\nI am so glad I waited years after moving in of clearing out the yard and getting used to how I use the space before having contractors redo it, I’ve been thinking up new, practical touches to make it better the whole time
Recently:
- On the backyard lower level, next to the hot tub (on the upper level) and thus terminus for plumbing, have a shower head to clean a bit without going in to the bathroom
- In fact, have a water fountain too, so I don’t have to go inside for a drink when I’m working up a sweat (esp. if I’m gonna put my weights down there) or shoot myself in the mouth with the hose
- And have it have one of those foot pedals that fills a built-in dog bowl, for if people bring theirs over to backyard gatherings
- Have a roll-out section in the dead space under the deck where I can toss dead logs to culture mushrooms in the dark
My philosophy is like, “remember Hearst Castle, where in every situation they took a generic idea of ‘thing that would be nice for a house to have’ and irrespective of anything else about the place built the comically maximally Rich Guy version of that? The opposite.”
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