The classic farmhouse.
Two centuries later, still so fine.
All she is needs is some attention, and a loving family.
I guess the same holds true for all of us.
Originally posted 2016-03-01 14:55:28.
Such a nice little cottage.
She is “all-natural” and blends into the environment well.
She is also a great starter home, the perfect shape that can be added on to in the future when the need arises.
But there is one shortcoming to this home (hey, it’s what I do… look at houses… and learn from them… pro and con). The cabin is too short… her walls should have been taller. My best guess is that these walls appear to be seven feet tall. Notice how the roof encroaches upon the windows which are already too squatty themselves. And how the door was forced to be put on the end of the home and how the landing roof above that door overpowers the home.
I’m a big fan of a house design where some part of the home’s roof comes down low, where people can see and appreciate the quality of the roof that covers the entire home, maybe even so low in a place where they can touch it, but that is best served with a small addition off of the main structure.
Yes, by using eight or ten foot studs in the walls (which would have cost only a few dollars more) this home would have been more human-scaled and versatile (a porch could have been added on the front, and a loft area would have been created, if desired).
I would love to know the story behind the design of this home and how using seven foot studs came about (most unusual). I would venture to say that the landing roof on the end was not drawn onto the plans… If it had of been I think this situation would have been caught and corrected on paper. Ahhh yes, the importance of elevation drawings. I learned this lesson myself years ago in building one of my own houses… hey, I thought, if it’s built with natural materials it has to look good right?? lol
Originally posted 2016-02-26 14:58:13.
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.
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.
The American Farmhouse.
Originally posted 2016-02-17 14:02:23.
Originally posted 2016-02-10 15:21:14.
Which do you think looks better on a log cabin… a deck, or a porch?
Please say “porch”.
If you respond “deck”… continue looking at these photos until it becomes obvious that a deck does not look appropriate on the front of an old log cabin.
Decks are modern inventions. I enjoy a deck as much as anyone else does, but there are appropriate considerations in building and designing one…. and on what kind of structures that they are attached to.
I have seen one or two decks work off of the end of a cabin… but for the most part if you want a flat exterior space outside of a log cabin… with no roof over your head.. think “patio”.
Originally posted 2016-02-10 14:14:50.
Just for a moment, imagine how the character of this home would change if it had an asphalt shingle roof on it.
Now certainly this is not everyone’s dream roof… it’s on the very end of extreme handmade roof spectrum. It’s presented here as a great example though of the impact a roof can present to all who view the home. We’ve grown accustomed to the blandness of a manufactured roof and forgotten the visual appeal of a roof that is wrought from nature… whether wood, or metal, or stone.
Originally posted 2016-02-09 14:00:47.
Wondrous things happen when the heart, the mind, and the hands, come together to create.
Originally posted 2016-02-04 16:55:22.
Some say that Henry David Thoreau was the founder of the current interest in tiny home living.
I have long admired Thoreau, and his book “Walden”, is among my favorites.
The idea of living free and simply holds a lot of appeal for this old boy.
But Thoreau only lived within such modest means for two years before moving on to a larger home.
Today many are starting with this size space and squeezing into it a kitchen, a bath, a laundry room, and a staircase.
Originally posted 2016-01-26 14:33:41.
