Condo Board Would Say "No"

Last fall I took pictures of two gorgeous homes in Cambridge, MA that I wanted to share.  Colour schemes came up at last night's condo meeting, so I have exteriors on the brain.  Because we live in a row of homes with a condo board, we have little variety (which I don't really mind, because my neighbours cannot be trusted to pick their own colour schemes anyway-not after the vehement support in favor of lawn lions).  But because of the uniformity, I especially love unique homes.  Greener pastures.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVts0Y-u5LF8ujOdkJCKS7-fxSblt87b9x_vDn_P82do5gpID0LWL7fCp1qoRgmWo2vwU7GuvBhKpZuQMQmX2w20YlK8h2x2BaT6TwhD3Mh7TUbXvmxOeucqeq0culoYI2Odxf9IjLAQk/s1600/P1050908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVts0Y-u5LF8ujOdkJCKS7-fxSblt87b9x_vDn_P82do5gpID0LWL7fCp1qoRgmWo2vwU7GuvBhKpZuQMQmX2w20YlK8h2x2BaT6TwhD3Mh7TUbXvmxOeucqeq0culoYI2Odxf9IjLAQk/s400/P1050908.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U7aU46g_dZtWtbVkRqGUgmu9mKnp5t0nHBh0RY7SKjvILRIWM6X0D8c5gltJYu2qQ5G_44H6zxFIY_DJ1_U2ERLyX6IaPFrwRnFZ4NLtlGL52cPZfUNje0RFJ84eAsvqUCRjIgPM8UM/s1600/P1050909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0U7aU46g_dZtWtbVkRqGUgmu9mKnp5t0nHBh0RY7SKjvILRIWM6X0D8c5gltJYu2qQ5G_44H6zxFIY_DJ1_U2ERLyX6IaPFrwRnFZ4NLtlGL52cPZfUNje0RFJ84eAsvqUCRjIgPM8UM/s400/P1050909.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXNpGYWgUcyZ3hYm3WsPlzheKM6dTvQhb5YlHwNNkvBogkEEeiOgoHAA37A6cNphSmMtRdQCLMQ9xNp3CwIdqL8ONSjbGm4Giloyvo4RNJmp5rs1DZGnLOvQKdeDbFFZiZmLJXpyKnzA/s1600/P1050904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXNpGYWgUcyZ3hYm3WsPlzheKM6dTvQhb5YlHwNNkvBogkEEeiOgoHAA37A6cNphSmMtRdQCLMQ9xNp3CwIdqL8ONSjbGm4Giloyvo4RNJmp5rs1DZGnLOvQKdeDbFFZiZmLJXpyKnzA/s640/P1050904.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge990RDnuPc2VgyOEkOy2a4ytxghyCkXgo91JCrZULIsVeVumyX-UErPWnuEnzRKWgd8_00waTyLNfz07OpRF9q5UqRs0hlOJMSd5zf2VGfOLe3TIPQj6sXsjvQK9K4iyaJcNk11DMz3c/s1600/P1050906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge990RDnuPc2VgyOEkOy2a4ytxghyCkXgo91JCrZULIsVeVumyX-UErPWnuEnzRKWgd8_00waTyLNfz07OpRF9q5UqRs0hlOJMSd5zf2VGfOLe3TIPQj6sXsjvQK9K4iyaJcNk11DMz3c/s400/P1050906.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Are you a fan of ornately decorated, older homes?

Condo Board Would Say "No"

Last fall I took pictures of two gorgeous homes in Cambridge, MA that I wanted to share.  Colour schemes came up at last night's condo m...

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Living in a Condo . . .

. . . is surprisingly similar to living in a sitcom.  We attended our very first condo meeting last night!  Unfortunately, we didn't get the memo that pitchforks were required and were thus ill-prepared.  I had a feeling it would be a lot like the town hall meetings in the Gilmore Girls (see below), and it didn't disappoint.  I'll be adding a new tab, soon, about the prop & cons of condo living.  Many people think only highrise buildings are condos, but our townhouse is one too.  So, if you're thinking about buying a condo, check back soon for our experience thusfar.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf471IRIVWUm9cRLHIJi68pnMsWc7VbY0NvuvDV5jPOP-qko45dl7Tixi8S1sQlyvXGkFVuHZs5erGbdCLgn21V95_x-JCOZTZ5Jyi0pg9fz9Rkqwews5ZBXRX-ASqcwEvJ9yf4qKxRQI/s1600/town+hall+meeting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="283" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf471IRIVWUm9cRLHIJi68pnMsWc7VbY0NvuvDV5jPOP-qko45dl7Tixi8S1sQlyvXGkFVuHZs5erGbdCLgn21V95_x-JCOZTZ5Jyi0pg9fz9Rkqwews5ZBXRX-ASqcwEvJ9yf4qKxRQI/s400/town+hall+meeting.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://coffeeatlukes.com/Lukes/2009/12/22/gilmore-girls-season-one-episode-twenty-one-love-daisies-and-troubadours/">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />P.S. <em>Speaking of the Gilmore Girls</em>: how pretty is the clip below?  If I could actually paint (and not just smoosh paint around, like I do) I'd want to paint this image but blur it up a little.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FXQC9gxXrP-RlXSf4ZKxCnT3i7NqHl_nl7eOG3lfHNo7l9Xprg372wFTVwHe6Ib6TXCjQ5xM856QTrgCT472BeRmbWJ3tD83Ee9rOQBn3mS46VUEi_7FDNkSvYMFl_DPDghoZFZ6OIY/s1600/gilmore+girls+jump.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FXQC9gxXrP-RlXSf4ZKxCnT3i7NqHl_nl7eOG3lfHNo7l9Xprg372wFTVwHe6Ib6TXCjQ5xM856QTrgCT472BeRmbWJ3tD83Ee9rOQBn3mS46VUEi_7FDNkSvYMFl_DPDghoZFZ6OIY/s400/gilmore+girls+jump.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://crushable.com/2008/03/24/gilmore-girls-507-you-jump-i-jump-jack/">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

Living in a Condo . . .

. . . is surprisingly similar to living in a sitcom.  We attended our very first condo meeting last night!  Unfortunately, we didn't get...

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