A stone cottage in a pastoral setting
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:28+00:00
Spring is only six months away!
Originally posted 2015-11-01 21:17:09.
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Think outside of the box
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:27+00:00
Why not consider doing something others would consider crazy?… be frivolous!
Be assured that practically anything that you can build out of stone will be beautiful when done.
Originally posted 2015-11-01 16:02:51.
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Stone… the ultimate building material
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:03:00+00:00
Stone is a marvelous building material… gorgeous to look at, free for the gathering in many places., zero maintenance, and, it will last… well… forever.
You can let your imagination run wild when you build with stone.
You can build classic designs, ones that have proven their appeal over centuries, ones that will be appreciated for centuries to come.
Stone, the ultimate alternative building method that we have today, and also, the one that we’ve had for millennia.
Originally posted 2015-10-24 14:45:37.
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Stone cottage
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:54+00:00
A house can be designed and built in such a way as to compliment the landscape. When that happens a house becomes more than just a place where people live, it becomes a work of art.
Originally posted 2015-10-22 17:55:09.
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Age is beauty
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:47+00:00
Stonework improves with age.
Build yourself a stone home.
Then give it a century, or two, and see how pleased you are with the result!
Originally posted 2015-10-20 17:25:12.
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A sod roof
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:02:27+00:00
It looks like it’s time to break out the mower and trim the roof down a bit.
Seriously though… I have known a few people who have sod roofs… and every one of them absolutely love them.
Originally posted 2015-10-16 14:42:32.
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Two very different stone cottages
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:01:55+00:00
Here we have two wonderful stone cottages.
Each of equal size and craftsmanship.
Which would you choose?
The artsy one… (the one with big boulders)?
Or, the traditional one?
Originally posted 2015-10-05 12:56:01.
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Quality vs Quantity
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:01:53+00:00
Oh my.
She is so fine.
When contemplating the design and construction of a home, the first decision to be made is “quality vs quantity”.
The owner of this small stone home chose the highest level of quality. They could have had a vinyl clad home, twice as large as this one, for the same price.
It’s a tough choice to make.
Living small is challenging, while living large is so tempting.
We naturally want both, quality and quantity, but few people have the financial resources for a large home built as well as it can be.
So, is quality worth the cost?
Originally posted 2015-10-04 16:55:45.
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A stone cottage in Autumn
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:01:38+00:00
A painting like this speaks for itself.
There is little that I can add to describe the beauty and permanence of a stone cottage.
Originally posted 2015-09-28 14:16:45.
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Keep the dream alive!
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T09:48:23+00:00
It’s easy to lose focus when it comes to gaining our dream home.
Life is busy and full of distractions.
Our thoughts turn away from the dream, and then the “how’s” start to move in to destroy all hope.
Our greatest weapon?
Just start, gain momentum, take small steps, like laying stone, one at a time. Setting stone is easy enough that anyone can do it. And, with a little bit of progress every week, eventually the home is complete.
Originally posted 2016-06-13 16:11:10.