Good morning ... happy Friday!
Taking a page from Sandra (aka MadSnapper) today! Homes in her Gulf Coast region (Florida) sport daring splashes of coral, aqua, magenta -- what I think of as a Caribbean look. I enjoy her photos, engaging in a "What would I choose?" game of make-believe.
I don't know that we here in central Alabama can be catagorized. Sure, travel a few miles west and there still exists plantation-esque residences. All about lay brick-and-mortar designs of varying altitude.
Having grown up in uniform government housing, when we built our home in Arizona I had no qualms with HOA-designed structures. At first I even appreciated its middle-class conformity.
Isn't it curious how, over time, tastes change? I've got to give props to Tom for letting me take the reins when it came to house shopping. I think our realtor was a bit taken aback when I kept insisting, "NO cookie-cutter!" God bless Belyn! She had the patience of a saint, resolve of a bloodhound.
Safe to say (in my book) she hit a home run. Want to see what I see?
While a few brick-and-mortar homes exist along the 1.0 mile stretch of Chapman Road, here's what piques my interest.
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I enjoyed seeing the houses you shared. Hope you have a lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Debby!
DeleteI like every one of these including yours. and not a cookie among them. the one that you like, i love the lot and the fact it is way back from the street. I want to specail order the house with gray roof, black shutters and front porch, the one just below Past Janets. Please move to the lot of choice and I will be right there. i notice most of these have the porches I have always wanted... I even LOVE the one that was torn down
ReplyDeleteHa. Meet you in the middle!
DeleteYou live in a quaint and lovely neighborhood, with diverse houses - - a refreshing change from the assembly-line cookie cutter houses that are so annoyingly prevalent. And I like the serene abundance of trees!
ReplyDeleteI was so OVER the xeriscape landscaping and palm trees in Arizona. Just call me a tree hugger!
DeleteOh my! I LOVE ALL those houses, including the one that was torn down! LOL. Yes, you live in a lovely neighborhood indeed! I assume the first picture is your house? I LOVE it, and that beautiful tree in front! Amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us. What a lovely ride you took us on! Of course, now everyone in the whole world knows exactly where you live...might want to take the map off of this! LOL. This was fun. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pam! That was last year's picture; our spring time storms did a number on that tree and foliage. If any of my blogger friends want to come ring my doorbell they're more than welcome! Others? Well, we've got 'security' measures in place.
DeleteYou live in a nice place, Mevely.
ReplyDeleteOver here we have permission to alter our homes with extensions as long as it is in keeping with the surrounding neighbourhood. Some properties are "listed" for historical reasons; which means they cannot be altered because their style is typical of a certain era - Victorian, Edwardian etc ... Some date back over 500 years.
God bless.
Interesting! I love historical architecture!
DeleteI enjoyed the drive to see the nice houses. I live in a cookie cutter house in a subdivision off a rural road. It's California. I inherited the house from my folks and since housing and real estate is so expensive, we were grateful. Those houses you showed would be worth around 10 million here in California.
ReplyDeleteI just read where Betty White sold her Carmel home - only 3000 square feet and it sold for 10 million. Her other home down in LA is up for sale. It's outrageous the costs and people bid higher than the asking price. No, I'm quite content in my little 1300 sq ft home.
Whaaaat? 10 million?! And to have to clean all those 3000 sq. feet. (LOL) One of the biggest draws to living in central Alabama is the affordability of real estate.
DeleteWE loved the trip. Houses always interest me, of course the older ones more than the newer designs. Methinks old folks like old stuff. LOL
ReplyDeleteAs I was commenting we had a terrible storm and knocked us both off line. We are back and I couldn't find anything I had.. But we are clm again and getting ready for a quiet evening reading.... ;-) Love to you guys!
Oh, I hate when that happens. You're braver than me. When big storms come, I try and stay away from the computer -- and running water, too.
DeleteHome is definitely where you hang your heart, Myra! Thanks for sharing some of the homes in your vicinity. They remind me a lot of what we see in rural GA. Looking at some certainly did make me homesick for Oxford and my parents'
ReplyDeletehome. And the best thing about the south? Most of these properties are reasonably priced so "normal" people can afford them.
Blessings!
So true! Given the wild uptick in home values, I'm so glad we were able to afford ours 4 years ago.
DeleteI smiled at Debbie's comment about the prices. I built and sold homes for years. NEVER got the asking price. We went to Florida and I told the agent we would give the price for a home they had listed. I was shocked when she said you won't get it, down here you must offer MORE then is asked. I was shocked.... any way that is my long PS!
ReplyDeleteReal estate in Florida has gone crazy! My best friend's tiny bungalow in St. Pete was recently appraised at nearly 300k. What are young people to do?
DeleteI think our tastes are pretty close, Myra!! xo
ReplyDelete...and I'm so glad for it! xo
DeleteHouses where you live, Myra, are definitely not cookie cutter! So different looking than here in Phoenix! Glad you were able to find a home that worked for you and Tom!
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Thanks, Betty! I'm feeling darn blessed.
DeleteYou have a lovely home on a street full of beautiful homes. I'm glad you found one specially made for you! I used to prefer old homes until I found out how much maintenance hey required. it's a wonderful day here in our neighborhood. Sunny and bright !
ReplyDeleteTrue that! In only 4 years we've had to replace the roof and 1/2 the flooring. Better left to young people!
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ReplyDeleteGood morning! 🤗
DeleteNice tour, thanks!
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