The fireplace is always the main focus of any room
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:22:43+00:00
Light the fire and bring on the food!
Originally posted 2015-10-15 18:59:23.
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Can a roof be too steep?
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:22:38+00:00
I’ve always admired a steep pitched roof, but this roof would likely split a rain drop in two that landed on her peak. Can a roof be too steep?
Originally posted 2015-10-14 15:31:23.
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Building on a sloped site
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:22:22+00:00
“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.
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A loft ladder
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:22:21+00:00
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.
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A nice window
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:22:07+00:00
The simple elegance of a 6 over 9 pane window combined with aged wood flooring… oh my.
The most attractive windows are an odd number of panes wide… the panes need to be taller than they are wide… and all of the panes on a house, regardless of the size of the window unit, should be matching as close as possible in size and proportion.
Originally posted 2015-10-01 13:40:25.
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Benefit of using salvaged materials
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:22:05+00:00
Roger has a nice farm stand, doesn’t he?
All it took to add some character to this structure was the use of some salvaged materials.
Originally posted 2015-10-01 13:20:30.
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The best design class is an old house
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:21:50+00:00
An old home with lots of fine detailed features…
Originally posted 2015-09-25 12:36:31.
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A simple, but visually impacting, design feature
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:21:45+00:00
Any window becomes a special place when it is recessed deeply into a wall.
Originally posted 2015-09-24 16:06:05.
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The importance of classic design
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:21:23+00:00
Here’s the back of a nice cabin… but… wait a minute… it’s not a log cabin!
It has the classic historical log cabin proportions and design that we all know and appreciate.
It does have some really nice stone work too.
And, there is plenty of natural wood to be seen thanks to the weathered board and batten siding.
Given the choice between manufactured logs with a modern design, or a cabin designed like this with no logs, hands down, I’d take this place any day!
Originally posted 2015-09-17 19:46:20.
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Staircase size
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:21:16+00:00
Problem solved.
I’m often amused when I see hand sketched floorplans from folks that have drawn their future home plans on the back of an envelope and I notice how small they have scaled the size of their staircase.
Often these stairs are shown to take up about the same amount of space as a closet, or less. Not once have I seen someone draw the staircase too large, rather they are always too small.
The reality is that staircases are hogs when it comes to eating up our interior square footage.
One trick is to throw the beast outside like this stone building has done.
Of course this does make life “more interesting” when venturing from the bedroom to the kitchen. lol
Originally posted 2015-09-15 22:02:59.