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Could this finally be our family lakefront cottage?
Comments (54)Oh goodness, it can be such a roller coaster looking for property. The thing about lakehouses is I find them a little less satisfying when they look like they could be in suburbia. Ideally a lakehouse has bit of a "roughing it" feel, or at least a veneer that suggests it! The lakehouse we owned was new construction and while lovely, of the vernacular, and certainly not a maintenance concern, it always felt a bit soulless to me....See MoreCozy cottage in WA state, built for 2
Comments (15)I agree 100%, Lynn. After reading that article, I did some exploring to find out the price of them and found THIS ONE It's status = Sold-Pending since April 17, 2017, for $489,000, and the sq.ft cost is $485. A few outside pics of others that have sold; some are houses and some are condos. https://www.landcast.com/development/43260/greenwood-ave-cottages-shoreline-wa Another article on them - http://tinyhousetalk.com/961-sq-ft-beltane-cottage-at-greenwood-avenue-cottages/ And another that sold a year ago with pics - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.972836089416125.1073741830.172947309405011&type=3I really liked the loft in the one that's pending - ETA - aputernut, I think the tiny house movement began in the 70's. A tiny house, according to this Wikipedia article- LINK "Frequently, the distinction is made between small (between 400 square feet (37 m2) and 1,000 square feet (93 m2)), and tiny houses (less than 400 square feet (37 m2)), with some as small as 80 square feet (7.4 m"...See MoreInput welcome on our "Florida style cottage"
Comments (8)It's a basic Florida Cracker plan. The good is it's only 2 rooms deep and a simple plan. Things wrong: Only two entries in and out of the house. I would think being on the water you'd prefer to have more access to the outdoors. Actually I'm in FL and my house has a lot more access to the outdoors and I love it. We have sliders that open up the living room to the exterior so in the nicer weather, the outdoors becomes part of our living room. And one entry is through your dining area. The master suite is almost as large as your living/dining/kitchen area. A pantry shouldn't be in the living room area. I don't like how the "front" door has no foyer or nice entry. You walk in and the first thing you see is the kitchen or the door to the master bedroom. Speaking of the master, the entry is not very private being right in the living room. Additionally if either of you have a different sleep/wake cycle, it's not very conducive to the one trying to sleep while the other is watching tv, etc in the living room. Where are you planning to put the bed in the bedroom? Have you tried laying out furniture in your living room? It doesn't look like it's going to be easy to do. Where does the tv go? What about the water views? If it's just the two of you, do you really need such a large dining room area? What the heck is with the angled island in the kitchen? The island needs to have a connection to the perimeter counters. There is almost no storage. Where do brooms go? Coats? Umbrellas? Linens for the guest bedrooms? Why are there no windows on the sides? Ideally you want windows on 2 major rooms; living/dining/kitchen and bedrooms. Yes you should plan for an elevator even if you don't use it in now. Unfortunately sh, I mean stuff happens and when we least expect it. For now it will be great for hauling luggage, ladders, groceries etc up those stairs and if you someday need it for something else, it's available. This will also help you to stay in your house longer. Honestly, I think an architect could be a great help. Sometimes designing a simple house is even harder to get right....See MoreAny window treatment ideas for our unique bay windows??
Comments (9)few suggestions for the bay window. individual shades are one option. (woven woods, cellular, roman, solar, etc) Another option is doing a window seat with cushion/pillows and having drapes pull across the whole thing. Or you can do individual shades. BTW, instead of getting a useless blind for the transom window, why not do an insert of some type? stained glass, leaded glass, combo of both,, ,would be pretty. would look something like this (I gave you a blue/green glass beachy design) with woven wood blinds and white drapes. (see below for more info on the window dressing) You can design whatever you like (I have a link to the girl I used on Etsy if you like) I did a stained glass insert over my own window in the bathroom. it's easy. held in place by clear silicone. you have the glass insert made to order to that windows dimesion. Yours would be super easy since it's fixed. Mine opens and closes here are examples to all of those celluar shades w/a window bench curtains w/window bench (BTW, these aren't difficult to DIY) Roman shades woven woods w/drapes for the bay since you mentioned coastal, I really like this room, especially the beaded light. you have the height in your ceiling for something like this. Love the board and batten panels behind the bed too. looks great w/the white textured rug and woven ratten elements. Another way to do the batten panels. this is pretty easy. just run them up the entire wall. paint white and do the other walls in the seafoam (like shown here.) Bring in the beaded light (or a fan) and try a sisal rug. another coastal idea. roman shades on the window Vertical panels behind the bed with a long shelf. put up beachy items to display navy accent wall with white plantation shutters on the bay another bay window (s) with linen style roman shades. love the woven rattan ceiling light, comfy chair by the window, potted plant....See MoreNature by Design
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