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The house has siding now, and it looks really good! We're putting stone veneer below the green siding, but that won't be done until it warms up a bit. We've had the front door installed for a while, but I just got a good picture of it:
Garry reminds us that the scenic canals of today were workhorses of the Industrial Revolution.
As my Back to School Event is nearing the end, I have one of my most favorite projects to share! I've had Back to School wreath ideas in ...
Corner windows, gabled glass, brackets and cedar shingle siding are just a few of the details that give this house plan its mountain charm and grace. With its quaint cottage detailing and bright open spaces is a charming mountain home perfect for a weekend getaway or an empty nesters retreat. The angled entry provides just enough space to get out of the rain. Once inside you will enjoy the vaulted ceiling that extends through the living room to the porch. The living room is separated from the foyer area by an angled staircase descending to the lower level. The kitchen and eating areas are open to the living room, with the kitchen island facing the view side of the home. A laundry room is conveniently located just off the kitchen where a breezeway connects the house to an open carport. The master bedroom is cozy and comfortable and includes a large bath and walk-in closet along with French door access to the deck and porch. The main floor also offers a second bedroom with bath and walk-in closet. The lower level can be finished with two additional bedrooms and baths, a den/rec room and home theater if desired. The plan comes with a breezeway attached to a 2-car carport. Related Plans: Move the living room fireplace to the back wall and build in reverse with with house plan 26610GG (1,613 sq. ft.). Attach the garage with house plans 26693GG (straight) and 26694GG (angled). Get a little more room with house plan 26695GG (1,754 sq. ft.)
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This charming, A-frame cottage exceeds expectations with a lot of house in a small footprint. The large front entry porch begs you to sit and enjoy the outdoors. This plan provides a special place to spend time with family and friends. The Great Room plan allows for plenty of seating to play games, converse, or sit and read a book. The dining area is comfortable and can be extended to seat the entire family. The kitchen is simple and inviting so making meals to share will be a joy. Downstairs laundry, Master bedroom, and full bath round out the first floor. The hallway leads all the way to the rear wood deck, yet another place to sit and enjoy nature. Secondary bedrooms and bathroom are located on the second floor, allowing a private and comfortable place for each member of the family. This home is comfortable and cozy.
I really should title this post "trust your gut!" That said, I have a feeling that I'm going to get some push-back from a lot some of you regarding a recent design decision, but I'm trusting my gut and I'm hoping I can walk you through my design thought process! As mentioned in my last "around the house a.k.a. keeping it real" post HERE I said that our next big project was painting the exterior of the farmhouse. The whole exterior doesn't need painting, just several walls that have taken a beating from our New England winters. The barn (thankfully for the pocketbook ;) is in good condition. The barn is stained and the house is painted; the stain has held up much better than the paint (all paint and stain colors are on my sidebar if interested.) Although we have not done this, it is a common practice here in New England to keep a painter on retainer to come paint one side of your house each year. The scraping commences. (f.y.i., that is my antique yogurt pot that stands in the front bed which has been placed on the grass, on it's side, to keep it safe- it is not one of those half pot thingys that people lay on the ground and plant flowers in :) Before the scraping, the first thing the painters did was remove all the shutters. And, unbeknownst to me... I loved it!!! I was shocked, but the farmhouse suddenly felt clean, crisp and fresh... and I felt like I could take in a big breath. Our gorgeous, unusual, antique wavy glass windows suddenly took center stage and the whole house seemed to relax a bit. I realize this might look a bit naked or unusual if you live in the south or in a metropolitan area, but if you drive through rural New England you will see antique house upon antique house with no shutters. Before removing the shutters for painting, the windows in the ell between the barn and the farmhouse always bothered me. They didn't have shutters which I liked conceptually since the ell was added after the house and had different windows, but not visually. But, now that the shutters on the main house are off it all "feels" right to my eye and my gut! I looked at the house from every angle, close up and at a distance. After discussing it with Dan, we made the decision of no shutters! We realized that when we drive around New Hampshire that the antique houses that we are drawn to have a look and a feeling of authenticity and we could now see that the look and feel we loved was the look of our farmhouse without shutters. And hey, I can always put them back if we were to change our minds, but I love the way the house looks and feels. Before I gave the "no-shutter" word to the painter, I wanted to make sure I was 100% with the decision. I had the thought that I should look at photos of farmhouses and cottages that I have collected over the last couple of years, and I'll be damned, but literally 99% of them had NO shutters! Who-knew??!!! I was seriously giggly giddy! I had just never looked at my saved houses from that perspective. It was quite a revelation for me and a validation of "trust your gut!" The front face after scraping and with the shutters removed. The house with black shutters. Classic. I do think it looks really pretty with shutters, but something about it also seems a bit formal for this simple farmhouse. When we initially had the whole house painted 7 years ago HERE I remember not being able to get the shutters back on the house fast enough, but thinking about it now the house wasn't landscaped and I was coming from a metropolitan/suburban situation and that was the norm for my eye. After living here and seeing so many antique houses without shutters my aesthetic for the farmhouse has shifted. I have taken drive-by photos of antique houses that I love, but can't quite put my finger on what makes me so captivated by them. I would bet that if I went back to look at all of those houses they wouldn't have shutters! Don't get me wrong, I love shutters, but for now the house looks and "feels" exactly as it should to me. I should also note after getting several comments on the shutters, that the shutters are antique and were original to the house (maybe not to 1853, but perhaps turn of the century?) The top of the shutters are stationary and the bottoms had movable louvers for air flow. They were initially operable to close over the windows, but when the storm windows were installed (prior to our owning the house) they were then attached directly to the house. And, yes- the house will be remain white! As I mentioned in the beginning of this post we are only painting several sides of the house. photo by Micheal Partenio Here are some photos of my saved favorite farmhouses, all of which unbeknowst to me until today do not have shutters! photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via photo via If you would like to read about the history of exterior house shutters this is a really good (and humorous) blog post about them HERE.
My dream home is my happy place. My dream house is off on an acreage. More specifically it sits on 8-10 acres. This gives me enough room to ride my dream horses around. My first home crush was on the "Father of the Bride" house. Similarly I fell in love with the "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" house. Funny story, when in Oklahoma I got to be friends with a guy who grew up in that house. He showed me pictures with Matthew Broderick and everything. Most recently I was watching "Dear John" on Netflix and saw this house. I had to track it down. After searching out the filming locations I found it on an Island off of South Carolina. One of my house crushes I found on the cover of Pottery Barn about a year ago. Weirdly enough this house is located in Napa Valley. After searching out an actual photo of this house I got a picture of what it looks like untouched by pottery barn professionals. Still lovely. I obviously have a type. My dream home is white, with shutters, most likely a porch on front. A traditional center hall colonial farm house. This maybe a little grander than what I have in mind, but isn't it lovely?
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