Comments on: Neighborhood Guessing Game: Country Charm

By: Brooke

Brooke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:04:39 +0000

Magnolia, if it hasn’t been said yet.

By: EllieMae

EllieMae — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:20:16 +0000

Carson City, NV comes to mind…. Chop! Chop! Hop Sing!

By: JKL

JKL — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:34:28 +0000

All that pine reminds me of a certain company’s fishing cabin/executive retreat on the bay out I-10 east. So, for no other reason than that, I’ll go with somewhere near Baytown.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:22:40 +0000

OMG! Swamplot has discovered my weekend getaway shack!!

By: James

James — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:12:27 +0000

I’m thinking these moonshine pushers are somewhere in the Hempstead area.
The backyard is a toy graveyard of doll heads, rubber floaties, big wheels, and plastic picnic tables.
To cool off, the fam’ sips root beer and climbs a short ladder into their above ground pool.
Country livin’ at it’s finest, sign me up.

By: KimmerTX

KimmerTX — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:09:42 +0000

All that wood…..somewhere high & dry and doesn’t flood very often. I’ll say Magnolia.

By: Miz Brooke Smith

Miz Brooke Smith — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:50:28 +0000

Splendora splendor.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:39:40 +0000

This place is small and the plan is fairly open. It’s probably a second home. I’m going to go against the knotty pine grain and guess that it’s actually a beach house in Galveston that managed to survive Ike.

By: Claire

Claire — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:59:12 +0000

So….much….wood….paneling. And did they buy that stove from an old Grandy’s? Goodness gracious….maybe this is in Manvel?

By: MDT

MDT — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:43:59 +0000

Bad case of cabin fever. I say New Caney.

By: marketingwiz

marketingwiz — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:09:22 +0000

I guess Pettitcoat Junction.

By: movocelot

movocelot — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:23:36 +0000

I agree with the stabs at old communities outside of town because it looks like a genuine 1870s, hipped roof, four-square. But I think it’s a thoughtful reconstruction for weekend use (also outside of town, Pinehurst between Tomball and Magnolia.)
The bones are old and I envision came from around San Felipe, Wallis or East Bernard. The exterior walls are pine and could well be logs, hewn to square: Sure looks like pointing between them, and the outlet boxes are cut horizontally out of the middles. Look at the lovely wide plank floors! 24”centers for roof joists looks right.
So, the place was moved & reconstructed in the 1970s “way, way out” on a deer lease on the NW side. It is dated by the ovens, exterior doors, ‘old-looking reused’ brick so popular then, drapes and schmaltzy framed pictures.
Also the wall, separating the bedrooms from living space, is newer, yellower pine, the walls have been trimmed to the roof joists in a modern manner, the wide cypress boards at the fireplace are hard/expensive to come by anymore and were probably salvaged 30 years ago. Also the carpentry is so-so & not original to the house.
Well, you can’t discharge firearms half mile from 249 anymore & there’s no wood to chop, so it’s become a divorced dad’s den: Cache of unmatched furniture, tower of old audio components, TV above the fireplace, ‘light-the-wrapper‘ log. The only signs of life are the part-time kids and their stuff. If two sets of twins won’t kill a marriage, nothing will.