TOUR these ostentatious "well-known" HOMES
and then THINK SMALL on a more human scale

Fallingwater
Mill Run, PA
http://www.wpconline.org/fallingwaterhome.htm

Monticello
Charlottesville, VA
http://www.monticello.org

Newport Mansions
Newport, RI
http://www.newportmansions.com

Lyndhurst
Tarrytown, NY
http://www.lyndhurst.org

Biltmore
Asheville, NC
http://www.biltmore.com

Glessner House
Chicago, IL
http://www.glessnerhouse.org

Natchez Historic House
Natchez, MS
http://www.natchezpilgrimage.com/house_tours.htm

Hearst Castle
San Simeon, CA
http://www.hearstcastle.org

Gamble House
Pasadena, CA
http://gamblehouse.usc.edu

Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings
Mancos, CO
http://www.visitmesaverde.com

OVERWHELMED??? I know I am with all these BIG HOMES.

Here's what Sarah Susankah says:

"The inspiration for 'The Not So Big House' was a growing awareness
that new houses were getting bigger and bigger but with little
redeeming design merit. The problem is that comfort has almost nothing
to do with how big a space is. It is attained, rather, by tailoring
our houses to fit the way we really live, and to the scale
and proportions of our human form."

Visit Sarah at http://www.notsobig.com
Visit Jim at http://www.cottagehome.net/main.html

Any other suggestions for great sites to peek into others' homes,
I'll report them on the radio show.

Down Home Radio
http://www.DownHomeRadio.com/

Best Regards,

Tom Landis

Owner Builder News
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