I was completely gobsmacked when I saw the 'before' pictures. What an amazing transformation without destroying the original design. Truly beautiful and practical choices, fabulous result.
The man who built and owned this building is happy in heaven because his creative dream was treated with such respect . . what a treat seeing this house is!!!
I feel like he would be offended at the major aesthetic changes for, like, three minutes - and then something about the assumptions embedded in Ms. Laska's design decisions would _click_ and he would realize he was looking at the choices made by someone with different tastes but a profound understanding of why he did what he did. There would be _one_ thing that he would feel dismay about losing - some aspect he was sentimental over - but then he would see something she innovated upon that surprised him.
Was it? She fixed it up to promote her company and to rent it out for crazy prices. Eventually, when the water starts to become a problem she'll patch it up and quickly sell it to an unsuspecting buyer.
i'm impressed with her vision. I can see why it was on the market for so long, easier than I can see her vision. I was blown away by the "before" photos. She obviously was meant to have this property.
I think the original builder would be thrilled yon know this wonderful lady appreciated his design and has really cared for it. She has immense respect for him. One of the best segments hands down!
What a nice woman and a fabulous house. She gives so much credit to the orginal builder but she has done an amazing job herself. It's so nice, she appreciates the design and materials that were used. Sometimes the homeowners are a bit annoying but this woman is a joy to listen to. I hope she has many happy years there.
Would be awesome if she would teach these style courses to the general public through a media based curriculum, her research and follow through are nothing short of spectacular and I am wowed by her knowledge and persistence
The builder wasn't the only visionary. She did a magnificent job on this home. The thoughtfulness of the redesign is so smart! I would totally live there!
@@FemiNelson-sb1emThey probably meant that to have a good/big budget gives you more freedom because you have more choices so things tend to inevitably (usually) look better or can have better features.
Her humble appreciation for people and their skills is really heartwarming…such a nice change from the typical ego-driven architect/designer archetype ❤
Jennava Laska is a visionary in her own right and her hard work and honoring the original owners dream is in my book going the extra many miles.Salute to this special couple and kindred spirit of Kirsten.
She's quite humble and endearing but she totally blew me away with all the details and her knowledge. The home is well thought out, extremely fabulous yet cozy and homely. Perfect
What a visionary this woman was to transform a brilliant concept to a more than an comfortably designed interior....from the original concept to how it has become is brilliant..
@@ungrateful-66 come on louder than new york? Nah ive live in the mountain country for nearly a decade and while yes its not without its noises but even on its loudest day in the woods is still 100x's quieter than the quietest day in any major city let alone one of the loudest cities like New York
Gorgeous! Earth-sheltered homes are intriguing (as well as more sustainable). Her vision transformed an abandoned wreck into its potential as an architectural masterpiece - improving flows, textures, and aesthetics. Bravo!
Love the Roman villa concept with the center gathering design. What an incredible design to begin with and remodel design to bring new life to this home. Fantastico!
Well, right off the bat, this young woman has a vision in order to get what she bought... to what it is now....and she saw the potential I'm sure right away... because this is amazing.....I have been into and a big fan of underground and earth sheltered homes homes since 1979.....I can't get enough of homes like this....
This is such a WOW home❤! This beautiful young lady must have had some professional design schooling and has a lot of vision herself to have been able to envision what this tragically forgotten dream could become. She was very fortunate to have aquired money to back this project, giving her the freedom to implement her design ideas and gain more experience at the same time. I see others have commented on the audio/voice, but I guess I was so glued to the actual video and listening to her explain the process that I didn't notice any issues with this. I actually ended up playing it again to hear what they were talking about, but still didn't. Like the diversity of flowers and birds, with all their different colours and designs we've been blessed with, humans have been designed the same way. We just need to appreciate the beauty of each of these different qualities instead of ripping them apart. I doubt if anyone in their right mind would go into someone's beautiful flower garden and start maliciously ripping the pedals off of all the different flowers, would they? Anyway, I fully enjoyed this video😊.
This should be made into a dramatic Hollywood production. It’s a happy tear jerker from beginning to end. Thank you, Kirsten Dirksen, the original architect and now the passionate romantic visionary redesigner!
I'm generally an optimist when it comes to renovation, but seeing those pictures of what it looked like would definitely make me think twice. It looked like the underground sheep pens that I had seen in Spain and Greece. It's definitely not a place for human habitation. The woman who took this on is the definition of a visionary. Someone who can see what others can't. It's a really amazing property. Thanks for bringing it to us.
Kirsten, wow, this is by far the absolute BEST underground home you have shown so far. This is the first underground home that I thought I would LOVE to live in. In fact I like it so much that I will be saving this video to my favorites so when I begin to build my home on top of my mountain, I will take this design and make a design for me. Thanks for showing us this home!
Wow! I am so impressed with this woman's knowledge of the original builder/designer and her appreciation of his creative talent. I feel that she has 'done him proud'! Also, she is a phenomenal Creative herself, a great builder/renovator/restorer/designer and Artist in her own right. What a stroke of serendipity that she found this place, had the vision to SEE it, and SEE its potential... and just how special it is. Then invested her heart, her time, resources and Soul into this beautiful building. NO ONE could have honoured it as well as she did. Brava!! This makes me happy.
I lived in Ashland city for nine years and drove to and through Goodlettsville so many times, specially on back roads and can’t believe I never knew about this!
Incredible labour of love, Jennava has brought so many elements together in a way that the synergy builds a cohesive beautiful dwelling into nature. Thanks again Kirsten for taking us on the road less travelled.
I absolutely love this! My father began a design so similar on our property in NC. The layout very precise. Sadly my dad was diagnosed with NHL Lymphoma 6 months into building. Our was never finished and remains unfinished today 08/2024. My daddy passed in 2000. It's been so many years😢.
How beautiful to listen to birds & wildlife. Being able to see the stars n sky. Bless her for all the added safeties implemented for all concerned. Bless her. "ISA"
This is an absolutely beautiful home. I love the way the homeowner created it and designed it to fit her lifestyle and her dream; and still honored the original designer architect and builder. ❤🎉❤🎉😊 Congratulations on your lovely home.
beautiful woman! Love her enthusiasm for the house and that she was and is so much involved in to the rebuilding of the house. She is the right owner, she created a gorgeous place and conserved the history!
Looks like this house was an AirBnB and as of March 2024 went up for sale?? Wish I lived in TN and had that $, it’s a beautifully done and amazing house!! Thank you Kirsten for showing it!!
That might be one of the best designed houses I've seen. Well done to the architect and to the owners for having so much vision for this structure. Results are almost perfect.👌🏾
I don't have enough words that can describe how amazing this home, and this lady is. She is beyond an amazing person. In every way. She credits everyone, which is a breath of fresh air. You don't see that very often. She also deserves a lot of respect and credit.
Glad to see the radon system. Anyone on mountains should at least have a radar alert in their home. we just lost a dear friend that grew up near this property...healthy, exercised, ate well, and died of lung cancer. Nice to see the whole place, she's really done a lot of work there.
I was like "who IS this woman!?!" who is so talented. Looked her up. She is a film director. This all makes sense now. Absolutely love this home and the redesign, how she explained everything and the love and care she has for this unique space.
❤ I love that she salvaged this residence, is appreciative of the original designer, & quite knowledgable. ❤ The interior design is a hodge-podge. Feels like a gypsy theme/vibe. Bec it is this busy/cluttered it does not feel restful to be in it.
Such a Beautiful home, i live in California's San Joaquin Valley and at this time of the year, what i would give to live underground to mitigate the summer heat. Thanks for Sharing...
I love this layout. I've always liked the villa style layout, so I think this captures what I enjoy about those. Having the open, airy space in the middle with natural sunlight and the more private, cozy rooms on the side is really lovely.
WOW! Love your home! Beautiful tour! Wow! Told my husband your home is gorgeous! Imagine you & your family are very happy in your home! Thank you for sharing!
No one deserves this house more than her, her appreciation for international architecture, restoration and honouring the original homeowner is admirable and rarely seen.
Nashville native here (I work at the car museum you also visited while in town recently). I've been wanting to build an underground home for years because of all the tornadoes. It's difficult in this area though, due to all the bedrock and limestone. So I appreciate this nice surprise. I'll even forgive you for misspelling Goodlettsville. 😜
The builder Tillman (sp?) deserves all the props for building down. Not building a monster mansion while chopping down all the surrounding trees for a view is a pretty rare thing today.
I absolutely love this home. Within the last month, I told my husband about this idea and now I see there is a house that has been built! I would love to talk to this homeowner
I love this home so so much. I just wish you would have done a walkthrough room by room so we could really see the whole place, as that homeowner did such an incredible job. I will say though, that the linen cloth is not that private for the bedrooms. We could still actually see the beds through the doors 😬 Still adore this home ❤️💕
This is the most beautiful underground house ever..the owners have done a wonderful job completing the house.. the original owner builder would be proud
What a magnificent house! Her vision to bring it to the warm & inviting house that it has become is wonderful. The architect would love what she's done with it. This is one of my favorite homes you've shared. Please thank her for giving us such an in-depth look into her amazing home. ❤
This is the most amazing home, it seems it has the perfect mix between cozy, classic, rustic, darkness, freshness, uniqueness and artistic. I luv it, the design is a thing but your own design was the cherry on top
Fabulous visionaries code signing, both the original designer/builder and the current designer habitant. An environment where collaboration has been essential to the uniqueness, beauty, functionality and art form that it has evolved too.... Well done ! Enjoy
This horizontal eyeline that connects each room is such a wonderful idea. You dont have to do multiple turns just to go one room. It's all in just one line. Amazing!
It should be listed as a historical building to preserve it beyond her and her family's ownership of it! Between what he did and what she did is fantastic...he did the dreaming, built, and initial design/decor and she took his lead from where he left off and elevated it in both design and safety. Being a safety nerd, I absolutely love that and knowing the dangers of radon! My gosh, hardly anyone I talk to is even aware of that! I am a staunch believer that the only time anyone, especially me, should live 9 ft under is when you're dead. Although I couldn't live in it, I do love it and it changes the 'creepy basement' feel (I too think ceilings are overlooked nowadays, love the panels!). I would definitely have a holiday there, I'm just too solar driven and claustrophobic to be there an extended amount of time. I hugely respect her for using craftsmen....YES!! About time we honored them again instead of the big box crap. I know we can't all afford to do so, I understand. The pride she has in her Mexican stone layers and her carpenter, who did fantastic jobs, and the mention she gave them makes me respect her, that's also not always done; most times the people who had the least to do with the actual physical labour of it take the most credit. Too bad his garage was apparently sold off separately. Makes me wonder if there had been an underground tunnel between the two buildings, it would make sense to do so.
Why does it have to stay as is for perpetuity? She had vision. Maybe the next owner will to. I don’t understand the urge to control what future owner might do.
A wonderful beautiful house and it’s great that you found it, brought it back, added your updates and gave it a second life to be enjoyed by all others that are lucky enough to enter its doors🌹
Jennava did a glorious job making that house hers. the architect's structure, her style .. the before and after is just startling - the amount of work she put in to rehabilitate structure, surfaces
I was completely gobsmacked when I saw the 'before' pictures. What an amazing transformation without destroying the original design. Truly beautiful and practical choices, fabulous result.
I would love to know how much it cost. Wish they covered this.
The man who built and owned this building is happy in heaven because his creative dream was treated with such respect . . what a treat seeing this house is!!!
I feel like he would be offended at the major aesthetic changes for, like, three minutes - and then something about the assumptions embedded in Ms. Laska's design decisions would _click_ and he would realize he was looking at the choices made by someone with different tastes but a profound understanding of why he did what he did. There would be _one_ thing that he would feel dismay about losing - some aspect he was sentimental over - but then he would see something she innovated upon that surprised him.
@@bearnaff9387 This homeowner can design MY house anytime!! She nailed it.
@@bearnaff9387 Nah, you're just part of all the Nay Sayers here. 😢 "Isa"
Was it? She fixed it up to promote her company and to rent it out for crazy prices. Eventually, when the water starts to become a problem she'll patch it up and quickly sell it to an unsuspecting buyer.
@@breezyvibe or hell
i'm impressed with her vision. I can see why it was on the market for so long, easier than I can see her vision. I was blown away by the "before" photos. She obviously was meant to have this property.
I can imagine the property being so happy that she decided to breathe fresh air into it. Is that weird?
I think the original builder would be thrilled yon know this wonderful lady appreciated his design and has really cared for it. She has immense respect for him. One of the best segments hands down!
I came to the comments to say the exact same thing! An amazing design that was made even more beautiful by Jennava's thoughtfulness and care. Bravo!
I did as well!!!
She is too modest, she re-envisioned this house. From that "before" to the "after" is amazing!!!
Or she takes a lot of credit from her team who did the work.
What a nice woman and a fabulous house. She gives so much credit to the orginal builder but she has done an amazing job herself. It's so nice, she appreciates the design and materials that were used. Sometimes the homeowners are a bit annoying but this woman is a joy to listen to. I hope she has many happy years there.
Would be awesome if she would teach these style courses to the general public through a media based curriculum, her research and follow through are nothing short of spectacular and I am wowed by her knowledge and persistence
The builder wasn't the only visionary. She did a magnificent job on this home. The thoughtfulness of the redesign is so smart! I would totally live there!
It’s easy to be a visionary when you have an unlimited budget
@@timothyhorner3152 Gosh, you're sad! "Isa"
@@timothyhorner3152 it is so awesome that someone went to such great lengths to restore what once was and add to
@@FemiNelson-sb1emThey probably meant that to have a good/big budget gives you more freedom because you have more choices so things tend to inevitably (usually) look better or can have better features.
Her humble appreciation for people and their skills is really heartwarming…such a nice change from the typical ego-driven architect/designer archetype ❤
Beautiful way to tornado-proof a living space. More homes like this should be built all over Tornado Alley.
Username checks out 😉
What about earthquakes?
Tornado would be bigger risk than earthquakes I would think?
This should be the future of homes in tornado Alley!
Also wildfire.
Jennava Laska is a visionary in her own right and her hard work and honoring the original owners dream is in my book going the extra many miles.Salute to this special couple and kindred spirit of Kirsten.
Love the design, love the creativity, but if you take a shot every time Jennava says 'actually' you would be dead from alcohol poisoning. Grrr.
@annahau8588 so you couldn't just give praise you had to find something negative that is so petty
The right person found the right house.
Loved her Habitat for Humanity ceiling "tile" find. So beautiful!
Ingenious home. Thank you for the tour.
She's quite humble and endearing but she totally blew me away with all the details and her knowledge. The home is well thought out, extremely fabulous yet cozy and homely. Perfect
She did a good job of saving the building and honouring it's past
You’re the perfect owner…you appreciate his vision and you’re so respectful….He would be elated with your input…well done!!! ❤🎉
What a visionary this woman was to transform a brilliant concept to a more than an comfortably designed interior....from the original concept to how it has become is brilliant..
I love all her taste and the wonderful way she gives credit to everyone involved. It's a marvelous house!
I love underground houses. They are so practical because of the thermal mass and insulation from elements.
Also, I bet it is quiet as can be too. After living five years in "the country" can tell you it's louder than even NYC and never will again.
@@ungrateful-66 come on louder than new york? Nah ive live in the mountain country for nearly a decade and while yes its not without its noises but even on its loudest day in the woods is still 100x's quieter than the quietest day in any major city let alone one of the loudest cities like New York
Gorgeous! Earth-sheltered homes are intriguing (as well as more sustainable). Her vision transformed an abandoned wreck into its potential as an architectural masterpiece - improving flows, textures, and aesthetics. Bravo!
Love the Roman villa concept with the center gathering design. What an incredible design to begin with and remodel design to bring new life to this home. Fantastico!
Blown away à this designers vision. This house is beyond stunning!!! ❤
This is in my top 5…… Turn Key for me … amazing vision from the original builder, and great skills from the new owners.
Well, right off the bat, this young woman has a vision in order to get what she bought... to what it is now....and she saw the potential I'm sure right away... because this is amazing.....I have been into and a big fan of underground and earth sheltered homes homes since 1979.....I can't get enough of homes like this....
This is such a WOW home❤! This beautiful young lady must have had some professional design schooling and has a lot of vision herself to have been able to envision what this tragically forgotten dream could become. She was very fortunate to have aquired money to back this project, giving her the freedom to implement her design ideas and gain more experience at the same time.
I see others have commented on the audio/voice, but I guess I was so glued to the actual video and listening to her explain the process that I didn't notice any issues with this. I actually ended up playing it again to hear what they were talking about, but still didn't. Like the diversity of flowers and birds, with all their different colours and designs we've been blessed with, humans have been designed the same way. We just need to appreciate the beauty of each of these different qualities instead of ripping them apart. I doubt if anyone in their right mind would go into someone's beautiful flower garden and start maliciously ripping the pedals off of all the different flowers, would they?
Anyway, I fully enjoyed this video😊.
She's an Art Center graduate.
This should be made into a dramatic Hollywood production. It’s a happy tear jerker from beginning to end. Thank you, Kirsten Dirksen, the original architect and now the passionate romantic visionary redesigner!
This is one of the most beautiful homes I’ve ever seen.
Vision and a lot, a lot of money... Absolutely stunning home! ❤
@@elainecrawford6891 I would love to know how much money she spent.
@@dastrnad I only know the home is for sale now. round mio.
It just sold.
@@dastrnad I bet a Million Dollars went into it?
I'm generally an optimist when it comes to renovation, but seeing those pictures of what it looked like would definitely make me think twice. It looked like the underground sheep pens that I had seen in Spain and Greece. It's definitely not a place for human habitation. The woman who took this on is the definition of a visionary. Someone who can see what others can't. It's a really amazing property. Thanks for bringing it to us.
Kirsten, wow, this is by far the absolute BEST underground home you have shown so far. This is the first underground home that I thought I would LOVE to live in. In fact I like it so much that I will be saving this video to my favorites so when I begin to build my home on top of my mountain, I will take this design and make a design for me. Thanks for showing us this home!
Wow! I am so impressed with this woman's knowledge of the original builder/designer and her appreciation of his creative talent. I feel that she has 'done him proud'! Also, she is a phenomenal Creative herself, a great builder/renovator/restorer/designer and Artist in her own right. What a stroke of serendipity that she found this place, had the vision to SEE it, and SEE its potential... and just how special it is. Then invested her heart, her time, resources and Soul into this beautiful building. NO ONE could have honoured it as well as she did. Brava!! This makes me happy.
Best presentation of this genre, episode after episode, on the platform!…even better than the television version has ever been.
“I found these ceiling tiles at Habitat for four bucks apiece!!!”
My kind of gal!
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS PLACE!! Whoever did the rebuild did an INCREDIBLE JOB!!! STUNNING!! Well done!!
I lived in Ashland city for nine years and drove to and through Goodlettsville so many times, specially on back roads and can’t believe I never knew about this!
Incredible labour of love, Jennava has brought so many elements together in a way that the synergy builds a cohesive beautiful dwelling into nature.
Thanks again Kirsten for taking us on the road less travelled.
I absolutely love this!
My father began a design so similar on our property in NC. The layout very precise. Sadly my dad was diagnosed with NHL Lymphoma 6 months into building. Our was never finished and remains unfinished today 08/2024. My daddy passed in 2000. It's been so many years😢.
How beautiful to listen to birds & wildlife. Being able to see the stars n sky. Bless her for all the added safeties implemented for all concerned. Bless her. "ISA"
This is an absolutely beautiful home.
I love the way the homeowner created it and designed it to fit her lifestyle and her dream; and still honored the original designer architect and builder.
❤🎉❤🎉😊
Congratulations on your lovely home.
beautiful woman! Love her enthusiasm for the house and that she was and is so much involved in to the rebuilding of the house. She is the right owner, she created a gorgeous place and conserved the history!
This is the MOST fabulous house! The interior design is also epic and complements the original design. Bravo!
The houses shown on your channel are always so interesting. They always bring new visions and techniques
Looks like this house was an AirBnB and as of March 2024 went up for sale?? Wish I lived in TN and had that $, it’s a beautifully done and amazing house!! Thank you Kirsten for showing it!!
So I guess living underground wasn't all she had hoped for, huh ?
@@AFAskygoddess She used it as an event center and Air BNB but the local municipality put the kibosh on both!
@@paulschwinghammer4996 How short-sighted of the local government 😥 It would be a GORGEOUS retreat center!!
I think this one might be my new favorite! Beautiful. She was definitely the right buyer to bring that house to life!
This is probably one of my favorite houses shown in a good while.
Breathtaking design and care across two generations of designers. I'm not materialistic but I am JEALOUS of this gorgeous home.
That might be one of the best designed houses I've seen. Well done to the architect and to the owners for having so much vision for this structure. Results are almost perfect.👌🏾
This is so visionary, I would never see what this homeowner saw. Truly inspiring. Really cool.
I don't have enough words that can describe how amazing this home, and this lady is. She is beyond an amazing person. In every way. She credits everyone, which is a breath of fresh air. You don't see that very often. She also deserves a lot of respect and credit.
Great interview. I love earth sheltered homes !
Glad to see the radon system. Anyone on mountains should at least have a radar alert in their home. we just lost a dear friend that grew up near this property...healthy, exercised, ate well, and died of lung cancer. Nice to see the whole place, she's really done a lot of work there.
this has to be the very best underground house I have ever seen. Beautiful Renovation !!
Amazing video and well done on her part to keep his legacy going while adding her dreams as well 💜
I love EVERYTHING- the design, the decorating, the ambiance. I would live there in a heartbeat. Truly lovely & unique.
Absolutely breathtaking what she did with it!! Thanx for sharing this with us✌🏼
Super fun stumbling upon this video. Love her vision and her hard work and her appreciation for the original owner who built the home.
I was like "who IS this woman!?!" who is so talented. Looked her up. She is a film director. This all makes sense now. Absolutely love this home and the redesign, how she explained everything and the love and care she has for this unique space.
Jennava is so precious and lovely, and you can really get a feel of her passion and connection to place. I hope she's happy here forever
I wish the cuts to the different views of the room were either before or after a continuous shot and her explanation of that area.
❤ I love that she salvaged this residence, is appreciative of the original designer, & quite knowledgable. ❤
The interior design is a hodge-podge. Feels like a gypsy theme/vibe. Bec it is this busy/cluttered it does not feel restful to be in it.
She is truly GIFTED 💪❤
Such a Beautiful home, i live in California's San Joaquin Valley and at this time of the year, what i would give to live underground to mitigate the summer heat. Thanks for Sharing...
She did amazing. Beautiful.
I love this layout. I've always liked the villa style layout, so I think this captures what I enjoy about those. Having the open, airy space in the middle with natural sunlight and the more private, cozy rooms on the side is really lovely.
Very nice design. I have to say tho that there are a half dozen or so low light plants that would thrive in there.
WOW!
Love your home!
Beautiful tour! Wow! Told my husband your home is gorgeous!
Imagine you & your family are very happy in your home!
Thank you for sharing!
Another great underground house! Love this type of buildings, when done right. This one is particularly stylish, great job! 👍 👏
I would have loved to have seen that restoration in more detail. Such an excellent and beautiful end-result.
No one deserves this house more than her, her appreciation for international architecture, restoration and honouring the original homeowner is admirable and rarely seen.
Nashville native here (I work at the car museum you also visited while in town recently). I've been wanting to build an underground home for years because of all the tornadoes. It's difficult in this area though, due to all the bedrock and limestone. So I appreciate this nice surprise. I'll even forgive you for misspelling Goodlettsville. 😜
She made it into a Masterpiece!
The builder Tillman (sp?) deserves all the props for building down. Not building a monster mansion while chopping down all the surrounding trees for a view is a pretty rare thing today.
This home is absolutely gorgeous, moody and such a creative feat.
This is absolutely gorgeous. I think she did an amazing job with it.
Great save
I absolutely love this home. Within the last month, I told my husband about this idea and now I see there is a house that has been built! I would love to talk to this homeowner
This is THE ultimate dream house - love the way she designed the house of her dreams while still honoring the integrity of the original builder!💖💖
Jennava, I absolutely love your house. It's definitely not ordinary but not completely over the top. Beautiful.
I love this home so so much. I just wish you would have done a walkthrough room by room so we could really see the whole place, as that homeowner did such an incredible job. I will say though, that the linen cloth is not that private for the bedrooms. We could still actually see the beds through the doors 😬 Still adore this home ❤️💕
The subdued passion this lady has for her craft...BRAVO!
Ah...we didn't get to see the galley kitchen or did I miss it?
I really like the question you ask. It draws more information from the home owner without being intrusive. Great work!
This is the most beautiful underground house ever..the owners have done a wonderful job completing the house.. the original owner builder would be proud
Thanks for sharing another architectural 💎 gem!
I’ve always wanted an underground house. Mike Oehler got me addicted to the concept. God keep his soul!
I've always been fascinated by underground houses. This is truly exceptional. Absolutely gorgeous. I'd move in there in a heartbeat!
What a magnificent house! Her vision to bring it to the warm & inviting house that it has become is wonderful. The architect would love what she's done with it. This is one of my favorite homes you've shared. Please thank her for giving us such an in-depth look into her amazing home. ❤
This is the most amazing home, it seems it has the perfect mix between cozy, classic, rustic, darkness, freshness, uniqueness and artistic. I luv it, the design is a thing but your own design was the cherry on top
Fabulous visionaries code signing, both the original designer/builder and the current designer habitant.
An environment where collaboration has been essential to the uniqueness, beauty, functionality and art form that it has evolved too....
Well done !
Enjoy
This is such a beautiful home! The whole thing top to bottom and side to side! It’s also has such a whimsical feeling while being so elegant! 😍🤩
This horizontal eyeline that connects each room is such a wonderful idea. You dont have to do multiple turns just to go one room. It's all in just one line. Amazing!
Love love love the house & her Amazing designing of the house inside 💜
It should be listed as a historical building to preserve it beyond her and her family's ownership of it! Between what he did and what she did is fantastic...he did the dreaming, built, and initial design/decor and she took his lead from where he left off and elevated it in both design and safety. Being a safety nerd, I absolutely love that and knowing the dangers of radon! My gosh, hardly anyone I talk to is even aware of that! I am a staunch believer that the only time anyone, especially me, should live 9 ft under is when you're dead. Although I couldn't live in it, I do love it and it changes the 'creepy basement' feel (I too think ceilings are overlooked nowadays, love the panels!). I would definitely have a holiday there, I'm just too solar driven and claustrophobic to be there an extended amount of time. I hugely respect her for using craftsmen....YES!! About time we honored them again instead of the big box crap. I know we can't all afford to do so, I understand. The pride she has in her Mexican stone layers and her carpenter, who did fantastic jobs, and the mention she gave them makes me respect her, that's also not always done; most times the people who had the least to do with the actual physical labour of it take the most credit. Too bad his garage was apparently sold off separately. Makes me wonder if there had been an underground tunnel between the two buildings, it would make sense to do so.
Why does it have to stay as is for perpetuity? She had vision. Maybe the next owner will to. I don’t understand the urge to control what future owner might do.
This is absolutely beautiful. Incredible that it’s under ground. I love it.❤😍
So she could grow food on almost her entire lot. This is really cool, thanks for finding it & sharing it with us.
Fantastic home. Very unique and beautiful. Thank you Kirsten and Jennava.
delighted to see her as well as house built, renovated excellently. appreciate the efforts they all took. thank you.
your design is fantastic...what a treasure you've created for yourself and everyone that will ever visit ..Kudos..
A wonderful beautiful house and it’s great that you found it, brought it back, added your updates and gave it a second life to be enjoyed by all others that are lucky enough to enter its doors🌹
Having this gorgeous place underground is already interesting. Uniquely beautiful. 💛💛
What a beautiful home nestled into it’s natural surroundings. I love it.
Jennava did a glorious job making that house hers. the architect's structure, her style
.. the before and after is just startling - the amount of work she put in to rehabilitate structure, surfaces