COMMENT OF THE DAY: HARD CHOICES FOR THE KITCHEN 
“For people who really use their kitchens, are hardwood floors really practical? I couldn’t wait to remodel our kitchen and replace the wood with tile.” [matx, commenting on The $285,000 Differences Between 2 Kinda Identical Inner Loop Houses] Illustration: Lulu
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Tag: Interiors
- 20326 Acapulco Cove Dr. [HAR]
Taylor Lake is only part of the scene-setting found at this sprawling 1973 waterfront estate on a point of Seabrook’s El Lago Estates. While the lion’s share of the listing photos feature the tidy grounds and exterior’s grand-scaled impact, the interior delivers quite a cinematic cornucopia of thematic decor — and lighting, such as found in the fuchia glow of the Moulin Rouged bedroom pictured above. Scene it?
OMG Interiors
- 11400 Memorial Dr. [HAR]
Ready to ride? Or perhaps wave at the fit folks passing by? The wraparound porch and upper balcony of a newly constructed home overlook the Heights Hike and Bike Trail. Listed a week ago at $948,000, the property tempers its somewhat public side with a more private porch in back.
White and Wood
- 434 Sedgwick Dr. [HAR]
Close-up photos take the lead in this listing of an updated 1946 Oak Forest home near Stevens Elementary School that appeared yesterday. Isn’t that all you need? They hint at the spaces present in the 1,000-ish-sq.-ft. floor plan . . .
It’s the Little Things
- 4906 Richfield Ln. [HAR]
A whole lotta lot, about 60,000 sq. ft., comes with this little house on the prairie located a block north of Tidwell near Irvington Blvd. The property has been on the market since October 2013 and continues to ask $349,000.
Plenty of Room Outdoors
- 20410 Withington Dr. [HAR]
Nubbly textures abound in the interior of this 1960 Mod by Brenham architect Travis Broesche. The low-pitched presence in Meyerland popped up on the market Friday, just in time for an open house over the weekend; it has a $619,000 asking price.
Yowza
Was the open house of this grand-scale 1993 patio home near Memorial Park planned for this coming Sunday afternoon strategically timed for just after the rolling street closures of the 2014 Chevron Houston Marathon? Access to the enclave neighborhood off Memorial Drive falls between marathon miles 20 and 21. The property, asking $1.2 million, is in Arlington Terrace, or so reads the legal description in its listing earlier this month. Neighborhood signage says Arlington Court.
Behind the Memorial Dr. Fence
- 9403 Braewick Dr. [HAR]
Stern & Bucek Architects designed this 2008 contemporary home for a mid-block double lot in Southampton. The site lent itself to a large, open-plan interior with many a view of the fire and water features found in the 3 courtyards behind the shade-dappled brick wall (above) marking the front yard’s setback . . .
Fire, Water, and a Staircase
- 3833 Oberlin St. [HAR]
