tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post7457565416642672413..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: My Dream Deco Home III: I have fallen in loveHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-31165008903350138602016-03-28T15:49:26.357+11:002016-03-28T15:49:26.357+11:00Scotia
I rang Qantas and am on my way! Many thank...Scotia<br /><br />I rang Qantas and am on my way! Many thanks.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-19800013779319085992016-03-28T15:12:46.850+11:002016-03-28T15:12:46.850+11:00Hels
If we want to pretend we are living in a Dec...Hels<br /><br />If we want to pretend we are living in a Deco ocean-cruiser-house, there are two important requirements. There must be spacious terraces that have deck chairs and small tables, and the water views must be amazing.<br /><br />Examine this bit of heaven. Built in the early 1930’s, Machan was designed and constructed in the Art Moderne style in a spectacular coastal location in Cornwall.<br /><br />http://search.knightfrank.co.uk/exe140446Scotiahttp://scotiaonline.adplaw.com/scotiaonlinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-17089177179248759522013-03-13T10:00:47.121+11:002013-03-13T10:00:47.121+11:00Mandy
the thing about a dream home is that it is ...Mandy<br /><br />the thing about a dream home is that it is usually just a dream and very rarely thought out in detail. I have used architectural blogs over the last 5 years to become more knowledgeable about what is out there.. and have used this blog to clarify my own needs.<br /><br />Like 95% of Australians, I have always lived close to a beach, but a _direct_ sea/lake/river view is more than being a tram ride away. In 2002 a very close friend died in a car accident and since then, I have found that only water views have been calming. But I can imagine that for other people, gardens, open fields or forests would be more enriching.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-18207068689722556252013-03-13T09:53:22.893+11:002013-03-13T09:53:22.893+11:00Parnassus
I never adopted the micro-house for my ...Parnassus<br /><br />I never adopted the micro-house for my own life... Joe and I have 5 grandchildren (sofar), each of whom needs a bed, cupboard and games box for himself :) <br /><br />But I am interested in the new genre of architectural history, given that it is relatively new.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-56698241919376213212013-03-13T06:44:58.353+11:002013-03-13T06:44:58.353+11:00I absolutely agree with you Hels - this would be m...I absolutely agree with you Hels - this would be my dream home too except that I wouldn't mind if mine faced a river or valley or forest. My minimum requirement would be that it must be warm and so I'd probably head to Wilderness in South Africa where all your boxes and mine were ticked. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-84477640698996792982013-03-13T05:00:17.962+11:002013-03-13T05:00:17.962+11:00Hello Hels, What a pleasant occupation to design o...Hello Hels, What a pleasant occupation to design one's dream house. I'm with you on the books/study, but personally I can live without the water views, especially ones in which the opposite side cannot be seen.<br /><br />I think you were wise to abandon the sub-miniature model. As Ogden Nash, said, "Some people strive for gracious living; I have recurrent dreams of spacious living."<br />--Road to Parnassus Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-19332040625570299872013-03-12T21:17:00.119+11:002013-03-12T21:17:00.119+11:00Andrew,
Always place your friends and relations i...Andrew,<br /><br />Always place your friends and relations in cities you want to visit :) i lived in Israel and Britain for 5 years and often welcomed visitors from overseas. In return they offered me free accomodation in Berlin, Boston and Florence :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-63703570993542338772013-03-12T21:12:07.620+11:002013-03-12T21:12:07.620+11:00Diane
Funny you should mention the salt. My then-...Diane<br /><br />Funny you should mention the salt. My then-boyfriend, later husband was a Sydney lad too. His car was the first car I had ever seen with rust on the body, apparently a regular event in Bondi but unheard of in Melbourne.<br /><br />I am feeling quite nostalgic now :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-63077760723151464502013-03-12T20:57:43.252+11:002013-03-12T20:57:43.252+11:00Hels, if you can afford that, you can get in a win...Hels, if you can afford that, you can get in a window cleaner once a week. Might there be the tiniest room where Andrew might stay? I like the place very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-78535610106155200542013-03-12T20:10:56.323+11:002013-03-12T20:10:56.323+11:00You have good taste and good dreams. I like those ...You have good taste and good dreams. I like those features too. But I wouldn't like to clean the salt off the windows. My daughter has an apartment overlooking the sea in Vaucluse Sydney. It is a magic atmosphere there but they do have problems with salt.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.com