|
| |
small house usable space: REALLY Recycled Housing! - 06/11/09 01:02 AM
In the process of working with a client who is dedicated to sustainable living, I discovered a really cool company in Austin, TX. These folks really know how to walk the talk. Their homes are built and then hauled to the site ready to be occupied. They are constructed from reclaimed materials.
The materials used are from deconstructed homes and would otherwise wind up in landfills. The utilize passive solar design, great insulation and thoughtful touches like single pitch roofs which makes collecting rain water much simpler. These are designed to be small spaces so they can be relocated but I can't imagine any … (4 comments)
|
small house usable space: Easy ways to Increase Storage in Small Spaces - 10/03/08 12:58 PM
One of the simple ways to live comfortably in a small space is to use the space in the most sfficient way possible. Organization is always a good thing, but in a small space it is also an essential requirement for maintaining sanity.
Consider a Murphy Bed if you have a studio or you have a guest room that needs to double as an office or other workspace when not being used for that purpose Invest in closet organizers-whether you create your own from components found in your local home improvement center or you decide to splurge on a custom design … (4 comments)
|
small house usable space: Small Space Living - 09/23/08 01:05 AM
Is there anyone out there who specializes in studio living--not large, sweeping, open loft spaces but places like the 350 square foot Manhattan co-op my recent client sold? She was ecstatic to find a two bedroom two bath condo in Santa Fe, NM that gave her twice the space at half the cost.
I realized that the place was tiny by most local standards but it is in an amazing complex with duck ponds and trees and winding footpaths. It is Pueblo vernacular style complete with a kiva style fireplace and a balcony that overlooks one of the duck ponds. Because … (5 comments)
|
small house usable space: The charm os living small - 06/15/07 08:30 PM
"... SMALL HOUSE ON THE SIDE STREET MIGHT HAVE CHARM IF IT DIDN'T APE THE BIG HOUSE ON THE AVENUE..." Frank Lloyd Wright
Perhaps one of the reasons that small houses today are so seldom accepted is that those not custom designed and built, tend to be simply a small version of a larger house that is probably not all that well designed to start with. Fortunately,advocates of the Not So Big House have begun to have an impact and it is becoming possible to find homes designed to accommodate living in smaller spaces. A small houses that included the same nonfunctional space as … (0 comments)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deb Hurt, ABR, e-Pro,Green, TRC
Albuquerque,
NM
More about me…
Realty Pro Albuquerque
Address: 6700 Jefferson NE , Suite C-2, Albuquerque, NM, 87109
Office Phone: (505) 892-4400
Cell Phone: (505) 321-0562
Email Me
My blog is as much about a philosophy of life and living as it is about real estate as a business. E.F. Shumacher subtitled his book SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL "Economics as if People Mattered" In the real estate industry we realize that people matter and that where they live matters. We now also have a larger responsiblity, I believe, to get them to consider HOW they live. Everyone in the developed world using less energy and resources makes it possible for those who have access to neither to experience a better life and to make the difference between their being able to having a roof overhead or not or for their children to eat or not.
 Links
Archives
|
|
Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
© 2012 ActiveRain Corp. All Rights Reserved
;)
;)