Comments on: “If I Had a Hammer? What Do You Mean If?”

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:57:51 +0000

i fear you are a danger to my well being!

this is so lovely. and while i can completely appreciate the ‘big sur-ness’ of it all, it does make me wanty (generally inversely proportional to budget). i grew up in california and there are still 1 or 2 things i miss.

want a rain chain. have wanted a rain chain forever. and i wouldn’t say no to that home. so great.

By: Matahina

Matahina — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:32:24 +0000

Thank you for these beautiful photographs of this much loved house. Thanks also for your book recommendation of Lloyd Kahn’s “Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter”, I ordered this book and it arrived today, so I can enjoy even more handbuilt houses! While being in Australia I have seen and photographed a few selfbuilt houses (never published for the same reasons you mentioned), which are still vivid in my imagination due to their sheer beauty surrounded by nature.

By: Elizabeth Currie

Elizabeth Currie — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:14:26 +0000

I find this article has a strong emotional effect.
Is it the poetry of how the house was constructed, wrapping itself gradually around the hill (your description is vivid), or the way in which the house is holding its collection of belongings, or the detail of the Japanese-style rain chains? Or perhaps it’s just a little mal du pays, this could be nowhere but the West Coast…
Many thanks to you and your family,
Elizabeth

By: beth nelson

beth nelson — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:13:39 +0000

i lived in a joseph eichler house in northern california for six years.
some of them had these lovely chains.

there is only one left in the neighbourhood now.
people seem to have forgotten what they were or are…such a pity.

eichler was a genius.
B

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:02:22 +0000

What beautiful photographs. Thank you so much for sharing them.

By: LB

LB — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:42:32 +0000

In reply to Emily.

Emily, thanks – and yes, I’ve seen oldchum. There are some great houses there – many of the photos are in fact from Lloyd Kahn’s books. Thanks again.

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:33:36 +0000

What a lovely home.
I really love it.
I would have reblogged this but I will abide by your and the owner’s requests.

Are you aware of?:
http://oldchum.tumblr.com

I believe he lives in BC and he posts some really great finds I think you might enjoy.

Thanks for the inspiring post.