FROM COZY COTTAGE TO MODERN MANSION, DESIGN SHOWCASE HAS IT ALL.Byline: Michelle J. Mills Staff Writer There is a modern mansion made to look old, an English cottage that would look at home in the Cotswolds and a dark ranch house made light and bright. The five homes open to visitors during the Oct. 10 American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
Here's a preview. Stratford Manor La Canada Flintridge Robin Dorman of Design Concepts and her husband rescued this 11,000-square-foot contemporary Tudor home that had been abandoned for four years with construction unfinished. Called Stratford Manor, this home is on a lush, four-acre parklike estate. There are many items to note, from the color-washed wrought iron wrought iron: see iron. wrought iron One of the two forms in which iron is obtained by smelting. Wrought iron is a soft, easily worked, fibrous metal. It usually contains less than 0.1% carbon and 1–2% slag. chandelier in the entry to the soft sunset landscape mural in the dining room. Dorman found the dining room set at a garage sale; it originally belonged to actor Anson Williams Anson Williams (b. September 25 1949) is an actor and director. , who played Potsie in the TV show ``Happy Days.'' Perhaps the best room in the house is actually outside. An outdoor patio has become a media room with large ceiling fans, a bar, plush chairs, a dining set and a bubbling spa. Family and friends can view films or watch the game without missing a thing, as the projection screen can be seen from any spot in this unusual outdoor room. Squirrel Cottage Pasadena Owner and designer Sherry Stein calls her 2,000-square-foot 1927 English cottage built by Royal Dana the Squirrel Cottage, but dogs rule the roost. Images of Stein's two precious papillons Papillons, Op. 2, is a piano piece written in 1831 by Robert Schumann. Meaning 'butterflies,' Papillons begins with a 6 measure introduction before launching into a variety of dance-like movements. , Nancy and Patience, are found throughout the house on walls, pillows and countless accessories. There is even a dog-themed reading room, once a sleeping porch sleeping porch n. A well-ventilated, usually screened porch or gallery used as an occasional sleeping quarters. , where Stein can relax on a leather wing-back love seat that comes with its own built-in sconce lighting. When Stein moved in, there was a gang of busy squirrels living in her fruit trees. She decided to live peacefully with them and named her house appropriately. She also has many accessories with squirrel motifs, including a stained glass stained glass, in general, windows made of colored glass. To a large extent, the name is a misnomer, for staining is only one of the methods of coloring employed, and the best medieval glass made little use of it. squirrel window at the staircase landing. 1927 Mediterranean revival Pasadena Greg Parker Greg Parker is Professor of Photonics at the University of Southampton, Hampshire, U.K. His research interests include the design and construction of UHV compatible semiconductor deposition systems, and the design and fabrication of Photonic Crystal circuits and devices. of South Pasadena's Parker West Interiors has enlarged and updated the 665-square-foot kitchen and family room of this Pasadena home designed by architect Garrett Van Pelt van Pelt is the surname of several people: People
Parker uses granite countertops in the kitchen and laundry rooms and a lime wash on the walls for warmth. The kitchen cabinets shine in light cream with a pale gold glaze. The hardwood floor is in itself a work of art as Parker managed to match the new with the original old floors. 1936 Colonial-style home Arcadia A traditional 8,000-square-foot colonial by architect Field Staunton is the stage for Cynthia Bennett and Associates of South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. . A home office/library has been added, resplendent re·splen·dent adj. Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin resplend in wood. Framed art fits perfectly into specially designed spaces in the paneled walls, as does the television. The wet bar has a nickel sink, refrigerator, wine cooler and a built-in credenza cre·den·za n. 1. A buffet, sideboard, or bookcase, especially one without legs. 2. A piece of office furniture having a long flat top and often containing file drawers, a kneehole, and accessories for a computer. . The Arcadia home's rear yard will be the location of a marketplace where visitors can buy home design items. 1940s ranch-style home Altadena The 3,000-square-foot home decorated and updated by Christine Santana of South Pasadena's Santana Interiors is an instantly comfortable place to be. The living room is open and welcoming with a stone fireplace, ginger brown walls and wood flooring Wood flooring is a type of flooring made from the timber of hardwoods, or of spruce or hard pine. There are two basic manufactured types of hardwood. Wood flooring comes unfinished, and once installed is sanded, then finished on site. . Custom wall cabinets create space in the master bedroom, keeping things clean and simple. Be sure to take a peek at the star-shaped table: The top lifts off so you can store magazines and other items. The bed stays true to the Asian theme, close to the floor on a wood pedestal base. IF YOU GO: American Society of Interior Designers' 18th annual Kitchens & Interiors Tour features five homes in La Canada Flintridge, Pasadena, Arcadia and Altadena. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 10. $25 in advance, $35 day of tour. (800) 237-2634 and www.asidpasadena.org/calendar. CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) Hand-painted velvet draperies are featured in the master bedroom of Stratford Manor in La Canada Flintridge, as designed by homeowner and designer Robin Dorman of Design Concepts. (2 -- 3) Brightly colored dishes in the buffet and on the wall, along with a tile fresco fresco (frĕs`kō) [Ital.,=fresh], in its pure form the art of painting upon damp, fresh, lime plaster. In Renaissance Italy it was called buon fresco to distinguish it from fresco secco, , add charm to the breakfast room, above, in this updated traditional Colonial home in Arcadia done by Cynthia Bennett and Associates of South Pasadena. A pocket-door cabinet in the home's office/library, right, conceals media equipment. (4) The breakfast room in this 1927 English-style cottage designed by Sherry Stein of Henry Johnstone and Co. of Pasadena features wainscoting, molding and delightful decorating details. Photos by Walt Mancini/Staff Photographer |
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