Showing posts with label design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label design. Show all posts

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Dilemma #1 - The Door



2 feet. That's all that stands between what we have and what (I think) I want. I constantly find myself going back to the house plans and looking at the entry way. It's a small space, which makes sense given the "quality over quantity of space" approach we're taking. But I just can't seem to resolve myself to having a really simple entryway. More specifically, a really simple entry door.

This is what I would love to have.




























This is what I think we're going to have.


























OK, OK. I know the context of the images isn't fair, but the bottom line is that when I look for images of a door that will fit in our space all they show is a door. No sidelights, no transoms, nothing else. And that's because nothing else will fit. 2 feet doesn't sound like much, but it means a change in the roof, the trusses, the foundation, the flooring, etc.etc.etc. Bottom line is that it's a very expensive small amount of space. All for the sake of a door that won't actually improve the utility of the house.

Quality, not quantity...quality, not quantity...quality, not quantity...quality, not quantity...quality, not quantity...quality, not quantity

Eventually it's going to stick.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Landscape Plan





WOW! Take another look at it (click on it) ....isn't that something else!

In an effort to avoid spending money on landscaping that we then have to undo down the road, we decided to come up with a landscape "master plan". The idea is to implement it over time as we can afford to.

This evening Bill came over. Bill's a retired landscape architect. He used to do large-scale projects, but given that he's Dave's neighbour he agreed to take a look at our residential project. I think you'll agree that the results are pretty impressive. We told him that we wanted a "natural" looking pool, and the rest was all Bill. We think it's really nice how he incorporated the grading into the landscape. It'll be so pretty!!





Now all we have to do is start buying lottery tickets to be able to afford it.