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Clearing Trees - Part 2
I'm trying to create videos for our youtube channel @bahaynamin4299. Let's just say that it's a learning curve. I apparently uploaded a...

Sheila
Jul 2, 20231 min read
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Clearing Trees - Part 1
Day 2 We got to Home Depot by 6:00 am to rent a truck with a hitch. It’s busy at the rental counter at this time of day. I came with...

Sheila
Jul 2, 20233 min read
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Crystal Clear Blessings
Before clearing away trees and altering the pristine landscape, we wanted to pay our respect to Mother Nature herself and somehow bless...

Sheila
Jun 24, 20232 min read
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Building Begins: Recap of the Last 5 Years
Years after finding the perfect plot of land to build our future home - and waiting out a pandemic - we are finally moving forward to the...

Sheila
Jun 12, 20233 min read
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This reminds me of Fallingwater
Are you familiar with Fallingwater? The famous house designed by the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright? It was a modern structure...

Sheila
Jan 21, 20231 min read
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Geothermal Energy
It was -4°F outside when I woke up this morning. There's a winter storm warning for a massive nor'easter of the bomb cyclone variety...

Sheila
Feb 6, 20225 min read
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Falling Water
Imagine: It's summertime. You're with your best friends having the best time cooling off in a waterfall. As you sun lazily on the...

Sheila
Jan 21, 20223 min read
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Passive + Solar + Architecture
We love the sun. I think we are solar powered, Steve and I. Even our dog seeks out a patch of sunshine beaming through the window for a...

Sheila
Jan 17, 20224 min read
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Staircase Envy
We saw this stunning staircase a couple of times online, and we are obsessed. We love that spectacular tapering curve, the woodwork...

Sheila
Jan 11, 20222 min read
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Exterior Design Inspiration
We have logged in many hours culling through images from different online sources to hone in our exterior design preferences. This one...

Sheila
Jan 5, 20221 min read
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Oh Kitchen. My Kitchen!
I've made many delicious dishes for many hungry faces in many different places and settings; my parents' kitchen, college dormitory room...

Sheila
Dec 24, 20216 min read
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December Update
We paid a visit to the property recently to observe the direction of the winter solstice sunset, to reconfirm the best direction of the...

Sheila
Dec 21, 20212 min read
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Dream Big, Little Tree
We needed a Christmas tree. We had just moved into a teeny tiny city apartment right before the holidays of 2019. Christmas tree...

Sheila
Dec 1, 20211 min read
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Architecture = Function + Design
Welcome to Bahay Namin : : Our House, now in virtual 3D! We have architect Joshua Pulver of A+C to thank for these drawings. This is the...

Sheila
Nov 23, 20216 min read
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Lolo's House
Before my Lolo (grandfather) fought in World War II in the Philippines, he built a house for his new young family. This is a very old...

Sheila
Nov 9, 20213 min read
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We got a Building Permit
How did we get one? These are the steps: 1. Survey – Obtain a current topographical survey. A Property Surveyor drafted a land...

Sheila
Nov 1, 20212 min read
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Meet Archer
A house is not a home without a proper pooch. Our canine representative is Archer, the Official Mascot of Outdoor Fun. Likes: Snow, ball...

Sheila
Oct 10, 20211 min read
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Mini Model
Creating this model was a fun family crafting project. It's supposedly a quarter inch scale. We added 'glass' windows (silver poster...

Sheila
Oct 8, 20213 min read
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Modern + Zen
Frank Lloyd Wright was a genius way ahead of his time. He believed that glass was like the mirrors of nature found in rivers, ponds, and...

Sheila
Oct 6, 20212 min read
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