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And asWhistler becomes increasingly filled with big (often empty) houses
on the hill, there remains a core group of locals dedicated to staying in
town and carving out their own place within a community. And they’re all
in it together.
“We got this place because I was skateboarding with a friend of Tim
and Natasha’s and they warned us about lowballing the owners,” Colin
says, adding that he has also been over to KenMelamed’s to check out
renovation ideas. “For sure, once you have anA-frame you notice them
and feel like part of a larger thing, like people who have airstream trailers
or VW vans. Who knows? But there is something about the shape. I’m not
religious at all, but you feel it in here, it is Gothic. And having 22 feet of
ceiling, that airy space to live in
…
I can’t explain it, but it’s simple and it’s
good, and I like it
…
We did just buy an oldAirstream too, that has a real
similar curve. Maybe I’m back in the womb. Awomb with a view.”
We tookdowna lot of trees, openedeverythingup,
and right away four different realtors left cardson
our doorstepasking ifwewanted tosell.”
Elisha andColin found their home’s original GothicDIY kit plans in anoldbox of records in their
storage space.
