Architecture
The appeal of a tiny house
Maybe it’s the notion of a small place to hide away from the world. Maybe it’s nostalgia from childhood when I used to crave a small home of my own. Maybe it’s just because they’re so darned cute. Whatever it is, this collection of small houses and “micro-dwellings” have really captured my imagination. I can [...]
Another house for hobbits
This video shows an amazing labor of love of a Tolkien collector who reproduced a house that any hobbit would be proud to call home in order to showcase his collection of Tolkien memorabilia (there is a short ad before the actual video begins). For more hobbit houses, follow this link.
My husband’s fantasy house
My husband Rich has always said he would like to live in a hobbit house like the home that Bilbo lives in according to the Lord of the Rings films. This surprises me since he is 6’2″, but since it’s his dream I was amused to see this beautiful version of a hobbit house which [...]
Triangle Modernist Homes
The Triangle area of North Carolina evidently has the third largest concentration of Modernist homes in the country, exceeded only by Los Angeles and Chicago, according to this really interesting website. Modernist architecture is different from what we call “contemporary” architecture which tends to feature lots of wood and vaulted ceilings. Modernist architecture includes clean, [...]
