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House porn/dream house

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whoa-dere
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i love the modern feel. sharp angles and lots of glass is what gives me that architecture boner.
incorporating some stone/wood in there balances it out a bit
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victorian/castle ish is dope too
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Feb 22 2013 6:27PM
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Lucas
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I wonder how much most of the houses poste in the thread cost...
Feb 24 2013 8:51PM
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-GL-
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I don't understand the obsession with huge houses, frankly I find it kinda tacky.
Feb 24 2013 10:42PM
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whoa-dere
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it's boss as fuck. but suit yourself
Feb 24 2013 10:53PM
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KravtZ
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working at jp morgan got a realllll nice starting salary pumped on it gunna do analyst for a couple years then move on to bigger and better things...collecting those greenbacks ya dig
Feb 24 2013 10:55PM
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griz_lee
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ive been in that last one /claim
Feb 24 2013 11:48PM
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No.Quarter
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Threads for when i can draw this idea

A house built into the side of the hill with multiple levels staggered into a staircase shape so in the winter I is a pillow line and the summer it is mtb drops. Also rope tows/bike tows and a garage big enough for earth/snow moving equiptment
Feb 24 2013 11:57PM
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NinetyFour
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www.globalhouseplans.com is an absolute boss as fuck website for looking for cool shit with full floor plans and everything. Spent many hours on there looking for inspiration while we were doing house design in HS drafting.

Personal fave here:

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http://www.houseplans.com/plan/2346-square-feet-2-bedrooms-3-1-bathroom-cape-cod-house-plans-2-garage-33728

Feb 25 2013 12:03AM
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No.Quarter
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Just realized my art skills aren't really up for that so if anyone understands what I am saying karma will be given for a good drawing.
Feb 25 2013 12:03AM
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NinetyFour
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If I get bored in AutoCAD Architectural one night...
Feb 25 2013 12:05AM
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Rolfe
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Feb 25 2013 1:27AM
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DILLINGER
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Way to many pictures to post of this house, just click through to this page:

Feb 25 2013 3:36AM
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DockEllis
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My parents live right near that place, it is pretty crazy, and the moat is also a swimming pool which is pretty cool I guess.
Feb 25 2013 10:42AM
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NinetyFour
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Pretty awesome place. The wood and white combo are super simple and keep the look really clean. Ha, and does anyone else when looking at houses displayed with pictures of rooms and spaces think to themselves what the most premium fuck-space is in the house?
Feb 25 2013 11:25AM
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Huck_Norris
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I lived in a freakin amazing converted old building for a while.  It was really, really cool- the windows were just so huge and you could see down on the whole city and courtyard.  It was extremely overpriced, but I also had a screened in balcony with sliding glass door off my bedroom that used to be a freight elevator back in the day and such- the open beams and brick were really nice though.  I'd do it again if I didn't have to be downtown to do it. 

Feb 25 2013 11:30AM
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steep
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Where'd you go to school/major in?
Feb 25 2013 11:40AM
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Deluge
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A huge lake house would be sick

these are some on Lake George, NY

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Feb 25 2013 11:43AM
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Huck_Norris
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I've always loved log homes, but lately I'd have to admit it- houses made from recycled shipping containers are really kicking ass lately.  Modular, abundant and inexpensive, and metal- which means I can do anything to them.  They really seem to be perfect for many of the swedish-style home designs I seem to really like lately.  Lots of windows, porches and innovative uses of the structures at hand.  Totally cool.   

From small cabins...

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To larger and more spacious

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To the full-on super sexy

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Feb 25 2013 11:56AM
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sammiedee
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Im a fan of shipping containers too
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Feb 25 2013 2:49PM
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followCam
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Not to derail the thread, but I was about to call bullshit then I remembered you live in ‘Murica so my perception of six figures is different to yours.

Still, to be hitting £50/60k straight out of school is good going, so well done. However, do you ever worry about the non-existent work/life balance you’re going to have? Depending on your role, the actual hourly rate isn’t that great because you end up working so much...usually.
Feb 25 2013 3:04PM
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Stainr
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/Threadzzzzzzzzz
Feb 25 2013 3:38PM
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Afterbang.no
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I can almost always tell if a movie doesn't use real dinosaurs.
Feb 25 2013 3:50PM
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KravtZ
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people who complain about work life balance are whiny bitches. As a young person, you should work as much as possible to plant that tree for retirement. Its way easier to work 80 hour week as a 22 year old kid then as a 45 year old man with a family. No reason to drive nice cars, or waste money doing retarded things. Save as much as possible, live life as debt free as possible and invest as much as possible for the future. Wil be worth it in the long run.
Feb 25 2013 3:55PM
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KravtZ
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Pace University...major in finance minor in economics.


Feb 25 2013 3:56PM
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status_whitegirl
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Love that house, I heard that Derek Jeter bought it for his mother and that's where she resides in the summer.
Feb 25 2013 4:37PM
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skiminnesota
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something Howard Roark would build.
Feb 25 2013 5:12PM
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whoa-dere
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im gonna major in mech engineering, who knows what i'll minor in. definitely something useful
Feb 25 2013 5:29PM
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steep
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I have to clog the thread, ill post some pictures when I'm on desktop, but how'd you like pace?
Feb 25 2013 5:45PM
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followCam
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Yeh but the problem is that working an 80 week is not an easy way to build relationships with people. Be they love or friendship.

Sure it’d be great to be able to retire at 45, but I hear a lot of people get caught up in the life and then can’t (or won’t) stop working, even if they have enough money to.

Obviously these are massive generalizations and I’m sure you have an exit strategy to let you do what you want to do, so best of luck to you.

Also, I’m not a ‘whiny bitch’. I’m not afraid to put in hard work and get to where I want to be, but I also don’t want to spend arguably the prime years of my life in an office by myself, instead of with my loved ones doing active things I can’t do when I’m 50.


Anyway, back to the topic in question!

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Feb 25 2013 6:11PM
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followCam
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Sorry for the double post, but how rad/weird are these things?!?!

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Feb 25 2013 6:17PM
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.Elli.
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Bill Gates' house is pretty chill
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But I actually already live in a great house, a houseboat
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Sorry for the bad quality, google maps
Feb 26 2013 4:15AM
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Corin
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Nah dude, ski now, work later. Or don't. Props to you though if you work 80 hours a week.
Feb 26 2013 5:50AM
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act.resist
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Cool, thats like totally your opinion man. For some reason this comment urks me, not because YOU think it's lame, but because its my dream to have a house in a location like this and it has nothing to do with you or whether you think it's lame or not. Im obviously reading too far into this, but yea, whatever have a good day
Feb 26 2013 8:49AM
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Huck_Norris
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DO WANT. 

God I love that open beam. 

Feb 26 2013 9:57AM
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Laurent.
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Beams are great, but the island doesn't actually fit in very well according to me.
Feb 26 2013 10:00AM
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NinetyFour
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Yeah it looks way to clean for the rest of what we can see in the kitchen.
Feb 26 2013 11:22AM
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Corin
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http://freecabinporn.com

New favorite tumblr. Spent the last three or four hours dreaming up were to build mine.
Feb 26 2013 11:27AM
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followCam
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I think the new/old fusion works pretty well. I think if the chairs were more modern then it would work better, because I guess now the island is a bit out of place
Feb 26 2013 11:29AM
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Laurent.
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It also looks like it's too close to the counter in the back where as it looks like someone put a freaking tap in what would have been the perfect spot for a big AGA.
Feb 26 2013 11:29AM
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skierman
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Yeah if you really suck at driving and don't know what those little mirrors on the side of the car are for... it'd be so savage, bro
Feb 26 2013 11:43AM
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whoa-dere
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dat theme
Mar 24 2013 11:53PM
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Rafiki
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my dream house would be something along the lines of these, right on the beach in the bahamas. try to keep the lifestyle super simple

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Mar 25 2013 12:13AM
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snowdon
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I would love to have a house like this one:

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or like a 300 year old stone farmhouse/cottage would be amazing, too. This doesn't show the whole house I know, but something like this:
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I'm not into the super-modern houses or the mansions, I just want something cozy in a pretty spot (preferably the mountains!)
Mar 25 2013 2:18AM
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Laurent.
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Something like this then:

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Mar 25 2013 3:27AM
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Corin
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I'm with you on the simplicity side of things. Not too big. But why the bahamas? Mountains are were it's at.
Mar 25 2013 5:30AM
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NinetyFour
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My house I designed in my Architecture portion of my Grade 11 Design/Drafting class. Missing some details, we had to build them in a very short period of time whereas a class usually gets at least a few weeks to build their models. Spent way too much time on the roof but it put everyone in shock and awe. Aha it's made of sandpaper and gave it a super realistic finish.

In real life the house would have natural log siding on the lower portion, red-stained sawn cedar shake siding on the upper portion, dark grey shingled roof. There is supposed to be a deck underneath the open potion under my roof, ran out of time... Also supposed to be a massive deck out back, but I ran out of time for that to.

I wish I still had the 3D AutoCAD drawings and floor plan layouts, but I never did save them. I might go back to the class to see if they haven't purged their server. I'd love to put them on a blueprint as a poster in my room. Because I don't have the house drawings, I can't fully remeber the specs, but I'll give out some rough numbers.


1400 Sq. Feet. 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms. 2 Car garage. 5 or so storage closests? Can't remeber much else about it, ha.

I also realized that the whole house has been shifted, because the pathway to the garage and front door do not line up; and the railing to my upstairs has been fucking collapsed. 1 ar3 N00b.

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Apr 6 2013 12:06AM
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DosasNMimosas
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Apr 6 2013 12:16AM
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whoa-dere
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dayum
Apr 6 2013 1:09AM
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Daph
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Yellowstone Club? It looks veeewy familiar

my dream house is a cute little A frame next to a river, preferably in the Gallatin Canyon
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Apr 6 2013 2:07AM
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Rafiki
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i've grown up on the water so being on the water is really what i like most. i'd still travel to go ski, i'd just love to live on the beach for most of the year. it's so nice
Apr 6 2013 2:56AM
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Corin
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I get that, I grew around mountains, so I still have the urge to live on/in them.
Apr 6 2013 3:36PM
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