Your ideal home choice..

[Lost Cause]

All my life I've had a vision of the type of home I wanted to live in when I got older. Although job layoffs have delayed my plans, I still haven't let go of my ideal home.
Recently, I've modified my vision to three choices:

1. Geodesic Dome http://www.aidomes.com/

2. Deltec home http://www.deltechomes.com/

3. Roman Villa style - Enclosed courtyard with every room exposed to the center, with pool and internal landscaping, with a rollback roof.


Question: What has been your vision of the perfect home you want to live in? Are you in it already?

 

[k¡tty]

The Deltec is beautiful.




A big log cabin somewhere surrounded by woods and no one else in sight. But still close enough that you can get to civilization without too much trouble and time. And no.. I'm not in it.

 

[Nora]

Neat question.

When we were house hunting, I drove by this house while semi-lost in the 'burbs. I fell in love with it. It was glorious. Unfortunately, they were out of the little flyer thingies that tell you how much they're asking, and I assumed it was out of our range.

Later, I ran across it while perusing the online home listings. I saw the asking price and FLIPPED out screaming for hubby to come look to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

We figured there had to be something seriously wrong with it! LOL

We had our realtor arrange a viewing, and I've lived here for 4.5 years now. I still love the house. It could use a little work, however.

To me, it's the perfect home for the area I live in. It's not particularly large, but with just the two of us, it's certainly more than ample.

Is it my dream house? Hrmm. I'm sure if I had a full staff, I wouldn't mind living in one of the houses I used to drool over in River Oaks in Houston...except that would mean living in Houston, which is a no-go. There are some *stunning* houses on the lake here, but they have their own problems, too. I guess if I could afford it, sure. A big, sprawling, tudor-style mansion would be acceptable, too.

 

[Nora]

In fact, this one looks pretty homey: http://www.joelgoodrich.com/TudorMansion/photopage.htm

 

[k¡tty]

Have you ever been near the Park Cities in Dallas? I just wondered what the homes there were like..

 

[Nora]

Have you ever been near the Park Cities in Dallas? I just wondered what the homes there were like..

Nuh-uh. I don't know nuffin' 'bouts Dallas. Except how to find red_rose's house and that she lives in a freakin' )(#^%)*&^%$#) dry county. lol

 

[k¡tty]

Just curious because a good friend of mine lives there.. and while I have a good mental picture from the description he gave me I'd love to have a better idea.



I did check out their site once a long time ago.. and some of them were magnificent.

 

[Nora]

Get 'em to send you a pic of their house?

 

[k¡tty]

Get 'em to send you a pic of their house?

I've seen the backyard.. lol


He's so guards his privacy so intensely I never wanted to ask.. tho he would have had I. I just have a hard time asking for things sometimes.. even simple ones.

 

[ksmybuttons]

I live in an older home, 2 stories and a finished basement. The older I get the better that sprawling ranch looks. No stairs!

 

[T.H. Oughts]

For me a big old rambling New Zealand style villa from early last century... high ceilings... country living and hallways that are wide enough to use as a bowling ally.

Dark antique furniture but with bright painted walls.. polished wooden floors with large fireplaces and fur rugs.... stained glass windows...

Yummy, yummy, yummy

 

[SINthysist]

The tree houses in the Rings were cool, too!

 

[kotori]

"We'll build a little house,
Just made for two,
From which I'd never roam,
Who would? Would you?"

 

[bknight2602]

What I have is ideal, paid for.

 

[Samuari]

Houses are machines for living, and as such need to reflect not only the occupents taist but also the enviroment that they are placed in. Growing up in New Mexico, I loved the Castelian/Moorish villas with thier centeral courtyards and fountians. Built with 3 foot thick adobe walls and vega ceilings, they were ideal for the hot, dry climite of the arid South-West, but would be totally out of place in Florida.

Rather than style, I would focus on elements. I like public rooms to be large and open, with easy access to the kitchen and restrooms, etc. Bedrooms should be lagre enough for a comfortable chair to read in with out disturbing a sleeping partner. Offices, hobby rooms, and other work areas should be off the beaten track as they tend to become messy and cluttered, and I hate picking them up (usally impeeds progress on what ever project is in process) when ever guests arrive. The kitchen is prolly the most important room in my family (it is where we gather to chat, unwind, as well as prepare and eat meals) and as such will recieve the most carfull design attention of any room in the house.

 

[Guest]

LC, I choose the Deltec home. So long as its in a warm climate, under $250,000, and not on a fault line

 

[T.J. Jackson]

What I have is ideal, paid for.

I want his house.

 

[Killswitch]

My ideal home is in the country on 10 to more acres.

A victorian esqe farm house, with a bigassed oak tree, wood fences, and a barn for the horses.


I dont like new homes that much. I find them cold, and boring.

 

[watergirl]

This one is perfect. I grew up there, my dad built it, my mom still lives there.

You can always go home, but you know, you can just never stay.

 

[Lost Cause]

For those that never left the trees..

http://www.livingtreeonline.com/

I took a little from everything I saw, loft bedrooms, spacious and open floorplans, fireplaces, and ease of movement in and around the house were my prime specs for my vision.

I do have a real low budget idea for mainly single people. It's a townhouse/garage home. It would be a townhouse design in the middle, with two garages on each side. The ground floor would be the living/entertainment/kitchen/utility/spare bedroom, with sliding glass doors to the garage bays on either side. The upstairs would be a loft bedroom/master bath/with skylights and a deck facing the South. There would be parallel storage attics/gun rooms above the garage bays. One garage could be reconfigured for a rec room/entertainment bay.
I can visualize sitting in the lazyboy, watching the large screen tv, and being able to look to my right and see my truck and tools. Then looking to my right, and seeing my motorcycle on it's checkered vinyl floor, with related posters and books, with a couch and chair for kicking back with the bike while doodling with it.
The exterior would be more Spartan, with just a 8 ' chain link fence, area sensor lights, and a keypad electrical gate. The garage doors would have extended carports for extra covered parking, or opening the garage bays in the summer for parties. (accents privacy)

For all you moisture farmers on Tatooine....
www.undergroundhomes.com

 

[Wiggles]

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[sufisaint]

So close to my dream an just about taste it...bought 70 acres or so on a mountain top...the land had been select cut about 5 years ago and has just about recovered but got some nice logging roads that saved me a bundle. The first structure is going up once the thaw starts..a japaneses tea house on to of a 16x 24x 8 foot tall "bunker" made of 6 inch concrete which will sit right off the ridge over looking the river. I have made japanese sliding blinds and a cedar interior already. I cut three hard maples for the structure. The main house will be an earth house made of tires and the house will be completely off grid with solar and wind turbine power...should take me about five years

 

[Lost Cause]

Homes for the worst weather...

These homes would be for those that want their family & motorcycles to out survive them!

http://www.earthshelter.com/

 

[sufisaint]

This is the type of construction i will be doing but a different floor plan...

http://www.earthpower1.com/EarthshipIndex.html

 

[The Heretic]

It's all about location, location, location. During the winter these would qualify for my ideal home: