Anyone have French Country Farmhouse Ins. Pics?
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Comments (15)There are a number of ways to approach your land planning. If I remember correctly, this is a second home. It sounds as though you want to develop a self sustaining property. Okay...let's tackle the two major problems first. Heavy winds that blow slate roof off. I can't promise you that any windbreak is going to solve this problem. Suggest that on the very wet, windward side of property you plant just one tree variety in three staggered rows; Bald cypress(Taxodium distichum). Toward the house side, about 40' from the trees install two rows of grapes spaced 20' apart (or so you can run a mower between comfortably). (Note: Always keep ease of mowing in mind when you add anything to a large property.) Think of the grapes as a windbreak, also. They would not have to be grown with the usual precision of pruning, etc. Just the foliage controlled as needed. Should you desire, plant in front of the grapes a mixed shrub border. Raise them up on a slight berm above water table. Viburnums, blueberries, even dwarf fruit trees could be grown on this berm. If wind is a summer problem then veggie garden would probably have to be enclosed with a solid board fence, dwarf fruit trees espaliered along the outside. Garden might be best situated in the square formed by barn and shed, as wide as you want to make it. If the deer find you it may be necessary to install an electric fence outside the garden area to prevent them from fence jumping. The 'V' between the sidewalks by the house looks like a spot for a parterre garden of kitchen herbs plus an ornamental, small tree, limbed up, planted at the sidwalk 'V'. Trees along curving drive...Donald Wymann flowering crab. Beautiful used in this manner. Bright red apples hang on all winter. A more upright growing ornamental tree than many of the other crab trees. Just a few quick thoughts for you. Your best advisors are neighboring farmers who know the territory. This Forum really cannot be of much help to you....See Morered windows on french country farmhouse
Comments (9)We used an Armand but made a lot of changes. For one, we added 6ft to the length (2 ft in three areas), changed garage to 3 cars, deleted stairs in kitchen that went to (deleted) room over garage, bath and bedroom (no views and did not need the room), main level bedroom off breakfast area was made into sunroom, that bedroom closet was made the kitchen pantry by moving door, moved closet to make main level laundry bigger/longer, took shared bathroom from deleted bedroom (sunroom) so that main level guest bedroom has private bath, added powder room off kitchen and a lower level the size of the main level (library hallways, exercise room, two baths, two bedrooms, second laundry room within a storage room, storage closet under stairs, storage room under DR and a single garage for equipment storage plus a room under front veranda for storage of more equipment/tools, The lower is opened on three sides. We live on a point, on a lake, so lots and lots of big windows for views of it and the mountain ridge. I LOVE our home! You will love yours too! I'm not sure what the difference is in our plans. Don't have the sheet on that one, but have a 3190. Does yours have the brick/wood garage or board and batten main house with stone garage? We changed the board and batten to brick (wanted low maintenance and with the carpenter bees and dirt dobbers, boy I am glad we did!) Most of the floor plans are similar. There are several different elevations. Would love to see yours when you have time to post. You can also email me through GW. Good luck with your build. Have you started yet? If not, my best advice is to get everything you can picked out ahead of time, and start ordering what you'll need first. Our garage looked like a warehouse. I ordered sinks, toilets, faucets, shower heads online. All of our light fixtures too. Are you doing the copper cupola? At the time, I found the maker for theirs online and ordered at a big savings. Prices on copper have gone up, so they are closer in price now. I can look him up, if you'd like. Good luck!...See MoreFinally! New kitchen in old farmhouse, lotsa pics!!
Comments (34)Thanks all! weedpuller: the compost bucket is huge - 15L or about 3 gallons. I don't let it get too full though because it gets heavy (not to mention smelly, though only noticeable when the door is open) and I worry about the weight. It is from Rev A Shelf, see link localeater: I love the compost bucket. We compost everything, no garbage disposal in our house. It is under the prep sink on the island and I scrap into the sink then gather it up to throw in the bucket. Easy. The bucket pulls out to be carried out to our bin. Also, the broom closet is 2' wide, 3' deep and 6' tall and functions beautifully (especially after not having one for so long!). The chair is from PB Teen, Vintage Wood Swivel. Well constructed and comfy, as well as (I agree, if I do say so myself) a perfect fit for the space! Beth: Thanks!! It's Baker and we're not going anywhere anytime soon ;) We did all this work on an old house we love because we hope to be here forever! :) And yes, our pup loves it too! kelhuck: That is just what I love to do in the space, time and kids allowing! Book storage was actually a big part of the planning for our book-loving family. And yes, mamadadapaige - life altering is right! Sometimes I still can't quite believe it. Thanks again! Your compliments and interest mean a lot to me. Here is a link that might be useful: Pull Out Compost...See MorePlease critique my Country Farmhouse plan
Comments (22)"I would love to have a central hallway or something that opened up to the back of the house from the entry, just not sure how to do that with my rear garage". Solving these kinds of apparent insolvable conflicts is exactly what creative thinking is. A creative designer, when given the chance, will provide a design that can give a client nearly everything, or in some cases all, of what they want but often in ways completely unexpected. And I've written here before to please note I didn't say "architect", I said "creative designer". Don't know how creative your architect is but if a garage/view conflict can't be resolved on a 5 acre level lot I can't help but question his/her ability to BEST spend a healthy six figures of your hard earned money in an endeavor with no "do overs". And I don't have a horse in your race either as I do all my design face to face with the client present but I might suggest getting someone with a "fresh set of eyes" to sit down with you and any other decision maker to look at your house. As a model I posted a summary of one way here, not my first post with the colored drawing but my second post 11 down: http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/3178541/question-for-architectrunnerguy-or-others Another item I'd look at is the stair. I haven't seen the second floor but the stair appears to wind around with close walls on three sides, a minimal landing and likely no natural light. Simply just a way of getting to the second floor with no other qualities. Great stairs connect a house while poor stair dissect it and interestingly, both cost the same to build. The staircase is often the most under designed space in a house so your designer needs to pay careful attention to it. Look at the stairs in those houses in my "ideabook" again to see what I'm talking about....See MoreOakley
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