So, I decided to start a thread on the houses I'd found intriguing in the Home Builders Catalog, which seems to be dated 1928. The one I've decided on sharing first is called "The Caruth" as it's the one I've done the most work on (with "The Chesepeake" a close second). For those who aren't sure what I'm talking about, and you'd like some additional information, just click here.
The original advertisement in the book for this house plan, one option with a basement and one option without. I've been working on the option without a basement, for the sole reason that where I live (California desert) basements aren't usual.
Linked here (The Caruth) is the Sweet Home 3D file of what I've been working on, so far. It's furnished and the exterior almost complete (no walkway, and no roof yet - what looks like roofing in the following picture is actually walls I'm using as a general guide for when I do put on the roof, although I'm not quite sure how I'm going to add the curved roof over the front porch).
I couldn't figure out how to put the brick arch over the front, like it is in the original, so I did it as close as I could. (Just picture in your mind that I was able to do so
)Screenshots of the different levels (except the attic).
You can see the minor changes I've made from the original.
Information on each of these levels:
Just inside the front door, looking down the hallway. Starting on the left, going clockwise: entrance to the Dining room, just after the framed pictures is the door to the kitchen, the door to one of the "Chambers", bathroom as visible behind the retractable stairs to the attic, the partially visible door to the linen closet, the door to the central heating and air unit, just after the next set of framed pictures is the front entry closet, and one of the living room doors. (FYI: The "time" in this picture was taken was 4:12 pm, hence the positioning of the shadows.)
The Living room. What had been a "CLOSET FOR DISAPPEARING BED" is now a built in wardrobe as well as the space for the central heating and air unit (the door to which is visible in the hallway). I've put in a sleeper sofa instead. The other door to the hallway is visible here. Also, the fireplace is now part of an entire wall built in unit; in doing so I took out the windows that had been there. (FYI: The "time" in this picture was taken was 10:09 pm, matching the time on the wall clock, hence the lack of the shadows from the windows behind the virtual visitor, and the fire glow.)
The Dining room, taken from the vestibule. It's kind of difficult to make out what the chandelier looks like unfortunately. Here's a screenshot of it though.
A different angle of the Dining room - taken from one of the windows looking into the kitchen. (FYI: The "time" in both of these rendered pictures is also 10:09 pm.)
The Laundry room, or "SCREENED PORCH", taken from the back corner looking into the kitchen. Since the original house plan didn't include an electrical box, I had to put it someplace, and in this room seemed the most likely. I had to move the door over to do so. (FYI: The "time" in this picture is 4:12 pm, just as it is on the wall clock visible from inside the kitchen. The remaining pictures are also rendered at 4:12 pm)
The "Chamber" behind the Kitchen, taken from the back closet looking to the door. I've decided to make this room my Sewing room (big surprise). I've got the hutch above the desk for storage of thread and such, a filing cabinet for all my patterns, some shelving above the filing cabinet for my sewing books, a couple of wardrobes for fabric storage, and the crafting table for cutting out patterns.
The Bathroom, taken near the door. I've furnished it in roughly the same manner as in the original, although because I made the second chamber (pictured below) equal in size to the first one (pictured above) I've added some extra space in here, enough to include a cabinet next to the bath tub. And upon looking at this, I'm tempted on rearranging things, mainly to get the tub out from under the windows...
And the final room, the other "Chamber". Just an FYI, when I took the screenshot of the floor plan, I hadn't customized the pieces I'd had in this room, except for the desk and mousepad (actually it's the oriental rug just shrunk down to mousepad size), and I also hadn't added the cedar chest at the foot of the bed. The door to the hallway is just out of shot to the left, and there's a television on top of the dresser on the right.
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). The enclosure for the water heater and the electric meter are better seen here.
