oh whoa there is a thread for this!
I will have to post when I get done but basically my apartment is like the 13th and a half floor from Being John Malkovich and I have been trying to reorganize/make it look rad and stuff
I just set up my hi-fi finally after nearly two years and I was feeling all cool about it til I saw how nice everyone else is all set up
no but seriously 550k for a four bedroom 70s brick bungalow seems OTT to me, given the nearest city is over an hour away.
I dunno, maybe it comes with a secret unicorn stash or something.
It's the camera feature on the website, which I did not move.
Liiya your plan would be totally awesome, only that "wall" where the TV is is actually not a wall but the wraparound kitchen counter! You can kind of see it in the first photograph - it's um, that bottle of 409 is the corner, and then the counter takes a right turn and continues all the way down before it turns into an actual real wall. We maybe could try the TV there anyway but I feel like people in the kitchen would get whiny at not seeing/people walking around the kitchen drunk would bash into it.
Which is a shame cause otherwise that's like, the most workable plan I've seen or arranged.
Chromdom the TV would fit on the north-south wall (that's not actually how the apartment is oriented obviously but we'll roll with it for ease of communication) between the hallway entrance and the fireplace, but orienting the sofa parallel to it against the wall means it'd be... like at best where the green loveseat is in the photo above, which is pretty far away for actual television watching purposes. OR it'd be close enough to actively watch TV but then there's a huge empty nothingness-space between the back of the sofa and the far wall.
It's like the most giant, awkwardly-arranged space.
Yeah, you're going to use the couch to cut the big awkward space into two semi-separated spaces. Couch + loveseat and coffee table aimed to seat groups comfortably, enjoying the fire and/or tv. Even better if you can put a low bookcase or something behind the couch, to really draw a dividing line between the two areas.
Then behind that, in a smaller space, a chair or reading area by the window, maybe a little end table for enjoying a drink looking out the window.
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Lost Salientblink twiceif you'd like me to mercy kill youRegistered Userregular
Hmm. I actually don't hate that idea at all. My reading nook was my favorite room in my last apartment. But at the moment I don't own a chair or a low bookshelf, so I think for now I'd prefer to have a united area where people in the kitchen can talk to people in the living area.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
I'm basically going for LEED Gold (or platinum if I can swing it)
Geothermal, proper dimensions, recycled flooring, salvaged materials, proper native landscaping with a strong focus on rain gardens and plantings that feed native species.
It's so much fun
probably won't ever get built, but a man can dream!
(everything in revit with the exception of the floor and some kitchen stuff is placeholder for use during design)
I'm basically going for LEED Gold (or platinum if I can swing it)
Geothermal, proper dimensions, recycled flooring, salvaged materials, proper native landscaping with a strong focus on rain gardens and plantings that feed native species.
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Man I'm jealous. I have worked in architecture for 5 years now and every single project has started with something along the lines of "we want to do a leed type of project, but without the certification"
Followed by anything green getting value engineered away within minutes of construction bidding.
I'm basically going for LEED Gold (or platinum if I can swing it)
Geothermal, proper dimensions, recycled flooring, salvaged materials, proper native landscaping with a strong focus on rain gardens and plantings that feed native species.
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Man I'm jealous. I have worked in architecture for 5 years now and every single project has started with something along the lines of "we want to do a leed type of project, but without the certification"
Followed by anything green getting value engineered away within minutes of construction bidding.
Stay with it and don't give up
Edit: I hate the mobile edit button.
That should really read as: "We want to be able to convince ourselves we did something good when in reality we're just typical developers trying to squeeze every last cent of profit out of a project."
I'm basically going for LEED Gold (or platinum if I can swing it)
Geothermal, proper dimensions, recycled flooring, salvaged materials, proper native landscaping with a strong focus on rain gardens and plantings that feed native species.
Snip
Man I'm jealous. I have worked in architecture for 5 years now and every single project has started with something along the lines of "we want to do a leed type of project, but without the certification"
Followed by anything green getting value engineered away within minutes of construction bidding.
Stay with it and don't give up
Edit: I hate the mobile edit button.
I've been in the business 13 years now
I can't think of a single project I've done where the green stuff wasn't tossed the second VEing rears its ugly head.
I really hope my dream house gets built one day.
the cool thing is that I have an architecture firm, a licensed contractor, and a custom steel shop all ready and willing to help me out
I'm basically going for LEED Gold (or platinum if I can swing it)
Geothermal, proper dimensions, recycled flooring, salvaged materials, proper native landscaping with a strong focus on rain gardens and plantings that feed native species.
It's so much fun
probably won't ever get built, but a man can dream!
(everything in revit with the exception of the floor and some kitchen stuff is placeholder for use during design)
i dont have any photos of my own house on my new iphone
however on the subject of cribs, it came to my attention last week that one of the houses on my fiances side of the family was photographed by a professional and sold as decorative art at Bed Bath and Beyond for $200
apparently you can do this without telling who you are taking the picture of
anyway I thought it was funny because their property is comedically huge and for it to be the subject of landscape photography is icing on the cake
Blake TDo you have enemies then?Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.Registered Userregular
Thanks mario!
We only just put up all the pictures on the walls. Viv's family is coming over in the next couple of weeks so we've been working hard to get it up to scratch.
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Here's a photo with the kitchen counter. I have now switched the sofa and loveseat and am still not sure what to do with the space
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
One day I will have my own place, and it will be great. Who knows where it will be!
Maybe it will be in a giant shoe.
Actually today I am taking the opportunity to play a round of "Does this fake electric fireplace still work?" in between bouts of moving furniture
Come on over, everyone can have a turn!
(I love my kitchen counter space)
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
Giant shoes are swanky.
Not that I will. But damn.
I will have to post when I get done but basically my apartment is like the 13th and a half floor from Being John Malkovich and I have been trying to reorganize/make it look rad and stuff
I just set up my hi-fi finally after nearly two years and I was feeling all cool about it til I saw how nice everyone else is all set up
Uncanny Magazine!
The Mad Writers Union
Is that because they're all old and badly insulated
no but seriously 550k for a four bedroom 70s brick bungalow seems OTT to me, given the nearest city is over an hour away.
I dunno, maybe it comes with a secret unicorn stash or something.
Oh wait, tourists, I get it
All the second-home-in-the-country types.
Yeah, you're going to use the couch to cut the big awkward space into two semi-separated spaces. Couch + loveseat and coffee table aimed to seat groups comfortably, enjoying the fire and/or tv. Even better if you can put a low bookcase or something behind the couch, to really draw a dividing line between the two areas.
Then behind that, in a smaller space, a chair or reading area by the window, maybe a little end table for enjoying a drink looking out the window.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
I'm basically going for LEED Gold (or platinum if I can swing it)
Geothermal, proper dimensions, recycled flooring, salvaged materials, proper native landscaping with a strong focus on rain gardens and plantings that feed native species.
It's so much fun
probably won't ever get built, but a man can dream!
(everything in revit with the exception of the floor and some kitchen stuff is placeholder for use during design)
one day ....
...and the tree.
But it loses its thread
Man I'm jealous. I have worked in architecture for 5 years now and every single project has started with something along the lines of "we want to do a leed type of project, but without the certification"
Followed by anything green getting value engineered away within minutes of construction bidding.
Stay with it and don't give up
Edit: I hate the mobile edit button.
That should really read as: "We want to be able to convince ourselves we did something good when in reality we're just typical developers trying to squeeze every last cent of profit out of a project."
I've been in the business 13 years now
I can't think of a single project I've done where the green stuff wasn't tossed the second VEing rears its ugly head.
I really hope my dream house gets built one day.
the cool thing is that I have an architecture firm, a licensed contractor, and a custom steel shop all ready and willing to help me out
That's an apartment???
Yep, 1 bedroom. That picture was taken from the kitchen.
We were sick of cheap college apartments, so we moved into something nice.
We must have looked at 50 different places before we decided on this one. I'm happy with how it turned out, the lady is a good decorator.
But it loses its thread
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UOTLTgDH44
This will be here until I receive an apology or Weedlordvegeta get any consequences for being a bully
The entry way.
and our dinner table and some of our kitchen. (evidentally I forgot to photograph the kitchen)
Here is our couch and stuff and our tree!
(and castle)
And here is our games room where do nerd shit like DnD (the table expands)
Satans..... hints.....
gonna steal that idea when I replace my couches for something that wasn't just dirt cheap and so I had something to sit on when I moved in
however on the subject of cribs, it came to my attention last week that one of the houses on my fiances side of the family was photographed by a professional and sold as decorative art at Bed Bath and Beyond for $200
apparently you can do this without telling who you are taking the picture of
anyway I thought it was funny because their property is comedically huge and for it to be the subject of landscape photography is icing on the cake
We only just put up all the pictures on the walls. Viv's family is coming over in the next couple of weeks so we've been working hard to get it up to scratch.
Satans..... hints.....
I think I used to live here