Show me a picture your dream house...

Here's mine...

It's in Augusta, Maine. Isn't it beautiful?
Duckie

I love Bungalows too, even though my heart belongs to Victorians.
Duckie

we are moving in about 6 months and we hope to find one.

I'm doing some window replacement on my house, and I'm having double hungs made with the top sash divided into six panes. I like the look of the small mullions, although I imagine the distortion is pretty odd.

I love the post detailing on that bungalow. Very nice.

This is a house!

;)

It's in a great location too!!!

Be sure to check out the site, it's an amazing work of art.
http://www.themushroomhouse.com

Looks like a Gaudi acid trip. Excellent use of Flash on the web site also.

;)

Lots of windows.
Duckie

Either some self-contained monolithic dome in the middle of nowhere.


Or a big yellow Victorian with a wrap around porch in the middle of nowhere (with a windmill and solar panels too of course).

IT needs a little work, but oh I would love to live there!!
Duckie

Or


Or


Or this:

I don't like the thought of chopping down trees (when I don't need to) for my own home. Plus, they cost so much money.

:(

It's in Tiburon, CA. 11,000 ft on a 8.4 acre lot. Gorgeous and a steal at only $35 million.



http://www.greathomes.org/property.asp?PropID=20417894&cat=1

We only have a single attic dormer (centered), no wrap around stairs, and the railing over the front porch is long gone. Still, you get the gist. It dates from 1899 and we've been restoring it for nearly 20 years.

In all honesty, it really is my dream house-just finished.

The above is habitable.

Of course, I think I'd take this:



This is a Roscommon Co. School, in need of complete refurbishment.


We shoulda stuck out the Famine and the Church.

Pcat

Damn, that was a beautiful place when it was young.
Duckie

It's not habitable. A good 50K Euros and it would be, though... maybe if Mr. Pcat dies on me, I'll immigrate. (He hates home improvement stuff. I love it.)

Pcat

I wish.

A friend of mine's dad made her a replica of her favorite house in town, a blue and white victorian very similar to this one. It was quite impressive.
Duckie

:kick:

It is not so much the house as the location.

I especially love the porch/stoop.
Duckie

I always wanted a house with a dog.

Just kidding.

But this one in Bar Harbour, Maine, seems to have enough to make it a good substitute:




Newly constructed magnificent waterfront estate captures breath taking views of Frenchman's Bay from myriad vantage points. The finest craftsmanship is exemplified throughout the 13,000+/- sf space. A stunningly captivating project by Classical Endeavors.


Property Features

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Single Family Property
County: Hancock County
Residential land
Year built: 2003
New construction
Newer home (0-5 yrs)
Elevator(s)
7 total bedroom(s)
7.75 total bath(s)
2 total full bath(s)
5 total three-quarter bath(s)
4 total half bath(s)
20 total rooms
Master bedroom
Dining room
Family room
Kitchen
Living room
Master bathroom
Master bedroom on 1st floor/level
Family room in basement
Clothes dryer
Clothes washer
Laundry room
Laundry on 1st floor/level
Fireplace(s)
Wood floors
Radiant heat
Dishwasher
Refrigerator
Microwave oven
Cathedral ceiling(s)
Pantry
Parking space(s)
Garage
3 or more car garage
Automatic garage door
Attached parking
Basement
Finished basement
Full basement
Walk-out basement
Concrete foundation
Brick construction
Shingle siding
Deck
Porch
Professionally landscaped
Paved road
Wooded
Fire sprinkler system
Waterfront property
Waterfront: 400 feet
Ocean area/setting
Scenic view
Waterview
Body of water: Frenchman's Bay
Deep water access
Approximately 5.2 acre(s)
Rolling lot
Public sewer service
Public water supply
Estimated annual taxes: $20700

At $7,830,000, it's a real bargain, eh?
http://www.realtor.com/Prop/1037767071

LOUGH HYNE COTTAGE

Lough Hyne Cottage is a luxuriously appointed residence. The original farmhouse was lovingly restored in 1988, receiving and West Cork Environmental Award in 1991. The cottage stands on 18 private acres perched high up on the hillside overlooking the Lough and Castle Island. here on a rugged, breathtaking and unspoilt mountainside sloping to the lakes and Atlantic sea-shorelines, you can become part of the unusual and beautiful and romantic natural environments. Panoramic views of the lake and the Atlantic Ocean are available.

I like that Augusta farmhouse you're dreaming about as well. Lots of lovely houses Down East.

Ballinalacken Castle

West Coast of Ireland

Here's a little one (but nicely fixed up, with several outbuildings). It's near a famous Tower.

"Thoor Cottage", Thoor, Ballylee, Gort, Co. Galway

And a bigger one.

Redmount Hill House, c. 1852, East Galway.

Can't you just see the flags flying and the tapestries inside? The servants milling about outside doing their work and chickens pecking around? That place is gorgeous(the bottom pic). How old is it?
Duckie

The Gamble House, designed by the Greene Brothers. The essence of early 20th California.

I've been inside it, I grew up there (Pasadena,CA). There's not a single iron nail in the whole thing, it's all heald together with wooden pegs.

This is the perfect house for us! Very cozy. Not too big, not too small, just right. And the fact that it's going to be an (almost) exact replica of the Stevens' house just makes it even better!

Half the year in Sennen cove, Cornwall:




The the other half in Costa Rica:



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