Architectural Tutorial: Ceilings

<div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>“</b></span></span></span><a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/aim_for_the_sky_and_you-ll_reach_the_ceiling-aim/329911.html" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.</b></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>”</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="bodybold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">- Billy Shankly </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/ceiling.html)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Maybe it isn't all</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> that bad to stay on the floor if your ceiling is at least something interesting to look at. Visbeen Associates designs include many ceilings that make for grand statements in the home, so today, our architectural tutorial will focus on several types:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="bodybold" style="font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="bodybold" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">1. </span></b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Barrel vault: </span></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A simple continuous vault, typically semicircular in cross section. (http://www.yourdictionary.com/barrel-vault)</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jTB-hgOanzt9R774UwKgjwvrpFaMVodUGqCEXifvy_XcARH4Q4QugFN3PlePnFHQkiHhTJYoJ4oEUl4p6MxhI3C9qEVvogE9hWKp3MrLNuiQ7bi84iBVc9m1U4Er7gaDx78U0QRoavkZ/s1600/1-Barrel+Vault+-DSCF0110.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751536203909602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jTB-hgOanzt9R774UwKgjwvrpFaMVodUGqCEXifvy_XcARH4Q4QugFN3PlePnFHQkiHhTJYoJ4oEUl4p6MxhI3C9qEVvogE9hWKp3MrLNuiQ7bi84iBVc9m1U4Er7gaDx78U0QRoavkZ/s320/1-Barrel+Vault+-DSCF0110.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s7giVxEtezYTEJfD_vray3kFfznz2Z03j9LmFYwS4TmFQ2V60Th3iLX9V7TbNRufTrVRPc9HRB7hO3CPtIJoXq9djnVSNU5MICtRzsGlobuQu9JtiwjDMVP7f7NhxVSvE9dDdip9fWdm/s1600/1-Barrel+Living+room+-+0258.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751527202551330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s7giVxEtezYTEJfD_vray3kFfznz2Z03j9LmFYwS4TmFQ2V60Th3iLX9V7TbNRufTrVRPc9HRB7hO3CPtIJoXq9djnVSNU5MICtRzsGlobuQu9JtiwjDMVP7f7NhxVSvE9dDdip9fWdm/s320/1-Barrel+Living+room+-+0258.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 320px;" /></a><div><span class="bodybold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">2.</span></b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Coffered:</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> A grid-work of beams with crown moulding. They can be any size and design, limited only by your imagination.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">(www.custominteriorworks.com/glossary.html)</span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wG9O3wfTh-jN_l7bxga_TW5GT3shcVjpgCUPR37MW_oJLVwNmLrPrs9KTEWycpszf708ByNGxXLw7k33n3UQVI4oAIHikDo6D42MLaWrGldwNoOYta80frsBwkzpaSP-6id_eAFRUCjU/s1600/2-Coffered+_DSF3658.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751517504811234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wG9O3wfTh-jN_l7bxga_TW5GT3shcVjpgCUPR37MW_oJLVwNmLrPrs9KTEWycpszf708ByNGxXLw7k33n3UQVI4oAIHikDo6D42MLaWrGldwNoOYta80frsBwkzpaSP-6id_eAFRUCjU/s320/2-Coffered+_DSF3658.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OaY2D4oYL40_9bEJAS6DvSQqU7VAivg6RWorR29RyrzvhujD7tYFM92RSQudkxU-PxPOn-YqbzjufAYRBX0i2ZikQEtP09WWQHzfX-Kjp5HyE6X9Rq4Ra-pkxpY2gfgJ-q2iDVOsjzhs/s1600/2-Coffered+285.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751514077518610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OaY2D4oYL40_9bEJAS6DvSQqU7VAivg6RWorR29RyrzvhujD7tYFM92RSQudkxU-PxPOn-YqbzjufAYRBX0i2ZikQEtP09WWQHzfX-Kjp5HyE6X9Rq4Ra-pkxpY2gfgJ-q2iDVOsjzhs/s320/2-Coffered+285.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="bodybold" style="font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>3.</b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Dome:</b> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;">A vaulted roof having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;">(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/domed)</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The ceiling shown below is a bell-shaped dome ceiling</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_SrT7aIrVo0Ii-1E9IXmauVBU_-4ejUr0AHoSygmdrcNS1xHbQYehNAcY3dGNMHvnQqlIKxcHH0Y5Y20MnE0g9PJ4JljCSCxVUBRXNb9MILGy3F3TvNpfRqnpxFpdlljRrQy-oV2oNp0/s1600/3-Domed_DSF3636.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751503255289458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_SrT7aIrVo0Ii-1E9IXmauVBU_-4ejUr0AHoSygmdrcNS1xHbQYehNAcY3dGNMHvnQqlIKxcHH0Y5Y20MnE0g9PJ4JljCSCxVUBRXNb9MILGy3F3TvNpfRqnpxFpdlljRrQy-oV2oNp0/s320/3-Domed_DSF3636.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZn5viqajsEDx8DMtdcS_-i7RLZhzLxrc0_rb76Tp-dYGFGL2krpoxbjKcbVD6KAd79u7rzUePngLn4pRNxU1UJlCrKwd88wMEn4wFvwV5oMrTM2b4fnPg5cHTRHE8yZE_KzhTZV5870i/s1600/3-Domed_DSF3733.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750191594525026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZn5viqajsEDx8DMtdcS_-i7RLZhzLxrc0_rb76Tp-dYGFGL2krpoxbjKcbVD6KAd79u7rzUePngLn4pRNxU1UJlCrKwd88wMEn4wFvwV5oMrTM2b4fnPg5cHTRHE8yZE_KzhTZV5870i/s320/3-Domed_DSF3733.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Times;"><span class="bodybold" style="font-weight: bold; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>4.</b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b> </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Tray:</b> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">A recessed ceiling resembling an upside-down tray</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">(www.mascord.com/glossary.asp)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9ytLp8IB6u19v0VgenPODhTBpHlUkmQTpBhOslL2UyZPHAeA3Vq13p_VVMZpgQhB36XtK2LCW_BCahcoNtwgWhWtRQ1bVNyEYDGrLeaKyoD7dUt-dtxTgrqxl3qkgR9PxNVYK73429Qd/s1600/4-Tray+RussInt_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750181047053106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9ytLp8IB6u19v0VgenPODhTBpHlUkmQTpBhOslL2UyZPHAeA3Vq13p_VVMZpgQhB36XtK2LCW_BCahcoNtwgWhWtRQ1bVNyEYDGrLeaKyoD7dUt-dtxTgrqxl3qkgR9PxNVYK73429Qd/s320/4-Tray+RussInt_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNfsu9kZ-DzjsM197yA-nQz-26eI1K8FEJ2zQti4pD5hS-U2BDiZW4VxEaXQYM3CUpyf7AYSrSchc4lo5YErIy5HXVpGD3nraVh9hmOIplWp0XjX1awlgiqTuj7p-ELgLnmE-f1vMKKCG/s1600/4-Tray+living.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750178048542194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNfsu9kZ-DzjsM197yA-nQz-26eI1K8FEJ2zQti4pD5hS-U2BDiZW4VxEaXQYM3CUpyf7AYSrSchc4lo5YErIy5HXVpGD3nraVh9hmOIplWp0XjX1awlgiqTuj7p-ELgLnmE-f1vMKKCG/s320/4-Tray+living.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><b>5. </b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "><b> </b></span><b>Cathedral:</b> A high, open, usually slanting or pointed ceiling.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cathedral+ceiling)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">Visbeen Associates often designs cathedral ceilings with decorative trusses, as seen below.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;"><b><br /></b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeu2pVLmg54PKo3ZfjbjY7dNNSX89HjutPFg-iZhPcrtLloaZg2FE6FoWCrNerfZyZqJUNMOFiedMfUN2-QYlDuTxvClUgR_ZKmo_gsla16Zesd_MwIVnDhpzLzljDZfNalqV9H2c7wGQ/s1600/5-Cathedral+9022_6685.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750169443523810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeu2pVLmg54PKo3ZfjbjY7dNNSX89HjutPFg-iZhPcrtLloaZg2FE6FoWCrNerfZyZqJUNMOFiedMfUN2-QYlDuTxvClUgR_ZKmo_gsla16Zesd_MwIVnDhpzLzljDZfNalqV9H2c7wGQ/s320/5-Cathedral+9022_6685.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb7LmMLGLCuW2H9k-yiWfqI_yBZ-yDrHkLdogEpUpDfah4zq2CAguaH0d6YYpvTxstjGNoSA4sZYuy7dMK0YWiYbsa1D15WAm4yezzgQYunUmmaWlcaNpkUB2ICpiBuH-yO6dgTxue5Bv/s1600/5-Cathedral+Bahama_6b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750161091117058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb7LmMLGLCuW2H9k-yiWfqI_yBZ-yDrHkLdogEpUpDfah4zq2CAguaH0d6YYpvTxstjGNoSA4sZYuy7dMK0YWiYbsa1D15WAm4yezzgQYunUmmaWlcaNpkUB2ICpiBuH-yO6dgTxue5Bv/s320/5-Cathedral+Bahama_6b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 17px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;">So aim for the ceiling in your home designs and the sky <i>will</i> be the limit!</span></div>

Architectural Tutorial: Ceilings

“ Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor. ” - Billy Shankly ( http://www.bra...

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Architectural Tutorial: Turret

<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Arial;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="hw" style="font-weight: bold; font-size:12pt;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:13px;"><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The school year is back in full swing for the kids, so it's time to start our architectural tutorials back up! Today's lesson - the turret.</span></div><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">definition: tur•ret</span></b></span></div><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">n</span></i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"> 1. </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">a small tower projecting from a building, usually at a corner and often merely ornamental.</span></span></div><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">(www.yourdictionary.com)</span></span></div><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here are homes with turrets that </span><a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Visbeen Associates</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> has designed:</span></div></span></div></span><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uSrSb6BmYB5kjNFvILBH-ojlB0pr3C9d9O88zV-BnF23If3qln_-ZotP6xOFePL2OkrIA3Q7kASLaZeiRZ2JnpcWz2CJBgSJFzTjlHCoM7elwkBqhwyl93NWBkVQY0MeOA4e2N5KwI-D/s1600/_DSF3763.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526888012328422386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uSrSb6BmYB5kjNFvILBH-ojlB0pr3C9d9O88zV-BnF23If3qln_-ZotP6xOFePL2OkrIA3Q7kASLaZeiRZ2JnpcWz2CJBgSJFzTjlHCoM7elwkBqhwyl93NWBkVQY0MeOA4e2N5KwI-D/s320/_DSF3763.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Arial;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="hw" style="font-weight: bold; font-size:12pt;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:13px;"><div class="pseg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></div></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhv9P9yTKd70LPaZdNDg9AKSVM28iRzApaOp4DGZDOZYTorsvRqsymbJQPWkTHv4flZ2Iy7yLu8KaMN8SK8kf6zXYqEouVL3Lpc4Qh9T9UM7g7bNe_1NKwlqNYfhZ3wZ9OUEE0L_hmrJ0/s1600/06.2.02+-+Rendering.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526888008543510674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyhv9P9yTKd70LPaZdNDg9AKSVM28iRzApaOp4DGZDOZYTorsvRqsymbJQPWkTHv4flZ2Iy7yLu8KaMN8SK8kf6zXYqEouVL3Lpc4Qh9T9UM7g7bNe_1NKwlqNYfhZ3wZ9OUEE0L_hmrJ0/s320/06.2.02+-+Rendering.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlOCe8_wQQDVwNPdr9m6TVUROExMjz0R4t3F4jDMq_DmxF879ZPB1Lu3pi1siXbEI8QIW_x5uPT1qhimI6ibpG5OiHRP7020hsW4KcZe3upFxYDr6JtlvQD897T-POIPXkS2b5rehxadP/s1600/Winkle_2b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526888000253528322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlOCe8_wQQDVwNPdr9m6TVUROExMjz0R4t3F4jDMq_DmxF879ZPB1Lu3pi1siXbEI8QIW_x5uPT1qhimI6ibpG5OiHRP7020hsW4KcZe3upFxYDr6JtlvQD897T-POIPXkS2b5rehxadP/s320/Winkle_2b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYAN96x3Re0KzVKBfdhRcDDqmIkciDpxtat2J-dBkQX7Us7WEvtyR6CaIYqSJnkeFkk9UEhmo3hkmqjIQ8sEFNUgEftbdun-vNxse15I1OWQZUtGzYYfViKBeKDtmEwJji130TbsdT-cd/s1600/English+Front+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526888001837375586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYAN96x3Re0KzVKBfdhRcDDqmIkciDpxtat2J-dBkQX7Us7WEvtyR6CaIYqSJnkeFkk9UEhmo3hkmqjIQ8sEFNUgEftbdun-vNxse15I1OWQZUtGzYYfViKBeKDtmEwJji130TbsdT-cd/s320/English+Front+copy.jpg" style="display:block; 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Architectural Tutorial: Turret

The school year is back in full swing for the kids, so it's time to start our architectural tutorials back up! Today's lesson - the ...

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Architectural Tutorial: Carriage House

<div></div><div><b>n. 1.</b> a small building usually near a large residence or part of an estate, used for keeping coaches, carriages, or other vehicles; - also called coach house. It is now (1998) obsolescent and its function has been taken over by the garage, which is usually attached to a residence or main building. Carriage houses are still found on older estates, though not usually used for their original purpose. (www.thefreedictionary.com)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Well, we tend to disagree with the "obsolescent" part of this definition. Yes, garages are far more popular, but there are still those of you out there looking for a beautiful carriage house. Here are a few <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> has designed.</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXbiwoFens1lImDDvj8hr4G50oFa3cWBnkEmynOqvYm8pIVvRC4tgorl1uK5IHqAJo7NtYMcrJWfn3W-WUuIw-7roQ-L5HI7puTagAcCOM0ow9uOYOhecO-iY_TPRQv1J81li4xM2KOeG/s1600/Brolick+No.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXbiwoFens1lImDDvj8hr4G50oFa3cWBnkEmynOqvYm8pIVvRC4tgorl1uK5IHqAJo7NtYMcrJWfn3W-WUuIw-7roQ-L5HI7puTagAcCOM0ow9uOYOhecO-iY_TPRQv1J81li4xM2KOeG/s1600/Brolick+No.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none; "><br /></a><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOsdqjQ7WRFPKeiXfcolWFwfCrUas9KuijXKwPzOoSjOumon4uLc6DdLbayqodxWeVktTRuSsr2LXNqgy8eaLikoYboTAxGq6ckH50dDti9NWopk6RMhPtgLbibGOl5BuICUBqJjgjpAi/s1600/Olesnavage+Front+(galv)+carriage+house.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456667173498135858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDOsdqjQ7WRFPKeiXfcolWFwfCrUas9KuijXKwPzOoSjOumon4uLc6DdLbayqodxWeVktTRuSsr2LXNqgy8eaLikoYboTAxGq6ckH50dDti9NWopk6RMhPtgLbibGOl5BuICUBqJjgjpAi/s320/Olesnavage+Front+(galv)+carriage+house.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTEN7m5LNR_-Kfv7IJRFnPgfgz3Q9rQYOsDqM-w0nCosQkBO6zFMGwbFIgH4kqI8YqH0RuttVeODKIlirJvP8HkBbH8iM2EX4SMrgk2cxpN8OM3Ggd3rZ6iquD9dO8K6sAiQ92LcwdU6x/s1600/Design+Home+1088_ch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456667169300569858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTEN7m5LNR_-Kfv7IJRFnPgfgz3Q9rQYOsDqM-w0nCosQkBO6zFMGwbFIgH4kqI8YqH0RuttVeODKIlirJvP8HkBbH8iM2EX4SMrgk2cxpN8OM3Ggd3rZ6iquD9dO8K6sAiQ92LcwdU6x/s320/Design+Home+1088_ch.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0UdMm26vElpT3ljguNlLgqPJ1GxJihGnHCOgO-v-cGOSpkrEJJHT1LQDVTh0perABxLo1MDXWTCyTa-_QbI6JXBNEtchDfRhTFhTqwE5619BowUp4bX0dL602ebjowZrpduVqnM0FcbM/s1600/Brolick+No.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456665947250543250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0UdMm26vElpT3ljguNlLgqPJ1GxJihGnHCOgO-v-cGOSpkrEJJHT1LQDVTh0perABxLo1MDXWTCyTa-_QbI6JXBNEtchDfRhTFhTqwE5619BowUp4bX0dL602ebjowZrpduVqnM0FcbM/s320/Brolick+No.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 187px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr607404XXxHrt4IR_UJyIZ_ibGyWrpX7-hARYCPTA0KqXf11j-ILJymR1hW0HPxaug81dqlTNK-BqYy3yw6OxTxThEIiNyeUaWT65SkkdB7ZtEsypYduoMmHeIsGFA6RSlBkiyUhrnBgE/s1600/IMG_2658.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456665935668566034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr607404XXxHrt4IR_UJyIZ_ibGyWrpX7-hARYCPTA0KqXf11j-ILJymR1hW0HPxaug81dqlTNK-BqYy3yw6OxTxThEIiNyeUaWT65SkkdB7ZtEsypYduoMmHeIsGFA6RSlBkiyUhrnBgE/s320/IMG_2658.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh5z0DbrmjolSmKRC-tol2ZuOeKvIQ4BtQrMDAchbrkBB3mo4NCOCF4boxvLXGRFSzWaIoRULMP_4-JRSjh5sav1G16T1AkLFG3aW9I4SXFkwd7FtUdXqVD7sxLinojx-UGuM9E70G8bC/s1600/3-NKM-0005_ch.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456665040519402642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh5z0DbrmjolSmKRC-tol2ZuOeKvIQ4BtQrMDAchbrkBB3mo4NCOCF4boxvLXGRFSzWaIoRULMP_4-JRSjh5sav1G16T1AkLFG3aW9I4SXFkwd7FtUdXqVD7sxLinojx-UGuM9E70G8bC/s320/3-NKM-0005_ch.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 294px;" /></a>

Architectural Tutorial: Carriage House

n. 1. a small building usually near a large residence or part of an estate, used for keeping coaches, carriages, or other vehicles; - also ...

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Tutorial Thursday: What is a corbel?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRcCoTGiUHTjBIfGsi0Fr6smWzQ6kUQpJQe4XQ90Wyo78xfI61QmYrq8iFLQKp6oLidRMq_wMhDaLJg9qhvtfAwXFWSCDr45SZSq2mrXgBGr7t3DzhwoGU5uBhOcPtB3OY7AN5PVt_Tiv/s1600-h/IMG_0147.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353924427252894178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRcCoTGiUHTjBIfGsi0Fr6smWzQ6kUQpJQe4XQ90Wyo78xfI61QmYrq8iFLQKp6oLidRMq_wMhDaLJg9qhvtfAwXFWSCDr45SZSq2mrXgBGr7t3DzhwoGU5uBhOcPtB3OY7AN5PVt_Tiv/s320/IMG_0147.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVermgjPRvVKi8mXs-mmwrempd72t8lJW5uXipi3mpqDxXDU4LYpUMQxEkIcJkm47fXM2dLRThd-sytovmnw39LIUKKZmjJzy7-6RRwwNsg2fULwm75EX7Gg4KO6LAi1mVsp6okkB7xbW/s1600-h/Dalm_Ext3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353924060935963346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVermgjPRvVKi8mXs-mmwrempd72t8lJW5uXipi3mpqDxXDU4LYpUMQxEkIcJkm47fXM2dLRThd-sytovmnw39LIUKKZmjJzy7-6RRwwNsg2fULwm75EX7Gg4KO6LAi1mVsp6okkB7xbW/s320/Dalm_Ext3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSjyqTc0EOf7Ml_srpC4ceWQvnSBObzMGKSDkx1fnaEIU6qltOtJB1yzlW-zCb2ixtHV5AmGxvawwNR_u5IvGstELENQrn4VfpOIQ3lmdYeQGGo8Cu3hIi1cWSmofgs2vu4RQ1Nu2seXY/s1600-h/croppedHarrold_Ext_4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353921222194186306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSjyqTc0EOf7Ml_srpC4ceWQvnSBObzMGKSDkx1fnaEIU6qltOtJB1yzlW-zCb2ixtHV5AmGxvawwNR_u5IvGstELENQrn4VfpOIQ3lmdYeQGGo8Cu3hIi1cWSmofgs2vu4RQ1Nu2seXY/s320/croppedHarrold_Ext_4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIGILP87xHZHE8TH0PFWCeZ0nCSzTELUH-YYBWpg7LgGQGc49mLv5Tk2voHrSrczl4IHZrQ_VHWhp-0dAjhfAkUja-2xjRV11ghDZaOrcYO2rN6MPZwuqXJ_ehZHOOI-oS5G7MmaLk9DH/s1600-h/Front+Detail+-+0441.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316824035123933698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIGILP87xHZHE8TH0PFWCeZ0nCSzTELUH-YYBWpg7LgGQGc49mLv5Tk2voHrSrczl4IHZrQ_VHWhp-0dAjhfAkUja-2xjRV11ghDZaOrcYO2rN6MPZwuqXJ_ehZHOOI-oS5G7MmaLk9DH/s320/Front+Detail+-+0441.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" /></a>Welcome to Tutorial Thursday! Today we're learning about corbels. What is a corbel, you might ask? Well, I'm sure you've seen them before. Possibly your home even has corbels, but you may not know what they are called. Here are some <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> homes which feature corbels and a definition:<div><br />"A projecting block, sometimes carved or molded, that acts as a means of support for floor and roof beams as well as other structural members." Phillips, Steven J. Old-House Dictionary. Lakewood, Colorado: American Source Books, 1989.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Tutorial Thursday: What is a corbel?

Welcome to Tutorial Thursday! Today we're learning about corbels. What is a corbel, you might ask? Well, I'm sure you've seen...

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