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<blockquote data-quote="druryj" data-source="post: 3245106" data-attributes="member: 10465"><p>House was built in 1985. Can you imagine what it would cost to build around an atrium like this today? It adds a lot to the exterior in order to have that 200 sq ft open air rectangle built right smack dab in the middle of the house.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now, why didn't I think of that?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I live in Westridge, just south and west of Reno and Mustang I am not sure how many homes out in this addition have them, but from up on my roof, I can see like 4 or 5 houses that do. It was a major selling point when we first saw the house. It sorta freaked me out the first time I walked in the front door and saw this window in the entryway that looks out into the atrium. I mean, I'm standing in the entry and I can see a coiled up garden hose through the window...like I was already looking through the back door or something, and only like 10 or 12 feet away from the front door. I was thinking "Man, this is the narrowest house I've ever seen...and they want how much?"</p><p></p><p>The cool part is in the winter, it can be snowing, cold as hades... and I can have a fire going in the Master Bedroom, step out into the atrium and into a 101 degree hot tub, get a fire going in that Chimenea and lie back w relax while looking up at the stars. My biggest worry then is how to keep the snowflakes outta my hot chocolate. I found that those little umbrellas work pretty good. I'll post a pic of how it looks from the front door, the kitchen window, and the living room as you look in the atrium from pretty much anywhere in the house except the spare bedrooms and bathrooms. (Gotta wait a few for Momma to get up so I can go turn on the lights in there and take pics).</p><p></p><p>Okay, here’s some pics looking into the atrium from the entryway, living room, and kitchen to go along with the one in post # 1 from the master bedroom.</p><p>Entryway view:</p><p><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190622/edff570ac310427be92d2f4f8e8fc35a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>View from living room: </p><p><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190622/ddb195bf3ad1968ad95395e17f1e1cea.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>View from kitchen window:</p><p><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190622/3dcb40e0c537c1e2d604ce9f80cd38c7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>We are happy to have found a house with this kind of feature. It lets us enjoy being outside but with the added plus of complete privacy as well. The atrium is accessible from either the master bedroom or the living room. We can eat outside, sit outside, hot tub it, or just have a fire going and watch the stars slip by. Naked even.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="druryj, post: 3245106, member: 10465"] House was built in 1985. Can you imagine what it would cost to build around an atrium like this today? It adds a lot to the exterior in order to have that 200 sq ft open air rectangle built right smack dab in the middle of the house. Now, why didn't I think of that? Yeah, I live in Westridge, just south and west of Reno and Mustang I am not sure how many homes out in this addition have them, but from up on my roof, I can see like 4 or 5 houses that do. It was a major selling point when we first saw the house. It sorta freaked me out the first time I walked in the front door and saw this window in the entryway that looks out into the atrium. I mean, I'm standing in the entry and I can see a coiled up garden hose through the window...like I was already looking through the back door or something, and only like 10 or 12 feet away from the front door. I was thinking "Man, this is the narrowest house I've ever seen...and they want how much?" The cool part is in the winter, it can be snowing, cold as hades... and I can have a fire going in the Master Bedroom, step out into the atrium and into a 101 degree hot tub, get a fire going in that Chimenea and lie back w relax while looking up at the stars. My biggest worry then is how to keep the snowflakes outta my hot chocolate. I found that those little umbrellas work pretty good. I'll post a pic of how it looks from the front door, the kitchen window, and the living room as you look in the atrium from pretty much anywhere in the house except the spare bedrooms and bathrooms. (Gotta wait a few for Momma to get up so I can go turn on the lights in there and take pics). Okay, here’s some pics looking into the atrium from the entryway, living room, and kitchen to go along with the one in post # 1 from the master bedroom. Entryway view: [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190622/edff570ac310427be92d2f4f8e8fc35a.jpg[/IMG] View from living room: [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190622/ddb195bf3ad1968ad95395e17f1e1cea.jpg[/IMG] View from kitchen window: [IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190622/3dcb40e0c537c1e2d604ce9f80cd38c7.jpg[/IMG] We are happy to have found a house with this kind of feature. It lets us enjoy being outside but with the added plus of complete privacy as well. The atrium is accessible from either the master bedroom or the living room. We can eat outside, sit outside, hot tub it, or just have a fire going and watch the stars slip by. Naked even. [/QUOTE]
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