details seen here on this cabin… but the fact remains… she is beautiful… and why is that?
I can come up with two reasons.
(Maybe, you can come up with more?)
First, her design is an enduring classic. For centuries this style has been proven to be appealing to the eyes. I would say it is “timeless”. Build a house like this and it will always be admired.
And secondly… she is handmade. Even though the house clearly has “detail issues”, she has lots of character. Perhaps, some minor visual flaws in a home make a house more human, more comfortable to be around than the sterile perfection of most new homes?
I encourage you to go ahead and imagine this house build of manufactured logs, or covered in vinyl siding, can you see what is lost by doing so?
Originally posted 2015-10-07 12:27:46.
The barn is full of hay.
There is a beauty to be found in old barns, made of wood, by the hands of farmers, that has been lost with the new fabricated steel barns that now are being built.
Originally posted 2015-10-06 19:08:54.
I’m afraid that the days we have left to enjoy the front porch are few in number.
There is something about adding a bright color to a cabin… it somehow makes it more “civilized”.
Originally posted 2015-10-06 16:01:37.
Is this little red house trying to hide behind that pine tree? lol
What a sweet little home.
This house has been “placed” perfectly… visually she is safely tucked-in next to the hillside behind her.
I would have designed and built the addition a little differently… perhaps recessing it a bit so that the charm of the main part of the house was more up “front and center” and thus focusing my eye mainly on it.
But other than that, I’m green with envy over this red charmer.
Originally posted 2015-10-06 14:34:58.
We are so fortunate to live in a world that offers us wood in which to build our homes.
Originally posted 2015-10-05 15:18:17.
