Tract Houses, McMansions, Colonials, Oh, My!
Racehorse -- Thursday, August 29, 2002 -- 05:12:36 PMThe place to be if you have serious house-lust.
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You could 3X the house for that price, V-S, if you lived around here.
Another nice one (There aren't that many of them around.)
That last Bloomington house is beautiful.
But then I'd have to live in Texas! ;)
I love the settings and some of the exteriors of the Bloomington houses. Mmmmm woods.
McMansion development, not far from where I live.
You cannot live on a street called Tristram. That is just asking for trouble!
It would be like driving a Cressida - "oh false, false Cressida!"
I saw a listing for a house on Endor St. the other day. Wonder if the next street over is Jedi Circle?
Lando Ln.
Wookie Wy.
Calrissian Ct.
Darth Dr.
That house (#45) is hideous. and it's on SIR Tristram. good grief.
Oh, I didn't think it was so bad!
Oh, come on Race, if you have that kind of money, get yourself something easier on the eyes.
A new subdivision one town over from me has a street called Rubicon. I should see if the whole thing is themed.
I like the hardwoods and driveway. 9506147
Back to Sir Tristram: whose portrait is over the fireplace?
re: post 54: The wood floors are nice. What do you like in particular about the driveway?
Ms. Tristram?
Nice dining room, but the pool looks like a corporate "water feature." 9485261
I like how the driveway goes under the house and the garage is out back. I like detached garages.
Too much stone, but that's my California bias (fear of earthquakes) coming out. The entry isn't too bad, though. edit-referring to #54.
That's not a problem here. Termites are a problem.
3 words for you: New Madrid Fault. One of these days...
Brick is what makes me nervous (thinking of earthquakes). Rock I figure is just a facade and can be pasted back on.
I didn't notice that Tristram has a drive-thru portal. It's so wide and you can see the matching garage right through it--at first glance I assumed that was the garage!
Curie, the house you posted in #9 is to die for.
You know, viewing all these McMansions is starting to make me really dislike McMansions. Something about the clash between the Ye Olde Grandiose Exterior and the bland, modern interior. Especially that Spanish Mission one. I like Mission-style architecture, but on a smaller scale -- stucco walls, red tile roof, archways. But interior walls must also be white stucco. The elaborate fantasia that is the exterior on that McMission McMansion was too much -- it needed an interior that matched, with niches containing antique saints, a bell tower, weathered stone floors, etc. Of course, I wouldn't really want to live in a place like that, so I just wouldn't want the exterior either.
Isn't it sweet, Brigit? I'm soooooooo tempted to go look. We'll see what my house gets appraised for tomorrow, especially since my next-door neighbor told me she wants dibs on buying this one!
Oh, that would be a dream, especially for your neighbor on moving day...
Alice, that's what bothers me about even the ones that are attractive on the outside- the bland interiors. Of course it's all about personal taste and one person's bland is another's sleek and restful. But I like quirky, textured, eccentric interiors.
The McMission looks like a Disneyland ride.
Something creeps me out about the mchouses, but I can't put my finger on exactly what. It's not just the Desire to Impress--old houses kept up well can also Desire to Impress, as can plain houses perched up on hilltops, or what have you. It may be the mismatch between the outside and inside, but with a playful sense of humor that could work for me, too. I think it's more the lack of authenticity, or the unvarnished aspiration. Like, I wish I were landed gentry, independently rich, and had a gigantor house and grand possessions handed down through generations, but I can't afford to buy an actual estate, so I'll fake it with a big house on a tiny lot within easy commuting distance, on a street with a faux English or Spanish name, and try to ignore the fact that my neighbors all have the same thing. Of course I need a two-story entry way with marble floors to keep up appearances, but it doesn't matter if the kitchen is dinky or the bedrooms dismal, because guests won't go in there anyway. If I can afford to give parties after taking on this mortgage.
It's also possible that I'm just a snobby bitch. People should live wherever they want if it makes them happy.
There's something weird with the roofline in #54, but I kinda like the pool. Though the Floridian in me is a bit freaked out that you can have a pool that is not surrounded by a 10 foot fence, and preferably enclosed altogether.
At least the other one was on Sir Tristam, and not Sir Robin Way.
It's the hipped roofs.
My boss is convinced that she needs 6,000 sq ft. I'm pretty sure that's too much for me, but I know I need 4,000 sq ft...
House with History MLS#: 447085
WTF with the kitchen cabinets? MLS#: 444832
Re #70: I'm in love.
Built in 1850 MLS#: 454550
What do you think of this one, in Queensland, Australia.
Though this verandah is nice, the traditional "Queenslander" has a verandah all the way around.
I want this one MLS#: 452615
Neat floorplan and like the exterior, but I'm not big on all the panneling inside. Course anything over there is going to seem a bit more interesting because it's a bit exotic to my eyes.
I want this one too. MLS#: 430023 Love the landscaping