It’s been hectic few weeks since we had our planning permission approved for our renovation project. Initial feelings of excitement turned afterwards to feeling overwhelmed as there is just s…
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1,854 Heated s.f. 3-4 Beds 2.5 Baths 1-2 Stories 1 Cars This one-story house plan with an attached garage is ideal for a 50-foot lot. It is designed to incorporate the architectural details the American Craftsman style. This home features a clerestory dormer that adds volume to the principal living space as well as additional light to the living room. The bedrooms are clustered together on one side leaving the rest of the space for entertaining. Stairs lead to expansion space above the garage.
Architecture is meant to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. When you look at a structure, you can distinguish these two ends but they cannot be separated, and the relative weight each of them carry can vary widely. Plus, every society has its own, unique relationship to the natural world and its architecture usually reflects that as well, allowing people from other places to learn about their environment, as well as history, ceremonies, artistic sensibility, and many aspects of daily life.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest I was never much of a fan of history back in my own school days. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure ANY world history was taught to me in my whole kindergarten through twelfth-grade experience! Some Canadian history (yawn!) was covered of course, but the Roman Empire? The War of […]
There's something wonderful about a room full of books dedicated to reading and relaxing. That's what these elegant rooms are all about - home libraries that create a place for kicking back with a book in a quiet, beautiful space.
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Corbie wrote in asking for help with her beautiful two story entry foyer. She moved in to her house a year ago and is still stumped as to what to hang on the walls in her vaulted entry. Vaulted ceilings are awesome, but they can be intimidating when it comes to decorating. There is just Read More
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