tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post114778452946594881..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Floor PlansLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1148333143066733482006-05-22T14:25:00.000-07:002006-05-22T14:25:00.000-07:00Everyone take a peek at Kelleigh's blog and her li...Everyone take a peek at Kelleigh's blog and her links--beautiful!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1148324684802269722006-05-22T12:04:00.000-07:002006-05-22T12:04:00.000-07:00Very enlightening.........and true too.Very enlightening.........and true too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1148260477915044092006-05-21T18:14:00.000-07:002006-05-21T18:14:00.000-07:00I've found it's difficult to find a newer home wit...I've found it's difficult to find a newer home with a proper laundry room. They are usually painfully small and difficult to work in!Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12213310707886579746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1148088921763876972006-05-19T18:35:00.000-07:002006-05-19T18:35:00.000-07:00Better Homes and Gardens online has a few pictures...Better Homes and Gardens online has a few pictures of a trailer home which the owners really did a great job re-decorating and making comfortable. Besides the kitchen area, they put an eating area in the living room, which, when not in use is a table between the two chairs, just the right height for putting a lamp and books to read. I have lived in one of these and find them quite cozy and even Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1148068100376303532006-05-19T12:48:00.000-07:002006-05-19T12:48:00.000-07:00We are currently renting a farm house that was bui...We are currently renting a farm house that was built prior to 1890. The fire place is covered up and the wall between the front parlor and the living room as been knocked out to make one large room. I like it a lot. I love the large windows and so do my children. They are able to look outside without having to step up onto a chair or something to see. I hope to one day design my own home that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147900116332103472006-05-17T14:08:00.000-07:002006-05-17T14:08:00.000-07:00This article was my first trip to your site. Than...This article was my first trip to your site. Thank you for your encouraging wise words. We are moving to a more country atomosphere in the next two months - part of our desire to keep home and hearth a priority. You have put into words what I have been thinking - I desire a house that speaks to the purpose of "home". A view from the kitchen window is so important to me (A view of beauty and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147903497730463862006-05-17T15:04:00.000-07:002006-05-17T15:04:00.000-07:00I loved this article *and* Mrs. B's photos of her ...I loved this article *and* Mrs. B's photos of her lovely home! (Especially loved the livingroom with the red sofa and breakfast table...). She inspired me to post pictures of inside my own home which was built in 1937. You can find the photos here:<BR/><BR/>http://debrasotherthoughts.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>I have mostly decorated with curb-finds and stuff from yard sales. I've always been a Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894174653208070320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147878263880030362006-05-17T08:04:00.000-07:002006-05-17T08:04:00.000-07:00My home is from the 40's and in much need of some ...My home is from the 40's and in much need of some TLC. I have a picture window on the east side of the house. So much wonderful light throughout the day. Unfortunately it is not a quality window so in the winter a lot of cold air comes with it. Working on a window covering that will help that. I can stand at my kitchen and look out into my back yard and soon to be garden. And yes a small Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18100448530365779616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147878384145369342006-05-17T08:06:00.000-07:002006-05-17T08:06:00.000-07:00One matter of optimism in these houses is that you...One matter of optimism in these houses is that you can do whatever you want with them. Unlike a home build in the 20's through the 50's, he has no distinct style that you have to stick to when refurbishing it. It is often shaped like a shoebox, and you can add whatever elements you wish to give it shape. You can make it Victorian, Shabby Chic, Colonial, Federalist, Homestead, Western, Country, Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147822340439443632006-05-16T16:32:00.000-07:002006-05-16T16:32:00.000-07:00I have younger wives that are soon to embark on ho...I have younger wives that are soon to embark on house hunting and I will share this article with them. Now I know why the older homes are so appealing to us. Your descriptions and thoughts on why these floor plans work rings so true. I had never thought it through, I just knew when visiting such homes you felt such peace and harmony some how. Thankyou again for bringing more beauty to the light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147823097669391002006-05-16T16:44:00.000-07:002006-05-16T16:44:00.000-07:00Thank you Mrs. Sherman!Our home was built in 1963 ...Thank you Mrs. Sherman!<BR/><BR/>Our home was built in 1963 and we are so blessed because there are windows in EVERY room, even the bathrooms. Since homes from that era don't have any architectual interest, I tried to create the interest with paint and furnishings. We also have a HUGE window (it takes up almost all of one wall) in our living room. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again for stopping by and Cherish the Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334718202170470399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147866889971459052006-05-17T04:54:00.000-07:002006-05-17T04:54:00.000-07:00Older homes have more charm. There are way too ma...Older homes have more charm. There are way too many cookie-cutter homes built today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147819551354195922006-05-16T15:45:00.000-07:002006-05-16T15:45:00.000-07:00Mrs.Sherman, I just loved going over to my Grandmo...Mrs.Sherman, I just loved going over to my Grandmother's Home when I was little it was small but it always had an abudance of windows that let in alot of natural light. <BR/>I miss My Grandmother Dearly and I am sorry to say my Parents sold my Grandmother's Home. I want to recreate Her home in my home. <BR/>I felt at peace and I truely felt it was home.Mrs.Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559346681909781752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147817267524719202006-05-16T15:07:00.000-07:002006-05-16T15:07:00.000-07:00Mrs Sherman, we live in a 1950s house, which is ti...Mrs Sherman, we live in a 1950s house, which is tiny but the windows are so huge, letting in lots of lovely light. The living room is around the back of the house so it is south facing and private. The main problems are that our neighbours are not quiet and the walls are thin (it's a semi-detatched), the neighbourhood is not great, the kitchen does not look over the garden (so I can't watch the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147814628202369792006-05-16T14:23:00.000-07:002006-05-16T14:23:00.000-07:00Mrs. B. I sure can't beat that! These are beautifu...Mrs. B. I sure can't beat that! These are beautiful pictures.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147814515880119792006-05-16T14:21:00.000-07:002006-05-16T14:21:00.000-07:00Some of the magazines I mentioned do a marvelous j...Some of the magazines I mentioned do a marvelous job of showing 70's homes that are renovated. They are unrecognizable from that period. They add porches and entry ways, and if they cannot afford to do that, people put in moveable room divider screens and add dimensional carvings to the edges of the ceilings. One man I know made an arched doorway between the living and kitchen. If you couldn't Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147804933617632562006-05-16T11:42:00.000-07:002006-05-16T11:42:00.000-07:00I have a love for old homes, with all of their noo...I have a love for old homes, with all of their nooks and detailed wood work. There is a subdivision here where the homes are all built in the style of 1940's bungalows. All the garages are in the back of the homes via alleys. We would love to live there; it's wonderful.CallaLillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330713090768840000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147806705518244032006-05-16T12:11:00.000-07:002006-05-16T12:11:00.000-07:00My parents live in a charming house which was buil...My parents live in a charming house which was built in the late 20's as part of a textile mill village. I, on the other hand, live in a ranch house which was built in the mid-70's. I only recently realized - and especially after reading this- why I don't like my house. I am grateful for my house but it isn't very charming and it is kind of depressing - no matter how much I try to lighten it upTerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065155969283461203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-1147808277352669552006-05-16T12:37:00.000-07:002006-05-16T12:37:00.000-07:00Hi Mrs. Sherman! I just purchased a digital camer...Hi Mrs. Sherman! I just purchased a digital camera and I've posted some pictures of our living and dining room. <BR/><BR/>Just thought I'd let you know since you like to look at homes. (o:<BR/><BR/>Blessings!<BR/>~Mrs. BCherish the Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334718202170470399noreply@blogger.com