Tag: Interiors

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10/14/14 2:00pm

This $1.23 Million Lakeside Island Home Sits Atop an Industrial Strength 10-Car Garage on the Banks of Buffalo Bayou

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Homes for Sale, Interiors, Lakeside Island
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With space for a 10-car fleet in its garage, parking (top) shouldn’t be a problem at this 2008 custom home in Lakeside Island, a niche neighborhood east of Wilcrest Dr. near Terry Hershey Park. The home lies at the end of a suspended walkway parallel to the driveway’s slope (above) on a ravine lot.  More stilts and steel shore up the back of the tri-level home, which looks across Buffalo Bayou. The propped-up property’s initial asking price when listed last Friday was $1.249 million, but the price had dropped to $1.229 million by Monday’s weigh-in.

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Brunner
10/13/14 5:15pm

Meat Market Mansion in Magnolia Grove Now Available for $2.1 Million

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Home Decor, Home Design, Homes for Sale, Interiors, Magnolia Grove, Renovations, Washington Corridor
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Not many homes come with their own meat locker (top), but this one has kept its cooler from a previous life as a meat market and corner store. Located in the townhomey Magnolia Grove neighborhood of Brunner, south of Washington Ave. and east of N. Shepherd Dr., the former Laurnicella Meat Market (later Snow’s Corner Store) had living space upstairs for the proprietor. A 3-year renovation with various reconfigurations by the current owners (on top of efforts by their predecessors) converted the 1921 building into a tin-roofed home (middle) with back yardlet (above). Its listing, posted last Thursday, asks $2.1 million.

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On the Corner
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10/09/14 5:00pm

A $763K Compound Near Shepherd Plaza Combines Cottage and Townhome, Crafty and Modern

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Home Design, Homes for Sale, Interiors, Richwood Place, Townhomes
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A renovated and expanded Richmond Place property near the curve of S. Shepherd Dr. pairs its detail-rich cottage (middle) at curbside with a more modern garage-topper behind. Should the 11-year-old back-of-lot building be scored as tony quarters or swish open-plan townhome? Either way, the property is restricted to single-family use, as noted in the $763,250 listing posted last Friday.

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10/08/14 4:00pm

This Not-Screwed-Up-Yet Meyerland Ranch Mod, in Almost Original Condition, Is Available for $460K

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Home Design, Homes for Sale, Interiors, Meyerland, Modern Design
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Over in the Mod Mecca of Meyerland, a well-tended 1960 home rolls out the red carpet — and terrazzo tile, wood paneling, and other mid-century finishing touches. In near-original condition, the tilt-topped property is located east of Chimney Rock Rd. and south of S. Braeswood Blvd. Its listing earlier this week comes with a $459,900 price tag.

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10/07/14 3:00pm

Quick Changeover for a Renovated Georgian Home in Sugar Land Upgrades Surfaces, Pillows, Price

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Homes for Sale, Interiors, Renovations, Sugar Land
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You’ll find just a splash of red in almost every interior pic here. No, you aren’t looking at a portfolio of images from National Geographic: This is a renovated 1990 Georgian in Sugar Land’s William’s Glen neighborhood, southwest of Sweetwater Blvd. Listed on Monday, the 4,232-sq.-ft. spread is now asking $619K.

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Brookwoods Estates
10/06/14 3:30pm

Walking Through a Skinny $550K Garage-Front Seventies Contemporary in Brookwoods Estates to the Pool in Back

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Home Design, Homes for Sale, Interiors
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One of the contemporary homes backing up to a twin on a split-but-still-large lot in Brookwoods Estates is on the market again. Its relisting last week dropped the price to $549,999. Before the previous listing expired in last month, the asking price had dropped to $614,400 from an initial $659,500 in July. The current owner paid $250K for it back in 2005. Updated since, the 1978 property is a front-loader that focuses views from 2 levels on the back lot’s pool and hot tub (above). The neighborhood is located west of T.C. Jester and just north of the North Loop near its arc to U.S. 290.

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10/03/14 4:45pm

A Bright and Classy 7-Bedroom $1.2 Million Doomsday Mod from 1961 Rocks on in Friendswood

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Friendswood, Home Decor, Home Design, Homes for Sale, Houston Architects, Interiors, Modern Design
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The Stone Age mashes with Mid-Century Modern in Friendswood, where an updated 1961 stunner designed by architect M. Bliss Alexander accents its crisp and clean lines with 12 tons of rock from Wimberly. Listed a week ago with a $1.19 million asking price, the home last sold in 2007, for $585K. It sits on 1.3 acres in the Perry Grove neighborhood, located southwest of Friendswood Dr. and W. Spreading Oaks Ave.

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Condos for Sale
10/02/14 5:00pm

How Bill Stern Turned Space at the Top of the Four Seasons Hotel into a Sleek Downtown Penthouse

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Downtown, Highrises, Houston Architects, Interiors
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Four Seasons Hotel, 1111 Caroline St., Downtown HoustonBy day and by night, a swish penthouse in the 1982 Four Seasons tower downtown ensures a panoramic view from rooms throughout the open floor plan. Understated, light-filled, and seamlessly sleek in its 2006 design by notable Houston architect Bill Stern, who died last year, the luxury condo maxes out minimalism. In mid-September, after its owners left town, the highrise home’s asking price dropped to $3.85 million; its initial ask in April was $4.6 million.

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Bentwater
10/02/14 4:15pm

Climb Aboard This Stone-Faced Nautical Themed Custom Home in Bentwater for $1.9 Million

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Homes for Sale, Interiors, Lake Conroe, Montgomery
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Cutouts, diagonals, and other woodworking flourishes on the inside bring a contemporary zip to this stone-faced 2002 custom home located on an island within Lake Conroe’s Bentwater. The waterfront property landed on to the market last weekend with a $1.875 million asking price. The gleaming tawny trim sets up a mod nautical vibe:

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09/30/14 2:45pm

On the Beach in a $319K Home in Oak Ridge North

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Homes for Sale, Interiors, Oak Ridge North
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A seaside escape in Oak Ridge North? Despite its landlocked lot in Montgomery County, a sandy-colored 1968 property of brick and bric-a-brac has been beaching it, starting with the palm trees at curbside. For the shells and such, skip the trip to the coast and head inside . . .

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Brighton Place
09/29/14 4:15pm

Brighton Place Contemporary Keeps Up Appearances, $730K Price Tag

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Homes for Sale, Interiors, Spring Valley
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Over in the Brighton Place neighborhood in Spring Valley, a 1979 contemporary quietly observed its shift into middle age this year. The property has kept its bones but also updated some of the padding. It’s been listed since mid-September for $729,900.

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