TOTALLY GEEKED!

Ohfour · Hooker

Geek House???

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Nice price, but it's in Texas.

Ohfour · Hooker

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Nice price, but it's in Texas.

Its a vacation house!!!!!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It's beautiful.

Can we make it accessible?

Love the floor to ceiling windows and cross ventilation.

Wonder if it's haunted.....

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ohfour wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Nice price, but it's in Texas.
Its a vacation house!!!!!

Oh that changes things totally! I'm in!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Ok a few things. There is no pool, there are dead animal heads on the walls; we would either have to toss those or name them. The house has been on the market for 200 days, we could get it for a steal.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It has an elevator!

If we can get a taller toilet and put grips in, I'm good!

And we can design and install a beautiful pool area.

Imagine that place decorated for Christmas!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Seriously, it would make a beautiful B&B.

Ohfour · Hooker

I would buy it in a heartbeat and live there if it wasn't so far away from the babies....

Lindley · Guru

Oh I just love Texas! Can you imagine sipping tea or mint Julips, on the porch☕

Ohfour · Hooker

I DO declaaare! (Fanning the dew from my neck) ;)

FNW · Guru

Can we get Chip & Joanne to decorate?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

And the men.....

Long, tall, bow legged, good ol' boys.

Mmmm......

And they got BBQ, too.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
Can we get Chip & Joanne to decorate?

how much ship lap do you want?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
FNW wrote:
Can we get Chip & Joanne to decorate?
how much ship lap do you want?

LOL!

I love them!

But, Joanne puts way to much stuff into those houses.

I don't want to dust around all that, anymore! wink

Ohfour · Hooker

Right? A couple of couches, some outdoor cozy furniture, a bed in all 4 bedrooms...what else would you need???? A pool...but we can figure that one out.
Lily, we would MAKE it work for you.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I'm in!

Now who's going to be my wing chic?

I want one of those Texas studs!

Ohfour · Hooker

lilyofcourse wrote:
I'm in!

Now who's going to be my wing chic?

I want one of those Texas studs!

I just laughed so loud, my cat jumped! Lol! I got you! Just call me Goose....

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

BWAHAHA!!!!

Goose!

Vette · Owl drink to that!

You guys have fun, wild horses couldn't drag me back to Texas!

It is a nice house though, I'll make a donation

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

VetteGirl wrote:
You guys have fun, wild horses couldn't drag me back to Texas!

It is a nice house though, I'll make a donation

We'll put stilletos hanging off one of the dead animal head's antlers in your honor.

FNW · Guru

Ohfour wrote:
Right? A couple of couches, some outdoor cozy furniture, a bed in all 4 bedrooms...what else would you need???? A pool...but we can figure that one out.
Lily, we would MAKE it work for you.

I can design the pool!

I love Joanne's decorating, but they don't leave much in the way of storage. I need storage for my stuff!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Those animal heads are important.

Talk up your trophies, invite long, tall Texan to house to see them. Of course your going to go upstairs to see them all.

Then WHAM! Sexy time!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

It's absolutely beautiful! You have fabulous taste. And I'd love an escape in TX.

WYSIWYG · Guru

Not quite what I pictured in my head when you called it "THE perfect Geek House". Didn't see a single automatic pocket door or floor to ceiling computer monitor/TV.

It is a beautiful house though.

TrudyML · Guru

FNW wrote:
Can we get Chip & Joanne to decorate?

Ha! I thought that!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

TrudyML wrote:
FNW wrote:
Can we get Chip & Joanne to decorate?
Ha! I thought that!

WE could. But do we really need them? I think not.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Well that kitchen is nice but it seem very.... ordinary to me.

Can we re do that room?

And the carpet needs to go.

A house like that, 100 years old, probably has amazing hardwood floors.

Think the fireplaces work?

And all that beautiful wood needs to be uncovered. Why do people paint good wood?

Can we update the chandeliers. I love those but they seem very heavy to me, weight the room down.

I wonder if it has original gas lighting hookups?

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

For me, I don't mind carpet in the bedrooms for sound absorption and warmth. But the dead animals need to come off the walls, the carpet needs to come out of the bathrooms, and the wallpaper needs taking down and/or replacing.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

lilyofcourse wrote:
Well that kitchen is nice but it seem very.... ordinary to me.

Can we re do that room?

And the carpet needs to go.

A house like that, 100 years old, probably has amazing hardwood floors.

Think the fireplaces work?
And all that beautiful wood needs to be uncovered. Why do people paint good wood?
Can we update the chandeliers. I love those but they seem very heavy to me, weight the room down.
I wonder if it has original gas lighting hookups?

There's a reason we switched to electricity.

Ohfour · Hooker

OOOH!!!! Reno party! A bunch of us go there for a week and fix it up!!!! The carpet has to come off those stairs too. That's just wrong...

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Ohfour wrote:
OOOH!!!! Reno party! A bunch of us go there for a week and fix it up!!!! The carpet has to come off those stairs too. That's just wrong...

I agree, but I would like to replace with a rug runner with those pretty brackets. Very traditional. Otherwise, it will sound like a herd of elephants going up and down those stairs.

Image result for stair runner with brackets

FNW · Guru

I like the runners on the stairs, too. My MIL had them and they were beautiful. I thought about getting them for my hardwood stairs, but the floor guy talked me out of it. I still might have it done eventually.

Tinydancer · Guru

Nice!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lawyerlady wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Well that kitchen is nice but it seem very.... ordinary to me.

Can we re do that room?

And the carpet needs to go.

A house like that, 100 years old, probably has amazing hardwood floors.

Think the fireplaces work?
And all that beautiful wood needs to be uncovered. Why do people paint good wood?
Can we update the chandeliers. I love those but they seem very heavy to me, weight the room down.
I wonder if it has original gas lighting hookups?

There's a reason we switched to electricity.

Not for gas lighting.

But if the hook ups are there, they can be fitted for wall sconces.

A wall sconce gives a room a different look.

Softer, prettier.

And with a house 100 years old, having the little touches like that would give the house a warm, cozy like nothing else.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Carpets are dirty.

But a big, beautiful rug can be a great compromise.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

lilyofcourse wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
Well that kitchen is nice but it seem very.... ordinary to me.

Can we re do that room?

And the carpet needs to go.

A house like that, 100 years old, probably has amazing hardwood floors.

Think the fireplaces work?
And all that beautiful wood needs to be uncovered. Why do people paint good wood?
Can we update the chandeliers. I love those but they seem very heavy to me, weight the room down.
I wonder if it has original gas lighting hookups?

There's a reason we switched to electricity.
Not for gas lighting.
But if the hook ups are there, they can be fitted for wall sconces.
A wall sconce gives a room a different look.
Softer, prettier.
And with a house 100 years old, having the little touches like that would give the house a warm, cozy like nothing else.

It's Texas, Lily. Gas lamps give off HEAT. They are little FIRES.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Not to mention, if something goes wrong, they can silently kill you.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Tedious.

FNW · Guru

I don't see gas lights as being any more hazardous than gas fireplaces. That's what CO detectors are for.

Not sure how much heat a wall sconce would put off. I would think there are light bulbs that simulate a flame. Or at least there were before this administration started telling us what kind of light bulb we were required to use.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Changing gas to electric isn't terribly hard.

It's a matter of running some wires, grounding, and adding a switch.

I've seen some beautiful Tiffany gas sconces changed to electric.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Neither of you have actually ever seen one in person, have you?

They are HOT. You cannot touch them.

People still use them outside, but very, very rarely inside. Because they are not safe.

Would you consider it safe to leave your oven on with the door open for long periods of time? Do you let your kids touch the stove when it is on?
Now think about having to monitor that throughout the house. And think about how quickly your kitchen can heat up when you are baking.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Sigh.....

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

We had an old cabin that was never updated. It had a water pump at the sink and gas lights and an outhouse. Fun place to vacation (not).

I was actually quite pleased the day it burned to the ground. Glad we weren't there - my uncle was. But he survived, so it's ok.

FNW · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
Neither of you have actually ever seen one in person, have you?

They are HOT. You cannot touch them.

People still use them outside, but very, very rarely inside. Because they are not safe.

Would you consider it safe to leave your oven on with the door open for long periods of time? Do you let your kids touch the stove when it is on?
Now think about having to monitor that throughout the house. And think about how quickly your kitchen can heat up when you are baking.

They have those gaslights in Williamsburg, so I have seen them. Never tried to touch them, nor do I stick my hand in the fireplace.

I would not use gaslights inside, but I think with the proper light bulb you can capture the same ambiance.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Neither of you have actually ever seen one in person, have you?

They are HOT. You cannot touch them.

People still use them outside, but very, very rarely inside. Because they are not safe.

Would you consider it safe to leave your oven on with the door open for long periods of time? Do you let your kids touch the stove when it is on?
Now think about having to monitor that throughout the house. And think about how quickly your kitchen can heat up when you are baking.

They have those gaslights in Williamsburg, so I have seen them. Never tried to touch them, nor do I stick my hand in the fireplace.
I would not use gaslights inside, but I think with the proper light bulb you can capture the same ambiance.

I agree. Which is why there is no need to add gas lamps to a perfectly updated house.

And you don't touch a fire because it gives off HEAT. Right?

-- Edited by Lawyerlady on Thursday 22nd of September 2016 10:43:17 AM

FNW · Guru

I don't touch electric lightbulbs when they are turned on either. They give off heat, too.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Besides, it's highly unlikely modern building codes would allow indoor gas lamps installed. The thousands of buildings that burned down during the heydey of its usage speaks to how unsafe it is.

"The use of natural gas (methane) for indoor lighting is nearly extinct. Besides producing a lot of heat, the combustion of methane tends to release significant amounts of carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas which is more readily absorbed by the blood than oxygen, and can be deadly. Historically, the use of lamps of all types was of shorter duration than we are accustomed to with electric lights, and in the far more draughty buildings, it was of less concern and danger. There are no suppliers of new mantle gas lamps set up for use with natural gas; however, some old homes still have fixtures installed, and some period restorations have salvaged fixtures installed, more for decoration than use."

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

FNW wrote:
I don't touch electric lightbulbs when they are turned on either. They give off heat, too.

Not LEDs.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

O4, I'm sorry.