New Idea for the Exterior: Door on Side

May 31, 2010 |  by Brooke Tansley

This is a bit of a milestone for The LOH – our 100th post!

Here’s what we’re looking at now:

Here’s the extremely general and basic idea for the front:

Pardon the funhouse-y perspective, lack of second floor windows and pergola over the front door, and the out of proportion shakes. Among many other things.

This gets us two parking spots – one all the way down the drive and one in front of the house. The constant switcheroo of tandem parking gets old. This is what we have now:

My car is in front of the truck.

Function comes first, then we’ll make it beautiful. With this new space plan, we’ll be able to fit in two more cars tandem-style when we’ve got company.


4 Comments


  1. Kevin McCaffery

    Brooke,
    I work with Lucy for the City of Waterbury and I have heard she is in the hospital. Can you give me any idea of what happened? We are all very worried about her.
    Kevin -Purchasing Dept.

  2. Kevin McCaffery

    Brooke
    We just got the news about Lucy….I am sorry for your loss. She loved you so much and talked often about your achevments. She loved the Orkin ad. She was very proud of you.
    She will be missed greatly at work. She was a joy to work with.
    Be well
    Kevin

  3. Thank you for asking, Kevin. She passed this morning. Lung Cancer. The obit will be in tomorrow’s Rep-Am with all of the info.

  4. Brooke,
    I work with Lucy for the City of Waterbury and I have heard she is in the hospital. Can you give me any idea of what happened? We are all very worried about her.
    Kevin -Purchasing Dept.

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