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Originally posted 2016-10-02 14:25:19.
One thing that holds people back from building their dream home is the fear that they aren’t good enough… that there are people out there better, so why even try?
Let me assure you that you are the best person to build your future home. No one can do it better.
I’m not the best carpenter, but I can lay stone better than most.
I’m not the best mason, but I can nail up trim better than most.
I’m not the best at anything, other than building my own home.
Just like you.
Originally posted 2016-09-14 13:14:34.
For decades now, many have praised the design work of the homes I have built.
For the record, I’m no artist (although the title is flattering).
I’ve always looked to the past for inspiration, that’s where I get my design ideas from. That’s when homes were built from natural materials and blended in with the landscape.
I’ve done my best to create “rules” or guidelines in what makes a home attractive. Why is it that these vintage treasures are so attractive? They looked good back when they were built a century or two ago and they look even better today. Who can say that of anything built in say the 1970’s (or now)?
I’ve managed to come up with quite a few characteristics in what makes a home attractive, but every time I think I’ve come up with something that is absolute… I find that there is an exception to the rule… which sort of makes it “not a rule” doesn’t it?
Anyway, just take a look at this beauty of a home… The door is off the end of the cabin, and not the front. The windows on the front are slid to one side, and just look at how big that second floor window is… it goes up into the roof! And the brick chimney top that’s poking through the roof… why, I never. lol
But she is precious isn’t she?
I can think of no new home built in my area that compares to the simple beauty of this place.
She breaks all the rules.
Originally posted 2016-09-12 15:55:21.
Originally posted 2016-09-11 11:59:54.
Here we have the front porch of a fine old farmhouse.
You might recognize the gentleman here, being struck by a broom from his loving wife.
I’ve always admired Grandpa Walton.
He had plenty or reason to miserable, having had to work hard all his life, being penniless in his old age, having to live with one of his children, and having a wife that was constantly calling him an “old fool”.
But instead, he chose to always be the cheerful character of the family. He focused on how fortunate he was to live where he did, and to be surrounded with those who he cared so much for.
So, let us learn by his example.
Hug those in your life who are nearby, whether they want it or not.
And, find that special place in the country… it can be life changing.
If you’d like, occasionally, take a nip of the recipe.
For health reasons, of course.
And be ever so thankful, for the gal in your life with the broom.
Be extra thankful that it’s not a cast iron pan that she swings.
Originally posted 2016-08-20 15:07:49.
I do so admire the roof-lines of houses built in the past.
Originally posted 2016-08-18 17:03:16.
Originally posted 2016-06-17 12:58:31.
This house, one of my previous homes, was built using several different forms of construction.
Without a doubt the modern stick-built area saved me money and sped up the construction process.
The log cabin addition aged the entire home… made it feel as if it had always been there.
The post and beam section gave us a very warm and cozy feeling family room.
And the stone basement, foundation, and chimney kept us warm and ensured the house would stand for centuries.
Quite frankly a home like this would have been out of our financial reach had I not contributed a lot of effort in building it, work that anyone can do, one step at a time.
Originally posted 2016-06-13 15:11:27.
Every twenty years banks gather enough interest, through mortgages, to buy every home and commercial building in the country.
How would they ever survive if we chose to build our own mortgage-free homes?
How much better would your life be?
Would you lose any sleep knowing that the banks were suffering?
Originally posted 2016-06-13 15:01:57.
The people that are crazy enough to think that they can design and build their dream home… are the ones who do.
Originally posted 2016-05-21 15:42:27.
