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Stepped Stonework

Here we have an interesting old cabin out of the mid-West. Perhaps, Arkansas or Oklahoma.This people in this area of the country tend to use a lot of “steps” when building their stone chimneys.

Originally posted 2016-02-17 13:58:23.

Stepped StoneworkNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:04+00:00

Pause for a moment and reflect

How about pausing for a moment and remembering the things you are thankful for today.

Originally posted 2016-02-16 21:02:35.

Pause for a moment and reflectNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:03+00:00

The sound of silence

It’s so quiet… out in the middle of nowhere.

Originally posted 2016-02-16 20:23:00.

The sound of silenceNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:02+00:00

Like no other

A big old porch on the front of this cabin with enough room to great plenty of visitors.

Originally posted 2016-02-16 20:17:56.

Like no otherNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:01+00:00

Blending into the landscape

A home should compliment and blend in with the landscape… something this stone home certainly does well.

Originally posted 2016-02-16 20:12:54.

Blending into the landscapeNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:07:00+00:00

Stone Piers

Notice the stone piers under the house and porch… a stone laid flat upon a stone, one after another. Refinement was not the goal when building stone piers… getting it done was.

Craftsmanship was saved for chimneys, and continuous foundations.

It’s so tempting today, with modern cement to build these piers “too pretty” on an old cabin. It’s ok to give in some… but be careful not go down that road of looking cookie cutter.

Also, never go with an odd number of piers across the front of home… for some reason building three piers announce to the world “I was too cheap to put in four, and besides, three is enough to keep it from falling down”

Originally posted 2016-02-12 18:01:06.

Stone PiersNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:59+00:00

Hidden logs

Notice the still remaining painted corner-board. This greyed and weathered cabin was covered in siding as so many old cabins were at the time. When nearly everyone lived in a log home having a wood sided home was highly desirable.
Many of the old farmhouses that we see today have logs hidden within.

Originally posted 2016-02-12 17:33:45.

Hidden logsNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:58+00:00

A fine stone farmhouse

Originally posted 2016-02-12 17:22:34.

A fine stone farmhouseNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:57+00:00

Patios

Ah yes, patios.

The nearly forgotten older sister to decks.

Located at yard height they don’t require view-blocking railings.

And since they are made of masonry, they need no maintenance, and, they last… forever.

Originally posted 2016-02-12 17:15:55.

PatiosNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:56+00:00

Don’t make excuses, make plans

What’s the secret sauce?

Why is it that some people get their dream home while so few do?

I’ve built many handmade houses during my career and almost none of these clients came into a pile of money and then contemplated “maybe we should build our dream home?”.

Nope, it worked the other way around… these folks decided to go for it, they developed a clear vision of what they wanted, and then took it one step at a time.

Rather than making excuses, they made plans. They all discovered that the resources somehow fell into place as they moved forward.

Originally posted 2016-02-10 15:21:14.

Don’t make excuses, make plansNoah Bradley2019-06-29T10:06:55+00:00