Thursday, June 11, 2009

These Old Houses Part Deux

Back to our tour. As you have figured out, I took a LOT of pictures. I thought it best to break them up into two parts.

So, let's keep walking:

This is not the side of a house, it is the carriage house out back. I call it "super cool" because it is an entire apartment over the garage complete with kitchen, bedroom, living room and bathroom. It reminds me of the carriage house that Minnie Driver had in the movie Grosse Pointe Blank:


The backyard of that same house:

The tallest flower I have ever seen that was not a sunflower:


Full view of the back of the house:

As B and I were walking down the street, we saw this garden like thing where a house should be:

Then we noticed that house way back in the left corner behind the brick wall. B went in for a closer look:

Look how far away that house is! Now that is a yard!

One of the last houses we visited. Also, one of the longest lines, so I took a lot of pictures:

It may be hard to tell from the picture above, but the front of the house faces the side street rather than the main street. We have a house like that on our street. Unfortunately, the one on our street faces a main road.

This is the side of the house that faces the main street:


And right after I took the picture is when the twins I referenced in my last post arrived. MY twins. Yep, I looked down to discover that my blouse had basically become almost all the way undone and you could see everything I had. Thank god I was wearing a bra. Apparently B didn't notice. I would like to think no one else did either but I find that highly unlikely. B decided I wasn't fit to be taken out in public anymore. He may be right.

Back to the house. This is approaching the front door:

A view of the stained glass windows and details on the window sill:


Detail of the wood above the doorway:

This is an alley. An old school, accessible alley. B decided we should cut through it. I felt like a criminal. The dogs thought we were criminals based on their barking and growling.


I love how this house is covered in ivy. I do not love how that lady is in my picture:


However, I could not wait for the lady to move, because B was already on the move. Look how far ahead of me he was:

A home that looks good from across the street:


But, as you get closer, you see it needs some "TLC" as one lady put it:


I love this door:

Like a fairytale home:

And then the tour ends:


We had a great three hours and picked up some ideas for our house as well. I did not take any inside pictures because I thought it might be disrespectful to those that lived there. Actually, in some homes they told us we were not allowed. I kind of wish I had though. At least of those items B and I thought would work in our home.

So concludes our tour for this year folks! Until next year, you will have to be satisfied with pictures of our house.

7 important things being said:

Matt said...

How much did those houses cost I wonder...

Anonymous said...

Those are some beautiful houses!!

*~Dani~* said...

Matt - Jack White's house sold for over $500,000. Most of them are in the $500,000 to $900,000 range. They are between 3600 and 4800 square feet!

notthelifeiordered - they really are!!

Debbie said...

Loving these tours! Wish I could have seen the inside. I love getting decorating ideas too.

Andhari said...

Pretty houses, they look so cozy. :)

Jennifer said...

These houses are beautiful. I cannot even the heat bill of one of those though! I wish they let you take inside pictures. I love "borrowing" ideas from other people!

*~Dani~* said...

Debbie - I have a new plan whereby i am going to start going to open houses of for sale homes in the area to get ideas and hopefully pictures!

Andhari - they are cozy despite being so big. At least most of them.

Jenny - all of the utility bills must be huge! I love borrowing ideas as well!

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