Book review: Creating The Artful Home – The Aesthetic Movement
The greatest achievement of the Aesthetic Movement in America was the home, especially the middle class home. from: Creating The Artful Home: The Aesthteic…
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The Beadles House
That’s BEADLES – not Beatles. This 1952 Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired house was designed by Ingraham and Ingraham. The home is located in Colorado Springs,…
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A tale of two storybook homes
I first saw these homes featured on two separate days on the northern California real estate blog edificionado. When I realized that they were two vintage Tudor…
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Martha’s Vineyard shingle-sided beauty
Just half a block from the ocean in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts is this adorable shingle-sided home. Built in the year 1860 this 1,968 square foot…
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Rezoned and Repurposed: old English windmill converted to house
It appears a tad bare naked today from the outside, but at one time this old thing was a real live functioning windmill: Unfortunately,…
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Jeffrey Dahmer’s childhood home is up for sale
Yes, it’s been all over the national news. And I had made a conscious decision NOT to cover it since it is already being over-exposed…
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Vermont solar hut-home for sale
This “Mongolian-style yurt” and its smaller studio counterpart are currently for sale in the woods of central Vermont outside of Granville. Both buildings are hand-sculpted…
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A jaw-dropping new-old Victorian in Nebraska
This beautiful home on the rolling plains of Nebraska was designed in 1885. It was not built, however, until 2002. Her official name is…
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Colorado earthships for sale
Colorado is a great place for earthship fans. Outside of New Mexico – which was the birthplace of the earthship – Colorado probably has the…
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Bullet holes included: 1935 “Ma Barker” shoot-out house for sale in Florida
The talk of newspaper homes sections last week around the nation was all about the latest listing in Ocklawaha, Florida. The notorious house where…
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A spectacular photo tour of old Newfoundland homes
My dear friend Nicole (whom I met in graduate school in Toronto) is a born-and-bred Newfoundlander. She now lives in another part of Canada but…
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Rezoned and Repurposed: 1903 Caboose
Looking for a getaway or summer home? How about an old caboose? This 1903 caboose no longer rides the rails around the country; it…
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Pencil Cottage
Pencil cottage is a thatched roof house in Shanklin Old Village on the Isle of Wight, UK that dates back to the 17th Century….
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Authentic mid-century stunner in Stillwater, Minnesota
The owner of this house near Stillwater, Minnesota contacted me because she thought I might like this house. Stunning mid-century modern with original character, wide…
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A stylish 1830 Colonial home on the Raritan Canal
A big, beautifully restored 1830’s home on a canal is a sight that will turn my head. There’s just something about lush greenery on a meandering narrow…
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London real estate sampler – Part II
Continuing my London, England tour of groovy homes from yesterday, I would like to show your three more interesting (and pricey) London homes in today’s post……
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London real estate sampler
The summer Olympics are winding down in London, England this weekend so I though I’d finally get on board with the Olympics and feature some funky London homes that are…
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The latest green home trend: real live moss bath mat
Okay, okay, people aren’t knocking down the doors of IKEA or Crate & Barrel to purchase these things, but the plush mats are making a splash in on-line…
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Rezoned and Repurposed: Historic Colorado storefront and jail
This old Main Street commercial building in Colorado (and the old town jail building behind it) have been converted into amazingly creative spaces. The main…
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A blast from the past: Shotgun houses
You’ve heard of these long narrow domiciles before… the name conjures up images of an angry dad chasing his daughter’s young suitor with a…
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