This first off grid lake house is what love looks like in structural form. Truly. I swear, if this house had four fewer bedrooms and baths, I’d be moving to Wisconsin – tomorrow. And please note that my ex in-laws even live in Wisconsin, so for me to want this, it must be love, or something like it.

[New Auburn, Wisconsin]

It appears that I could also be happy in Ontario. How cute is this strawbale?!

[Baysville, Ontario]

First a short whine… why have a beautiful quirky off grid earthship with this fence? Why? Moving on, this home is lovely, just so lovely. I’d yank out the fence, but other than that… it’s just great.

Ok, I have to show an interior to make up for the fence – look at this great house on the inside.

[Ridgway, Colorado]

I have to stop here. Too much green home bliss and my head will explode. If you want more I’d check out Green Homes for Sale. You can see more houses plus the interior and land shots of the ones above. The cons are that some people built “green” McMansions (like 2000 ft plus) and they’re on there for sale too – but there are also plenty of delightful greener finds. Also, big perk, since it’s a real estate site, I’m thinking (hoping) that it changes frequently.

Which do you like best? I like the first one. I know the Wisconsin one is big, but it is a B&B and I can’t help myself.  It’s just sinfully sweet.

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The Twisted House

I’m not loving the color but the shape is divine. Also, the colors, while a bit bold for me, do articulate the offbeat lines and protruding and indented spaces well. The home was created out of recycled timber and is energy efficient. Cheryl Heinrichs Architecture, “Incorporated numerous slants, slopes and turns into the home design. Pop-outs, pop-ups and a daring, “twisted” roofline give the exterior an unpredictable quality.” That’s fairly evident from the exterior. What I love is the syncopated window placement which adds not only natural light but interior aesthetics.

Take a look at this and note how the designs on the walls are so interesting — light can be artistic and this home’s window placements prove it.

Really nice work. It reminds me of this one house, right off the highway, that a friend of mine lived in. He had just moved in and for some reason there was foil all over the windows in this one slanted attic space. We were like, “Huh?” Later that night though, we were up there unpacking, and as the cars drove by all these designs played on the walls. Someone had carved pictures very thinly into the foil. It was pretty cool.

This particular twisted home has more creative touches as well such as an indoor dry creek bed, in-floor glass block skylights, and more. Visit the twisted house to learn the whole story.

Later; a slick strawbale!

Have you ever put foil on your windows? I highly recommend trying it. Especially if you have kids — but even if you don’t it’s a fly time.

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The Twisted House