'I Have Been Cheating On Fashion, With Furniture' - Carrie Bradshaw

Maybe not as glamourous furniture, but I have been buying bath hardware like a mad woman! Being that all of the bathrooms are being gutted as we speak, now comes the fun part of looking for new towel bars and rings, mirrors,faucets, and yes...toilets. Here are a few of my finds...

Kohler Rainshower Head

Ginger Co. TP Holder

Ginger Co. 24" Towel Bars

Modern Fan Co. - Ball Fan for Living Room

Modern Fan Co. - Cirrus Fan for Kitchen

I have been obsessed with these fans ever since I got the first DWR catalogue and have been dreaming about having these in my home ever since!

The Kohler Hatbox Toilet - waaaay out of my budget at $3,000 on up. But who says that looking for toilets can't be glamourous?


Kellie

The Diamond in the Rough...

Many of you may be wondering - why did I buy this particular house? It's old, needs a ton of updating, and well...am I crazy? Many years ago, during my time at the UH School of Architecture, my first year professor, Leighton Liu once said - 'When I walk into a Mies (van der Rohe) building, I can feel it in my pores.' That is exactly what I felt the instant I set foot in this house. I loved everything about it, I can't really explain, but I felt it. 

My husband knew how much I loved this house at that moment, and quickly called the listing agent to get more details. Come to find out, it went into contract that very day to someone else.  I sulked for the rest of the day, week...One month later, the house came back on the market, and needless to say, we swooped right it. 

Every house has a soul, and it yearns for people to occupy it filling it with love, laughter, and light. Without it, it becomes an empty shell, rapidly disintegrating. I deeply believe that not only did we choose this house, it chose us...

Exterior - Front

View to Front Door - With Built In Planter 

Living Room

Fire Place - Original Brick

Kitchen

Golf Course Views from Kitchen

Master Bedroom

Master Bath

Bedroom 2 - Guest Room

Guest Bath

Dining Area

Exterior - Back

Demo work has already begun, I will post some pictures soon to show the progress!


Kellie

Design Obsession - The All White Kitchen

I have been gathering design inspirations for the remodel, one of my many obsessions are all white kitchens. Clean, pure, light, modern, and well, just divine!

Our 'New' Home!

It's been a while since my last post - many exciting things have happened since! 


We finally closed escrow during the first week in April and the keys are in hand!  Although it is very exciting, now comes the hard part of designing and renovating our new home.  We have a great team behind us consisting of Project Managers, Contractors, Plumbers, Electricians...and can't wait for this phase to begin.

This picture shows the sunken living room with the original brick fire place, this is what I fell in love with!


Everything from the kitchens to the baths and bedrooms will be torn out and renovated, however, still keeping with the overall integrity of the original design. The location is on the East side of town, over on Desert Rose Golf Course. The home (1,525 sq. ft.) sits on a quarter acre lot right on the golf course with great views!


These photos came off the the GLVAR site, but I will add my own photos to the blog soon!


Till then,
Kellie