This is such a fabulous and livable plan. I love it. The porches really make it special. Take a peek…
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To roast, saute, bake and PHOTOGRAPH!
Produce Aisle – Whole Foods, Mount Pleasant, SC
What a stunning display of color, don’t you agree? Just look at these beets. I always thought beets tasted like dirt, I was so wrong. If you roast them, they have a sweetness to them that you will not believe! Give it a whirl!
You can roast them whole (scrub them good, cut off any leaves, but don’t peel). Then preheat oven to 375 F. Coat them with olive oil, then wrap in aluminum foil and place on a baking sheet. Roast 45-60 minutes (or until done). Remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes. Peel and slice into 1/4″-inch thick slices. Recipe: Bobbie Flay/Food Network
Ina Garten she peels, slices and roasts and then tops with orange juice, GOOGLE it! You won’t believe the wonderful combinations!
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House Plan: 500-3 from Houseplans.com!
Stunning, right? I would love to be living in this house right now on the coast of Maine, hee hee. This is house plan 500-3, a Signature Plan by Robert Swinburne, available from Houseplans.com. This plan is 1,372 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. What’s nice about this plan is that it’s customizable. Need a bedroom downstairs? No worries, they can figure it out! I love that!
Look at those small windows on the second floor, I love the character they add!
The combination of screened porch and unscreened porch makes this plan hard to pass up. There is so much living to be done in this wonderful space!
Downstairs you will find Kitchen/Dining space and a Living Space as well as a half Bathroom. Perfect if you don’t need a lot of space.
If I could modify, I would add closets (if using this for a regular home, if used for a vacation home, you could get by with no closets) and I would expand upon the half bath and add a shower. What would you do? Anything? Maybe in time add a Master Bedroom/Bathroom downstairs.
Three bedrooms and a full bath upstairs. I’m not seeing a laundry room, which would really be nice, so for the two of us, I think I would make Bedroom 2 a Master Bath, complete with washer and dryer (which is really convenient, that’s how our bathroom is now) – OK, so that was Fred’s idea, gotta give credit where credit is due! So I would close off the door to the hallway into Bedroom 2 and put the door going from Bedroom 1 into Bedroom 2. What would you do, if anything? This is one sharp plan, wouldn’t you agree?
All images via Houseplans.com, used with permission…
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Morning Walk – Swing in Old Oak Tree…
Morning walk
Early sun in the tree
Swing just waiting for someone to come along
Why wasn’t it me?
Catch you back here tomorrow! Hey, I think I’m a poet! ;)
House Plan: The Fairview Ridge Plan by Allison Ramsey Architects!
This is the Fairview Ridge house plan by Allison Ramsey Architect. This plan is 2,097 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.
What a statement! Just look at that entrance. WOW! It’s hard to tell from this drawing but you’ll see a link in this post so that you can see actual images of a real house, interior and exterior. Fabulous porch, wonderful cuts in the roof that add so much charm and character!
A wrap around porch is so wonderful. It makes the sides seem more private and the front out in the open. It would be nice to screen one side to have a place to run in case the mosquitoes make their presence known! Nice open Great/Dining/Kitchen area! And… if you really loved this plan but needed a downstairs bedroom, maybe something could be done to enlarge the sunroom space a bit? I’m no architect but I know they always have great ideas!
I love how Allison Ramsey also includes images of this house plan that was built (interior and exterior).
The upstairs shows the Master in front with a Master Bath, and two Bedrooms each with their own Bathrooms.
All images via AllisonRamseyArchitect.com, used with permission…
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At a snails pace…
The heat/humidity = moving at a snails pace. Here’s proof, ha ha.
We often see snails slithering their way across the sidewalk, but I’ve never seen one with the shell. I just read about snails… how they create their shells from the liquid that oozes off of them (very technical explanation, eh?) – interesting…
Stay cool if you’re in a part of the world where the heat and humidity really up there right now!
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House Plan: The Mises Plan (C0512) by Allison Ramsey Architect!
The Mises Plan (C0512) / Allison Ramsey Architect
The Mises Plan (C0512) by Allison Ramsey Architect! This plan is 3,044 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. I love the look of this house. Great porch, wonderful windows, interesting roof line. It’s different. I love different!
The Mises Plan (C0512) / Allison Ramsey Architect
This is a generous size plan, just over 3,000 square feet, downstairs you have three bedrooms. I would use Bedroom 3 as a Study (as they have it marked). That way the person in Bedroom 2 has their peace and quiet. I like the center foyer, that would be fun to decorate! The dining room is more traditional, and the Breakfast/Kitchen/Living areas look like where I would do most of my living! I would maybe even use the formal dining room as an office?
LOOK at that screened porch! That would be wonderful! So many options!
The Mises Plan (C0512) / Allison Ramsey Architect
You know what I’m thinking? The Playroom would be a really nice Art Studio space!! I love to hear your ideas, or what type house plan you’re looking for… Large? Small? One floor? Narrow, wide? Let me know!
Click HERE to see images of the real house!
All images via AllisonRamseyArchitect.com, used with permission…
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House Plan: 222 Greensboro Place by Our Town Plans!
222 Greensboro Place by Our Town Plans. This plan is 1,563 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.
I love the screened porch on the side of the house! Think of all the wonderful times that could be spent on that wonderful porch!
Click HERE to see some great (real!) interior images!
This is such a great plan! You walk in off the front porch into the Sitting Room (Living space), and in that room is a real masonry fireplace! There is nothing like a real fire!
The kitchen is located in the back of the house. Efficient in design, making every square foot count. Just look at the counter space, woohoo! There is a Master Bedroom downstairs, as well as washer/dryer and a powder room.
Upstairs is one generous size bedroom, bathroom and plenty of storage! Perfect!
All images via OurTownPlans.com, used with permission…
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Garage/Guest House Plan: G0063 by Allison Ramsey Architect!
Garage and Guest Cottage G0063 by Allison Ramsey Architects. The garage is 357 square feet, and the guest cottage is 363 square feet with 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom. Perfect for guests, or if you live where you can also rent, this is a perfect small cottage apartment isn’t it? I love the lines of this Guest Cottage!
This garage plan also has a carport on the side, which comes in very handy, especially if you live where there are a lot of trees! Keeps your car much cleaner! The steps to the upstairs are located on the outside, back of the garage, not in view, which is nice!
This little guest cottage plan has it all! A nice size bedroom, a Living/Kitchen area, as well as a Bathroom and a… Tada… BALCONY! I love this plan!
All images via Allison Ramsey Architect, used with permission…
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Another charming home in Charleston, SC!
Beautiful homes in Charleston, SC… there are many, but this is one of my favorites. It’s the porch… how inviting is that? I would like to be on it right now!
Charleston has no shortage of stunning homes full of charm and plenty of character!
I have been signing off with “Catch you back here tomorrow”, but now I am considering something different… Have a second? Take the poll! It’s only a click!
Charleston Photo… stunning architecture!
Stunning architecture! You just don’t see buildings built like this anymore. This building has withstood the test of time!
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House Plan TNH-PC-12A by Moser Design Group!
TNH-PC-12A by Moser Design Group. Simply fabulous! There is a reason that small homes are becoming more and more popular. Not everyone wants a lot of space. Or those who needed a lot of space at one point may find themselves in a home that is just too large, and too much to take care of when they only use a small portion. This plan is perfect for those just starting out as well as those who are downsizing, or prefer to live in a smaller footprint!
This plan has a classic Lowcountry look to the exterior, (and I love those wonderful windows upstairs…), but lets take a peek at the plan, wait until you see…
TNH-PC-12A plan is 977 square feet with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and luxurious 9′ ceilings downstairs. Perfect, right?
This plan starts with a spacious front porch – how wonderful will it be to sit out on the porch in nice weather. Gather with friends! I love when a front porch has a table and a lamp, and really looks like its being used.
Upon entering this home, you walk into the Living/Kitchen area, complete with fireplace! The only thing I would change for me, would be to add a half-bath downstairs for visitors. I don’t need a bathtub, so if the downstairs bathroom could be reconfigured with a shower and have the washer/dryer stackable combo fit in the master bath, that would be ideal, then, hopefully we could tuck a little tiny powder room in the Utility space and perhaps a bit underneath the stairs. That would close in the hallway door to the (now) Master Bath… (Easy for me to say, right?). While an extra half bathroom downstairs is not essential, it would be a nice extra.
This is such a functional plan!
Upstairs is another bedroom/bathroom – I wonder if you could have a shower stall, and add a closet in the remainder of the space. Moser has a wonderful website, be sure to check out their plans. This plan is TNH-PC-12A, PC = Petite Cottage. You can’t go wrong with Moser Design Group!
All images via MoserDesignGroup.com, used with permission…
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A bit quirky?
Fred and I have started doing something over the past few years… it might be odd, but we like it… we’re removed some paintings from their frames. Not that the frames were bad, it’s just that we have so many paintings, and after a while it seems like you’re looking at so many frames it becomes distracting. We’ve taken a few paintings out of frames and have hung just the canvas over the years, and love it.
On left wall from top to bottom: Tim Bell, Marc Hanson, Dan Corey
On wall in front of you starting at top left and going clockwise: David Kasman, Marlee Brown, Don Stone and Ted Tihansky
Nothing like great memories, and each and every one of our paintings have just that!
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Monhegan Photo…
Isn’t this stunning? Just look at those flowers against that magnificent sky.
This photo makes me smile! It’s kind of like when you were a kid, and you would plop down on the grass and watch the clouds… how cool is that?
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House Plan: TNH-PC-15A by Moser Design Group!
TNH-PC-15A house plan by Moser Design Group. This plan is 999 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It fits right into any neighborhood in the Lowcountry area. A great layout for a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home. Lovely entry porch, perfect for visiting with neighbors, or having your cup of coffee in the morning!
This plan offers many wonderful windows letting the sun shine in! There is nothing like daylight to make everything look so beautiful! When you cross the threshold you enter the living space, which is a combination living/dining – which works for me. I actually like that more than I do a separate dining room. I would say YES to the optional corner porch, and I would screen it! Then you have the best of both worlds! The kitchen is situated nicely with steps to the second floor to the right of the entrance to the kitchen. The kitchen has a pantry! Woohoo – happy dance! The side entrance takes you into the kitchen, or to the bathroom or washer/dryer area. I wonder if there is any room to put a tiny powder room underneath the staircase? That would be really nice!
The upstairs has a bunk room and loft, which is perfect for those who want to hang out in their own space. Depending upon your needs you could leave the section on the other side of the loft open to the downstairs living space or you could make that optional living space! It’s so nice that this plan was designed to give you options! Can’t beat it!
All images via MoserDesignGroup.com, used with permission…
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