manueln's Profile

The house is adorable as-is and blends well with the existing buildings. If I were to re-paint i would choose a darker slate gray but also keep in mind that this increases your heat load of your home because the darker color retains the heat rather than reflects it. So unless you have really great insulation then I would recommend you going with a lighter color paint that is high albedo (high solar reflectance) to keep energy costs in check and do the trim in a darker color and paint the door fire engine red.

that wood desk/console next to the sofa is amazing! love it!

I currently live in Gold Coast about 2 blocks away from Lincoln Park and live right on the lake. Yes, the summer is amazing, the views, the roof top deck, and even the farmers markets but, I have to say that once dark sets there isn't too much to do and I often find myself venturing out to other areas of the city. I have to say that this winter has been pretty miserable so if you want to go home to a place with tons of things to do close by then go to UK but if you want to be closer to everything else than go to LP. I think there is middle ground somewhere which is what I am trying to find now.

It should be against code as you don't have a 30" x 48" clear space on center in front of the cooktop as per Fair Housing which is a Federal law. All kitchen appliances must comply with this regulation. The building I live in here in Chicago has the same situation with 24" gas ranges right against the wall. I don't necessarily know how they got away with it especially since it's most of the kitchens in the building are renovations. You could try tempered back painted glass on that wall as one solution. Just adding tile would not look finished as how would you deal with the tile edges and where would you stop the tile? You would probably have to tile the whole thing but then again you don't want your kitchen looking like your bathroom. Ask for the drywall specs to see if they used type "X".

good judgment huh? even those shoes are tacky! hello early 90's! If she keeps up the tanning maybe she'll get skin cancer too!

Houston

The Menil Collection
Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
The Byzantine Chapel
The Rothko Chapel
Bering and James Gallery
Peel Gallery
Sonja Roesch Gallery
Koelsch Gallery
Art Car Museum
DiverseWorks Artspace
Holocaust Museum
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Houston Center for Photography
Lawndale Art Center
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Rice University Art Gallery

Marfa, TX

Chinati Foundation
Highland Gallery
Gallery Urbane
Inde/Jacobs

classic!

using plywood on a kitchen counter doesn't seem like the most sanitary option. i have used formica's luxe wood laminate on several condominium projects for counters, desk, and wall veneers and they look great...

http://www.formica.com/publish/site/na/us/en/index/laminate/collection/luxe_collection_.html

i think everyone is just used to seeing the really bad laminates and would think twice about using the good ones if they saw them in person.

i really like your credenza..who is it by?

here is the link to The Council for Interior Desgn Accreditation
http://www.accredit-id.org/. On here you can find all the accreditted programs. All schools that are accreddited follow very strict and similar syllabi, classes, and classwork. I attended Colorado State University and learned tons and highly recommend it. Every program does focus on different things... my program focused heavily on research based programming and research based design. Other programs focus more on the conceptual side of things. I think you need to explore the options and find what works for you. The years I was there...02-06 we did not have one residential studio project which I liked because we were taught how to design larger spaces, more code issues/accessibility etc..design for the masses per se. I now work at a large firm in Houston feel that my education prepared me well for the commercial work I am doing. Of course it only covers the basics because I can't explain to you how much I have learned working the field the past 2 years! Looking at some of peers portfolio's which we all had to do as a graduation requirement, I feel as though my school being near the rocky mountains (not so design savvy) outperformed some highly regarded design schools. If you are serious about design it's all a matter of how far you want to push yourself, and the design. There is never a right answer to design which can be very exhausting..but there is always a better way to do things. One last thing as I get off my soapbox....check out the professors. Have they only been teaching or have they had some practical experience...what have the published etc. Good luck in the design field!