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Topic: I Want a Loft
Beachfarmer's photo
Wed 12/13/17 10:48 PM
Edited by Beachfarmer on Wed 12/13/17 10:52 PM
Actually I'm campaigning for an
Architecture/Design category "here".

I've loved most of the places I've lived,from beach shacks to ranches/farms, suburban apts, mountain cabins,etc.

Aside from a refurb above a historical bar in a very small Midwestern town, I've never had the "loft" experience. (like those 80s bicycle movies).

Although you love where you live (or not), ,.what other architecture/lifestyle would you like to check out?

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Wed 12/13/17 10:55 PM
Penthouse setup in a big city would be a fun adventure for a bit.

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Wed 12/13/17 10:56 PM
A treehouse

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Wed 12/13/17 11:03 PM
A hut on water would be nice... Just not in a big storm.



Tom4Uhere's photo
Thu 12/14/17 12:12 AM
A cave, I like spelunking. Stable temps and pitch black darkness.
I've visited a few really decked out caves for tourists but have never seen one as a residential fortress.

Would love to have a place that has an underwater bedroom or rec room.

A place that straddles a gorge with a waterfall running thru it would be cool. Maybe something embedded into a cliff face.

SparklingCrystal 💖💎's photo
Thu 12/14/17 02:22 AM
A cottage with thatched roof, unless that means vermin, hihi.
And a flower and rose garden to go with it :) In the English hills somewhere.

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Thu 12/14/17 05:19 AM
i have always been partial to semi underground on a scenic south facing hill

Stu's photo
Thu 12/14/17 05:21 AM
A houseboat.. It will happen again one day.

Lived on one before..

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Thu 12/14/17 05:29 AM
Wow, everything mentioned sounds really nice, I would like any of those.

My life long dream and what I always imagine is living in a little cottage somewhere in the mountains, with lots of deer and other smaller wildlife roaming around the yard. Definitely a fireplace and a creek out back.

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Thu 12/14/17 05:33 AM

Wow, everything mentioned sounds really nice, I would like any of those.

My life long dream and what I always imagine is living in a little cottage somewhere in the mountains, with lots of deer and other smaller wildlife roaming around the yard. Definitely a fireplace and a creek out back.


i got it pthink
we'll bury stu's house boat in the side of the hill close enough to the creek to fish right off the bow
bigsmile

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Thu 12/14/17 05:36 AM


Wow, everything mentioned sounds really nice, I would like any of those.

My life long dream and what I always imagine is living in a little cottage somewhere in the mountains, with lots of deer and other smaller wildlife roaming around the yard. Definitely a fireplace and a creek out back.


i got it pthink
we'll bury stu's house boat in the side of the hill close enough to the creek to fish right off the bow
bigsmile


That might work, but where would Stu live? what


tongue2

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Thu 12/14/17 05:38 AM
right on the bow. he'd never stop fishinglaugh

Stu's photo
Thu 12/14/17 05:38 AM

Wow, everything mentioned sounds really nice, I would like any of those.

My life long dream and what I always imagine is living in a little cottage somewhere in the mountains, with lots of deer and other smaller wildlife roaming around the yard. Definitely a fireplace and a creek out back.



A trout stream.. YES!

Stu's photo
Thu 12/14/17 05:40 AM


Wow, everything mentioned sounds really nice, I would like any of those.

My life long dream and what I always imagine is living in a little cottage somewhere in the mountains, with lots of deer and other smaller wildlife roaming around the yard. Definitely a fireplace and a creek out back.


i got it pthink
we'll bury stu's house boat in the side of the hill close enough to the creek to fish right off the bow
bigsmile


huh noway rofl

motowndowntown's photo
Thu 12/14/17 08:58 AM
A 20,000 sq. ft. industrial building with heavy power, loading dock, a view of the river, and walking distance to a bar that makes good pub burgers.

Tom4Uhere's photo
Thu 12/14/17 09:26 AM

A 20,000 sq. ft. industrial building with heavy power, loading dock, a view of the river, and walking distance to a bar that makes good pub burgers.

Thanx, now I want a good pub burger!

I always thought a single floor school would be cool to renovate. Use go-carts to drive to different rooms. Vroom, Vroom!

I enjoyed watching This Old House and shows like that.
Barn renovations always looked cool too. Love the look of Barn Wood for interior decoration (with wrought iron accents).
I'm fond of Earth tones.

Here is some styling that I adore









While I like F.L. Wright's ideas I don't like the Industrial/Natural contrast.



Something more like this


soufiehere's photo
Thu 12/14/17 10:04 AM
Ah, the 'here' and 'now' distinction :-)

I have lived in a shed, I have lived in mansions,
I have lived on golf courses and in the desert.

By far, my favorite was living in the Sierra Nevadas
on the Tuolumne River in the deep woods.

Fishing/catching my limit daily (10.)

I would try to sit outside on the high deck to read..
I never could, the quietness, the beauty of looking up
at towering trees, filling your lungs with the fresh
air..contemplating..all came first.

I have never replaced that solitude and charm.

TxsGal3333's photo
Thu 12/14/17 10:49 AM
Hummm a cabin up in the mountains with a big pond out back or lake... That is as long as I have internet then I would be set for life... Enjoying the scenic view and all the peace and quite...... bigsmile


Beachfarmer's photo
Thu 12/14/17 12:22 PM
Edited by Beachfarmer on Thu 12/14/17 12:28 PM

Ah, the 'here' and 'now' distinction :-)

I have lived in a shed, I have lived in mansions,
I have lived on golf courses and in the desert.

By far, my favorite was living in the Sierra Nevadas
on the Tuolumne River in the deep woods.

Fishing/catching my limit daily (10.)

I would try to sit outside on the high deck to read..
I never could, the quietness, the beauty of looking up
at towering trees, filling your lungs with the fresh
air..contemplating..all came first.

I have never replaced that solitude and charm.


It's so poignant to experience several lifestyles that all have their value, and realize "I Want THAT"!

...and even perhaps I want that, "again".

Conrad_73's photo
Thu 12/14/17 12:33 PM

A 20,000 sq. ft. industrial building with heavy power, loading dock, a view of the river, and walking distance to a bar that makes good pub burgers.
bigsmile
that sounds perfect!
Throw in a well-equipped Machine-Shop!

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