House Pictures, as requested

[retromom]

Frigidaire CI

Nelson:

Thank you for the compliments. Westy took the pic in the dead of our winter, so the yard is not it's usual attractive self. The best time for a yard shot is around easter. After June, it looks like a tinder box and "cat on a hot tin roof" syndrome sets in.

The CI should be picked up today (hopefully). As you well know, there have been a few weather delays. With crating, shipping etc., I don't expect it for at least three weeks. That's ok. It will give me time to prepare the kitchen for her

Jon: Love your house! My best friend all through school moved to England several years ago, and recently sent pics of her house. It's a lovely tudor style as well. Just what I pictured in Merry Olde England

Venus

 

[lavamat_jon]

My house

Kenmore1978 - the local RAF station did aerial photos of the whole area where we live as a millennium celebration in 2000. Therefore we took up the opportunity to buy an aerial photo of our house. It currently sits in pride of place on our dining room wall.

Dadoes - I've actually been told I look like Harry Potter, so maybe I live in the right house hehehe.

Bob - Unfortunately our house isn't in a good state of decoration - ever since my dad has been ill we haven't really had the time or money to re-decorate the whole house as planned. However we're planning renovations to extend the lounge and kitchen which should hopefully start sometime towards the summer. It was actually only meant as a temporary house; we were living here temporarily and was going to move into a period house once the right one came up, but as with the decorating, my dad became ill soon after we moved here so that kinda put a stop on that.

Venus,

Tudor style houses are "so 80s" here, hehe. Most estates built in the 80s here have Tudor style houses; in fact thats a cul de sac not far from me that has these houses. That said, I do still think Tudor style homes are very beautiful. But there's something I like about the "ski chalet" type house I live in - although I hate living here because of a fellow spirit resident, it always looks cosy. In fact my mum has been told before that our house looks like a chocolate box. I must say though, Venus, that I think your house is much nicer - maybe it's a case of the grass is greener, hehe.

Here's a better pic of my house that I took today:

 

[retromom]

OOPS!

Jon:

Sorry, my mistake. From the aerial, your home looked like a Tudor. Now I see it is definitely French. We also have homes of similiar design here.

Your house looks much larger than the 1600 +/- square feet that you mentioned. Love the little "eyebrow" over the lower window.

Believe me, you don't want to live in our house....it's a money pit!! Run. Run away fast and don't look behind you ;-)

Venus

 

[lavamat_jon]

Venus,

I'm sure you hosue ain't really that bad!!!

If you want, I can email you some pictures of inside our house (My mums not too keen on putting them up on the internet for all to see, but I can send them to you privately if you want :-D). Let me know if you're interested.

BTW where abouts does your friend live in the UK? The pic I've included is the weather forecast off TV, but it shows you what part of the UK I'm in... you can see Lincoln at the top of the map.

Jon

 

[goatfarmer]

Our house

Not as large or fancy as some,but it's still an American classic style that we call home.
It's called a Bungalow house. Bungalow's were popular from the 1880's til World War 2.Simple houses,simple floor plans,for simple living.They were also known for having a lot of built in's,like shelves,bookcases,etc,and for being cool and airy in the summer.They also have large,tall attic areas.
Our's was built in 1930.It has a large living room with fireplace,small kitchen,two small bedrooms,and a very small bath.Also has an enclosed porch across the front of the house,a very nice feature.It has 2 built in cupboards in the kitchen,on the backside of the fireplace. Small partial basement,the house is right about 1000 SF,definately not for a large brood!
But it fits me,my wife,2 cats and a dog quite well!

kennyGF

 

[rickr]

No place like home

Hi Kenny,
I remember the roofline of your home,from the time I was there last April.Nice yard area too. I figured your home was from the 1930's,as it looks similar to some of the homes around my neighborhood. Remember my house is a "transplant".
When did you add the garage and breezeway? I also recall a very nice 1960's GTO housed in your garage. How long have you lived there?

Thanks,

 

[drmitch]

Nice homes,Jon and Kenny! Kenny my brother has a home smilar to yours, I`ve been helping him work on it all year. First a new roof, then adding on, then some more adding later and fianlly (I hope this sumer) a shop we can restore his 71 chevy pickup in. They update everything and I get all the stuff they take out. I love old lght fixtures and chandliers.

 

[goatfarmer]

Rick,the garage and breezeway were on the house when we bought it in 1986,no idea when they were added.Definately not original to the house,but well needed!
I'd like to do something with the attic,but with 2X4's as floor joist's up there,not really much you could do without major work.

kennyGF