Post a picture of how you wish Your Place looked

[Tsiyu]

Okay, I don't know these folks but I love the name of this place.

These pictures show how I would love to spend my summer days. If only there was no rain...


http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/tour/virtual/tour2.asp

[BlueJazz]

1. This is strange..But...

[Tsiyu]

3. Cool!

Just need a guy in a tux ticklin' the ivories and some good alcohol and life is sweeeeeet. :thumbsup:

[FuzzySlippers]

2. I'd like to live here.

[Tsiyu]

4. That waterfall would be a wonderful sound

and you could get lost in the house....nice

[erinlough]

6. I visited Falling Waters by Frank Lloyd Wright

and what kept hitting me is how modern it was for such an early house. I loved it.

[politicat]

12. Did you notice how narrow and low passages were?

My 6'4" LomL found Falling Water very claustrophobic; he had to hunch to get through doors and turn sideways (he's very broad shouldered). It was okay for me.... but not ideal. (Bad kitchen, too.)

I found it interesting as a concept, and the fact that the cantilevers had held up for 70+ years amazing...

FLW was definitely an innovator, and his public spaces (Grady Gammage in Tempe, AZ, the Dial building) were great. Houses.... dunno bout those.

[Patiod]

96. plus I can't stand the smell of dampness

outside it's okay, but I hate the smell of mold and must inside.

I'm 5'11", and found Fallingwater claustrophobic as well. But damned cool...

[Tsiyu]

119. A dehumidifier, some Fabreze

and some bleach would cure that, but I know what you mean. I hate that musty smell as well, but I would love to see FLW's creation firsthand.

[Patiod]

131. There's a reasonably-priced resort nearby

If you're ever in the Western PA area, the cheapo ski resort Seven Springs is close by - it might make a nice weekend.

I was there once over New Year's and although the resort was fun, the woods were Fallingwater is were bleak and cold; but I understand it's lovely during the rest of the year.

[Tsiyu]

138. Funny It's on Google today

Just a coinkydink I reckon....

[xmas74]

5. Anything like this:

I want to build a strawbale home myself someday.

[Tsiyu]

9. That's pretty amazing for strawbale architecture

i love the stucco/adobe sort of look.

Let us know when you build that thing. I'd love to go to a seminar where they show you how it's done.

[xmas74]

10. I want to someday.

They have plans all over the internet for them right now. There are some even more fantastic than that.
Check out the new issue of Mother Earth. They have one featured on the front cover.

[Tsiyu]

14. I need to re-Up my subscription

i love that mag.
I'll have to check it out...

[xmas74]

19. It was strawbale.

Somewhere in CA. They were still on the grid but they were down to something like $13 a month on their utility bills.
Really cool.

[unhappycamper]

7. Like this, but I couldn't afford to heat it.

The Breakers in Newport, RI
http://www.jssgallery.org.nyud.net:8090/Other_Artists/Richard_Morris_Hunt/The_Breakers/breaker1.jpg

[Tsiyu]

11. No shit

We could have a major lounge party in that hut! We could have several Lounge parties going on at the SAME TIME!


:woohoo:

[unhappycamper]

47. You could probably put a three hole golf course in the back yard.

BTW, that view is from the back yard.

[Tsiyu]

65. Well, show us the front

unless it's had a wardrobe malfunction, of course :)

[unhappycamper]

72. I can do better than that.

I was tired last night & missed this photo tour. It's a nice photo tour.

http://www.galenfrysinger.com/newport_breakers.htm

It's interesting to note that The Breakers was intended to be used only six weeks a year.

[Tsiyu]

76. Alright!

We can all covet together....what a cool place...

[Left Is Write]

8. I would very much like to buy this house.

http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1047717630

[progmom]

17. what about this house speaks to you, LiW?

very reasonable price for 2100 sq feet, btw!!

[Left Is Write]

35. The location, first and foremost.

The full finished basement with wet bar, the deck, the natural wood trim, the age, the mature trees, the fact that it's a split-entry (I grew up in one). Lots of emotional, nostalgic reasons.

But the biggest appeal is the location.

[Tsiyu]

45. Like they say, location, location, location

(who the hell are "they" anyway?):shrug:

[Tsiyu]

20. Okay, you can buy it.

because I say so. :bounce:

[NoSheep]

105. That one looks very nice!

[Lannes]

13. Maybe someday...

[Tsiyu]

15. Yode Lay Hee Hoo!!!!

With your liederhosen (sp?) and your feather cap and your goats, you'd be unstoppable.;)

[Lannes]

18. Ill take the house

you can have the rest :)

[Tsiyu]

21. where's your sense of adventure?

;)

[Lannes]

23. Is not in wearing liederhosen and raising goats!

Maybe some mountain climbing...

[Tsiyu]

24. There you go- a rapeller

i think that's how you spell the word for dummies who hang off mountains. I have actually done it myself on dare from kids and it is fun, but I was only 40 feet up. HAHA!

[Lannes]

27. I wouldnt climb without equipment

Im not that crazy.

[LynzM]

29. Not many people are

Most of us like the security provided by ropes and gear and helmets and such :)

[Lannes]

43. Doh! Im thinking of those people that climb without equipment

What is it called? Free climbing? Something like that.Whatever it is Ill pass.If Im going to risk my life to that extent Id rather race cars.

[Tsiyu]

46. agreed

or just run out on foot to 285 at rush hour

[Lannes]

53. Ill leave that to you

[LynzM]

74. Free soloing....

Yeah, I'm not that nuts. Tallest thing I ever free soloed was... 12 feet, maybe? ;) To me, it's because we're all human, we all make mistakes, and you only have to make one mistake in that situation, and it costs you your life.... I guess that's true in a lot of cases (driving, etc.), but it's just so much more apparent in that one.

[Tsiyu]

30. It's a fun sport

lots of folks come up here to Stone Door and the gulfs of the South Cumberland to rapel. You have to put a lot of trust in that equipment but my kids have gotten addicted to the sport at times.

[supernova]

16. English Tudor

Like this:

[Tsiyu]

22. Now that is tasteful

and if there's stained glass in the sidelights and the kitchen, all it would need are about 300 acres and it could be paradise.

Nice choice, supernova :hi:

[supernova]

33. Yes, I'd want an estate setting

not so close to the street like that one is. That pic is of an inn, I think.

I've loved ET houses since I was a kid. It brings out the very obscured by now romantic in me.

[Tsiyu]

41. I do like Tudors as well

and the old timber framed places in the UK are awesome to see.

Nothing wrong with being romantic!

[Radio_Lady]

113. We're hiring a painter for the exterior of our house --

wonder what he'd charge for THIS one? He'd have to do it with a small sable brush and it would take HOURS!

There were houses like this in Newton, Massachusetts, and certainly other places in New England. I like the brown outlining better than the black you sometimes see.

[Tsiyu]

120. Wouldn't want to imagine that painter's fee$$$$$

or the work involved in touch ups!

[politicat]

25. Given a choice....

I'll take this one....

http://media1.iresis.com/media/fetch.do?Media_ID=813687&Zoom=3

http://www.coloproperty.com/Reports/index.cfm?&Action=DetailReport&MLSNumber=428947&SubsetId=0

[Tsiyu]

32. Cute

and lots of room for us to sleep over.

[LynzM]

26. A cave-house

Or something like that... more like something really built into the ground with one side exposed. I have a picture in my head that I saw probably a year ago, but I can't find it now :(

[Tsiyu]

34. That wins the Most Awesome So Far Award

Imagine calling that place home. Too cool.

:toast:

[LynzM]

38. I think it's actually a hotel

http://www.ozarkcave.com/

Enjoy your stay... :)

ETA: Thanks for the award! :bounce:

[Tsiyu]

39. If we bought it we could make it a DU Lounge Command Center

:bounce: :bounce:

and keep out the pesky tourists....

[LynzM]

40. Dude, check out the reservation rates

16-20 people, 7 nights, $5000.... how many DUers do you think would want to spend a week there exploring the outdoors and sleeping in a totally kick-ass cave? Count me in.

[Tsiyu]

42. $250 each for 20 people

How fun would that be?

You need to be a DU travel agent or something...:thumbsup:

[LynzM]

50. Hey, if people are up for getting there, I'm up for organizing...

I'm always up for a good party.... I actually think that the getting there would be the most expensive part, for most people.

[Tsiyu]

83. I'll PM ya LynzM

and we will discuss....:bounce:

[yellowdogintexas]

52. that would be a blast! And that part of the Ozarks is gorgeous.

and a little side trip to Little Rock to BigDawg's Library would be nice too.

[LynzM]

73. Oh, of course!

:)

[Tsiyu]

82. Wouldn't that be fun!

Somebody better start a DU Travel Club. Do a year-round, rotating tour of cool hotels and Dem hotspots.

Somebody get a clipboard. Somebody take down names....

[Zuni]

28. I have always loved real nice rowhouses and brownstones

[Tsiyu]

36. Okay that row has a nice spirit to it

A sense of permanence and home.

:hi:

[Zuni]

49. I love old school architecture

turn of the century stuff --- romanesque, craftsman etc

[sundog]

31. the view from my living room...

[Tsiyu]

37. Why, sundog, you are an angel and you never told!

you must be cuz that view is heavenly.

O8)

[gmoney]

44. See Canuck Amok's recent home tour...

Great apartment... wish I could get rid of all the baggage and crap I have and start from square one. I guess maybe he did it the hard way, but he's got a great place.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

48. OMG you are a kindred spirit!...this is where i live

[Tsiyu]

57. Awesome

Good to meet you, kindred spirit!:hi:

[deadparrot]

51. This is about right...

Sorrento, Italy...

[Tsiyu]

58. Bellisimo!

Wonder how low the taxes are in Italia? That there is some major square footage....

[ornotna]

54. My dream house

view of the front



from the back

[Tsiyu]

59. great place for a writer

lonely, quiet, introspective.

Looks like Scotland but it could be Alabama....

[ornotna]

61. Close, it's Ireland

Solitude, what a lovely thought.



At least it wouldn't be Florida.

[Tsiyu]

63. I almost said Ireland but it didn't seem green enough

to be the Emerald Isle, but then what they hay do I know? It does look like a dream place for sure. And it definitely would beat Florida ......;)

[Historic NY]

90. this would suit me.........

[Tsiyu]

101. Yes, you can put that one up right here

Those are some hand-hewn lawgs there, Buddy. :hi:

[Kire]

55. this is my house now

[Tsiyu]

60. It's the Colliseum of General Discussion!

No, wait! It's the Senate!

Oops. Is that you, Caligula?

[Dukkha]

56. I will find it someday

[Tsiyu]

62. You silly elf, you

Rivendell is in your heart! Just click the heels of your pointy-toed shoes together three times and say, "There's no place like home; there's no place like home..."

Of course, you have to say it in Elvish (Elvin?):shrug:

[Dukkha]

64. I can say it in Elvish!

"en H laa men ve mar"

(Dork Alert!)

[Tsiyu]

66. Are you in Rivendell yet?

P.S. We are ALL dorks or we wouldn't be DUers!

[u4ic]

67. It even has lots of ivy!

and a horse :-)

[Tsiyu]

68. Yummie!

I'm suddenly in the mood for scones and clotted cream...

[u4ic]

128. OK, but this is the swimming pool I want!

[Tsiyu]

130. Looks like the kids

went a little loco with the pool toys.

Seriously, I could walk right into that picture and start working on the tan...that is kewl...

[HEyHEY]

69. yo

[Tsiyu]

70. You tease

You only show us part of the house but then the view is so good, who need a damned house?

[tjwmason]

71. This is the front door

Unfortunately there are two questionable interlopers standing there at the moment.

[Tsiyu]

77. Bloody Interlopers!

Is it Blair and a friend or two Jehovah's Witnesses? ;)

[tjwmason]

79. 2 J.W.s would be much preferable to that pair.

[Tsiyu]

84. No doubt.....

:thumbsdown:

Somebody download a chamber pot....

[Historic NY]

95. How about this then.....I have connections

[Tsiyu]

102. A popular doorstep on this thread

Looks like someone's getting arrested in this shot :smoke:

[Historic NY]

114. Nope but it was very very cold....the coldest winter in England for

25 yrs....I was just wishing that my buddy took the damn picture. The Bobby then brought us inside to warm up a bit. Mind you this does not happen to regular tourists.

[Bridget Burke]

75. I confess I'm torn...

Redmount Hill House in East Galway is certainly roomy....



But the 16+ acre smallholding in Co Leitrim has its charms--there's a stream running through the property.


Other properties include "Thoor Cottage", Thoor, Ballylee, Gort, Co. Galway--which I've mentioned before.

www.irishpropertynews.com/index.html

[Tsiyu]

78. Well, Dublin is the "new' New York

( I confess I heard someone say that on David Letterman last night) so I think Ireland is a very good choice.

Thanks for the link. In real life, I could go real estate touring every day of the week. I love to look at properties and imagine the possibilities. You, too BB? :)

[Terran]

80. Here's mine (I wish!)

At Sea Ranch, near Gualala, CA.

[Tsiyu]

85. That does have the "ooh" Factor, Terran

So many folks love to be near the sea. Or near water. I am noticing a twend.

[Terran]

97. I actually did vacation at Sea Ranch for a week a long time ago

and it is incredibly beautiful (like the whole North Coast of Calif). The house we stayed in was not right on the water, more in a redwood forest, but it was just wonderful. Didn't want to leave!

[Tsiyu]

103. I'd love to drive along the Pacific coast

I have never been that far West but it's a goal afore I die.B-)

[Terran]

107. Oh, definitely, you MUST.

I almost hate to make such a claim, but I don't think there's a more beautiful area on Earth. And lots of interesting quaint places to stop when you need a meal or a place to sleep. Myself, I never got further north than Fort Ross, which is maybe 150 miles north of San Francisco, and there's soooo much more than that to see.

[Tsiyu]

122. That's one of those trips you need a whole summer to complete

or a few months somewhere. I have a cool picture book of Highway 1, and ever since I first perused it I have wanted to do the "left coast." But you'd also want a convertible and a good CD collection.

And I believe your claim, just need to see it myself to confirm!

[SarahB]

81. My little vision-

I've had this vision for years that one day I'd live in a yellow Victorian like this, but in a rural area. We'll see. Right now, I live in a yellow townhouse that's in a small city instead. :D

[Tsiyu]

86. Give it Up for Gingerbread!

That is the Quintessential "House with a picket fence."

Sweet. And with a gigunda farm surrounding it, that would be great place to raise kids.

[Jessica]

87. My very own lincoln log house :)

[Tsiyu]

89. Log houses are so cool

I lived in one for a few years and it always smelled so good, that good wood essense. Is that your dream or are you lucky enough to call this beautiful place home?

[Jessica]

92. No ... it's a dream.

But I do live in one of the best states in which to build a log home, IMO - West Virginia. Someday ... hopefully. :) :hi:

[Tsiyu]

93. Well I hope your dream comes true

it's a nice dream :hi:

[livetohike]

88. Boone Hall Plantation - S. Carolina

[Tsiyu]

91. Mmmmmmm...broody, stately, mysterious

and lovely all at the same time :thumbsup:

[kittenpants]

133. wow, that archway of trees is amazing! good choice! n/t

[livetohike]

134. Boone Hall was used in "Gone with the Wind"

It's a beautiful setting. Open to the public for tours. Check it out if you are near Charleston some time :-).

[Tsiyu]

136. Charleston is a beautiful place as well

Those old houses are just stunning and there are sweet hidden gardens everywhere.

[livetohike]

137. We used to live near there

:-) and hope to retire there next year.

Here is a really cool web site. It's still under construction, but will be great when it is completed.

http://south-carolina-plantations.com

[CornField]

94. House on the Rock

The Infinity Room from a distance:


As you step further toward the end of this room, you can feel the entire structure move. Inside that room:


The main house is also full of great architecture, wonderful light and lots of interest:

[Tsiyu]

99. My browser is hiding the first two pics

But the last one is special. Where is this house located?

[CornField]

109. Wisconsin

www.atpm.com/7.10/house-on-the-rock/images/infinity-ext-420.jpg

www.atpm.com/7.10/house-on-the-rock/images/infinity-420.jpg

It is now a tourist attraction with massive collections of all
types of things. The main house, however, is simply delicious.
http://www.houseontherock.com

[Tsiyu]

118. Who knew?

A home in Cheesehead Country!

Thanks for the new links. That is indeed a neat place.

[hippiechick]

98. Don't care what it looks like, as long as HE's there ....

:loveya:

[Tsiyu]

100. Allrighty then

So we need to find you a stadium with en suite facilities?


Wonder what it would be like to skate nekkid....

[hippiechick]

106. Doesn't need to be a whole stadium ...

... one empty locker room will work just fine :evilgrin:

[Tsiyu]

115. You so bad!

the smell of sweat and dirty socks might get old after a while so I'd have a locker room AND a parlor ;)

[Rob H.]

104. This would suit me just fine

I'm not picky or anything, though. :P

[Terran]

108. Hey, that's my second choice!

The Gamble House, in Pasadena, CA, designed by the Greene Brothers. Not a metal nail in the place, it's all put together with wooden pegs.

[Rob H.]

110. I'd love to go on a tour of the place

There's just something about the Arts & Crafts style--I even have a subscription to American Bungalow. (Can't afford to buy one, but I can dream and look at all the pretty pictures, at least.)

[Terran]

111. It's incredible inside

I grew up there so we used to get tours occasionally as school field trips. The house is just one huge pile of exquisite wood work and stained glass.

[Tsiyu]

116. The front doors alone make quite a statement

Nice choice! :headbang:

[Radio_Lady]

112. An Oregon architect strived for simplicity --

Robert Murase's story was in the "Homes and Gardens" section last week in the Portland Oregonian. I think he achieved it, at some expense.

Here's the story:

http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/homes_gardens/111770626962260.xml&coll=7

From there go to PHOTO GALLERIES -- Retreating into the background for slide show on this simple and interesting Japanese inspired home.

(Kinda makes me want to throw out all my stuff and start with bare walls again.)

I love this quote from the end of the article:

"...Murase often speaks of aiming for traditional Japanese qualities of wabi, an absence of ostentation with a sense of humility and melancholy, and of yugen, the undiscoverable unknown beyond the individual small self. Compared with his other work, the retreat seems almost scattered, bordering on the austere, the half-built or maybe the half-eroded. The entry road meanders in from the north, but the house is oriented for a western entry for better feng shui. As well, its L-shape divides the grounds into separate spaces to better enjoy the morning and afternoon sunlight and to avoid the prevailing winds.

"The idea is to have a series of courtyards that look outward from the house," he explains. "I want people to just flow through it. This site has such power, I don't want to do anything that will distract from it.

"When I pass away," he adds, offering a sense of the philosophy behind the aesthetic, "I just want to be forgotten. No big deal."

Yeah, me, too. When I go, I just want to blend with the wind and the sand and the water and the sky and the clouds.

[Tsiyu]

117. Loverly

It's nice when builders take the setting into account, enhancing the property rather than overpowering it as some McMansion builders do today.

Thanks for adding this to the DU real estate wish list. :hi:

[Roland99]

121. Something like this

Set atop a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

[Tsiyu]

123. Lots of windows and stone and light

and gotta love that front porch. Plenty of rockers would fit on that sucker - just stick a fridge full of beer out there and life is gooooood. ;)

[Roland99]

125. Damn skippy!

If I can't find a spot overlooking the ocean, something in the Sierra foothills not far from Yosemite will do nicely! :D

[RetroLounge]

124. This would be enough for me...

RL

[Tsiyu]

126. How Retro-Loungiesh,,,

Retro Lounge.

You need one of the little crafts like the Jettsons had and you'd never have to go near the ground. (Oh, and you'll need one of their Robot maids, too cuz those gals in their crinolines won't do housework;))

thanks for adding your real estate :hi:

[JohnLocke]

127. Singer Island

[Tsiyu]

129. Okay I'm sold

that is some kind of beautiful, Locke

[Steve Nash is god 13]

132. here's mine (pic)

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/michael_jordans_house.html

[Tsiyu]

135. You would never have a basketball Jones

if you lived there, eh?

:bounce: