Barn House in Olivebridge NY
2200 sq ft - inspired by several of our homes.
Built in the middle of the harshest winter in memory.
The sun rays deceive, and fool.
The diesel engines barely turn over.
The air guns barely nail. Nose hairs frozen.
But we are getting her done.
With the sheetrock up and now some salvaged wood in the mudroom and one of the bedrooms.
And the neighboring farms with the two horse buds.
Hillside School House article (and cameo from Cottage 45)
NY Post features Bronson and Courtney Bigelow and their 2 room inn in Barryville. We built Cottage 22 with them back a few years ago and then helped them design and build the old landmark schoolhouse. If I knew how to copy a picture from my website and repost it, I would do it. Bronson dropped out of the City rat race and now builds one off furniture pieces for sale. Few things in the recent past have caught my attention like his furniture has (ok, ok, maybe the bikinis in Miami did, but that's pretty good company).
Hillside Schoolhouse Inn
Bronson's Furniture
Design Sponge
Then over to Cottage 45 today, where Tom and Ben are settling in nicely.
Demo Day - Lucas Plays Hookey (and Loves Bikini Bread)
Since I'm sure most people don't read to the end, just a quick tale about how Lucas was telling his mom he now really likes Bikini Bread, which he was confusing with zucchini bread. Too much Miami for him I guess.
It's not everyday that we tear down a house - most times we salvage them - but sometimes they are so poorly built and added on to and a mix of hodgepodge over the years
, that it's just better to start from scratch. Many times when you try to do something like this you also run into zoning issues which prevents you from doing it.
Well, not on this one, so I pulled Lucas out of school for the day, and we drove up to the demo site in Olive NY, just a few miles west of Woodstock. Cute house, but the Owners know the deficiencies, and they were structural, cosmetic and a host of other issues. But it did have character (nice euphemism).
Let Lucas run around breaking windows which was pretty cool for him, though the windows won half the battles with the golf club ricocheting off dangerously.
Then take the first ceremonial swipe with the excavator.
There she lies. Where a family enjoyed their weekends and holidays and raised a son now in college. RIP.
Cue Next Life Chapter.
