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Design Philosophy Series: Building a mid-century modern Atomic Ranch – turning feelings and thoughts into ideas on paper

Posted on November 22, 2015 by nfohl

Please see the prior post here for the answer to the question – Why build a mid century modern house in the early 21st century At this point in my process, I had the land, the permits (thanks to the … Continue reading →

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Design Philosophy Series: Building a mid-century modern Atomic Ranch – Why?

Posted on November 15, 2015 by nfohl

This is a post that I have been mulling over for quite some time – why did I decide to build a mid-century modern Atomic Ranch house as opposed to some other design style?  What is the thought process behind … Continue reading →

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San Francisco travel (With Pittsburgh PA included)

Posted on November 15, 2015 by nfohl

I am flying to SFO on December 2, then flying to Pittsburgh PA on December 9 and returning to Boston on December 13’th

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Insulation is in and the concrete team produce a work of pure artistry

Posted on November 15, 2015 by nfohl

Good morning all NSTAR might be coming in the near future – but I am starting to wonder if Paul will be able to get the Generac placed and running before they get organized and arrive – lol There have … Continue reading →

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Fall has arrived in Carlisle and progress is continuing on my house project

Posted on November 1, 2015 by nfohl

edit at 6pm – added Geothermal details at the bottom of the post I have been doing some work travel and so it is has been a couple of weeks since any post here.  Fall has arrived in a definite … Continue reading →

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Some construction photos

Posted on October 11, 2015 by nfohl

Very short post this week Roofing materials are onsite – Everlast metal – and are going up.  The siding is going up too and the colors, layout and species of wood are really starting to pop. Plus some random, Cow, … Continue reading →

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Fall 2015 in Carlisle – a short construction update and other things

Posted on October 3, 2015 by nfohl

Fall has started to arrive in Carlisle and it is a misty Saturday here.  Things are continuing to move apace at the job site.  As you can see below in the pictures, things have moved forward quite quickly during the … Continue reading →

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As we move into Fall, exterior stuff is happening

Posted on October 2, 2015 by nfohl

Deck house is known for their classic cedar tongue and groove vertical siding – there was a bit of a delay for installation as we were waiting on delivery from California.  But it is here and going up and my … Continue reading →

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Kitchen & Bath design thoughts and other things

Posted on September 27, 2015 by nfohl

My prior post on the electrical, fireplace, kitchen and bath details grew into a monster of a post – so I decided to leave out my thoughts on why and how did we get here? and instead break them out … Continue reading →

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Electrical decisions along with Kitchen & Bath design

Posted on September 27, 2015 by nfohl

Very busy week this week on the job site for me – we went through a lot of decisions as Paul had me meet the Electrician and the Mason (again, I am terrible with remembering names on the first meeting … Continue reading →

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