Midcentury Pad Gets Total Makeover in Denver for SunsetMagazine Idea House
Photos courtesy of Sunset magazine.
A circa-1954, low-slung brick house in Denver's Hilltop neighborhood got a total makeover recently, courtesy of Sunset magazine's Idea House program. Area studios Design Platform and cky design transformed the single-story house into a three-story, 5,100-square-foot residence fit for its name—the house is, as promised, chock full of renovation and interior design ideas, especially when it comes to opening up an ailing, older home. The revamped 5-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroompad now features what looks like a more intuitive spatial arrangement, with an open-plan kitchen, dining, and living room and an overall decor style that nods at the era of the house's construction. The Sunset Idea House is open for visitors weekends through September 13.
A New Hotel Opposite Daniel Libeskind's Denver Art Museum Will Showcase the Work of Sol LeWitt and More
All images via The Denver Post
Denver isn't often thought of as a top-tier destination for architecture—though more than a few Curbed staffers would argue it should be: Between the city's Clyfford Still Museum, completed by Allied Works Architecture in 2011 and the David Adjaye-designed Museum of Contemporary Art, there's plenty quality design to be seen.
Now, a new boutique hotel called The Art is going up opposite Daniel Libeskind's shrapnel-reminiscent Denver Art Museum (DAM). Curated by the DAM's former lead for contemporary art, Dianne Vanderlip, works slated for The Art include a mural by the trailblazing conceptual and Minimalist artist Sol LeWitt and works by Ed Ruscha and others.
My City: Atlanta vs. Denver (and More!) in This Week's Ultimate Dream Home Challenge
Curbed has partnered with the FYI network for My City's Just Not That Into Me, a show matching intrepid city dwellers with their ideal piece of real estate. Tune in on FYI every Wednesday at 10pm ET for back-to-back episodes of the series, then visit Curbed for extra listings and real estate-hunting tips related to the episode. Thinking about breaking up with your city? Good luck!
On this week's episodes of FYI's original series, My City's Just Not That Into Me, a high-level executive named Nicole wants to leave Washington D.C. for a more laid-back community, while Jessica and Ryan want to get out of their tony Connecticut suburban city of Norwalk for a less expensive but thriving major metropolitan area. Using the My City Personality Quiz — which is like online dating, but for cities — Nicole explores Kansas City and Denver, while Jessica and Ryan visit Tampa and Atlanta. Which would you choose?
On this week's episodes of FYI's original series, My City's Just Not That Into Me, a high-level executive named Nicole wants to leave Washington D.C. for a more laid-back community, while Jessica and Ryan want to get out of their tony Connecticut suburban city of Norwalk for a less expensive but thriving major metropolitan area. Using the My City Personality Quiz — which is like online dating, but for cities — Nicole explores Kansas City and Denver, while Jessica and Ryan visit Tampa and Atlanta. Which would you choose?
My City: Pitting Austin vs. Portland (and More!) in the Ultimate Dream Home Challenge
Curbed has partnered with the FYI network for My City's Just Not That Into Me, a show matching intrepid city dwellers with their ideal piece of real estate. Tune in on FYI every Wednesday at 10pm ET for back-to-back episodes of the series, then visit Curbed for extra listings and real estate-hunting tips related to the episode. Thinking about breaking up with your city? Good luck!
On the first two episodes of FYI's new original series, My City's just Not That Into Me, Anne and Tim fall out of love with Nashville, while David and Maggie are just so over Portland. Every week, we'll be publishing listings from the cities featured on the show. Do the vibes of Denverand Austin rival Nashville and Portland? What about Medford in Oregon, or Lubbock in Texas?
On the first two episodes of FYI's new original series, My City's just Not That Into Me, Anne and Tim fall out of love with Nashville, while David and Maggie are just so over Portland. Every week, we'll be publishing listings from the cities featured on the show. Do the vibes of Denverand Austin rival Nashville and Portland? What about Medford in Oregon, or Lubbock in Texas?
Out of all six cities, Lubbock in Texas has the lowest median list price of $238K. The highest? That would be Austin, which is currently clocking in at $470K. Let's explore what's on the market in these cities.
Claiming that chalking disrupts "the peaceful enjoyment" of the neighborhood, one Denver homeowners association is seeking to ban the pastime. "The association is trying to go down a path of 'do no harm,'" said the HOA's attorney, clearly referring to the deleterious flowers chalked on concrete by a 3-year-old. [CBS Denver via AOL Real Estate]
As if Zillow's recent market report weren't depressing enough,today CNBC is taking a look at American markets with that have taken the biggest double-dips. Take Denver, for instance: it's fallen 9.6 percent since its last peak after a pre-dip upswing of 4.3 percent. Prices have been falling there since 2010. Joy! [previously; CNBC] Inside the Workspace of Project Runway's Best-Named Contestant
Last night, on the first half of the Project Runway season finale, mentor Tim Gunn did what he usually does at this stage in the game; that is, he visited each contestant at home. Notable: the Denver, Colo. workspace of Mondo Guerra, who clearly deserves to win solely on the fact that he's got a name made for branding. His atelier? Much like his clothing line, it's a Day of the Dead-meets-argyle-meets-checkerboard-meets-neon-meets-mod mixed bag. Colored wigs and all. Weird, of course, but rad. We're just reporting on the decor here: for a full show recap, please visit our sister site Racked National.
· Project Runway Season 8 [official site]
· Ep. 13: The Circus, Chocolate, Granola & Stylish Alien Headdresses[Racked National]
· Ep. 13: The Circus, Chocolate, Granola & Stylish Alien Headdresses[Racked National]
Meet George Jetson in a Futuristic Mountain Home
Location: Denver, Colo.
Price: $3,800,000
The Skinny: A landmark to travelers on Colorado's I-70 highway, this pinnacle of futuristic architecture, known as Sculptured House, was erected in the mid-1960s at the direction of architect Charles Deaton. Woody Allen paid $2,000 a day to film 1973's Sleeper here—using the exterior in particular—but the interior remained unfinished until 1999, when software whiz John Huggins purchased the property for $1.3M. Huggins spent millions more undoing the damage wrought by more than 30 years of neglect and building a 5,000-square-foot addition found in Deaton's blueprints.
Price: $3,800,000
The Skinny: A landmark to travelers on Colorado's I-70 highway, this pinnacle of futuristic architecture, known as Sculptured House, was erected in the mid-1960s at the direction of architect Charles Deaton. Woody Allen paid $2,000 a day to film 1973's Sleeper here—using the exterior in particular—but the interior remained unfinished until 1999, when software whiz John Huggins purchased the property for $1.3M. Huggins spent millions more undoing the damage wrought by more than 30 years of neglect and building a 5,000-square-foot addition found in Deaton's blueprints.
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