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Galadriel55 · 03-11-2012, 11:31 AM

WANT!

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Now, I might make it more low slung and green than he has done, but I'm still eaten up with jealousy, especially about the mathoms inside it

I concur about making it more low and green. The mathoms - I love the Tolkien library he has there, but I'm not much of a fan of action figure -type of thing. However, except for books and figurines/statuettes he has lots of, well, mathom - pipes and whatnot (well, mathom!). Want want want!

Bêthberry · 03-11-2012, 01:40 PM

A door perfectly formed for any 'hobbits' coming home from the pub and already keeling over.

Mithalwen · 03-11-2012, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

WANT!

I concur about making it more low and green. The mathoms - I love the Tolkien library he has there, but I'm not much of a fan of action figure -type of thing. However, except for books and figurines/statuettes he has lots of, well, mathom - pipes and whatnot (well, mathom!). Want want want!

I don't think I would make it lower but I am rather tall.. youwould lose the lovely beams.. love the way the door is basically a giant porthole. Ideally and I appreciate that that is the local stone but I would prefer it in golden costswold stone and paint the wood work.. the door at least or have paler green oak, And I wouldn't have the figurines.. not keen on figurines and less keen on dusting but lots of lovely shelves....

Lalwendë · 03-11-2012, 05:31 PM

I think I'd try and go for a 'living roof', either grass or mosses (and that would be all green, too, so even more Hobbity) and have it more scruffy and plant-filled around the door, but the interior is lovely.

And I want to go and sit and look through his bookshelves and mess with those maquettes. He looks like a nice man, I think he should offer field trips.

I am laughing though, because of my theory that all blokes need a shed to escape to - this guy has the best shed ever made. And he admits his wife has to call him back into the house.

Mithalwen · 03-11-2012, 06:30 PM

Yeah I thought it was the ultimate man shed.. but then it occured that it would be a perfect Mithalwen shed too... Green rooves are nice but if you don't have a proper hill it might tip into Tellytubby land. And this does look very like Tolkien's own pictures of hobbit houses.

A lot of eco houses seem to have hobbity elements becasue green rooves and building into a hill is energy efficient. Sure the prof would have approved.

Morthoron · 03-11-2012, 07:28 PM

Love the house. Saw this other video alongside. What struck me wasn't so much the different "Hobbit Houses", but the song called "House of Tom Bombadil" by a band called Nickel Creek. What a great jam:

House of Tom Bombadil

Lalwendë · 03-12-2012, 01:49 PM

I came across yet another Hobbit shed today when I was looking at entrants for Shed of the Year 2012 (I am a sheddie).

Hobbit Shed

This is in America again, it's not as luxurious though, he only keeps his lawnmower in there.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-14-2012, 12:46 PM

How charming! Wouldn't it be nice if we could all have second homes just for our Tolkien things where we could fancy ourselves modern-day hobbits.

03-11-2012, 01:40 PM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	A door perfectly formed for any 'hobbits' coming home from the pub and already keeling over. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-11-2012, 05:31 PM	#4
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	I think I'd try and go for a 'living roof', either grass or mosses (and that would be all green, too, so even more Hobbity) and have it more scruffy and plant-filled around the door, but the interior is lovely. And I want to go and sit and look through his bookshelves and mess with those maquettes. He looks like a nice man, I think he should offer field trips. I am laughing though, because of my theory that all blokes need a shed to escape to - this guy has the best shed ever made. And he admits his wife has to call him back into the house. __________________ Gordon's alive!

03-11-2012, 06:30 PM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Yeah I thought it was the ultimate man shed.. but then it occured that it would be a perfect Mithalwen shed too... Green rooves are nice but if you don't have a proper hill it might tip into Tellytubby land. And this does look very like Tolkien's own pictures of hobbit houses. A lot of eco houses seem to have hobbity elements becasue green rooves and building into a hill is energy efficient. Sure the prof would have approved. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

03-11-2012, 07:28 PM	#6
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	Love the house. Saw this other video alongside. What struck me wasn't so much the different "Hobbit Houses", but the song called "House of Tom Bombadil" by a band called Nickel Creek. What a great jam: House of Tom Bombadil __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

03-12-2012, 01:49 PM	#7
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	I came across yet another Hobbit shed today when I was looking at entrants for Shed of the Year 2012 (I am a sheddie). Hobbit Shed This is in America again, it's not as luxurious though, he only keeps his lawnmower in there. __________________ Gordon's alive!

06-14-2012, 12:46 PM	#8
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	How charming! Wouldn't it be nice if we could all have second homes just for our Tolkien things where we could fancy ourselves modern-day hobbits. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.