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Post by JJ77 on Feb 9, 2010 20:29:37 GMT -5
Oh that's right... seems liek she has closed those doors (sort of a short hallway) between the two rooms to have a "private" conversation with someone before. I wasthinign it was justa closet to the left (looking at my sketch), but i think you're right. ok, is nobody else bored enough to sketch this thing out or what? LOL Winter sucks... snow sucks... wind chill sucks... i'm getting cabin fever already and its only been a day lol :/
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Post by albertaleon on Feb 15, 2010 23:43:18 GMT -5
I love their homes! Which home do you like better? I am really impressed with their backyard too! I am also really impressed on how well each of the homes are decorated. I know that Bill owns a Home Plus Store. Building and Furnishing and Landscaping one home is very costly. They have done three! I would love to have the floor plans too! JJ77 you seem to have Barb's first floor down pretty well. Now all you have to do is give us the specs Which home is everyone's favorite? I could be wrong but Margene's house seems to be the smallest. Her kitchen looks more dated than the others. The three homes had to be built around the same time. There has to be a way to get the plans. Set directors are responsible for such things and do draw up actual floor plans. The floor plans do exist! I don't know how to go about getting them. I like all of the colors and decorations of the homes too! I would like to know all of the paint colors ect.
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Post by withay on Feb 17, 2010 0:30:16 GMT -5
I love their homes! Which home do you like better? I am really impressed with their backyard too! I am also really impressed on how well each of the homes are decorated. I know that Bill owns a Home Plus Store. Building and Furnishing and Landscaping one home is very costly. They have done three! I would love to have the floor plans too! JJ77 you seem to have Barb's first floor down pretty well. Now all you have to do is give us the specs I would pretty much guarantee that the houses were bought new. Otherwise, what would the chances be of finding three houses in a row that suit your needs, all for sale at the same time? Pretty much impossible. Which home is everyone's favorite? I could be wrong but Margene's house seems to be the smallest. Her kitchen looks more dated than the others. The three homes had to be built around the same time. There has to be a way to get the plans. Set directors are responsible for such things and do draw up actual floor plans. The floor plans do exist! I don't know how to go about getting them. I like all of the colors and decorations of the homes too! I would like to know all of the paint colors ect.
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Post by missingkathy on Feb 17, 2010 21:34:09 GMT -5
The houses are in Valencia, CA at the Santa Clarita Studios, and the outside-the-houses scenes are shot in Fillmore, wich is in Ventura. I have a friend who works as a set designer at the studios (not on Big Love, sadly!) and that's what Wikipedia says as well.
The Wikipedia article says: "Although set in Utah, the series is primarily filmed at the Santa Clarita Studios in Valencia, California. The location used for filming "Henrickson’s Home Plus" scenes is The All American Home Center in Downey, California.
The outside scenes of the three homes that Bill owns are filmed on location on Shady Lane, in the small town of Fillmore, California.[23]
The mall scenes from Season one were filmed in the Fox Hills Mall, in Culver City, California. Other exterior shots are filmed in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah and Sandy, Utah, as well as northeast Los Angeles, California.[24]"
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 17, 2010 21:44:36 GMT -5
withay - were you going to comment on the post you quoted? or just qoute ? lol I'm confused...
Missingkathy - thanks for the info!
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Post by withay on Feb 17, 2010 23:04:04 GMT -5
withay - were you going to comment on the post you quoted? or just qoute ? lol I'm confused... Missingkathy - thanks for the info! I'm not sure what happened! I posted that last night and then edited it to correct some spelling errors and must have deleted my post! What I was going to say was that I think it would have to be three new houses that the family bought. What would otherwise be the chance of three houses in a row that met their needs for sale at the same time? I see what happened now....I put my comments in the middle of the quoted post. So sorry. That is what I get for posting in the middle of the night!
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 17, 2010 23:46:54 GMT -5
LOL I was wondering what was up ... I did a triple take thinking i was over tired and missing your comment or somehting. so you're not the only one lacking sleep
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Post by sarahbear on Feb 18, 2010 1:46:22 GMT -5
My guess is that Nicki and Margene have 3 bedrooms and Barb has 4 bedrooms. Margene has a nursery and the boys' room plus a master. Looks like Cara Lynn is in Nicki's sewing room and remember when Nicki tried to put Ana in the windoseat? Each of Barb's kids seems to have their own room and whenever Losi has visited, she was put in Sarah's room.
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Post by rhinestone_cowgirl on Feb 18, 2010 11:06:54 GMT -5
Hi I noticed quite a lot of the furniture (particularly in Barb's house) comes from Ikea. Margene's sofa comes from Ikea; its part of the Ektorp range and the print she has is still in their current range www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19841030Soph P.S. having a chest freezer in the hallway or even the lounge in the UK is not uncommon, a lot of older houses don't have enough space in the kitchen and no additional rooms to put it in. We almost always have to have our washing machine (and although they are still quite rare here; tumble dryer) plumbed under the work surface in the kitchen, homes with seperate utility/laundry rooms are usually extended or 'executive' large new build homes.
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Post by withay on Feb 19, 2010 0:19:03 GMT -5
Hi I noticed quite a lot of the furniture (particularly in Barb's house) comes from Ikea. Margene's sofa comes from Ikea; its part of the Ektorp range and the print she has is still in their current range www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19841030Soph P.S. having a chest freezer in the hallway or even the lounge in the UK is not uncommon, a lot of older houses don't have enough space in the kitchen and no additional rooms to put it in. We almost always have to have our washing machine (and although they are still quite rare here; tumble dryer) plumbed under the work surface in the kitchen, homes with seperate utility/laundry rooms are usually extended or 'executive' large new build homes. Soph, Question: what is a "lounge"? I know I have heard that term on one of the home and garden channels here but have forgot what it would compare to. As to where the freezer is put...I have seen them in the laundry room, the kitchen or the garage. I think Margene's (the one Nicki stole to give to her mother) was in the garage. I think we (americans) forget how good many of us have it.
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Post by rhinestone_cowgirl on Feb 19, 2010 19:36:14 GMT -5
Hi I noticed quite a lot of the furniture (particularly in Barb's house) comes from Ikea. Margene's sofa comes from Ikea; its part of the Ektorp range and the print she has is still in their current range www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19841030Soph P.S. having a chest freezer in the hallway or even the lounge in the UK is not uncommon, a lot of older houses don't have enough space in the kitchen and no additional rooms to put it in. We almost always have to have our washing machine (and although they are still quite rare here; tumble dryer) plumbed under the work surface in the kitchen, homes with seperate utility/laundry rooms are usually extended or 'executive' large new build homes. Soph, Question: what is a "lounge"? I know I have heard that term on one of the home and garden channels here but have forgot what it would compare to. As to where the freezer is put...I have seen them in the laundry room, the kitchen or the garage. I think Margene's (the one Nicki stole to give to her mother) was in the garage. I think we (americans) forget how good many of us have it. A lounge is basically a sitting room/living room where the sofas are, maybe a coffee table, and the TV (if any); sometimes lounge is used to describe a more informal den type room; as opposed to a more formal 'sitting room' for guests. Even though homes here are generally small; there was an era from the Victorian times up until the 1960s where virtually all houses built no matter how slummy or bijou they were otherwise, would have two sitting rooms, one for guests or use on special occasions only and one for the family to use everyday. Since that is no longer part of the culture most homes built from the 70s onwards only have one 'lounge', many even newer homes have the lounge and the kitchen as all one room (this was previously very unusual over here). I really hate that so I was so glad when we got an apartment with a completely seperate kitchen and lounge, no cooking smells all over my sofa thank you very much. Soph
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Post by JJ77 on Feb 19, 2010 22:15:47 GMT -5
Most newer homes in the US are built with an open floor plan ... which would be what you described. It's actually a selling point, as it makes the (otherwise smaller) rooms seem larger and often combines the most used rooms - kitchen and great rooms for example for a more jioined atmosphere. The other thing that most new homes have are two story rooms - such as foyers- which is another way to open up the spaces.
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Post by withay on Feb 19, 2010 23:36:00 GMT -5
Thanks Sophie. The open floor plan is very popular here also but I am with you. I don't like my kitchen mess and smells to be open to the main living area. I want a door to close! The house I live in now is sort of a mixture. No door but the kitchen is around the corner from the living room so you cannot just see into the kitchen from there.
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Post by dsc6 on Mar 6, 2010 18:33:53 GMT -5
The two lounges you describe are akin to our living rooms and family rooms. Pretty much the exact same concept. Still extremely common over here. The other common option is a huge 'great room' which serves both purposes.
We Americans forget that British and European housing is very affected by space limitations. They've been 'civilized' for centuries longer, whereas the US is relatively new in terms of housing people and is very large....
You should see Italy. Towns are cramped like sardines, and have been so for centuries....Just a totally different situation than here in the US.
And as far as us having it so good, it seems to me that what they lack in space they have made up for in culture. And vice versa. We are still largely a pioneer country....and new, compared to our neighbors across the pond.
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