Fort Collins Homes for Sale: A Return to Sensible Design

By: Aaron on April 23, 2010

My favorite place in the entire world when I was a kid was my grandparents home.  It was a two-bedroom bungalow that my grandpa had built in downtown Fort Collins new home.  It was behind perhaps the most historic home in all of town, and while it was modest, it had a compelling charm that felt comforting and very secure.  A visit to Grandmas was about all that it provided.  Love and care from family, but also a space that was conducive to conversation and exploration.  There were unique spaces and fantastic corners that as a child became my own special places to make memories.  Grandmas didn’t have a room for everything.  It didn’t separate us from her and Grandpa. In fact just the opposite occurred.  Spaces were flexible and assigned a multitude of tasks.  The table where we had breakfast magically transformed into the theater that evening where we watched Super Eight Kodak movies about our family and the swashbuckling adventures we had experienced the summer before in their back yard.

Somewhere along the way, we as a people became convinced that having segmentation in our lives would provide more satiation.  Instead of multi functioning places, we began to design homes that encouraged separation: rooms for movies, places for sewing, a room and a bath for every child.  The designs compartmentalized our interactions.

There is a sense that now having lived that way as a culture something is missing. We have found as many ways as possible to avoid a personal interaction.  From text messaging to television, life in human context appears to be passé.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of our business in the last year has been the construction and design of our Re-historic homes in Old Town Fort Collins.  We all have loved working down there because there is something unique about the old neighborhoods.  It reminds me, every time that I am there, how much I loved going to my grandparents home in Old Town.  It truly was the place where human interaction was at its height.  We had the opportunity to build a home on the corner of Maple and Wood, and I thought it was only appropriate to name it after my Grandpa who’s home and life I cherished.

May 6th is a fundraiser for the Fort Collins Symphony.  Tickets are $15 a person or $25 a couple and all proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the Symphony.  Fish is catering, wine and beer will be served and is included in the ticket prices.  If you are interested in attending and seeing this amazing home please contact us.  It is a legacy property in Fort Collins.

Contact Val Scheffer at 970-226-1500 for Tickets