modern preview and party circuit
we previewed a few homes for sale this weekend. this first one was just reduced to 599k for a quick sale. I hope it sells soon so we can quit thinking about. it was originally listed for 749k. the rooms are all very large and the level of finish and fixtures are top notch AND it's in the eanes school district.
entry is via bridge. all steel construction, no wood stick framing.
huge walls of glass
we viewed this late 80's/early 90's contemporary that is in need of a little work. it's at the very top of a steep incline in an area of multi million $ homes with a fantastic view
whimsical circular motif all over the place
we also previewed a spec home that really had a lot of house on a tiny lot. it seemed that some where along the path the builder lost scope of the design. the house is very modern but some of the fixtures and finish choices seemed to indicate otherwise. lock sets had lots of curvey lines as did the oddly placed sink fixtures and there was an excessive use of BEIGE tile. then again, this is just my opinion. somebody may see those items and prefer them to something that actually matched the clean straight lines of the house they were in.
Saturday night, Mr. Domingo and I hit the modern house and design party circuit.
Steven Herbert and the vintage modern crew unveiled their latest mid century modern renovation on belfast st and treated us all to eats and drinks.
warning-web site linked above has audio soundtrack that really jumps out at you, I like their choice in music but I just don't like web sites that play music without my requesting it. I might be surfing quietly when suddenly I jump to search for the audio adjust. I expect that from a myspace page.
work from a group of local artists was on display. mr domingo said this gave him a bad flash-back
this shaggy fellow seemed to appreciate this piece
next stop, IF+D
we knew we found the right spot when we found the pool of PBR
we quickly made many new friends. party was to unveil their now being a dealer of blu dot furniture. blue dot is 1/3 charles lazor of flat pack house fame
I like the buttercup rocker by blu dot and was happy to report it is as comfortable as it is good to look at (seen in the bottom left). I also got to hang out with Ben from modernaustin
taking a picture. note the squirrel video in the background. he was quite talented. they showed how he came home from work (complete with briefcase) and quickly assembled a chair.
Mr. Domingo testing to see if the PBR was still chilled at the end of the event. He was pleased to report that it was.
finally, a fresh monarch emerged, stood helpless in the sun as it's wings dried.
my daughter took the opportunity to get personal with it