Straw Bale Homes are Beautiful

A "modern" Straw Bale home just outside of Sacramento, California.

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Building a house out of straw may seem, at first, like a foolish idea. However, over the past couple of decades, there has been a steady increase in Straw Bale homes being built, and with it has come better research showing the wisdom of this ancient building material. I am not going to get into the details of construction today. I just want to show the beauty of these energy efficient homes.

A modern Straw Bale home under construction.

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A modern Staw Bale home with Passive Solar and Solar Photovoltaic design.

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A Straw Bale "Farmhouse".

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Unusual Straw Bale home at the Lama Foundation in Taos, New Mexico

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A small, Straw Bale, second "home" in a Berkeley, California backyard.

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A Straw Bale mountain home.

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Very unique Straw Bale home in Pembrokshire, UK

http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/straw-homes-461209

A Straw Bale home in Argentina.

http://naturalbuild.wordpress.com/2010/08/05/el-trebol-del-monte-yacanto-cordoba-argentina/

A Straw Bale home with Passive Solar design in New Zealand.

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The first Straw Bale home in New Zealand.

http://www.ecobob.co.nz/EcoProperty/PropertyPhotoTour.aspx?propertyId=1265&imageIndex=4

Exterior and Interior of Straw Bale home in Oakland, California.

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Interior of Staw Bale homes can be beautiful!

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The interior of the Straw Bale home shown at the  very top of this article.

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Unique floor and ceiling details in the Straw Bale home.

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This couple built their Straw Bale home... one thing I love about these structures.

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Fine finished interior of a Straw Bale home.

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Non-conventional is a huge selling point with Straw Bale homes...

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...but many Straw Bale builders choose more traditional designs.

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Deep inset windows are typical with Straw Bale homes.

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Exquisite interior of a Straw Bale home in San Luis Obispo, California

http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/latest/straw-homes-461209