39 degrees - 10:20 am - bright blue sky, sun is shining, scattered clouds...
Living in the mountains off-grid, we have come to the conclusion that you have to love the movie ‘Swiss Family Robinson’ and the television series ‘Little House on the Prairie’. Basically you have to be hard working, creative, ingenious, able to visualize the end product, and most importantly a dreamer.
Since the start of this project we have had to change course a few times, alter our expectations, and deal with disappointment when we have let our hopes get a little too high… but, we are still working on our dream.
Instead of our dream home being completed in the 12-16 month time frame that we were originally thinking, we have now broken it down into phases.
Phase 1 – complete the house
Phase 2 – complete the garage, with great room above and enclosed breezeway
Phase 3 – complete the shop
One nice thing that has come out of this project taking so long… it give us a little more time to dream and tweak the house a little here and there to make it a bit more unique, and something that we will be happy to live in for a very long time to come.
Here are a few photos that are inspiring some of our dreams…
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| Front Porch we love the use of natural elements and they will be both inside and out |
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| Enclosed Breezeway from House to Garage ours won't have so many windows but it will be suspended in the air |
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| Kitchen Nook side of the fireplace facing the kitchen - great place to store cook books - love the wood and stone look |
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| Great Room above the Garage a much needed extra space so the family can spread out a bit at all the family gatherings |
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| Bunk Room above the Garage a place for family and friends to sleep when they come and visit |
It’s fun to be a dream, especially when the dreams come true!
