Today I’ve got three of these houses. I don’t know anything about them except they rock (sorry). Starting with…

I suppose we can call this the tractor house. I’ve been all obsessed with finding out more about it for over a year. Since I’m having language issue with m3mary.com, there’s no hope. However, this is an excellent offbeat home structure, wouldn’t you say?
I’ve been calling this next house the charming little shack for as long as I’ve known about it.

I’ve tried to find out more, but it appears to be some random shack listed as part of a conversation about Tiny Houses – A Natural Consequence of Overpriced Housing at Marin Real Estate Bubble. Still, I adore this little place. It’s sweet and quirky, albeit tiny.

Last up a total shot of randomness.

Here’s all the poster had to say, “We don’t live here! This is just a cool house.” The site in question doesn’t even appear to go to a main page, so I’m stumped. That said, they’re not wrong – this is a very cool house. Strange roof for sure.

There, three random bites. If you know anything about the above oddball structures, let me know in the comments.

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Houses that no one seems to know about

Pretty cool. It reminds me a little of Dick & Jane’s House. Visit Colorful House in Russia to see more images of this nicely panted house.

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[House image via -Flickzzz-]

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What to do with all your tiny bits of leftover paint…

I can see where this might be a cool idea, but the true blue color is throwing me. I’m not a true blue fan. I like softer, way darker, or more earthy blue tones. This blue is too much (and too blunt) for a structure.What do you think?

Still, you gotta give them props for the indented entry – which you can see up close here.

[house image via stock.xchng]

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Random stock photo house – not snow

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Flintstones-like home link

Of course the blogger didn’t give any info, hence my intro rant, but still this house is so kooky and amazing that I can’t help myself.

Look:

In any case, if you think the exterior is odd, wait until you see the interior – a goal you can accomplish by visiting the original post link.  Also, I’ll hunt around some and see if I can find some architect info – if I do, I’ll update this post.

[image via Fun is 2 cool]

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Oddball crooked house

[See much more of this inspired house via devicepedia]

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Pop Quiz Inspired House

I’ll be introducing you to one new blog a week here at Offbeat. Each of the blogs is one of my neighboring blogs – from three blogs down of course. Fittingly, I decided to give each of my neighbor blogs a house that’s appropriate for their blog.

This week, I’m kicking off the event with Psycho for Love. Not a blog I read normally, because frankly, to answer the question posed in my post title, I think it’s better to be psycho for houses, or any structure really, than love. Why? Well…

• So not into stalker people – however stalking homes is a fun pastime activity.
• We could flip the question as well. Even psycho homes themselves are better than psycho people. A psycho house will do no harm; a psycho person just might, in fact, they probably will. Even if you’re dealing in truly psycho homes; think Amityville, really what’s the house gonna do that I can’t solve with a match and some lighting fluid? I can take a house.
• Me being overly amused with all things structural gives me a nice topic to discuss at parties and other events. The psycho for love individual cannot bring up their issues at a get-together, not if they don’t want to raise a few eyebrows.
• Seriously, when have you ever seen a psycho home lover arrested for some MySpace crime? Oh, what’s that, you haven’t. That’s right, I’m practically 99.8% less likely to end up in jail than a psycho for love person.

Best answer: True; it’s so much better to be psycho for houses.

Disagree? Then you might like Psycho for Love , a blog blogged by Trench, a blogger I like actually (i.e. not psycho). Topics covered include things like:

• Kung Fu Wedding
• Snapped on Oxygen
• What happens in Vegas stays in a dog cage..wait what?

I know; wrap your brain around this blog, right.

In any case I have a nice house in mind for Trench. I can’t remember if I’ve shown this house at Offbeat before or not, but I’ve been psycho for it, for a good long while. It’s one of the weirdest I’ve seen, plus a wee bit incognito, thus fitting.
Mushroom House by The Rocketeer:

[photo via eBestAgent]

Weigh in with a comment: psycho for houses or psycho for love? Go ahead and choose.

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True or false: It’s better to be psycho for houses or psycho for love?

From Superuse.org:

“Superuse.org is an online community of designers, architects and everybody else who is interested in inventive ways of recycling. The site allows you to post items at various scales within the reuse-topic. All examples of small commodities, furniture, interiors, buildings and reuse on urban scale are welcomed. Next to exhibiting applications, we promote the development of knowledge on the subject by starting up discussions, adding historical background and allowing user comments.”

Here’s one amazing find – the recycled house – made from an airplane! Too spiffy for words.

There’s an awesome story about this home, with room layout descriptions, reasoning, and more. You should read it.

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The Ultimate in Recycled Homes