Samantha
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And we do not want to be decieved, we want as much information as we can get beforehand. I have a real problem with things that are not as true to form as they can be, they just want to be. For instance in America many people buy things with hearts on it to decorate their houses and they call it country. I grew up in a real farm house, we even had an outhouse that we had to use. I can assure you that my Grandma never owned anything that had hearts on it. So if you see what I mean I do not want to get caught in the cult of ” Oh look at me, I am of Irish decent and I have a shamrock hanging around my neck” sort of thing.
SamanthaParticipantGood evening to you. We are going to hire someone. We just wanted to have a really good idea of what we wanted before we went that far. I agree with you about Bungalow Bliss. The design in it look like they could have come from anywhere. They seem to be generic.
SamanthaParticipantThank you all so very much for your input. We are going to be building here in Kansas. I wish that it was on the coast of Ireland but for now at least it is not to be. We raise and breed dogs so we are really in need of our own home with enough land to let the dogs run.
Contrary to popular belief not all of Kansas is flat. We are just off center towards the east and it is very hilly with lots of trees and vegetation. We also have lots of cows, pigs, lamas, sheep, and horses. There is even a farm that has camels!
My father has been to Ireland and he had two books that I did not know about. They are Plan-A-Home by Roadstone Architectural Products and Bungalow Bliss by Jack Fitzsimons. So I have been looking at them. They are mostly modern. I will check out the book that was sugested with much anticipation.
I am very interested in the simple design and the stone work. We have a lot of limestone that could actually be picked up on the side of the highways. I was wondering what kind of stone is used in Ireland. Im sure that the cost of shipping the stone from Ireland would be crazy but maybe we have some of the same kind or something similar.
Again, thank you for your help. Sam -
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