Before I change my mind and decide to go reward myself with (ugh) a new paint job for the house instead for my promotion, I need help picking out a digital SLR camera!
I'm having so much trouble picking between the Nikon D80 and the Canon Rebel XTi that I'm about to say screw it and spend it on otherwise guilt free house stuff. The Nikon is a better camera all around, but it has the price tag to prove it. Help! Is it worth it?
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Paint colors!
I picked up a copy of Bungalow Colors to help start the creative juices flow on house colors. Excellent book, though I wish it had more stucco homes.
So here is what I'm thinking of:
It is a six color scheme. The colors aren't exact by far (it is a pale yellow on my computer), this is really more of a test of concept to see if I could do the two tone main paint colors. I'm debating on if I should do the window trim and sash in different colors, but I didn't feel like spending the extra time photo shopping.
So here is what I'm thinking of:
It is a six color scheme. The colors aren't exact by far (it is a pale yellow on my computer), this is really more of a test of concept to see if I could do the two tone main paint colors. I'm debating on if I should do the window trim and sash in different colors, but I didn't feel like spending the extra time photo shopping.
Friday, March 9, 2007
House Plans
Over time we're going to finish off the ground floor of our house, but we're debating about floor plans.
We've got a very typical floor plan for a bungalow, as you can see here in my little drawing
Look! No door into the back bedroom! ;) oops.
What is cool is that the living space is on the second floor of the home, very typical in the Bay Area. What is *really* *really* cool is that the ground floor was never finished
It is a blank slate. I've got the entire footprint of the house just waiting to be finished off, after we've replaced the electric and plumbing. Here's what I'm thinking about at the moment
As you go toward the front of the house, the ceiling gets rather low as the house is on a hill. So I think it will do best as storage, maybe a work out room at most. The second bathroom is probably what will get done first.
The only problem is I don't need quite that much space for my sewing room. The washer/dryer in the drawing (next to the sink) is in the same place it currently is, to minimize cost. We want to add on to the back of the house some day, a two story addition that'll add a family room and another bedroom downstairs, and a real master suite upstairs. Which means the sewing/laundry room would be a pass through.
Maybe someday ground floor addition
Maybe someday main floor addition
The above arrangement is better on the trip to the bathroom from the proposed addition, but doesn't use the larger space well. Would it be worth it to move the washer/dryer to the other side (near the plumbing from the kitchen), to make better use of the larger space as a bedroom?
We've got a very typical floor plan for a bungalow, as you can see here in my little drawing
Look! No door into the back bedroom! ;) oops.
What is cool is that the living space is on the second floor of the home, very typical in the Bay Area. What is *really* *really* cool is that the ground floor was never finished
It is a blank slate. I've got the entire footprint of the house just waiting to be finished off, after we've replaced the electric and plumbing. Here's what I'm thinking about at the moment
As you go toward the front of the house, the ceiling gets rather low as the house is on a hill. So I think it will do best as storage, maybe a work out room at most. The second bathroom is probably what will get done first.
The only problem is I don't need quite that much space for my sewing room. The washer/dryer in the drawing (next to the sink) is in the same place it currently is, to minimize cost. We want to add on to the back of the house some day, a two story addition that'll add a family room and another bedroom downstairs, and a real master suite upstairs. Which means the sewing/laundry room would be a pass through.
Maybe someday ground floor addition
Maybe someday main floor addition
The above arrangement is better on the trip to the bathroom from the proposed addition, but doesn't use the larger space well. Would it be worth it to move the washer/dryer to the other side (near the plumbing from the kitchen), to make better use of the larger space as a bedroom?
Sunday, March 4, 2007
A picture of Spring
A bit of spring for everyone still dealing with snow. Things are in bloom here.
My back yard.
My back yard.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
At least our disasters are sudden and over quickly
Now that was a pretty good earthquake I just felt there. Enough to make me get up and go stand in a door frame. It was strong, and thankfully quick. I'd say in the mid 4's at least. I could feel the house twisting a bit beneath me. Not a good feeling.
Earthquakes aren't nearly as amusing when you've an old house.
Earthquakes aren't nearly as amusing when you've an old house.
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