Offbeat Homes

August 7th, 2008

Rural Design Project in Skye

Don’t you think it’d be nice to live somewhere called Skye? I do. This little beauty is located at the north west edge of Skye, Western Isles. I really love this house. Of course the oddball shaping is nice, but what I like best is the color contrast. It’s surprisingly stark but overall soothing. Yes, […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 2 comments

July 28th, 2008

OMG!!!

Don’t you hate it when people say things like, “OMG!!!” Obnoxious, no? I think so too. However, this house warrants a major OMG!!!

I guess this is a few years old, but it’s still sooooo worth seeing. It’s an art creation - a farmhouse turned human sized dollhouse. Amazing. I love dollhouses, especially odd ones, so […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 1 comment

May 25th, 2008

Happy Late Anniversary to the Baking Queen

This is sort of a late anniversary present. I pretty much stalk Humboldt real estate, hoping I’ll find something perfect enough to motivate me to move back. Yesterday, I found something for Marye instead.
Marye, long time Offbeat supporter and friend, just hit her one year anniversary at Baking Delights. All I can afford to get […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 8 comments

December 28th, 2007

Amphibious Homes

~ By Marye Audet
A few years ago our property and that of 100 or so of our neighbors flooded. Many of the houses that flooded were not in a flood plain but because of a rapid increase in building around us the water run-off was more than the creek could handle and at 2 […]

By Jennifer Chait -- 1 comment