NY Times – Home Design, Garden & Architecture Blog Magazine https://goodshomedesign.com Interior Design, DIY Creative Ideas, Craft, Home and Garden Ideas | GoodsHomeDesign Thu, 26 Feb 2015 01:33:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 This Man Used a Cylindrical Sheet Metal Grain Bin as a Weekend Home https://goodshomedesign.com/this-man-used-a-cylindrical-sheet-metal-grain-bin-as-a-weekend-home/ https://goodshomedesign.com/this-man-used-a-cylindrical-sheet-metal-grain-bin-as-a-weekend-home/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:07:58 +0000 http://goodshomedesign.com/?p=25649 metal-grain-bin

Here’s an out of the ordinary idea for a vacation home that will leave you speechless and will make you wonder if it would be a good option for you too. Take example from M. J. Gladstone, who used a cylindrical grain bin to create his dream house in Germantown, N.Y. He originally wanted an octagonal vacation home, but what resulted is a merge between differently shaped living spaces.

Gladstone

The reason he wished for a rounded house was, that it offers way more options when it comes to the interior decoration than a regular shaped house with rectangular rooms. Dispersing the furniture in a rounded room can prove to be a real challenge, but it also provides an excitingly new vision upon things. The idea of using a grain bin came from Manhattan based architect Michael Altschuler, who did an amazing job creating a large area of 450 square foot with a living room and a bedroom. Read more about this stunning vacation house on the NY Times…

 

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