Post a picture of your "dream house"

[LucyParsons]

Following on from this interesting thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3343224

which is about teeny, tiny (we're talking 100 square feet) homes.

I am curious as to what DUers would think is "ideal". Interpret that however you want.

Here's mine:





Or perhaps, in a larger city, this:





Or, if I won the lottery, this:

[mac2]

1. But try to sell any of them in Bush's America.

[NightWatcher]

2. okie dokie, here it is

[JuniperLea]

4. A friend of mine has an Airstream just like that...

She restored it... it's a beauty. I've always wanted one. My granny had patio chairs just like that:)

[NightWatcher]

8. it's not about the dream house, but the backyard that I want

with a travel trailer, my "back yard" could be anything, anywhere

[madokie]

23. one of my brothers used to have one just like that and it was something

to see on the inside, the quality of materials and the craftsmanship that it was made with was something else. Thanks for the reminder.

Those fema trailers purchased after Katrina were nothing to compare to what camper trailers used to be built like I can say that.

[LucyParsons]

5. Oh hell yes.

I forgot about my Airstream fantasy.

Yes, yes, yes. I can probably get one for $10 in about ten years, when I'll be looking. Because there won't be any gas to pull it with!!!! :rofl:

:(

[benny594]

7. looks like mine

[uppityperson]

90. The bedroom/kitchen is kind of small, but the livingroom is very nice and big.

I used to tell people that when I lived in a travel trailer. The airstream would be nice, or one of those bloopy trailers, ah, teardrop trailers.

[JuniperLea]

3. Your #1 is very close to mine...

I was born in Long Beach, CA, and raised within a 20 mile radius... there are California Bungalows all over the place... and I love them... but a two bedroom with 800 sq ft and one bathroom with a small backyard and a postage stamp front yard would cost you over $700k in a decent neighborhood around here.

[LucyParsons]

9. Yeah, even here in Austin it would go for at LEAST $300,000

Good thing my master's degree has landed me this $30,000 per year job, eh? And that I have $45,000 in student loans, plus credit card debt. Yep, any day now.

[ceile]

56. You mean you can't afford the $350,000 condos

that are going up every where?! We're thinking of moving to the country (Llano) and working from home just so we can have a decent size place w/ a yard. Austin is just becoming too expensive.

[LucyParsons]

57. Having moved here from Dipshit, East Texas at age 17, I ain't going NOWHERE

I am willing to live under an overpass. Not budging.

I rent downtown at the moment - $550 for 600sq ft., pool, and free parking (yes, it is possible) - but no dishwasher, W/D, and only window AC units. Still, I love it. I am sure it will be bulldozed to make room for more Californians soon.

When/if I get priced out if rents inflate beyond my earning power, I will move to San Francisco and live in a box with three roomates.

Good plan, huh?

:/

[ceile]

62. LOL! n/t

[jus_the_facts]

6. I CAN dream...can't I?

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater

[Freedomofspeech]

65. Have you been there? I used to take my library aides there...

on a field trip. Many of them lived close to it and had never visited it. It is an incredible place at all times of the year.

[jus_the_facts]

74. Nope...first saw it on a PBS documentary....been fascinated ever since....

....how fortunate for you to have been able to visit there and for sharing it with others! :thumbsup:

:hi:

[DaDooRonRon]

83. It is indeed incredible, but if you ever get the chance visit Taliesin West

That was Wright's AZ home (the "twin" in Wisconsin is Taliesin North) and it (to me, anyway) is the more interesting of the two, just based on the innovations Wright incorported into it.

BTW, the guides that lead the home tours are just amazing in their knowledge of both Wright and his work.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. I'm very lucky!

I get to live in my dream house!

We built it six years ago...

It's not small, at 4200 sq. feet, though...

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

11. My dream house

is made out of recycled materials, with the walls made of papercrete (that's concrete, sand, and shredded paper mixed with water--light, fire and bug proof, and a great way to recycle magazines and other paper waste that is difficult to recycle). We've found a carpenter who just finished building his dream home almost entirely from materials that were going to be thrown out at building sites. His bathroom is walled entirely in cedar--he got boards that had been left out in the weather and had darkened--he simply planed them and they were fine! Anyway, he's intrigued with papercrete and has agreed to help my husband with construction.

Oh, forgot to say that it would have its own power plant (combination of solar/wind).

[Cant trust em]

12. Oh, San Francisco. How I love you so.

Your #1 is something that I'd like if I lived in a more suburban/rural area.

[LucyParsons]

14. I would live in a box in San Francisco if I could afford it.

My devious plan is to take my boyfriend there on vacation and talk him into moving there (he's never been). It's the only other city in the US I would move to (including NYC - meh). I do realize that most people in San Francisco live in boxes. ;)

[Cant trust em]

21. You should have seen the last apartment I lived in.

I paid $650 for a 9x12 room. Neighborhood was amazing, but the apartment was awful.

I'm kicking around the idea of moving to New York in the fall. I think that it would be cool to have a new experience for a while, but the love affair I have with San Francisco is strong. I know that I wouldn't like New York as much as I do San Francisco.

[LucyParsons]

24. At the risk of being flamed

I kind of hate New York.

Well, I don't hate it. It just didn't live up to my expectations. Maybe it's because I fell in love with San Francisco on my first visit at age 19, and didn't visit New York until I was 26, and had spent four years living in London.

I just got back from a whirlwind 24 hour trip to New York to see the awesome show going on at the Guggenheim, and that was enough for another couple of years. It's so... crowded, flat, dirty... American. It's no San Francisco, that's for sure.

If you move, I'll sublet your current apartment... ;)

[Cant trust em]

36. My first trip to NY was when I was 20.

I was living in San Diego at the time so I was blown away by how much of a "city" it is. I loved the subway, local restaurants, diversity, the whole bit. Since I've moved to San Francisco my opinion of NY moves more into the "meh" column. It's a great city, but that porridge is a little too hot for me. San Francisco is just right. London, OTOH, is my cup of tea (no pun intended). I have a general fascination with English culture, so if I could swing a move there, it would be amazing.

As for my current apartment, I'm moving out at the end of next month. It's in a great location and I hate to move, but them's the breaks.

[BlooInBloo]

28. Go get the ribs at Oola! They are LITERALLY the best ribs EVER!

[Cant trust em]

32. There's an Oola across from my house.

I've never been but everyone raves about it.

[BlooInBloo]

35. omg I so hate you.

:P

Is it just the SOMA location? Or are there others? (I wasn't aware of any others, but then there are a lot of things I'm not aware of, unfortunately.)

[Cant trust em]

38. Sorry, I'm thinking of Osha. A thai restaurant.

I got confused because Oola is next door to my office.

[BlooInBloo]

40. That's it.... just drive the dagger in further...

:rofl:

[Cant trust em]

41. You act like there isn't great food in Seattle.

I always try to go to Chinook's when I'm up there. I'll be in Seattle in July.

[BlooInBloo]

47. We've got some good food, but you'd have to go to NY or something...

to even have a chance of beating SF.

Cliffhouse, Foreign Cinema, Oola, gah - I gotta get back there.

[Cant trust em]

50. It's been a while since I've been to a trendy restaurant.

I've been more into checking out new bars. A friend of mine tried to initiate a Friday night dinner club a while back but it fizzled out.

[BlooInBloo]

61. Yelp is awesome for that kind of semi-organizaition. Especially in SF.

[Cant trust em]

86. I belong to a dive bar club that I got from craigslist

We meet up at a new bar somewhere in the city every other Thursday. It's a lot of fun.

[Beausoleil]

29. Interesting photo

I have met Ron Niebrugge!

He's from Seward, Alaska, where I lived for 5 years. He's got some fantastic photos of Seward, like this:

http://photos.alaska.org/photos2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=12025&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=20a993b2d471e2937df923a30a37decd

[latebloomer]

49. OOH, OOH!

I desire it carnally!

[sinkingfeeling]

13. Here's mine.

[Subdivisions]

15. More like this for me....

or...

[LanternWaste]

16. there's no harm in showing my somewhat rustic side...

Well, since it is my dream home, and most undoubtedly will never come true, there's no harm in showing my somewhat rustic side...

[YOY]

19. Oh Mista Frodo!

You could make some good po-ta-toes there.

...cook em up bake em put em in a stew.

[guitar man]

17. I like this one

I've wanted a log home forever....this one's around 1500 sq feet

[HCE SuiGeneris]

18. A few I could handle...

[HCE SuiGeneris]

27. And what the future may actually hold...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

20. California bungalows rock!

I am a sucker for a CB or Craftsman cottage:




Also, from CA, I really dig Eichler homes:



I live in a post-war Junior 5 home in SF -- all orignal everything -- which is kind of fun and kind of bad. I am actually going to finally redo the bathroom tile/floor -- the very real need to renovate has finally surpassed my love of it.

[JuniperLea]

31. this one is a bargain!

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.2815e5thst.com/ListingDescription.asp&h=337&w=450&sz=36&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=tXmGOsyEKKjWbM:&tbnh=95&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcraftsman%2Bhome%2Blong%2Bbeach%2Bca%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den

[Hell Hath No Fury]

67. Ouch!

Yup, Long Beach, just blocks fromn the beach -- gonna cost ya.

There are still amazing, affordable (for the BA) bungalows in Oakland/Alameda that are just waiting for a loving rehabilitation.

[JuniperLea]

77. Oh heck no... that one is over a mile from the beach

If that one were blocks from the beach, it would go for at least $250k more.

Ocean

First

Second

Broadway

Colorado

Vista

Fourth

several other streets... then Fifth...

[Oeditpus Rex]

34. EICHLER! Thank you!

I've been a nut for that style since I was a kid, but I never knew what it was called.

To me, it's like Googie, but with a lot more right angles. :D

[Hell Hath No Fury]

71. I just discovered Googie!

I have been a big fan of that style all my life, but never knew what to call it except "midcentury bowling alley" . :D

The Eichler stuff is just amazing -- it completely holds up design-wise, just as clean and modern as it looked 50 years ago. The SF penninsula is just loaded with them -- I remember longing after those houses as a kid. Eichler has been "discovered" in a big way, so there is no longer a way to get your hands on one for a reasonable price.

[LucyParsons]

73. Me, too!

I didn't know there was a specific name for this, and I've been "into" it since I was about 6, in 1985.

I used to beg my mom to redo my room in black, white, pink, and aqua, and I was the ONLY kid in my class who loved the Big Bopper but had no idea who the Cure were.

:shrug:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

79. Check out this site --

for some beautiful Googie images!

http://www.spaceagecity.com/googie/

[Oeditpus Rex]

91. I've had that bookmarked for a few years

Googie was part of my yout'. Guess that's why I love it.

Did you see the Home of the Future? Tell me the Jetsons wasn't inspired by that. :D

[catchnrelease]

96. Eichler vs Bungalows

Good friends of ours (self and SO), bought an Eichler a couple of years ago from an older lady who'd let it get really run down. They have restored it and it's a beauty. (It's in Orange,CA) However, it's not my style. Too "cold", all glass, hard surfaces, etc. What it's supposed to be I guess.

I'm crazy for any Bunglow, Craftsman, etc. Nice and cozy, lots of warm wood...you know. After drooling over this style of house my whole adult life, about 5 years ago I was looking at pictures of the house I lived in until I was 10. The thing was a Calif Bungalow! I'd never realized it until then. It was in So. Central Los Angeles. Have since driven by it and wished I had it now, and could restore it. It's not in the best shape.

I'm in Long Beach CA, so I do see many of those beauties down here. Talk about drooling over houses!!!!:wow:

[Lorien]

94. That first one looks kind of like my house

except I have four windows overlooking the porch, shutters, plus the porch is more open. It's a 3/2 and about 1,600 sq. ft. Just the right size for a single person running a business out of their home.

[Drunken Irishman]

22. This is my dream...

I'm not a person who likes living outside of a city. I need to live right in the heart of things, so no to a huge suburban style mansion, so this...



Or a historical penthouse in New York. Oh man.

I also love bungalows, we have a ton here in Salt Lake (you'd love it) and if I weren't rich, maybe this...

[LucyParsons]

33. Ooooh, nice pics

Like you, I wouldn't really want to be in the burbs or a small town. Actually, the burbs are my nightmare. I live in fear of being priced out of the central Austin rental market (since I am out of the purchase market for a 20 mile radius).

Sometimes I fantasize about a Parisian apartment like this:



Those floor-to-ceiling balconette windows really do it for me. :loveya:

(drooling all over lap)

[Drunken Irishman]

82. Let's go half and half!

:)

[YOY]

25. Here's mine

:evilgrin:

[Cant trust em]

52. You might want to have the bathroom redone. NT

[YOY]

80. Mother wouldn't approve of that...

n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

26. This tiny house in the south of France

[shanti]

42. we must be on the same page!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1021819/Brangelina-splash-35m-French-chateau-complete-vineyard-ponies-expanding-brood.html

i'll take one of these, thankyouverymuch!

[LucyParsons]

64. That's just obscene

[shanti]

66. what (or who)

exactly are you referring to?

[LucyParsons]

76. Having a house that big is obscene

But then I'm a socialist. :hi:

[Occulus]

81. C'mon- her baby doesn't have THAT much room.

:silly:

[shanti]

88. well....

it IS big...but i like the privacy of it :hi:

[Fox Mulder]

85. I want that house.

Mainly for the vineyard.

[azmouse]

30. I'm very lucky to live in my 'dream home'.

We have a 2800 sqft house with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a den, LR, FR, DR, an oversized 3 car garage, with an inground pool in the backyard, and it sits on a acre.
We built a 900 sqft barn in the backyard that MrMouse uses as a workshop and have almost 1000 sqft of covered patio with 2 built-in bbqs and a wood-fired pizza oven.
I have room to indulge my love of gardening with pecan trees and plenty of citrus trees.

I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.

[morgan2]

37. maybe this? but I could do better

[LucyParsons]

45. hehe

[Fresh_Start]

39. I could enjoy this one.....

[harun]

43. I would like to live in a nipa hut in the Philippines

[Speck Tater]

44. That's easy...

Fronting on a nice little fishing lake, of course.

[texastoast]

46. Maybe this?

or this?



I can't decide.

[Marrah_G]

48. here is mine- sort of

or like this- sort of



My dream house is all planned out- tucked away in the back of my mine for the future.

[Cant trust em]

53. Looks like Luke Skywalker's childhood home on Tattooine.

[Marrah_G]

69. Yup- sort of

Very good on energy though.

[DinahMoeHum]

51. A cottage in a "pocket neighborhood" would suit me fine. . .

the brainchild of Ross-Chapin Architects (in the Pacific NW)

www.rosschapin.com

[LucyParsons]

58. Ooooh, I love those DinahMoeHum!!!

nt

[ccharles000]

54. ...

[LucyParsons]

60. I used to live here

:'(

Miss it.

[ccharles000]

55. ...

[ceile]

59. No picture

But my dream house is right off HWY 71 east in a little "town" called Garfield. I say "town" because because it doesn't have a population sign- just the name. Two story w/ two (top and bottom) huge porches (almost wrap around). Looks like it was built in the 20s or 30s. Very beautiful. Of course I'd have to move it about 200 yards back from the highway-a bit on the noisy side.

[Wiley50]

63. I prefer a Mobile Home

Lagoon 670 a nice 67 ft ultimate mobile home


Here's a panoramic tour of one a bit smaller, only 50 ft

http://www.catamarans.com/lagoon/500/panoramic/

[AlCzervik]

68. i have a dream location, not a dream house.

Monterey, Bodega Bay or SF proper.

[baby_mouse]

70. Stayed here for a bit.

In a self-built eco-village (self built by an extremely dedicated gentleman)



And here, in Bordeaux, a permaculture farm.



Ah, those days...

I felt strange coming back home from them, as if I were returning not to reality, but a dream...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

72. If human civilization continues crumbling away under Republican administrations

[importDavid]

75. Very timely thread!

Just moved in on Saturday!



Took 17 months to build - ugh!

[underseasurveyor]

78. I wanna live here

and do this


and this everyday


with this amazing n gorgeous man of mine (he's the one in the water on the side of the whale)

[Fox Mulder]

84. Here (if I won the lottery):

I also love Victorian-style houses:

[seemslikeadream]

87. TINY

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

89. That looks about the size of the Unabomber cabin

[DavidMS]

92. A condo...

Right next to mass transit, close to, but not in DC. I preseently live a little too far to walk to the Metro in Rockville MD.

Something built Pre-World War II but modernized and LEED compliant.

Looking something like this:

or this:

or this:


With amenities like a swimming pool (good for laps)

2-3 bedrooms with a study and plenty of character.

[Zywiec]

93. Here's the one I spend the most time in...

[DemoTex]

95. We .. too .. live in the dream!

[ThoughtCriminal]

97. Location, location

or maybe this