My house is not like your house.
02-12-2014, 01:14 AM
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My house is not like your house.
No doubt y'all have been consumed by thoughts of "Where's Pinky?" for the past two weeks or so of my absence.. Well, I have a good reason for going to Radio Silence; I moved.
Now this was not your ordinary move by any stretch of the imagination, for several reasons. The first, and most obvious, is that I moved to a firehouse. Well, it's not really a firehouse anymore, hasn't been since the 1980's when it was shuttered by the city as a result of modern firetrucks being too big to fit through the doors. In the 90's a local businessman bought it and renovated it into a pretty epic house, only to have to relocate to North Carolina to take over a family business shorty after his dad passed away. I originally came to look at the property for a commercial venture I'm involved in, but as soon as I saw it I fell in love with it as a residence.
Anyway, the logistics of moving from a loft in the heart of the city to a firehouse in the heart of the city are, as you can imagine, sort of difficult. Add to this the Metric **** Ton of Useless Crap that I've accumulated over the years, and the normal density of an average day for me, and the result has been a several-week thrash of packing and unpacking from which I'm finally emerging.
Anyway, I figure you folks are the type who can appreciate living in a firehouse, especially given that the first floor is a 6000 square foot garage that still looks pretty much like a firehouse. The upper level definitely does not look like a firehouse anymore..
A few pics for your enjoyment:
(**** - the pics are on my phone. OK, pics to follow in a second...
Now this was not your ordinary move by any stretch of the imagination, for several reasons. The first, and most obvious, is that I moved to a firehouse. Well, it's not really a firehouse anymore, hasn't been since the 1980's when it was shuttered by the city as a result of modern firetrucks being too big to fit through the doors. In the 90's a local businessman bought it and renovated it into a pretty epic house, only to have to relocate to North Carolina to take over a family business shorty after his dad passed away. I originally came to look at the property for a commercial venture I'm involved in, but as soon as I saw it I fell in love with it as a residence.
Anyway, the logistics of moving from a loft in the heart of the city to a firehouse in the heart of the city are, as you can imagine, sort of difficult. Add to this the Metric **** Ton of Useless Crap that I've accumulated over the years, and the normal density of an average day for me, and the result has been a several-week thrash of packing and unpacking from which I'm finally emerging.
Anyway, I figure you folks are the type who can appreciate living in a firehouse, especially given that the first floor is a 6000 square foot garage that still looks pretty much like a firehouse. The upper level definitely does not look like a firehouse anymore..
A few pics for your enjoyment:
(**** - the pics are on my phone. OK, pics to follow in a second...
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02-12-2014, 01:39 AM
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The Great Room is pretty huge, and has an Inglenook. (I thought it was a stage until I saw the plans which label this thing as an "Inglenook"... I didn't even know Inglenooks existed, and now I have one.
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02-12-2014, 06:55 AM
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(They made no such stipulation regarding bungee jumping through the hole however.... Hmmmmm.)
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