April 27, 2008
The Competition
I think it's been over a week since I posted my "houses I don't like and why I don't like them" post. Now that I have created a base line, so to speak, let's move on to other houses that are great to look at.
The first house I will blog about is one we walk past frequently.
Of course it was custom built. Whoever did the designing did an excellent job. Unfortunately, my poor little picture does not begin to do it justice. (for one thing, I need a better zoom. The Coolpix is a compact camera and therefore only has so-so zoom capability)
This house sits well off the road and there are trees - lots of trees. It adds to the charm of the entire living arrangement, but makes it difficult to take pictures (especially as I have no intention of trespassing on private property - and yes I worry about people getting the wrong idea if they see me taking pictures of their house). It is also downhill from the road, which is noticeable because it does look like the camera is on higher ground.
Although it's impossible to see with this picture, the walls are stone (or stone facade, doesn't matter, it looks great). The trim is a rust brown color and the garage doors are dark gray. I don't know why, but there is something about this house that always makes us stop to look as we walk by.
I don't believe I would want to live in a house that large, but it is certainly lovely. It's one of the few houses I've seen with a hip roof that looks just right and not stunted.
Compared to the rather dull houses of the subdivision genre, this one is a vast improvement.
The first house I will blog about is one we walk past frequently.
Of course it was custom built. Whoever did the designing did an excellent job. Unfortunately, my poor little picture does not begin to do it justice. (for one thing, I need a better zoom. The Coolpix is a compact camera and therefore only has so-so zoom capability)
This house sits well off the road and there are trees - lots of trees. It adds to the charm of the entire living arrangement, but makes it difficult to take pictures (especially as I have no intention of trespassing on private property - and yes I worry about people getting the wrong idea if they see me taking pictures of their house). It is also downhill from the road, which is noticeable because it does look like the camera is on higher ground.
Although it's impossible to see with this picture, the walls are stone (or stone facade, doesn't matter, it looks great). The trim is a rust brown color and the garage doors are dark gray. I don't know why, but there is something about this house that always makes us stop to look as we walk by.
I don't believe I would want to live in a house that large, but it is certainly lovely. It's one of the few houses I've seen with a hip roof that looks just right and not stunted.
Compared to the rather dull houses of the subdivision genre, this one is a vast improvement.
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April 17, 2008
How To Detract from the Landscape
Before I start giving you pictures of houses I really like, let's start with some I don't like much at all and why.
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April 13, 2008
Fun With Houses - 2
Update: I think Pixy gave me the answer and it had to do with the category and post title colliding. Cooool... except for the no comment part... that's fixed with this one I think. Many thanks to Redneck for calling it to my attention. 
I've created a new category (like I needed another one... but I digress).
Where was I? Oh yes. I've been pondering this off and on for a while now - mostly off - not thinking about it except when my husband and I go out for long walks on the weekend (something we did today). Whereupon I completely forget I wanted to blog about this by the time I get home because my brain cells do not work properly.
House blogging.
Unlike the Chicago area (where I believe it's mandated that architects completely disregard external appearance when designing houses or they are threatened with losing their jobs for designing attractive houses that appeal to the eye), there are many houses here in the Northeast that are well worth looking at. Old and new, it appears many of them were built with style and some serious consideration given to those of us who only see the outside.
I've decided to try and take pictures of houses I like, or even those I dislike, and post them with a bit of commentary.
I am not an architect, nor am I an expert in construction, I just know what I like when I see it and for some reason I think I want to document it. I think it has something to do with being a blogger.
Of course you are stuck with me and my very marginal skilz in photography. While I have this cute little Nikon Coolpix L12 - it is a small camera with a limited lens capability. And, unlike my husband who has the "photographer's eye", I frame the picture, attempt to get all the "edges in", and try to hold the camera still while I shoot - then hope for the best. Not the - ahem - best way to take a picture.
Since my camera is currently upstairs, with some pics I want to download (but I'm too lazy to run up and get it this minute), I'm going to start off by posting a link to a picture of one of my favorite houses:
Sissy and Tuck's place at Christmas
I LOVE looking at old houses. Sissy and Tuck's place certainly qualifies, having been built in 1840 or thereabouts. Tuck has done a magnificent restoration job. It is always a work in progress for old houses -which is why I love "looking at them" but could never live in one. Ownership involves a huge amount of work all the time.
If you do decide to click over you will see a beautiful house (I think Sissy posted at one point that it was Greek Revival...) with columns that are even more imposing looking because the house is on a hill overlooking the road. The large windows and chimneys draw the eye almost inviting you to walk up and knock to say hello. The person who designed this house had a wonderful sense of proportion. I love it.
I have the advantage of having been inside the house, so I also know how beautiful the indoor restoration is, Tuck having a passion for old house restoration. For him, it has been a labor of love.
That's why I thought this would be the perfect house to start with. Even better - you have Sissy's eye to the camera and her photography is far superior to mine.
I've created a new category (like I needed another one... but I digress).
Where was I? Oh yes. I've been pondering this off and on for a while now - mostly off - not thinking about it except when my husband and I go out for long walks on the weekend (something we did today). Whereupon I completely forget I wanted to blog about this by the time I get home because my brain cells do not work properly.
House blogging.
Unlike the Chicago area (where I believe it's mandated that architects completely disregard external appearance when designing houses or they are threatened with losing their jobs for designing attractive houses that appeal to the eye), there are many houses here in the Northeast that are well worth looking at. Old and new, it appears many of them were built with style and some serious consideration given to those of us who only see the outside.
I've decided to try and take pictures of houses I like, or even those I dislike, and post them with a bit of commentary.
I am not an architect, nor am I an expert in construction, I just know what I like when I see it and for some reason I think I want to document it. I think it has something to do with being a blogger.
Of course you are stuck with me and my very marginal skilz in photography. While I have this cute little Nikon Coolpix L12 - it is a small camera with a limited lens capability. And, unlike my husband who has the "photographer's eye", I frame the picture, attempt to get all the "edges in", and try to hold the camera still while I shoot - then hope for the best. Not the - ahem - best way to take a picture.
Since my camera is currently upstairs, with some pics I want to download (but I'm too lazy to run up and get it this minute), I'm going to start off by posting a link to a picture of one of my favorite houses:
Sissy and Tuck's place at Christmas
I LOVE looking at old houses. Sissy and Tuck's place certainly qualifies, having been built in 1840 or thereabouts. Tuck has done a magnificent restoration job. It is always a work in progress for old houses -which is why I love "looking at them" but could never live in one. Ownership involves a huge amount of work all the time.
If you do decide to click over you will see a beautiful house (I think Sissy posted at one point that it was Greek Revival...) with columns that are even more imposing looking because the house is on a hill overlooking the road. The large windows and chimneys draw the eye almost inviting you to walk up and knock to say hello. The person who designed this house had a wonderful sense of proportion. I love it.
I have the advantage of having been inside the house, so I also know how beautiful the indoor restoration is, Tuck having a passion for old house restoration. For him, it has been a labor of love.
That's why I thought this would be the perfect house to start with. Even better - you have Sissy's eye to the camera and her photography is far superior to mine.
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