Castles

Castles. Disney’s Cinderella Castle.

Disney’s Cinderella Castle. Obviously this should be mentioned..

I like the general style. Don’t like that there’s a lot of fake elements and that even as a child in the magic kingdom I was not inspired by it. It’s simply not big enough to have a real castle feel.

Cinderellas Castle

Cinderellas Castle

Cinderellas Castle by Kinkade

Kinkades impression of the castle is more inspiring than actually seeing it in person.

Read my first castle post.

Castles – Post #1 …Read Me!

This is going to be my castle log. My search for the perfect castle for me.

Why, you ask, would I do this?

Several reasons:
1. I like castles.
2. Good motivation.
3. I watched too many Disney movies and now I’m screwed up just like everyone else. Where’s my Cinderella? Where’s my castle and my happily ever after???
4. Did I mention I like castles?

So, I’ll just start it off slowly with this castle:

Egeskov Castle, Denmark

I like this castle for lots of reasons… It’s not too ostentatious and it has many of the features I would want in a home/castle.
Moat is a definite plus. Arched entryway into the courtyard. House with separate side-house for my studio/office (I paint). It has a tower at one corner.. all castles need a tower of some sort.

Negatives: brick instead of stone, funky facade shapes near ends of roof, tower not tall enough.

It’s not perfect but it’s a good start on my search.