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Disconnected

For most of the time that we have been building homes we have used the materials found nearby… mainly wood and stone.

In the last couple of centuries we have improved upon this most basic of living structures by bringing in other materials.

But it’s only been in the past few decades that we have begun the total abandonment of local materials… and in the process… we have lost something.

Our homes have become disconnected.

Originally posted 2016-02-24 19:53:25.

DisconnectedNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:14+00:00

Large cabin, weak foundation

Here we have a wonderful large log home.

I must admit that I am a bit surprised to see such a massive home sitting on stone piers and not a solid foundation. (Pier foundations were more common on “get it up quick and cheap” cabins).

Also, the second floor porch seems a bit too heavily pitched for my comfort… the floor system doesn’t appear to be dropping and I’m confused why anyone would deliberately build a floor with that great of an angle… perhaps this home originally had a one-story porch and this second floor that we see now is now the remnant of that original porch roof?

It wouldn’t take much effort to make this into an incredible home.

Originally posted 2016-02-24 14:53:27.

Large cabin, weak foundationNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:13+00:00

The timeless beauty of a stone home

I am often amazed at the stunning beauty of a stone home.

Stone is such a primitive building material, as basic as it comes. And yet when laid properly, into a classic design, all it needs is the simplest of embellishments… such as painted trim-work and perhaps some window shutters… we achieve a home as elegant as can be built.

Timeless.

Originally posted 2016-02-24 14:27:04.

The timeless beauty of a stone homeNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:12+00:00

Trees and houses

Would you want to have a tree this close to your house?

I do love my trees. But, I’d be mighty nervous during a lighting storm in this little cabin.

And, if the tree were ever to be blown over, and for some reason it didn’t fall on the house, we all know that the root ball of a pine tree spreads wide and would likely lift the end of the house off of the ground.

But still, the tree adds so much to the charm of this house… it is what makes it unique… so how about you? keep it? or cut it?

Originally posted 2016-02-24 14:13:37.

Trees and housesNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:11+00:00

It’s just a single chair

And yet this photo is art.

Why is that?

The same chair located in any room of a new home would lose all it’s charm.

So what is it about this room that transforms the world of routine into the realm of art?

Originally posted 2016-02-22 18:21:51.

It’s just a single chairNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:10+00:00

Dreams do come true

“I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden: Or, Life in the Woods

Originally posted 2016-02-22 18:15:03.

Dreams do come trueNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:09+00:00

What is it about water?

Now this might be an extreme example… might… well, it is.

But, there is no doubt about it that water features add so much to the beauty of a home.

Originally posted 2016-02-22 14:37:03.

What is it about water?Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:08+00:00

Just the basics

“My greatest skill in life has been to want but little”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Originally posted 2016-02-22 14:32:12.

Just the basicsNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:07+00:00

Handmade stone cottage

They didn’t buy manufactured building materials.
They clearly didn’t follow directions.
They didn’t build like everyone else does.
And now they reap what they have sown.
I’m so jealous.

Originally posted 2016-02-18 15:33:44.

Handmade stone cottageNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:06+00:00