My Deck Dream

My Deck Dream

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. --John Muir

I'm a novice when it comes to real estate (one house), but I think that unless you're a tycoon and can drop cash on a house, a house chooses you as much as you choose a house.  

When I finally decided to leave apartment living behind and buy a house in the Atlanta area, I put in five-ish offers that all fell through before I landed in my house.

The original *must have* list included a deck, but I dropped that from the list, thinking I could easily add one in a year or two.  Well, I'm approaching year two, so plans are in the works.  I have to do something simple, and the ground-level decks are Midcentury anyway, so I think a platform deck is the way to go.

Here's one from a Lowe's tutorial:

Wouldn't it be fun to do something like this, too?

For a bit longer, it's just dreaming.

Outdoor life, plan it out, diy,

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The Jetsons House

The Jetsons House

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. --Mark Twain

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When I went on the hunt to buy my first house about two years ago, I imagined it might work like buying shoes:  pick it out, decide to buy it, pay for it, and move in.

I put in five offers--including one that fell through after I had the house inspected--before I found this place.

In my dreams, I live in a Craftsman something like this:

But since life has landed me in my midcentury modern place, I've embraced it!  The best places in Atlanta to find midcentury pieces are Highland Row Antiques and Kudzu and Company.  I haven't collected anything yet (maintenance on a house is no small expense), but I have dreams!

Here are some of my favorite:

Retro Dreams.  Midmod.  Elroy.

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