Show me your house fronts.Please:)
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brutuses
16 years agohrc1217
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Comments (2)I don't have any pictures, but 2009 was our first year to raise pigs. I wanted them for a number of years, but my wife was resistant, having been raised in Iowa she had a difficult time picturing just 2 pigs. We raised a couple in 2010 as well. We found that if there were 2 pigs and they had plenty of room to roam, there were few escape attempts. Our housing was just an open-sided house that we once used for market goats. We even kept them into November this year (2010) with the assistance of only a heat lamp to ward off the coldest temps (-20F). We never attempted to keep them over the winter here, but a few breeders do with the aid of a heated enclosure. Our only problem was getting them loaded in the Fall for the ride to the slaughterhous--THAT was a problem. Next year we will be sure to construct some kind of chute that we can use to get them loaded. A pig house dug into a hillside would probably work fine if you can be sure it will be fairly dry....See MoreInspiration Needed. Show me your brick home.
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Comments (7)We did the 18 x 10 kitchen in our split. Sorry, no pics yet. Also have living room, dining ell, powroom, foyer on the 1st floor. Dining room is 10x15, liv room is 25x15 so they are big enough rooms. There was a dining room pocket door, a pocket door to the foyer plus the back/side door. 3 big windows which face the street, one over the sink, and two in the eating area. I would never give up my sep. dining room, actually an ell. We, too, always ate in the kitchen. I struggled to find a way that we could eat in. I would have liked to have read ellendi's post a few years ago. And I always wanted a big tv in the kitchen. 1. We replaced the 50 year old windows with Marvin casements. Made them less wide by 7 or 8 inches. 2. We had cabinetry made for the eating area wall which is perpendicular to the front windows. It's the outside wall. The cabs consists of two floor to ceiling shelving units behind very tall doors. These two cabs are separated by 31 inches. So between the 2 cabs is an empty wall 31 inches wide. We had 3 shelves made bridging the 2 cabs and on the highest shelf is a big flat screen tv. Jutting out from the 3rd shelf is our kitchen table 30 x 60, The table is made from the same wood as the cabinetry. (I had planned to replace the table with something jazzier but it's just fine. Actually feels unified.) 3. Removed the pocket door to the dining room and have a 5 foot wide opening to the dining room. It feels open and still can't see any kitchen mess from the dining room. 4. Placed an undercounter fridge drawer unit in the peninsula dead corner, facing the eating area. Keeps fridge traffic out of cooking area. 5. Recessed the main fridge about 3 inches into the wall so no fridge traffic jam. 6. Have 2 15". wide pantry pullouts. 7. Have a cooktop and double ovens. 8. Custom cabinetry 9. Easily moved the basement heating ductwork so the heat registers are on each side of the peninsula toekick. It worked....See MoreShow me the greenery in your homes for the holidays?
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16 years agosdionnemoore
16 years agosoonermagic
16 years agoMy in-progress house is pictured above, so I might as well update with the finished product
meckam
16 years agoWe have a lot to go...broke ground Sept 07. Hoping to be in by June. It'll have a white wrap around porch soon I hope.
snubile
16 years agoHappykate
16 years agoWe're in our ninth month, and I bet it'll be two more months before we're in; the front still looks (pretty much) like this, though!
worthy
16 years agoWhat an impressive collection of custom, sometimes idiosyncratic, homes! And only a few of us, I see, live on less than a dozen acres overlooking a lake or with a mountain vista. I guess that eliminates the need for a cottage getaway. (Probably not.)
"Everything old is new again" is theme of this 19th C. custom home completed in 2007 in the Toronto neighbourhood of York Mills. I look forward to working with this designer.
Too bad about the broken links.
breezytoo
16 years agokellywa
16 years agoHappykate
16 years agobrutuses
16 years agoHappykate
16 years agoKelly, DH had the camera today (unsuccessfully) fishing for salmon on the Straits. I'll try to get some tomorrow, but here's one he took from the boat today:
That's us, perched too near the edge for my peace of mind!
dixiedoodle
16 years agokellywa
16 years agoworthy
16 years agobrutuses said: driving me nuts
I just noticed that too!
But it's only a matter of perspective.
And season.
Springtime in TorontoI once had a home atop the Scarborough Bluffs, 220' above Lake Ontario, just east of Toronto. After 20 feet of my rear yard sheered off in one shot, I decided it was time to sell! Happy Kate's home looks more solidly situated.
Scarborough Bluffs (Toronto) source: Scarborough Historical Societybrutuses
16 years agoHappykate
16 years agomamabirrd
16 years agoSuch beautiful homes!
Here is ours, minus the wrap around deck w/ natural branch railing that goes across the entire front. This home is our own design and we are doing all the construction ourselves.......
We also built a 3 car detached garage that sits to the left of the house. It's actually attached by an underground "tunnel".....
We are on a hill and have lovely, 360 degree views....
Flowerchild
16 years agoBefore the front door was put in. This is a Timber Frame home and we are GC/DIY. There will be a set of 3 windows on that front peak over the porch.
Front door
Back of house so you can see the siding:
whitneymac
16 years agoHappykate
16 years agojaymielo
16 years agohappykate WOW! That is impressive. I've seen the front but not the back of your house before. It takes my breath away.
flowechild I think we have the same front door! Is it mahogany? Unfortunately, we only have the sidelights in so far with a bang door, but if memory serves me correctly, they are close, if not identical. Is the manufacturer International Door?
brutuses
16 years agowhitneymac
16 years ago
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16 years agoHere's the lake side of our house, what we call the front. Still not done yet, but we're getting closer! Maybe by fall 2008.
willie_nunez
16 years agoI'm still not totally finished with our affordable in-city small house. It's a purpose-built maintenance-free house which is ideal as an RV base(sunbelt central, with RV hookups in the backyard, front and side driveways).
One unique feature is that NOTHING exterior is made of wood, except for the mahogany front door.
Happykate
16 years agobrutuses
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16 years agodalcolli
15 years agogarymunson-2008
15 years agoHere's ours in DeLand FL (home of Stetson University)prior to landscaping.
Gary
dalcolli
15 years agojeniferrlynne
15 years agorhome410
15 years agoI thought I had posted previously, but evidently not. I have enjoyed seeing everyone else's photos. What lovely homes.
Here's ours, summer and now:
brutuses
15 years agorhome410
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15 years agopersnicketydesign
15 years agoI love threads like this that show the diversity of the homes and parts of the country that we're building in. Each and every one of them is beautiful!
Here's ours...
acountryfarm
15 years agoangelcute
15 years agookinawan
15 years agoI love seeing these...!! Those are some amazing homes...! Mine is very humble compared to many of them, but it's mine and I *heart* it...we're in Coastal SC...
brankulo
15 years ago
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