There was a dome home in my neighborhood growing up. I've always loved them. Yours is so beautiful. The additions are amazing. You're creative and focused
Absolutely amazing, and very very true words you speak saying don't put things of, if you have a dream do it - because one day you will have no more days left. Thank you for this, continue enjoying life to the full.
My partner and I stayed in their guest house last year and we had the best time! John and Linda are lovely people and their home is incredible... we especially loved their pool. They did the tango for us and I read their tarot cards. It was a memorable trip. Their story is so inspiring and we feel lucky to have met them.
We remember you very well! We shared a bottle of wine, and you had great weather until the forest fires smoke drifted in. Thanks for your nice comments! John and Linda
@@lbrainsby My husband and I have been dreaming of building our own house and living on our own land. We are young and don't have kids or a lot of money yet, but watching what you have done here is so incredibly inspiring! I will show this to my husband when he comes back from work so that we can dream about it together. Thank you for being an inspiration for us!
@@lbrainsby hey do you still rent out your guesthouse? My girlfriend and I would love to stay there one day. Your home is beautiful and your story is inspiring
I loved the relaxed and nonchalant manner in which the host spoke about each part of their house. He was very humble, yet honest about how much hard work the building was, especially because he had a 12 hour a day job at a factory. The home is beautiful inside and out. The decorating is timeless and warm and inviting. I would feel very comfortable and at home as a guest there! I’m glad I watched this video. It was also a good reminder of the all too quick passage of time, and how many different uses some of the rooms had served over the years. And now, it’s a quiet home awaiting the family to come back for visits!
This is such a fantasy-fairyland-dream-house. I'm absolutely in love. From the house, the porches, the garden, the greenhouse, the pool, the meandering stairs and terraces, the view. Absolutely everything. Amazing job from the owners
So good to see this! This is my aunt and uncle, I've visited a few times as a child but not recently enough :'-( I never knew the full story and it's amazing to see the old footage. You can see a photo of my grandparents at 2:03 in the bookshelf on the right.
So nice to see a couple in love for 50 years and build a family home and enjoy it with their kids and now grandkids. My husband built our family home and after several years of his passing i had to sell it. But so many wonderful memories raising our kids and grandkids. Here on Vancouver Island. A beautiful blessing to be here.
Almost every ingenious and self built house Ive seen on the internet is from Canada. Seems like there really is such a great spirit of ingenuity and expression there.
For me, and I have now watched a number (not huge) of these 'home videos', including my favorite subject, 'tiny homes'... this is absolutely gorgeous. I don't know how anything could be better. This place fits in the environment, and more importantly it grew with the family over the years. This is such a beautiful residence, it even makes the outdoors more beautiful. Because it fits that well. Thanks FLORB.
This is absolutely the best home I have ever seen in my life. It's the right amounts of comfort and atmosphere. Their hard work definitely shows, and I hope they are living a wonderfully peaceful life in their gorgeous space.
5 years ago my boyfriend showed me a RUclips video about dome house. Since then every time I think about my future happy home I’ve been wanting to have only a dome house!!!! 😭❤️
Had to watch this several times to take it all in. Takes my breath away 💕. When John gets to the room where he mentions “Linda’s paintings”…😱. If she is the painter of those paintings, that would be worth a whole video on it’s own. What talent she has…👌
This is the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen. And it has an awesome story. Truly wonderful, nothing could compare. I have a deep admiration for the couple who built it. Bravo!
Congratulations to the wonderful couple. Tragically, rules and overregulation are stifling home builders. Rebellion against this degree of control is required as the homeless rate explodes.
Yeah, excessive regulation is one of the main reasons why there's such a large homeless population. Most cities, especially those like San Francisco, San Jose, NYC, Vancouver, Seattle, etc don't allow as many dwelling units to be built as are needed, thus pushing rents and mortgages to $2000+ per month for small studio and one bedroom apartments!
goals, even tho many of us have dreams and desires pre-planed in our minds, there's always a part that wishes to run away with someone special far away and redefine what life is all about.
I spent some time in a similar dome in southern Manitoba back in the 80's. A couple had broken up and left this building used only as an occasional cottage. very cool experience. Especially at -30 ! Thanks for your video.
What a Beautiful Home. This is what a home built with love looks like. This home has to be priceless. All the work, all the time it took and all paid for a perfect retirement. Built it as then went along. Even through he kept a log of what it cost, where the building stuff came from and kept the dates of when they put it up. Truly priceless. Beautiful Beautiful home wonderful work.
This house looks so magical that I could easily imagine it in a fantasy movie. But at the same time it still has something down-to-earth, maybe because of all the wood and the very homely decoration? I really like it, everything is so well put together, the inside looks very lovely and classic, the colours fit so well together. I only can imagine how awesome it must be for kids to live there! I bet their friends were all jealous
There were several built in the Bay Area back in the 1970's and 80's, as it happened I had the opportunity to talk with someone who had resided in one and he/she mentioned that with each panel having, that with six sides for hexagonal panels or eight for hexagonal panels; so many seams in each panel that must be sealed well, otherwise talk about a leaky roof senario. And just try and locate where from, which panel is compromised?
Adore it. It's wonderful. When married to my ex-husband for 18 yrs tried to convince him to do this. He expressed interest, but there was no will to do it. Could not do it solo... have to say, love the angles and unique designs and architecture involved in creating your beautiful home. Also a Brit, when living in Canada I drove everywhere looking at unique homes. The Geodesic have been my favorite. So love everything you have created... nice to see you are Brits also. You worked so hard, and your creation shows the effort. It is beautiful. TY for sharing.
Wow!! What an incredible, beautiful, special place. And a work of art! John and Linda you have a beautiful home and life that I imagine, you don't need a vacation from. Love your story, mindset and piece of heaven.
❤❤❤❤❤❤ This is the most amazing home. I love that they connected the two areas together with a deck AND a hallway. I would get lost in there and I would not mind it either because I would never WANT to leave. ❤
I am speechless, I don't think I could come up with words good enough to describe the ah sheer beauty of this magical Dome house nestled in those lovely trees. Never have I seen anything so amazingly built. I'm utterly in awe at every inch of your kingdom, and that's how it feels to me, I have never seen anything like it and prolly never will again. Wow, just wow. With great admiration thank you for sharing your life with us.
How lovely of you! We get many kind comments but you went the extra mile.... Somebody asked about square footage; about 3500 total floor space, the dome itself is 850 on the main floor. John
And it's quite a bargain getting a 3500sqft\348sqm house with the basic mod cons for just $18,000. That's an unheard of $5.14 per square foot \ $50 per square meter!
You two are beautiful souls who created such a beautiful home!!! I should be so lucky to find a man like you John!!! I am glad to see costodians of the land and loving your home and family! Many blessings....
Your house is so beautiful!! What a lovely treasure you have! I admire your hard work and great accomplishments. You look like a wonderful couple who has remained a team throughout the years making your dreams come true. God bless. Enjoyed your video very much. Wish I had done the same thing....👍🙂💜
This is my dream house! Somewhere apparently on the island where I now live. I was 13 when Expo 67 came to Montreal. I loved every minute of it, especially Bucky's geodesic dome. This home is exquisite!
Very nice - and FYI: 1980 $1 US = $3.51 in buying power, so though that may not be accurate in all ways, this house is maybe $80,000 or less in materials today. Except that lumber today is much more highly priced than many other things and that is still a hand-built thing, taking quite a long time and a lot of work.
Excellent forethought and craftsmanship. Did something similar in the U.S. Built as and when we could, repurposing materials whenever possible while borrowing as little as possible. It was a lifelong project and agree it keeps you young and wouldn't trade it for the world. My children learned many construction trades along the way as well. Thank you for posting this. A number of people thought we were crazy, years later we continuously have people asking if we'd consider selling our home. Not a chance..
Linda and I(John), owners and creators of this house, wish to thank all you lovely people for your kind and uplifting comments!
I’m totally inspired, thanks for sharing! Love from Ireland 💕
There was a dome home in my neighborhood growing up. I've always loved them. Yours is so beautiful. The additions are amazing. You're creative and focused
Legends!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home and even more you're beautiful inspiring love with all of us. Best wishes 💛💛:)
Absolutely amazing, and very very true words you speak saying don't put things of, if you have a dream do it - because one day you will have no more days left. Thank you for this, continue enjoying life to the full.
They said: "The best place on the planet", because they are so happy in their life.... Congratulations....Thank you for sharing. Regards from Spain.
My partner and I stayed in their guest house last year and we had the best time! John and Linda are lovely people and their home is incredible... we especially loved their pool. They did the tango for us and I read their tarot cards. It was a memorable trip. Their story is so inspiring and we feel lucky to have met them.
We remember you very well! We shared a bottle of wine, and you had great weather until the forest fires smoke drifted in. Thanks for your nice comments! John and Linda
@@lbrainsby My husband and I have been dreaming of building our own house and living on our own land. We are young and don't have kids or a lot of money yet, but watching what you have done here is so incredibly inspiring! I will show this to my husband when he comes back from work so that we can dream about it together. Thank you for being an inspiration for us!
@@lbrainsby hey do you still rent out your guesthouse? My girlfriend and I would love to stay there one day. Your home is beautiful and your story is inspiring
@@Pavel13Datsyuk101 You can look us up on Airbnb...Vancouver Island
Your so lucky! Namaste
I absolutely love this house, and their story.
This home is a work of art and a piece of heart. It brought tears to my eyes. What an absolute treasure.
Absolutely! Brings the word h o m e to a whole other level! Wonderful couple, so endearing!
I loved the relaxed and nonchalant manner in which the host spoke about each part of their house. He was very humble, yet honest about how much hard work the building was, especially because he had a 12 hour a day job at a factory. The home is beautiful inside and out. The decorating is timeless and warm and inviting. I would feel very comfortable and at home as a guest there! I’m glad I watched this video. It was also a good reminder of the all too quick passage of time, and how many different uses some of the rooms had served over the years. And now, it’s a quiet home awaiting the family to come back for visits!
This is such a fantasy-fairyland-dream-house. I'm absolutely in love. From the house, the porches, the garden, the greenhouse, the pool, the meandering stairs and terraces, the view. Absolutely everything. Amazing job from the owners
And it's a wonderful combination of futuristic and rustic.
So good to see this! This is my aunt and uncle, I've visited a few times as a child but not recently enough :'-( I never knew the full story and it's amazing to see the old footage. You can see a photo of my grandparents at 2:03 in the bookshelf on the right.
So cool. !!
I'm sure they'd appreciate & love a visit from you.
So nice to see a couple in love for 50 years and build a family home and enjoy it with their kids and now grandkids. My husband built our family home and after several years of his passing i had to sell it. But so many wonderful memories raising our kids and grandkids. Here on Vancouver Island. A beautiful blessing to be here.
Wish they were my parents, so many memories from a full life of trying new things.
Almost every ingenious and self built house Ive seen on the internet is from Canada. Seems like there really is such a great spirit of ingenuity and expression there.
It’s true
There's some that do it in the States and elsewhere too!
I love how you grew the house bit by bit, organically.
Absolutely magical! What a truly magnificent t home you have created. Quite wonderful.
For me, and I have now watched a number (not huge) of these 'home videos', including my favorite subject, 'tiny homes'... this is absolutely gorgeous. I don't know how anything could be better. This place fits in the environment, and more importantly it grew with the family over the years. This is such a beautiful residence, it even makes the outdoors more beautiful. Because it fits that well. Thanks FLORB.
This is absolutely the best home I have ever seen in my life. It's the right amounts of comfort and atmosphere. Their hard work definitely shows, and I hope they are living a wonderfully peaceful life in their gorgeous space.
Every piece has a story. Such a wonderful build!
amazing
it's so chaotic yet very harmonious and beautiful, and all that nature, pool inside the rock, come on
5 years ago my boyfriend showed me a RUclips video about dome house. Since then every time I think about my future happy home I’ve been wanting to have only a dome house!!!! 😭❤️
Superb! Literally took my breath away. I’ve watched hundreds of self builds in all forms and this home is truly heavenly.
Had to watch this several times to take it all in. Takes my breath away 💕. When John gets to the room where he mentions “Linda’s paintings”…😱. If she is the painter of those paintings, that would be worth a whole video on it’s own. What talent she has…👌
I love the different rooms, shapes and the connection of it all to each other! Very well done! Really nice! Thank you for your encouragement!
This is the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen.
And it has an awesome story.
Truly wonderful, nothing could compare.
I have a deep admiration for the couple who built it. Bravo!
Congratulations to the wonderful couple. Tragically, rules and overregulation are stifling home builders. Rebellion against this degree of control is required as the homeless rate explodes.
Yeah, excessive regulation is one of the main reasons why there's such a large homeless population. Most cities, especially those like San Francisco, San Jose, NYC, Vancouver, Seattle, etc don't allow as many dwelling units to be built as are needed, thus pushing rents and mortgages to $2000+ per month for small studio and one bedroom apartments!
it's that and also inflation
Wow. Just gorgeous! And that swimming pool! Just wow! Well done to this couple. They deserve their paradise in the hills.
what a beautiful place!
thank you for sharing.
Just brilliant , absolute dream ...
goals, even tho many of us have dreams and desires pre-planed in our minds, there's always a part that wishes to run away with someone special far away and redefine what life is all about.
Well done guys livin the dream!
Really interesting and beautiful home. I wouldn’t know where to start designing that home.
Triangles.
I spent some time in a similar dome in southern Manitoba back in the 80's. A couple had broken up and left this building used only as an occasional cottage. very cool experience. Especially at -30 !
Thanks for your video.
What a Beautiful Home. This is what a home built with love looks like. This home has to be priceless. All the work, all the time it took and all paid for a perfect retirement. Built it as then went along. Even through he kept a log of what it cost, where the building stuff came from and kept the dates of when they put it up. Truly priceless. Beautiful Beautiful home wonderful work.
All I can say is wow. What a dream come true with natural elements. Simply beautiful. Such a labor of love and so humble.
The best house ever I have seen
It's a beautiful home and it shows that patience will give you great beauty in your home over time!
This house looks so magical that I could easily imagine it in a fantasy movie. But at the same time it still has something down-to-earth, maybe because of all the wood and the very homely decoration? I really like it, everything is so well put together, the inside looks very lovely and classic, the colours fit so well together.
I only can imagine how awesome it must be for kids to live there! I bet their friends were all jealous
this is heaven
Thanks you my friend beautiful home
Lovely video! I used to live in Huntsville and later Vancouver Island so I can smell this home! Makes it feel like I've been there.
This is a beautiful home. I can feel the warmth of the space and the wonderful memories created. Thank you for sharing!
This brought tears to my eyes. You can tell he is proud of the craftsmanship. Their story is lovely. Thank you for sharing.
Such a magnificent home design, a labor of love. It's a whimsical gorgeous mansion
There were several built in the Bay Area back in the 1970's and 80's, as it happened I had the opportunity to talk with someone who had resided in one and he/she mentioned that with each panel having, that with six sides for hexagonal panels or eight for hexagonal panels; so many seams in each panel that must be sealed well, otherwise talk about a leaky roof senario. And just try and locate where from, which panel is compromised?
I think there's at least one left in the SF Bay Area.
Absolutely stunning! Quite an achievement, this beautiful home! Took my breath away.
Chapeau John and Linda, this is most lovely ❤️
1:05 "i was 19 when i made that decision" what now? This gentleman had like 3 careers before turning 20 respect
unbelievable
What a labor of love by this couple….. so amazingly cozy…. The history of things too….
Absolutely gobsmacked 😳 Who wants a Million dollar Mansion. I’d take this lil patch of heaven on earth. So gorgeous. Love the nature. 😊🙏❤️🔥
Adore it. It's wonderful. When married to my ex-husband for 18 yrs tried to convince him to do this. He expressed interest, but there was no will to do it. Could not do it solo... have to say, love the angles and unique designs and architecture involved in creating your beautiful home. Also a Brit, when living in Canada I drove everywhere looking at unique homes. The Geodesic have been my favorite. So love everything you have created... nice to see you are Brits also. You worked so hard, and your creation shows the effort. It is beautiful. TY for sharing.
Wow!! What an incredible, beautiful, special place. And a work of art! John and Linda you have a beautiful home and life that I imagine, you don't need a vacation from. Love your story, mindset and piece of heaven.
what beautiful people..what a great job!
Such a cool place to live in!
They seem like the coolest most chill people ever.
❤❤❤❤❤❤ This is the most amazing home. I love that they connected the two areas together with a deck AND a hallway. I would get lost in there and I would not mind it either because I would never WANT to leave. ❤
I am speechless, I don't think I could come up with words good enough to describe the ah sheer beauty of this magical Dome house nestled in those lovely trees. Never have I seen anything so amazingly built. I'm utterly in awe at every inch of your kingdom, and that's how it feels to me, I have never seen anything like it and prolly never will again. Wow, just wow. With great admiration thank you for sharing your life with us.
How lovely of you!
We get many kind comments but you went the extra mile....
Somebody asked about square footage; about 3500 total floor space, the dome itself is 850 on the main floor.
John
And it's quite a bargain getting a 3500sqft\348sqm house with the basic mod cons for just $18,000. That's an unheard of $5.14 per square foot \ $50 per square meter!
You two are beautiful souls who created such a beautiful home!!! I should be so lucky to find a man like you John!!! I am glad to see costodians of the land and loving your home and family! Many blessings....
Your house is so beautiful!! What a lovely treasure you have! I admire your hard work and great accomplishments. You look like a wonderful couple who has remained a team throughout the years making your dreams come true. God bless. Enjoyed your video very much. Wish I had done the same thing....👍🙂💜
Incredible! The creativity is awesome. Good on you!
This is the most beautiful house I have ever, EVER seen in my life ! ! Thank you for sharing. x
This is my dream house! Somewhere apparently on the island where I now live. I was 13 when Expo 67 came to Montreal. I loved every minute of it, especially Bucky's geodesic dome. This home is exquisite!
Absolutely amazing !!!!- It is just incredible what human imagination and will to do it can accomplish. LOTS of love to all.
I did NOT expect the electrolyte pirate at the end 🤣
Wow, this is so inspiring on so many different levels!
What a Beautiful & unique home! And as far as John & Linda may I just say #couplegoals !!!!
Absolutely stunning. They have created heaven on earth. I love everything about this beautiful property. Well done ❤😊
Really inspiring. Love how soft and warm and human 'nest' like it is. Thank you!
Very nice - and FYI: 1980 $1 US = $3.51 in buying power, so though that may not be accurate in all ways, this house is maybe $80,000 or less in materials today. Except that lumber today is much more highly priced than many other things and that is still a hand-built thing, taking quite a long time and a lot of work.
One of the most beautiful homes I have seen. Absolutely amazing!
I think I have found my forever home,
Excellent forethought and craftsmanship. Did something similar in the U.S. Built as and when we could, repurposing materials whenever possible while borrowing as little as possible.
It was a lifelong project and agree it keeps you young and wouldn't trade it for the world.
My children learned many construction trades along the way as well.
Thank you for posting this. A number of people thought we were crazy, years later we continuously have people asking if we'd consider selling our home.
Not a chance..
Your Kidz were lucky to had such great parents. And great lives.
Oh wow! This is a piece of heavan! This is my dream home. Thank you for sharing.
As a Builder myself...my wife I were very impressed with your beautiful house.. thanks for sharing
What an amazing accomplishment. A lifelong project with wonderful results and memories. I love it.
Truthfully the most beautiful House I have ever seen !!
Wow!! Thank you for sharing
Beautiful.... thanx4sharing, thanx4caring!! ❤🙏
A piece from Heaven... God bless you.
Just amazing.. what a beautiful creation
This place is so unique in design and just beautiful, but homey at the same time. I love it!
BEAUTIFUL
Love this! This guy is amazing. Very resourceful!
really great place. one of the best for sure
Just amazed of the house and your imagination you capabilities
They are so beautiful... and inspiring their home is my dream home
Wow, how beautiful, this gentleman has a true talent.
What a beautiful and tranquil place. I wish I could live in a place like that, tuck away from everyone and live very peaceful.
It’s fantastic and the house is a true beauty as well as the people who live in it !
Fantastic ever evolving home, flows with their existence and needs.
Stunning 💖
Gosh they have created a beautiful home in a stunning location.
facinating house. i hope they enjoy the time that is left of this short life.
What is amazing about this house, is it is so individual and unique, but fits perfectly into the landscape.
That is a helluva home. Good on you guys. Top notch.
The World exhibit
I was there too! And I also loved it! It was quite stunning architecture for the times.
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Both are so humble & elegant couple ... and the house is just incrediebllyyy beautiful 💕 intellegence used at the right place 👏
Loved it. Every part of it. This couple should make videos on how to build your own home.
such classy and tasteful architecture
The house is an absolute masterpiece. Thanks for showing us around!
What a lovely home!
Wow! Bravo! U created a beautiful paradise!