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learnincurve posted:I just imagined myself living in that house and that town. You got the shops just round the corner, including a quilting shop (quilting is my jam) a big school a short walk away and lots of countryside. 23 degree weather as well which looks pretty good from where I'm sitting right now. If I won the lottery I'd totally buy that house. Quilt shop is rural Kansas, hope you like civil war. That house is stunning, but it has the same problem for me as all the mid century modern houses people keep posting. It'd be hard to change anything in a house that feels like a time capsule, and I don't want to live with rosebud wallpaper.
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Spent some time in Cadiz earlier in the year and now I'm lusting after my own Andalucian Palacio. Definitely a fixer upper but so much potential.      Shame it's over €1.6 mil...
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As mentioned I've got a small 9' x 9' garden office that I can consider purely my own, so as most of the rest of the house will be a happy compromise with my wife, I'm thinking of decking it out in a very old school masculine way, i.e. dark wood, leather, etc. Somewhere between these:   In addition to looking nice, this has to form a functional part of the house - I need space to work and write, and storage for general knick-knacks that don't fit in the garage like books, and I'll need a heater in there, and it's looking like I can fit this but it definitely has a pokey feel to it (added an armchair I already own)  I'm at a loss as to whether this works ergonomically and/or what else I should be considering. I'd like to organise this myself, but if I could have some general pointers that would be very helpful!
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Sep 17, 2017 23:42
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Think about sunlight fading the books, wind blowing on paper, etc.
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Sep 18, 2017 04:36
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Farrow and ball sighted. 10 points.
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Sep 18, 2017 07:14
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Consider having the bookcase above/around the armchair rather than separate, or a pair of corner units. Please also consider the humidity, I'm not sure about your definition of garden office but I wouldn't keep nice books anywhere they could get damp.
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Sep 18, 2017 08:19
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cakesmith handyman posted:Consider having the bookcase above/around the armchair rather than separate, or a pair of corner units. Please also consider the humidity, I'm not sure about your definition of garden office but I wouldn't keep nice books anywhere they could get damp. That's a fair point two smaller bookcases would definitely make it less monolithic - I assume with decent enough ventilation that I'll be OK - the roof is new felt and the current owner has been storing books inside without any musty smell or anything. I amconsidering how I could work a full size monitor into the equation without being a massive feature, and not on the wall with the clockface (that will have full sun all afternoon/eve). peanut posted:Think about sunlight fading the books, wind blowing on paper, etc. Path of the sun should be straight up the corner where the sofa is presently, suggestion to split the bookcase in half notwithstanding - my collection isn't particularly valuable, however. learnincurve posted:Farrow and ball sighted. 10 points. That was a rabbit hole I was not prepared for  I can't find that particular pattern, do you know which it is off the top of your head?
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Sep 18, 2017 08:43
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I really don't see why there could not be a book nook inside the house. An outside office I can understand but not a reading shed. My parents have converted a spare room into a reading room with a nice leather sofa that turns into a bed, guests have no say in the matter because they don't live there. Poor people don't really care what people think, posh people will look at your tie and not care what you think, middle classes; "!!!!! But What if people judge me on my home furnishings!!"
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Southern Heel posted:That was a rabbit hole I was not prepared for It's the paint in the first picture. People love it or hate it. Water based, needs many many coats, scuffs up if you look at it. *but* you can't colour match farrow and ball, the pigment they use has a rich quality, whereby it slightly changes colour depending on the light. Fabulous stuff but bought by people who hire painters because sod that for a lark.
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Sep 18, 2017 08:55
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True, it's also a home office for me - so will have wifi, a place for my monitor, etc. - not just a library (infact, 99% of the books I own are either audiobooks or ebooks). I'm not really worried about other people's views of having a workspace somewhere else in my house (the only two spots available are a corner in the dining room, or the end of the breakfast room) but for my own sanity I really dislike clutter and barnacle-like work areas in other rooms.
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Sep 18, 2017 09:40
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Imo, you need at least one deer head with some nice antlers. In the least for company, for making witty comments to because it's silly to say them to yourself, and for placing a jaunty hat on.
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Sep 18, 2017 17:38
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Sometimes retrofitting bathrooms into old mansions provides an opportunity for creativity. Bathroom #1   Bathroom #2 (TWO STORIES)   Master Bath with triple showerhead action  Rest of the house is also really nicely done. Anyone know what these things by the entry are? There's no opening to the outside so they aren't milk or mail doors. 
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Sep 20, 2017 02:39
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I love bathrooms with lots of natural light. That two-level one is great. Looking at redone houses, especially 19th century multi-family converted to single with a master suite carved out of multiple rooms, you really get an appreciation for natural light in a bathroom.
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Sep 20, 2017 03:02
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I adore multi-level stuff but there's always that nagging ghost of ADA compliance in the back of my head going "oooooooh what if you are on crutches or a wheelchaiiiirrrr better get used to a toilet chaaaiiirr"
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Sep 20, 2017 15:41
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The bannister between toilet and sink gives me pause, I admit.
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Suspect Bucket posted:I adore multi-level stuff but there's always that nagging ghost of ADA compliance in the back of my head going "oooooooh what if you are on crutches or a wheelchaiiiirrrr better get used to a toilet chaaaiiirr" Same, but I look at my aging parents. Stairs are the bane of the aged, and oddly I'm not getting younger with each passing year.
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Sep 20, 2017 16:46
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Subjunctive posted:The bannister between toilet and sink gives me pause, I admit. Only because I can't poo poo in one while throwing up in the other.
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Sep 20, 2017 17:00
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Subjunctive posted:The bannister between toilet and sink gives me pause, I admit. Just wash your hands in the tub 
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Sep 20, 2017 17:09
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But that's the bidet.
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Sep 20, 2017 17:11
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Suspect Bucket posted:I adore multi-level stuff but there's always that nagging ghost of ADA compliance in the back of my head going "oooooooh what if you are on crutches or a wheelchaiiiirrrr better get used to a toilet chaaaiiirr" There are 3 1/2 other bathrooms in that house including one downstairs so this can just be the formal toilet that is kept covered in plastic and only used on Christmas and Easter.
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Sep 20, 2017 17:41
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Subjunctive posted:But that's the bidet. Hmm. Then deuce in one sink and wash in the other? That bathroom is actually a pretty strong candidate for one of those back-of-toilet sinks for hand washing. Leave the vanity up top for getting ready in the morning or whatever.
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Sep 20, 2017 17:53
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My nan, the eternal optimist, started old ladying her house when she was 60. Hand rails up to the front door, ramp up to the back door, moved stuff like the water and gas stop cocks up to hip height, walk in bath and so on and so forth. Logic was that she thought that when she was really an old lady that it would all be too much bother and disruption. She's 90 now and it turns out she was right.
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Sep 20, 2017 20:16
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When I bought my house every power socket was at stomach height.
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learnincurve posted:My nan, the eternal optimist, started old ladying her house when she was 60. Hand rails up to the front door, ramp up to the back door, moved stuff like the water and gas stop cocks up to hip height, walk in bath and so on and so forth. Logic was that she thought that when she was really an old lady that it would all be too much bother and disruption. She's 90 now and it turns out she was right. My parents are in their early 60s and JUST renovated like half their house a couple years ago and didn't do any of that stuff. Missed opportunity there.
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Sep 21, 2017 02:27
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Make a game of it. Practice peeing off of higher and higher steps with perfect aim, until someday you're able to do it straight off the balcony.
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Sep 21, 2017 02:33
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learnincurve posted:My nan, the eternal optimist, started old ladying her house when she was 60. Hand rails up to the front door, ramp up to the back door, moved stuff like the water and gas stop cocks up to hip height, walk in bath and so on and so forth. Logic was that she thought that when she was really an old lady that it would all be too much bother and disruption. She's 90 now and it turns out she was right. Pro nan move. It's also good if you're as accident prone as I am. I end up on crutches every other year it seems, very annoying.
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Suspect Bucket posted:Pro nan move. It's also good if you're as accident prone as I am. I end up on crutches every other year it seems, very annoying. i was at the bus stop and met the old lady who used to live in my house (her son owned it, she moved to a smaller more accessible place.) talked about the house a bit and whatnot, I asked her something about the upstairs bedroom. "oh, I'm not good with stairs, I never actually went upstairs." explains why the loving spare room door latch was mounted backwards when i moved in
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Sep 22, 2017 08:54
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my phone resolution isn't good, so there's a good chance i'm missing something, but like, that's not real wood right? cause having that in a bathroom seems weird as heck
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Sep 23, 2017 12:43
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Why would that be weird? Looks varnished.
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mandatory lesbian posted:my phone resolution isn't good, so there's a good chance i'm missing something, but like, that's not real wood right? cause having that in a bathroom seems weird as heck My bathroom has wood floors. It's common with very old renovated houses where they've turned other rooms into bathrooms. This house like most Victorian mansions originally just had a powder room downstairs and a single upstairs bathroom - the three humongous bathrooms I posted are clearly retrofits of a bedroom, servant's corridor and sewing room/alcove, respectively. Usually architects don't pull up 19th-century hardwood floors if they're in good shape. I found the most Staten Island house of all time.        yep this is definitely a mobster's house 
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I've spent the last ten minutes pacing in my new mini lawyer foyer and despite getting a small extension specifically so I can fit decent pitch normal stairs, I'm seriously considering putting in a spiral instead to keep the openness.
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Sep 23, 2017 22:45
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I'm a terrible person - I see all that parquet and would want to play floor hockey down there like it's middle school gym class
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Sep 23, 2017 23:18
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Well, there it is, the single most unwelcoming, uncomfortable-looking room I've ever seen.
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Sep 24, 2017 00:01
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It's like th owner took their inspiration from Pimpzilla (or vise-versa) 
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Sep 24, 2017 00:50
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Powered Descent posted:Well, there it is, the single most unwelcoming, uncomfortable-looking room I've ever seen. That's what happens when you hire a 7 year old girl to be your decorator. 
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Sep 24, 2017 00:57
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Youth Decay posted:yep this is definitely a mobster's house No lie, I just sent the Zillow link to a friend of mine and the first thing she asked me was "I wonder which of the 5 families it belongs to?"
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Sep 24, 2017 01:10
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Does that bathroom have two tubs? And what the gently caress is with all the ornamental bullshit on that tub edge
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The Bloop posted:Does that bathroom have two tubs? And what the gently caress is with all the ornamental bullshit on that tub edge One to gently caress in and one to soak in a bath post-gently caress.
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In house cialis ad
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I'm not sure you can bath or gently caress in this one. 6 knobs, 2 handheld spritzers, 2 faucets. How do you even get in and out without killing yourself? Trip over a knob on your way out and you're going right down those slipper tile stairs. Oh. Ohhhhh. Is this a plausible deniability murder tub?
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