tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post4176999984140253632..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: The FrontPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-12067691448176084932008-06-14T14:40:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:40:00.000-04:00Wow - those steps, so grand. Having grown up in a...Wow - those steps, so grand. Having grown up in a 60's contemporary style home, this just blows me away. No wonder you have such class - you were born into it!!! Just beautiful. Find the interior photos - it just keeps getting better and better. :)<BR/>Jonicotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-46638801999675483422008-06-14T00:23:00.000-04:002008-06-14T00:23:00.000-04:00Gorgeous in every way.Gorgeous in every way.Mrs.Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538695099376546483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-76225085778184971332008-06-13T18:39:00.000-04:002008-06-13T18:39:00.000-04:00Katie... my mother had re-finished all of the cabi...Katie... my mother had re-finished all of the cabinet doors. They were about 4x2' each and there were probably eight doors. The doors were just the most beautiful colour. <BR/><BR/>I won't even talk about them painting the original mahogany chimneybreast over the huge fire place. When I asked the owner why she did it, she said because it was originally that way. NOT!!! <BR/><BR/>They turned the Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-13940919497765210672008-06-13T18:30:00.000-04:002008-06-13T18:30:00.000-04:00Why in the world get rid of mature landscaping?!?!...Why in the world get rid of mature landscaping?!?! It takes years to get that very desirable effect. I am board with the group on that one as well as the fireplace and mirror. However, I reserve judgement on the old cabinetry. I would have to see it to decide. Some old cabinetry can be cleaned up beautifully. Some is just so horrible you have no choice. Meg, I would go with your judgement on thatkatiedidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682823255667624459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-69918171615475474052008-06-12T23:26:00.000-04:002008-06-12T23:26:00.000-04:00What a great house, especially the porch. Nice cur...What a great house, especially the porch. Nice curb appeal, too bad the next owners couldn't appreciate it.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963564417866585477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-52735318476377130392008-06-11T22:31:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:31:00.000-04:00I love this house and those big bushes are part of...I love this house and those big bushes are part of what makes it so perfect. What made the people who bought it think that getting rid of them was a good idea? Of course, people who take out original cypress pantry cabinets are clearly incapable of appreciating warm details like original cabinetry or a porch surrounded by flowering bushes. These are clearly people who belong in a sterile Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4074242944298587892008-06-11T21:09:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:09:00.000-04:00gorgeous!! It is a beautiful house!! I love the ...gorgeous!! It is a beautiful house!! I love the walkway and the front door is very nice :)FancyPants-designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480194617370535080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-19605104359509864022008-06-11T15:30:00.000-04:002008-06-11T15:30:00.000-04:00What a house! Yes, loving today's weather compare...What a house! Yes, loving today's weather compared to the last few. Went out yesterday for a 4 block walk to get a cup of coffee - coffee tasted great but I started questioning my intelligence on the walk back.My Notting Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029931096995642571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-2200563953677751052008-06-11T12:48:00.001-04:002008-06-11T12:48:00.001-04:00Truly beautiful.Truly beautiful.London Callinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744106226100859208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-41235333818217878812008-06-11T12:48:00.000-04:002008-06-11T12:48:00.000-04:00Really beautiful home! The front lawn is pretty am...Really beautiful home! The front lawn is pretty amazing!AMM bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08212796262869782658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-23237623986525369602008-06-11T11:13:00.000-04:002008-06-11T11:13:00.000-04:00She was a beaut P-D and what luck to have grown up...She was a beaut P-D and what luck to have grown up there. It must have been a tremendous influence on your aesthetic. As a military kid, I really don't have that kind of grounding. Or those kinds of photos. <BR/><BR/>What do they say? "You can't go home again."Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-42914913252753399132008-06-11T10:28:00.000-04:002008-06-11T10:28:00.000-04:00Agree with you, Aesthete, and the others. How in ...Agree with you, Aesthete, and the others. How in the world could anyone rip out fireplace surrounds and such, especially when they were as beautiful as you say? A travesty!The Peak of Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811933436075145329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-9650775873706159972008-06-11T09:03:00.000-04:002008-06-11T09:03:00.000-04:00You can see where you developed your interest - th...You can see where you developed your interest - this home is absolutely lovely. What a treat to cartwheel on its lawns.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-9903851236005829872008-06-11T07:57:00.000-04:002008-06-11T07:57:00.000-04:00Some people in my neighborhood have ripped out mat...Some people in my neighborhood have ripped out mature azaleas too -- I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>Charming image Meg :)Style Courthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034129367345351303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-7231991141536268892008-06-10T20:17:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:17:00.000-04:00AL... they spent six months re-doing the house bef...AL... they spent six months re-doing the house before they moved in. It did need upgrades (like A/C) but they also added a chunk on the back, and tore out all of the <B>cyprus</B> cabinet doors in the two pantries. You know some contractor was just over the moon about that!!!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-89539061573375527422008-06-10T20:08:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:08:00.000-04:00Gotta agree with everything posted so far.Gotta agree with everything posted so far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-41908743084138781242008-06-10T19:13:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:13:00.000-04:00Don't you loathe tasteless folk who just can't lea...Don't you loathe tasteless folk who just can't leave well enough alone? Surely the arrivistes who bought the house just should have built something they liked without mucking up this one. Idiots. They are everywhere.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-25768632289389387742008-06-10T13:44:00.000-04:002008-06-10T13:44:00.000-04:00This is a beautiful photograph. Priceless.This is a beautiful photograph. Priceless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-45610764689161924392008-06-10T12:07:00.000-04:002008-06-10T12:07:00.000-04:00what a beautiful home -i love front porches and su...what a beautiful home -i love front porches and such a lovely garden :-)ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.com