tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post6678265374675752985..comments2024-03-10T04:15:59.846-04:00Comments on Violet Sky: finding a dream homeVioletSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-47677257750389760162011-08-13T08:16:26.164-04:002011-08-13T08:16:26.164-04:00I feel as if I've just been on a walk with San...I feel as if I've just been on a walk with Sandra Rinomato (HGTV) and she just told me "Oh, you love this neighborhood? Sorry, you can't afford it, but let me find one for you that you can afford. It won't be nearly as gorgeous, but it will have the number of rooms that you want." I watch a lot of HGTV.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-44959148533204511582011-08-06T21:57:10.593-04:002011-08-06T21:57:10.593-04:00Prairie: I agree that it is better to have less to...Prairie: I agree that it is better to have less to clean. and less to furnish. and less to clutter up...VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-65700580023940975662011-08-06T19:30:47.528-04:002011-08-06T19:30:47.528-04:00I like to have less to clean. I had a real big hou...I like to have less to clean. I had a real big house and spent one day a week just on bathrooms.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-70524617097919920192011-08-06T16:04:50.519-04:002011-08-06T16:04:50.519-04:00LGS: our nuts are still worth more than the US nut...LGS: our nuts are still worth more than the US nuts, so if you base it on that, it is a good deal. the beauty of the first one is you get to do your own landscaping - so negotiate!VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-691252315769218132011-08-06T12:54:09.825-04:002011-08-06T12:54:09.825-04:00I would happily leave my nest of twigs and leaves ...I would happily leave my nest of twigs and leaves for any of those beauties. The first photo and the right hand home in the third picture are particularly appealing but before I make the move, how many nuts will I need to collect to afford them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-24451273832834962222011-08-06T09:43:09.075-04:002011-08-06T09:43:09.075-04:00June: love your observations! I thought those ...June: love your observations! I thought those 'eye' windows were cute until I noticed the face. now the house is sort of ruined for me.<br /><br />Meggie: I like houses with lots of character ... and bay windows ... and gables. but I also like them to be human sized.<br /><br />SueAnn: you are definitely easy to please! were I a real estate agent, I would want you for a client.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-59394126565993968812011-08-06T07:53:42.935-04:002011-08-06T07:53:42.935-04:00Beautiful homes!! I liked them all!
Hugs
SueAnnBeautiful homes!! I liked them all!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-17390768652565307692011-08-06T06:47:18.774-04:002011-08-06T06:47:18.774-04:00Oh, those houses are wonderful. So full of charact...Oh, those houses are wonderful. So full of character, unlike the modern ones being built here, which have such boring sameness~ and ugliness, I might add.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-91281349588209813482011-08-06T06:36:51.406-04:002011-08-06T06:36:51.406-04:00I love looking at houses, so thank you for these p...I love looking at houses, so thank you for these photos!<br />Do you see the laughing face (or maybe it's sneering?) in the second house? With the squinty eyes and the raised upper lip?<br />Of the next pair, I like the one on the left better. It seems truer to its original design.<br />I <i>really</i> like the plain one that you don't like, although I have sworn that I will never live in a BLUE house.<br />Next one is nice...I like the Venetian blinds in the windows at the right . . . a sunroom?<br />I love the windows and the porch in the white and tan house!<br />"...where you can sit on your porch and watch the kids playing soccer and baseball." Reason enough for me not to want to live there.<br />I like that next one, not least for the ramp. But that Rose of Sharon, or whatever it is, in front of the one window... That, or the window, would have to go; they don't appear to be mutually useful.<br />Next one: Very pretty and well-kept. But that attic part looks like it was stuck on like a Lego toy.<br />The "getting bigger" and "getting monstrous"... Every Home Depot gimmick known to man and a lack of attention to true architectural detail...the "returns" on the gable ends, for example. "Look how much house we can afford!"<br />This comment's long enough. Perhaps more later.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-40137280344843091682011-08-06T06:03:22.028-04:002011-08-06T06:03:22.028-04:00Nora & Geewits: I couldn't afford to move ...Nora & Geewits: I couldn't afford to move here now either. it is fortunate for me that I came before prices went through the roof. but there are still loots of one beds for rentVioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-25698688374498714242011-08-06T02:52:46.336-04:002011-08-06T02:52:46.336-04:00Love the architecture, but a bit pricey and you re...Love the architecture, but a bit pricey and you really threw me with the snow comment. I think we had lived here for six or seven years before it snowed enough to make us realize that we lived at the top of a hill.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-89695780538896735162011-08-05T18:06:39.516-04:002011-08-05T18:06:39.516-04:00I'm afraid I can't afford to come live in ...I'm afraid I can't afford to come live in your neighborhood. It's too bad, but the houses seem a little bit too expensive. Do they have a little one bedroom apartment for rent somewhere close by? I would consider that :o)Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-39841978935033564032011-08-05T15:32:32.609-04:002011-08-05T15:32:32.609-04:00Pinklea: you are thinking of where Jazz lives... o...Pinklea: you are thinking of where Jazz lives... our winters aren't nearly that bad. of course, if you go a mile outside of the city it is a whole other weather system, but in the city it is mild.<br /><br />anyway, that little house that is sold went for $399K and the ones that Jazz and Beastie like are both in the + $870K range. the long and winding road is $1.7. I think the monstrous house is $3.2. Most in <i>this area</i> are over $600K.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-2956783368046262252011-08-05T15:02:09.439-04:002011-08-05T15:02:09.439-04:00Ooh, great, real estate porn! I love imagining the...Ooh, great, real estate porn! I love imagining the lives one could have in other houses. I'd choose the plain grey one with the hydrangeas. I like its Scandinavian look. I'd have it all clean and light inside, white linen and fur rugs and the smell of cinnamon buns. <br />.....goes off on little daydream......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-81649310745428693432011-08-05T13:48:51.991-04:002011-08-05T13:48:51.991-04:00I like the "twins" I think I'll get ...I like the "twins" I think I'll get those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6759020785662372535.post-2374540677320428652011-08-05T13:30:11.153-04:002011-08-05T13:30:11.153-04:00And what would some of these fine dwellings cost, ...And what would some of these fine dwellings cost, I ask you? Apparently Vancouver has THE highest real estate prices in Canada, so I'm curious as to what the price differentials might be in your neck of the woods ... just in case I ever feel like dodging the rain and opting for consistently freezing temps and mountains of snow all winter, of course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com