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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

What would you make a home?

karl271 · Guru

When I was growing up, one room schoolhouses were being closed and sold together with the acre or so of land they had. I always wished my Dad would buy one of those and fix it up. Still think about it. Some were quite nicely built.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Old firehouse.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

This is what I thought about converting when I lived in NH. Since I was little, I've always wanted to covert an old church, one that did not have a cemetery nearby. This was absolutely the perfect style and location but it needed far more work than my bank account would allow. Very disappointing.

In this area where I live now, many buy and fix up old barns.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Forever Sunshine wrote:
This is what I thought about converting when I lived in NH. Since I was little, I've always wanted to covert an old church, one that did not have a cemetery nearby. This was absolutely the perfect style and location but it needed far more work than my bank account would allow. Very disappointing.

In this area where I live now, many buy and fix up old barns.

This! If I had the millions to renovate.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

IKWTDS, isn't it gorgeous? The view across the street is of the Presidential Mountain Range. Stunning.

Unfortunately, the place has no plumbing or water. It's just the church / pews. It was never a full-time church; just a summer church. The foundation needs work and obviously a new roof. It would take a small fortune to get it livable. :o(

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Saturday 27th of May 2017 07:27:44 PM

Divine Geek · Guru

I read The Cat Who series by Lilian Jackson Braun. The main character lived in a converted barn for a while. I think that sounds wonderful.

FNW · Guru

Probably a warehouse.

FNW · Guru

I lived near this place. It wasn't a structure, he built it from gathering stuff from junkyards. It was very interesting. I had a tour of it when they were getting it ready for a Halloween party. Then years after that, my dear friend was taking me on a horse-drawn carriage ride on Christmas morning and we stopped to visit Mike at his castle. He served us avocados drizzled with fresh lemon. He was an odd guy, but very kind.

www.glendorahistoricalsociety.org/castle/

Lindley · Guru

Forever Sunshine wrote:
IKWTDS, isn't it gorgeous? The view across the street is of the Presidential Mountain Range. Stunning.

Unfortunately, the place has no plumbing or water. It's just the church / pews. It was never a full-time church; just a summer church. The foundation needs work and obviously a new roof. It would take a small fortune to get it livable. :o(

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Saturday 27th of May 2017 07:27:44 PM

That is so beautiful!!

karl271 · Guru

Well, depends on how much land is included and the price. LOL Might be worth the investment...

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

An old fashioned library. All those shelves would be wonderful!

Forever Sunshine · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
An old fashioned library. All those shelves would be wonderful!

I hope this link works, LL. It's pretty cool . . .

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x87c0f05e3baafcd9%3A0x5c09b3b8d3021e24!2m19!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m13!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!3m1!7e115!4shttp%3A%2F%2Fsustainablediary.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F01%2Fthe-community-bookshelf-in-kansas-city.html!5skansas%20city%20library%20giant%20books%20-%20Google%20Search&imagekey=!1e1!2shttp%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-XXVet7-rvwE%2FUOi0-ASkrNI%2FAAAAAAAAFlg%2FUiJs3QeWPjU%2Fs1600%2F2-kansas-city-library.jpg&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3497HlZ7UAhUIziYKHUhLA0MQoioIdjAK

Even the steps leading up to the entrance are formed like books.

-- Edited by Forever Sunshine on Thursday 1st of June 2017 11:02:55 PM

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

That's pretty cool.

WYSIWYG · Guru

I would like to convert a cave into a home. I don't mean dug a hole into the side of a mountain and form the home. I mean find a cave of appropriate size, and then seal off the mouth of it, maybe add a few walls (if there weren't side caves, for bedrooms and bathrooms), level out the floors for the various rooms, and add some plumbing & electrical, and that's it.

Forever Sunshine · Guru

WYSIWYG wrote:
I would like to convert a cave into a home. I don't mean dug a hole into the side of a mountain and form the home. I mean find a cave of appropriate size, and then seal off the mouth of it, maybe add a few walls (if there weren't side caves, for bedrooms and bathrooms), level out the floors for the various rooms, and add some plumbing & electrical, and that's it.

The ULTIMATE man cave! hahaha

Cheerios4606 · Guru

I would like a church myself.

Tinydancer · Guru

I've always wanted to live in a tree house.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Oh you got me there! yes! A treehouse! Have you watched the show treemasters?

Tinydancer · Guru

Yes. I love that show!

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

I've seen some old shipping containers made into
a stunning home. They made it seem pretty
affordable.

Tinydancer · Guru

I've seen those too Momala. I'm obsessed with all things tiny home.

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

Now that the oil field boom has moved farther north, all
those cabins that were made for itinerant workers are now
standing empty. BUT! One company, with about 20 cabins,
got smart and contacted the department of housing, and
offered the cabins for Section 8 housing, plus offering the
2 bedroom cabins to low income families. The cabins are
completely furnished - kitchen, bath, double bed, wall-
mounted TV, small sofa, desk, including dishes and linens.
They get cleaned once a week (including linens), and have
sealed cement floors, so seniors with canes/walkers would
have no worries about tripping. Smart move!

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Chatting with my mom right now and she is making grand ideas of finally leaving my lazy dad. Talking about selling everything, them splitting the proceeds and her going her way and buying a tiny home.

I really love her to death, but I have heard all this before. It will never happen. But I would LOVE to have her move to colorado and live close by.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Momala wrote:

Now that the oil field boom has moved farther north, all
those cabins that were made for itinerant workers are now
standing empty. BUT! One company, with about 20 cabins,
got smart and contacted the department of housing, and
offered the cabins for Section 8 housing, plus offering the
2 bedroom cabins to low income families. The cabins are
completely furnished - kitchen, bath, double bed, wall-
mounted TV, small sofa, desk, including dishes and linens.
They get cleaned once a week (including linens), and have
sealed cement floors, so seniors with canes/walkers would
have no worries about tripping. Smart move!

Things like that make the most sense.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I bounce between all kinds of things.

Old cabooses, grain silos, warehouses.

I almost got a church.

When my great great grand father made his land purchase, he gave about an acre to the community to be used for a methodist church, with the stipulation that if the church/land was ever not used, it came back to the family. This stipulation stayed as long as the family owned all the land around it.

The preacher came every 3rd Sunday, the rest of the time it was used for community events and a school for a while.

It was added onto over the years, but the main church building is still very much there.

When granny died, that portion of the property and stipulation came to daddy, there hadn't been a service held in the church, or community event, in more than a decade.

Dad, mom, and I talked, looked at it several times, talked to the lawyer and contacted the Methodist Church offices.

In the end, the Methodist Church said they would take it, care for it, and use it regularly.

So we gave it to them outright.

There is a weekly service there now and has been for almost 25 years.

Mary Zombie · Guru

I'm kind of obsessed with old buildings and turning them into homes and apartments.
Like barns, mills, schools, silo's etc....
I would love to live in a lighthouse!

Cheerios4606 · Guru

How about a bus! HAHA!

Momala · Great cook-happy wife-superb fisherman

A friend of mine lived in an apartment in Brooklyn,
NY, that used to be an ammunitions warehouse.
The exterior walls were over two feet thick! The
bricks stayed cool in the summer, and warm in the
winter. Very easy on the wallet!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Cheerios4606 wrote:
How about a bus! HAHA!

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Mary Zombie · Guru

Bus homes are awesome!

Forever Sunshine · Guru

Oh, a lighthouse! Love that idea!

All the old neighborhood elementary schools in the area I live in have been converted to apartments. Some left the big windows but updated them, while others changed them out to smaller ones. It's nice though because most of the floors are concrete so you really can't hear anyone above or below you.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Yes, a lighthouse...houseboat...a cabin on stilts over the ocean...

flan