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House Meme
Jun. 25th, 2011 07:07 amIt seems like an opportune time to do the "house meme" that's been floating around lately. Some of these questions will have two answers: "current" and "as planned/moved-in".
What type of home do you live in (house, mobile home, apartment, etc)
House
Do you live there with yourself or your family (however you define that) or do you have unaffiliated roomates?
By myself
How many levels or floors does your living space have?
One -- that was an extremely strong requirement. When I analyzed my habits and patterns in the Oakland house, I realized that I didn't really fully inhabit two floors simultaneously -- I tended to fall into habits of always hanging out upstairs or always hanging out downstairs. There were a number of other layout-related patterns I noticed that contributed to my shopping list. The other big one was that I wanted as open a floor plan as possible because when I had separate activity-related spaces (e.g., for sewing, music) I tended either to not do the activity much or to take it to the main living area to do. So my new house has essentially one big continuous room for the kitchen/dining/living/family area. (The library will be in a separate room, but somehow I don't think that will discourage me from using it.)
Do you consider your home to be urban/suburban/semi-rural/rural?
Concord is definitely non-urban and most of it is solidly suburban, but out on the edges things get a bit semi-rural. When I bike to the BART station along one of the canal paths, I hear a lot of backyard chickens. And if you have the windows open at night in my part of town, you can year coyotes out in the open land at the Naval Weapons Station. And, I will note, I live on "Farm Bureau" Road, which says a certain something about the history of the neighborhood.
What is the most dominate color throughout your home?
Current: yellow. Planned: sage green and old rose.
What is on the front of your fridge right now?
Fridge has yet to be purchased. Usual decorations involve cartoons, postcards, and magnetic poetry.
What is one of the oldest items in your home?
(After move in) Of the furniture, that would be either the secretary desk or the sewing cabinet that I inherited from my grandparents. Of man-made objects in general (as opposed to old rocks), it would be the 1753 Welsh-English dictionary Antiqua Linguae Britannicae Thesaurus.
Whether big or small..what was the last item you purchased for your home? (not including groceries)
That would be "my home".
What is your favorite spot in your home?
I haven't had a chance to discover this yet.
What was your favorite thing about this home when you first looked at it?
The open floor plan (see previous discussion).
If money was no object what is the one thing you would change in your home?
Well, if money were no object I'd get the back garden whipped into shape a lot faster. I can't think of much of anything else at the moment other than "move it to a slightly less busy street". The street isn't too bad (and has a 4-way stop a block and a half in one direction and s stoplight a block and a half in the other, so things are fairly calm) but I'm glad I have an indoor cat these days.
How many chairs at your dining table?
Once I unload the furniture container there will be 8. They don't necessarily always life a the dining table, though.
What color(s) are the sheets on your bed?
No sheets on the bed at the moment.
Do you have a "junk drawer"? Where?
You know, I haven't really tended to have one of these. I try very hard to have an organized place for things and not end up with an "elsewhere" space. When I do have a "junk drawer" it tends to be the dining room table.
The door you pass through most often: what room is that in?
The front door opens into the dining room. The door to the garage opens to the kitchen ... no, wait, technically it opens to the "family room" (the part with the fireplace) but right next to the kitchen. Once I've either located or obtained a remote control for my garage door opener, then I suspect that most of my ins and outs will be through the garage.
How many bedrooms do you have?
The official count is 3 bedrooms, however my count is 2 bedrooms and a library.
Not counting a sofa, do you have any guest beds (not necessarily guest bedrooms to go with them!)
(Current) No, I left the wall bed in the Oakland house (which was the right decision because it wouldn't have worked with my plans for the new guest bedroom). (Planned) The guest bedroom will probably have a convertible sofa of some sort with a full-size mattress. The living room sofa folds out to a queen-size bed. Plenty of space for guests!
Is there a fuzzy cover on the lid of any toilet in your home? Are they anathema?
That would be a "no" for both (current) and (planned) states. They are anathema.
How far do you have to drive to get to the nearest Wal Mart?
I don't know and I don't care. I do, however, know exactly where the nearest Trader Joe's is, the three nearest Starbucks plus the preferred non-chain coffee shop, and the nearest Fry's Electronics.
How far do you have to go to the nearest library?
Other than "down the hall"?
Favorite piece of furniture in your home?
I don't think I have a favorite.
What would you call your decorating style?
Um ... I have a style? I guess I'd call it "form follows function" with a strong splash of IKEA.
What relatively common American household furnishing would you definitely Not Want in your house, and why?
Hmm. Not sure.
What type of home do you live in (house, mobile home, apartment, etc)
House
Do you live there with yourself or your family (however you define that) or do you have unaffiliated roomates?
By myself
How many levels or floors does your living space have?
One -- that was an extremely strong requirement. When I analyzed my habits and patterns in the Oakland house, I realized that I didn't really fully inhabit two floors simultaneously -- I tended to fall into habits of always hanging out upstairs or always hanging out downstairs. There were a number of other layout-related patterns I noticed that contributed to my shopping list. The other big one was that I wanted as open a floor plan as possible because when I had separate activity-related spaces (e.g., for sewing, music) I tended either to not do the activity much or to take it to the main living area to do. So my new house has essentially one big continuous room for the kitchen/dining/living/family area. (The library will be in a separate room, but somehow I don't think that will discourage me from using it.)
Do you consider your home to be urban/suburban/semi-rural/rural?
Concord is definitely non-urban and most of it is solidly suburban, but out on the edges things get a bit semi-rural. When I bike to the BART station along one of the canal paths, I hear a lot of backyard chickens. And if you have the windows open at night in my part of town, you can year coyotes out in the open land at the Naval Weapons Station. And, I will note, I live on "Farm Bureau" Road, which says a certain something about the history of the neighborhood.
What is the most dominate color throughout your home?
Current: yellow. Planned: sage green and old rose.
What is on the front of your fridge right now?
Fridge has yet to be purchased. Usual decorations involve cartoons, postcards, and magnetic poetry.
What is one of the oldest items in your home?
(After move in) Of the furniture, that would be either the secretary desk or the sewing cabinet that I inherited from my grandparents. Of man-made objects in general (as opposed to old rocks), it would be the 1753 Welsh-English dictionary Antiqua Linguae Britannicae Thesaurus.
Whether big or small..what was the last item you purchased for your home? (not including groceries)
That would be "my home".
What is your favorite spot in your home?
I haven't had a chance to discover this yet.
What was your favorite thing about this home when you first looked at it?
The open floor plan (see previous discussion).
If money was no object what is the one thing you would change in your home?
Well, if money were no object I'd get the back garden whipped into shape a lot faster. I can't think of much of anything else at the moment other than "move it to a slightly less busy street". The street isn't too bad (and has a 4-way stop a block and a half in one direction and s stoplight a block and a half in the other, so things are fairly calm) but I'm glad I have an indoor cat these days.
How many chairs at your dining table?
Once I unload the furniture container there will be 8. They don't necessarily always life a the dining table, though.
What color(s) are the sheets on your bed?
No sheets on the bed at the moment.
Do you have a "junk drawer"? Where?
You know, I haven't really tended to have one of these. I try very hard to have an organized place for things and not end up with an "elsewhere" space. When I do have a "junk drawer" it tends to be the dining room table.
The door you pass through most often: what room is that in?
The front door opens into the dining room. The door to the garage opens to the kitchen ... no, wait, technically it opens to the "family room" (the part with the fireplace) but right next to the kitchen. Once I've either located or obtained a remote control for my garage door opener, then I suspect that most of my ins and outs will be through the garage.
How many bedrooms do you have?
The official count is 3 bedrooms, however my count is 2 bedrooms and a library.
Not counting a sofa, do you have any guest beds (not necessarily guest bedrooms to go with them!)
(Current) No, I left the wall bed in the Oakland house (which was the right decision because it wouldn't have worked with my plans for the new guest bedroom). (Planned) The guest bedroom will probably have a convertible sofa of some sort with a full-size mattress. The living room sofa folds out to a queen-size bed. Plenty of space for guests!
Is there a fuzzy cover on the lid of any toilet in your home? Are they anathema?
That would be a "no" for both (current) and (planned) states. They are anathema.
How far do you have to drive to get to the nearest Wal Mart?
I don't know and I don't care. I do, however, know exactly where the nearest Trader Joe's is, the three nearest Starbucks plus the preferred non-chain coffee shop, and the nearest Fry's Electronics.
How far do you have to go to the nearest library?
Other than "down the hall"?
Favorite piece of furniture in your home?
I don't think I have a favorite.
What would you call your decorating style?
Um ... I have a style? I guess I'd call it "form follows function" with a strong splash of IKEA.
What relatively common American household furnishing would you definitely Not Want in your house, and why?
Hmm. Not sure.
