Big Easy's shotgun: cross-ventilated narrow houses stay cool

[@janinelewis43]

I grew up in shot gun houses in NewOrleans. There is no privacy but they are charming. My grandmother, who is 88, still lives in the one she was born in.

[@sincerelyeugene6638]

@J K how do you guys mean no privacy? Are you speaking of there no being enough rooms or neighbors or what?

[@YouTubeBlueButterflies]

Blessings to your grandmother 🙏

[@YouTubeBlueButterflies]

@@sincerelyeugene6638 did you watch the video at all? Come up with your own answer to that one ok. SMH 🤔

[@Jadestalbottz]

There’s no privacy because she doesn’t have curtains on the windows..

[@IslenoGutierrez]

janinelewis43 I also grew up in a shotgun and you’re right, the privacy issue ugh...but today folks are renovating them in a modern way where they are knocking out walls and making it more open and adding halls and walls where needed to make a better floor plan. I’ve been in one like that and it was almost like a suburb house in the inside.

[@isabellaaragon144]

As a european i appreciate that you keep old buildings and take care of them. In many US towns i've experianced quite the opposite...I think that's why New Orleans is special.

[@NJ_0G]

I agree. Living in Maryland, Baltimore is not token care of. So are many of the houses here.

[@numb3r5ev3n]

I love shotgun houses, I love that the owner has put so much care into restoring this one. With the tiny house craze, I think they're making a comeback.

[@mr.giraffe7076]

I agree. I can see single people and childless couples purchasing and restoring these gems. They are charming and built perfect for the hot weather.

[@sarahmalik6134]

The lady doing the house tour seems like she really loves her house. It’s really nice

[@roarmaus]

I like it. She did a great job.

[@sholaking5027]

Yeah, it's a really good use of space. Like that she put in a fully functional kitchen and bathroom as well.

[@ouvickie]

What a beautiful little house. I love the way she's redone it, very lovely. I think two people could live there easily, it's bigger than some of the tiny houses I've seen in videos. My grandmother and stepgrandfather lived in a shotgun house in an older part of Oklahoma City from the 50s through the early 70s. I loved that little house, lots of good memories. :-)

[@RockyRoadJY]

This is so interesting. I had never heard of shotgun houses before. Seems absolutely perfect for a single, or couple even with an infant would work. The inside of the house is really lovely. Thanks for the tour and a little education today.

[@sonialinsey8083]

I’ve been to new orleans and these houses are everywhere. I never knew what they were called to look them up, but always wondered what they looked like inside.

[@RockyRoadJY]

@AYogaDiary 👍

[@cperez8919]

Really lovely. Owner has great taste! Scale of furnishings to floor space is just right. Great job. You go lady!

[@mtmtodd]

Shotgun houses are my favorite. I really like what she did with this one.

[@femmiestarks8946]

Small doesn't mean uncomfortable. Less to keep clean, heated, cooled. I like it.

[@VanquishMediaDE]

It has quite a lot of character and charm to it that big homes often do not.

[@planetc]

I knew it--they're finally making tell, thin refrigerators. Aside from the runty fridge, this is a beautifully done house. The owner's high standards and good taste make it elegant and efficient. She should go into business designing homes.

[@kellygreen8255]

Shotguns are my FAVORITE style of house! So airy! So Southern!

[@46619TAB]

Nothing wrong with 'shot gun' or 'tiny houses', they work for some and don't work for others. My first house was a tiny 520 sq ft 'workers home' built in a subdivison in 1934 for employees of a now long gone manufacturing company. It was a bit larger than a typical 'shot gun' and it had a bathroom but no closets, people back then didn't need them - the few articles of clothing they owned hung on pegs on the back of the bedroom/bathroom door. I put a lot of money into needed repairs and updates in keeping with the period in which the house was built and when I listed it for sale 20 years later I had 5 offers within 2 days. Smaller is smarter.

[@choneyb54]

I LOVE IT!! I LIVED IN ONE BACK IN THE LATE 70'TIES, A DOUBLE ONE IN THE CARROLLTON AREA!! NOLA WAS GOOD BACK THEN!!

[@tmarofvulcan]

I'd never heard of these until reading something about Elvis being born in one. Wow. What a gorgeous house!

[@helenahayes6150]

I love your little house. Wish I could live there in my retirement. Those arches and little tropical backyard are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@mickydeloach7807]

I lived in one in Mobile AL! My ex wife my Samoyed and my self! The house was right across from cathedral park! It was no larger than this one! The high ceilings and ceiling fans kept the whole house comfortable! I put a small a/c window unit in for the warm humid night!

[@addressedtokill]

New terms- yay! Shotgun, railroad, camel backed. Now that's how to build cheaply but spaciously in an urban/suburban area. Nice job lady :)

[@veronicaelsegood5175]

That's a lovely little house.

[@amythestcalm]

Ms. Lillian made this shotgun really nice and I like the functional space. I have always loved the shotgun style. We had a few where I grew up in Arkansas.

[@derekah.3359]

we have shot gun houses all down through here in East Texas to Louisiana... this is a classic styled southern home.

[@marianmellon6968]

Beautifull houses, soo much history.

[@myfavoritesutube1]

yep, have always lived in the south and I prefer small/tiny. The shot gun has always been my favorite!

[@derekah.3359]

Beth Kasten i heard these go for about $5k round about the LA boarder.

[@derekah.3359]

***** I was going to do a container shotgun styled.

[@myfavoritesutube1]

Dereka Heath that would be cool, too. and very structurally sound. :D

[@njget6280]

I love it, it's easy clean and no stairs, all stuff in one space, nice.

[@philiq18]

I love design that takes into consideration cross-ventilation. This house must be super cool on really hot days and nights. Thanks for sharing; I had no clue they were called "Shotgun houses".

[@trishjohnson9114]

My Louisiana heritage is very happy while watching this video!

[@MsLisaLisa89]

This is such a cute home. It looks so peaceful

[@kennbo1]

My Aunt and Uncle lived in a 2 story double shotgun home in uptown New Orleans. They lived on the left side. Once through the front door you were in the living room then the dinning room with a large staircase to the right that led up to the bedrooms . The kitchen was at the back of the house and my Aunt had a large box window fan that pulled the air through the house and out the large kitchen window.

[@marynichols438]

Great place. Very comfortable and cozy. My grandmother lived in a shotgun house in Charleston, West Virginia. This brought back memories for me. Thanks!

[@takayama1638]

Now hey, that's about the best looking small house I've seen. I was born and raised in a shotgun house, one of six (that'd be six) kids, me Mammy and me Pappy. Happy as could be.

[@clenaghen123]

Excellent option for first time buyers or someone who wants to keep costs down.... thank you......

[@Chula92]

Ok sis.. you go girl !! Lovely home

[@cynthianorthdakota505]

Ty For sharing this! Such a beautiful home. I love it

[@rawlawgirl]

nice to see a person of color in this series.

[@ohbbyilikeitrawr]

🙄 PEOPLE are in this series. They're not chosen for their skin colour to meet a token quota. Smfh

[@Butter_bread_]

What the fuck does colour have to do with anything? It's a house channel.

[@coffeeseven]

+B Butters it means somebody's hung up on color.

[@ACCOMPLISHEDSHEIS]

I agree. I, as a color individual has always been into small, tiny homes or cottages. It was nice to see homes loke shot gun homes on hers.

[@ohbbyilikeitrawr]

Yeah cause any time someone doesn't agree with your ridiculous shit is because they're privileged, or colonialist assholes, patriarchy, cause you're black, etc, etc. Quit the victim narrative, it's pathetic.

[@Sheilamaizi]

I think two people could handle this home. It's lovely!!!!

[@huskybaby1988]

ONE of the big Live in America :) You have a sweet House,with Charme and History ,very cool and in think´its better than a Tinyhouse ! nice Regards from good old Germany :)

[@altpath]

this is a common style in Mexico as well, except they have walls for the bedrooms. lots tend to be long, about 50 ft, but they can be narrow, around 15 ft wide, and they are built in this style with a nearly flat roof. I wouldn't mind building a duplex like this for myself to live in and rent out the other space.

[@freedomdove]

You did a really nice job designing and remodeling the home. It looks great. :)

[@theamazingagnostic2819]

One of my favorite things about the deep south is how a small and practical working class home will have HUGE ceilings, doors, and windows.

[@danisyx5804]

Because it's hot

[@enlightenedjazz91]

Love your videos! I and my bf live together with my family and plan on living in a small home out in the mountains once we move out. Big houses just seemed like a waste of space and money. Your videos gives us future ideas, thank you so much for posting!

[@MJorgy5]

Very unique screen door on the rear of the house. Thanks for sharing your efforts!

[@gfdsa2866]

"they don't make shot-gun houses anymore" Heck! I'll build one. this is a small/tiny plan worth considering.

[@choneyb54]

YES INDEED!! A SHOTGUN HOUSE FLOOR PLAN WOULD BE A GREAT TINY HOUSE PROJECT!!

[@pinkiesue849]

@@choneyb54 I didn't see closets.

[@teresayeates3437]

@@pinkiesue849 Look again.

[@racing216]

I lived in a shotgun house and hated it

[@bobnlouie]

Until I watched this I never realised how much I like this style. Heard of shotgun shacks, never seen one before. Marvellous little place, could see myself living there quite happily. Impressed.

[@RichieRouge206]

What a lovely characterful home! She’s done a lovely job

[@LolaSunshine3535]

Thank you for this, Kirsten! Beautiful video with lots of history!!!

[@dugfriendly]

Beautifully done! The shotgun duplexes look cool.

[@maryvaughn7886]

My grandparents lived in one in Texas and to me it was big. Had big porches & lots of plants & trees. Like this one. Love it. They're trying to save the ones in Freedman's Town in Houston. Artists are succeeding somewhat. Streets are cobbled in places. This is neat little house. Wish had it on my lots.😍

[@rosalindkincannon1078]

I love your house. Its cosy and efficient. Thank you for sharing

[@hollylaughter8722]

2 people could live there easily

[@POOCHIESCLOSET]

easily!!!

[@MrBeaux]

It depends on the relationship between the two people, because with shotgun houses, each room opens up into the next.

[@caroljackson4093]

You’d be surprised the number of 2 bedroom 1 bathroom shoot gun houses housed families with upwards of 8 or more family members in one house.

[@cyclinggirl3212]

@@caroljackson4093 Yep, I agree with you - it definitely can be done. In vitorian England people would have whole families living together in one room, plus a great way to keep warm. They also have small living quarters in China and Vietnam even smaller living spaces.

[@alliekingsley7919]

Depends on the two people, but definitely. My roomie and I could maybe manage it, because we're basically an old married couple, but if either of us started dating it might get awkward. 😂

[@retrobebop61]

My great grandparent home was a shotgun. Very cozy. It had a basement that was so clean. In fact I have a chicken in the crock pot right now ....the recipe is called Old World Chicken......I love this recipe because it smells like my great grandparents house.....they were Czech immigrants ....she was always cooking something delicious! How fitting that I would watch this vid when I have them on my mind. My daughter looks just like my great grandma and even has her laugh! Thank you for the vid!

[@cyclinggirl3212]

This is fabulous and deceptively spacious. What a great lady.

[@citygirlingraham]

This lady that redid the shotgun cottage, she is so talented and I hope she knows it. I live in a small cottage home but I am renovating it to be a pseudo shotgun cottage. The really important thing for me is the ability to see right through to the back of my house. That’s the key part of a shotgun cottage!!! Thank you for uploading this.

[@grayeagleswolves]

This is Beautiful I'm Loving the tiny house and look to be having one soon

[@tiber44]

These houses are so sweet! Greetings from France ;)

[@aubiegirl76]

I lived in a shotgun house for a while in middle Georgia, one of my favorite houses. It was so cozy!

[@bunnymad5049]

Enchanting! Hubby and I could live in that. Beautifully done!

[@BetsyH]

I love it. Great job decorating. I love what she did with the bathroom.

[@Thataussiebattler]

Beautiful house! I love the architecture, and it does hold value to modern times where people are building tiny homes to live in that are affordable with basic needs including comfort.

[@McDowallManor]

Australian Queenslander houses share many of the features of buildings in the video. The verandah/porch shades the walls, as do window shades. High pitched rooves let the hot air rise and escape. High ceilings for the same reason. Lots of cross ventilation. Lifted off the ground so that air can flow around it and keep it cool. I guess living in the heat has meant that we have come up with the same answers in Africa, America and Australia.

[@ohbbyilikeitrawr]

Is that why the hell Queenslanders are raised off the ground? And the flooding lol

[@McDowallManor]

What's a little water between friends? Well, at least until your tele floats away. LOL.

[@clevelandstreet5653]

Queenslanders were huge houses; only very superficial similarities to the shotgun. The terraces and wooden cottages measuring 3-4m wide in the older parts of Sydney and Melbourne are identical to this, if you add a front porch

[@ohbbyilikeitrawr]

Probably why I like it so much lol, love trawling over Sydney terraced houses in realestate.com.au

[@GabrieleJackson]

New Orleans dwellings are also raised because the city is below sea level. Widespread street flooding after heavy tropical downpours. The cross breeze was the original idea, it's no longer used with AC usage. I think original shotgun style started because of very narrow lots. It has to do with access to waterways when the city parceled the properties. New Orleans has very interesting street flow. It is not like any other american city, where you have more like a checkerboard map with 90 degrees angle blocks.

[@1tlb0k61]

A wonderful home! I would be happy there. I am in 770 sq ft, after living in a very large home, and totally relate to feeling “Safe” in the smaller space. Thanks for sharing.

[@Marvelocean]

Lagos needs this type house!

[@Mykelcharles]

I'm digging this video! I'm looking to remodel my home, but also considering a new structure, maybe a shotgun. I'm intrigued with how small this home is, yet so spacious inside. "The high ceilings!"

[@debbieboring3422]

One of your videos I was just watching of a young couple who had a little surprise soon to be born after they were under construction. If they had closed off the one hall for a bed room, it would have come pretty close to one of these shot gun homes. I had heard of this style home and first say one on This Old House. They were combining a double to make a single home.

[@teresajenkins9056]

I love this house and have always been fascinated with the shot gun house...I grew up in Alabama and we had a few of them around....

[@dansutherland2462]

Very cool video thanks for sharing I love the way smaller houses utilize space

[@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me]

Shotgun shacks are what they are called here where I grew up. Very common in this region and most were built by the owners or their family. I myself was brought home to this style of home when I was born. My Daddy built it. He built it out of Cypress just like my Grand Parents built their house out of Cypress. Very sturdy homes, no termite will touch them and they have never seen a single coat of paint and the wood is not rotten after all these years. Granny's house was built in 1936, Daddy built ours in 1960.

[@77Tadams]

I really like it. Great house!

[@MtnSnowflake]

I think its BEAUTIFUL and the land lady did a great job on it

[@cindyjones4190]

wow, she did a tremendous job on the renovation! 😀 looks like she put tons of sweat equity to get it to how it looks now! kudos!!

[@cassiemeyer1164]

She’s done an amazing job reviving this house!!!

[@nualafaolin7129]

Interesting... Kept thinking though "turn around, wanna see what the living room looks like"! 😄

[@ccristiii]

+Nuala Faolin me to :D

[@trees8240]

Me Too!!!

[@1tlb0k61]

Lol, I didn’t notice we weren’t shown the living room. Now I wanna see it.

[@micheller.6817]

I think I just found my dream house. I wouldn't mind living in this at all.

[@JB-hl1qx]

Id live there in a heartbeat! Beautiful. Love New Orleans 🖤⚜🖤⚜

[@sinebheag4685]

Thank you for this. I've wandered the streets of NOLA wondering what it looked like inside the shotguns. Now I know 😊

[@iaderesel]

Thanks for showing us around! It's remarkable how large the house looks from the inside compared to the outside

[@phnigra111]

It’s the high ceilings! 😉😄

[@joseelaberge291]

Love this house so much!

[@idwerk]

I'd live there, for sure. She did a great job fixing it up.

[@Bfoots1952]

My parents lived in a double duplex shot gun style house in Atlanta from 1950-1957. There was a frobt porch followed by a living room up front, behind that was the bedroom with a small bathroom to the side off the bedroom area. Then behind that was the kitchen and the back porch. I lived there from birth until I was 4 1/2 years old.

[@DawnFifer]

a terrific little home

[@valerief1231]

Thanks for another interesting video, as always, you do such a beautiful job showing home and owner in such a likable way.

[@jeaniecoudriet6201]

These r just cute!! 2 people would be comfortable, easy in there! And she has it so nice looking in there! :

[@cherylsanders9119]

My GreatAunt/GrandMother lived in a shot gun like this. We spent many rays there with her and Uncle George. Theirs had a porch and swing! He was a skilled painter who went up Lookout Mountain to work. He would pile us in his car and take us up the mountain on Sundays after church. My LIVE fir architecture, property ownership and renovation began on those Sunday afternoons in his back seat. I wonder how he fit Aunt Angeline, Mom along with him in front. The front seats were made for 3 in those big cars. Uncle George was a Ford man. He owned a car and a truck. Back then Ford cars and especially their trucks were affordable and reliable. I learned that watching This UncleGeorge, he was a quiet man as well. Rest in Heaven, George and Angeline Stubblefield.

[@TheImperfectReader]

Wow I love how she is using it like a rental.

[@memomemo-zq6bv]

My town Brownsville TX. has many shotgun homes especially in the downtown area which some date back to the early 1900 my guess. I refer to them as grandma homes because growing up around this area all I would see living in these homes were old nice people. Many of these homes still exist but stand abandoned or vacant. I see the beauty, warmth and history in them that many have abandoned.

[@clevelandstreet5653]

These houses were built in Sydney, Australia in the 1800s but they aren't called 'Shotguns', just cottages, but when they were attached to each other they were called 'semis' (for semi-detached). Same design, usually 3-4m wide only. Worth a fortune now because they are all in gentrified inner-city areas.

[@simplymilla]

Beautiful!

[@BethGrantDeRoos]

OMGosh I so love that place. Have always loved shot gun homes.

[@galsigner1]

I love what you did in the kitchen. A bigger refrigerator might be nice, but like she said she is only 3 blocks from the market, so it's not a necessity. Nice job!

[@annabelleb.8096]

Cute house! Very pretty inside, it felt spacious. A better option than living in an apartment or condo in my opinion.

[@ilove2929]

I like it she chose grey n cool colors for the kitchen, set the mood right

[@jcrefasi1]

I grew up in a 2 Bedrm 1 bath cottage built in 1947 in the Metro New Orleans area. The area was developed near what was then called The Moisant Airport. The house was around 550 sq feet. It was only lacking a dining room but that did not stop us from having friends over for dinner. This house has been added on to twice in the last 40 years. It is now 3 Bedrms 2 full baths, a 3/4 bath, a den, dining rm and a utility room and it is now too much house to keep up!

[@erinmich5425]

Thank you, your home is lovely.

[@pla4825]

So cute I never heard of a shot gun house 😊

[@TH-eb5ro]

I'm not sure they are African houses as many places have the long slender houses because of space, ventilation, tax scenarios. Even tall slender multi dwelling homes consider this. I'm sitting in a 100 year old building and there is space behind my unit that opens to an area open to the roof-ventilation. So nice to see that preserved and so nice to see people becoming more realistic with housing. In Hong Kong most housing is small but the shared resources are very nice with everything from parks, gyms, museums, transport, healthcare. I'd take that over life long mortgages any day. I've also seen the calculations on renting vs owning and all the home shows so I can see why people get swept up in it.

[@theresedavis2526]

Adorable!!

[@jensfamilylife]

It's such a beautiful home!

[@misst.e.a.187]

I like it. Being from the UK, I'd not personally heard of shotgun houses. But this one is lovely. I'd add a curtain to cordon off the bedroom though.

[@michaelmccaffrey2731]

My friend is a framer and told me that a shotgun house is the roof design. The design of this roof is exactly what he describes as as a shotgun house. It's kinda like a gun barrel. It's a great design because the rain runs off the sides, so you don't need rain gutters, and it's simple to frame. The old timers were practical.

[@reinaldosilvasilva505]

Que linda casa !! Arejada, ventilada adorei !!! parabéns

[@renevalencia7121]

She had a great taste, very clean and pretty, the best is that she is the owner 👍

[@davebuts1921]

What a great space

[@adermysdejesus3249]

Congratulations.beatiful home nice and clean.very charming.