Perhaps your wife actually said: Dear, Id love to live in a shack, oh, you know the sort of thing Im talking about. Now if this is true I can put you in touch with lots of people who have Pontiac yard furniture, dogs called Pistol or Ketchum and the sort of authentic architectural marvel that you seek. No picture included but imagine Frank Gehry meets Goofy school of design. For a small fee (and I do take Euros if it will make you feel better) I can have an authentic shack broken down (claw hammer included) and shipped to the Bay area. Mind you, a few more shrugs of Rogers Fault and youll be able to find any number of newly minted shacks on decent lots, but why wait for the crowd? Then again, perhaps not. Perhaps your wife did say Chateau. Heck, perhaps she said Chateaux. Wow!!