Parade of Homes 2010! First installment.
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kavieshana's contribution): The Parade of Homes 2010!
If you're wondering what became of last year, they changed the format from just seven or eight luxury houses all on the same street to a lot more, in all different price ranges, spread out all over town. And, rumor had it, most of them were unfurnished. None of us could see the appeal of that, so unanimously voted to give it a miss.
This year it's the same deal, except the homes are furnished and for the most part clustered in at least the same neighborhood. And totally free (hoping to lure in more potential buyers), so what better way for a trio of penny pinchers to spend the day?
I should warn you, the benefit of it being free means we might be visiting a different neighborhood some other time, so this might just be the first installment. In fact, this will only be the first installment of the first installment, or I might crash LJ's servers. I assure you, there's plenty in this one for your amusement.
Massive amount of pictures behind the cut -- but also much less of me blathering on.
First up is the Dillon. Don't worry, the names get less silly as we go. As you look through the Dillon, I'd like to direct your attention to the preponderance of green.
Tery models the cocaine bowl in the kitchen. What a perfect start to set the tone of the rest of our tour
I asked someone to take my picture for a change. They told me to take my own, like I do in the mountains. My good friends
Tery has to make sure the "Lilliputian climbers" (Deb's term) aren't alive
We all look so merry. The purpose of this photo is to show you the overwhelming houndstooth wallpaper in the bathroom. "Focal wall," or the lack of one, became a theme for the day
This is the third attempt to fit us all in the shot. We just got more and more giggly with each one
The dude in the armchair (coincidentally wearing green) looks like he wants to fuck. me. up.
Green.
I've got nothing against green. It's just that when I leave a room, I like a little variety when I enter the next one. By the time we finished with the Dillon, I announced, "I'm sick of green. Show me the red house."
Next door was the Daphne. And, well, see for yourself...
Why god, why?
Enough, for the love of god
Hideous 70's wallpaper. Not even a focal wall would have saved it
Deb was quite taken with this ghastly mirror
Ahhh, I need a place for my door collection
Okay, this bureau has a story. See how this drawer won't stay shut?
We tried to reproduce the defect in video:
Remember this bureau.
I forget the name of this next house. Probably because I hated it the most.
This is the only house I'm showing the exterior of. Why? Because I got all excited because it looks like an arts & crafts (my favorite)
However, it was a sham inside. Not a single arts & crafts design element to be seen, and a nightmare seafoam color scheme
Seafoam
Tery: "You know what this house could use?..."
"...More seafoam"
Deb normally rages that the world is designed to accommodate larger people than her; however, this pint-sized tub pissed her off because it's missing half its rim, where you put all your toiletries. You just can't please some people
Hey, I recognize that bureau...
Same design flaw, successfully documented.
Should say "Structure disclaimer: Not an actual arts & crafts"
The next was the Hickory. Same boring floor plan, very similar to what we'd already seen, so we'll skip to the funny stuff.
We wondered why Tery was chuckling to herself up here on the landing
She had found a children's play area, with "Deb-sized furniture." Astonishingly, Deb let her get away with the comment
Don't know why I've got this cat-who-ate-the-canary look
Classy. Someone left their snot rag under the faux toilet seat
Next, the Montgomery:
I liked the Montgomery, despite the color scheme being orange. See how the flow draws you in from the front door
It is possible to have too much orange, in my opinion
I found this pile of "Cats & Dogs" masks. This picture scares Tery
Stupid banister: One side where the spindles are, another side for actual use
I loved this chest of drawers, before realizing it's only four big ones and not sixteen tiny ones
Very comfortable spa tub
An outlet smack in the center of the mirror. Who the hell wants that?
A little boy's room (haha)
Tery's eyes are still watering from the pink assault
That's about halfway. Stay tuned for the conclusion of the first installment!
kavieshana's contribution): The Parade of Homes 2010!If you're wondering what became of last year, they changed the format from just seven or eight luxury houses all on the same street to a lot more, in all different price ranges, spread out all over town. And, rumor had it, most of them were unfurnished. None of us could see the appeal of that, so unanimously voted to give it a miss.
This year it's the same deal, except the homes are furnished and for the most part clustered in at least the same neighborhood. And totally free (hoping to lure in more potential buyers), so what better way for a trio of penny pinchers to spend the day?
I should warn you, the benefit of it being free means we might be visiting a different neighborhood some other time, so this might just be the first installment. In fact, this will only be the first installment of the first installment, or I might crash LJ's servers. I assure you, there's plenty in this one for your amusement.
Massive amount of pictures behind the cut -- but also much less of me blathering on.
First up is the Dillon. Don't worry, the names get less silly as we go. As you look through the Dillon, I'd like to direct your attention to the preponderance of green.
Tery models the cocaine bowl in the kitchen. What a perfect start to set the tone of the rest of our tour
I asked someone to take my picture for a change. They told me to take my own, like I do in the mountains. My good friends
Tery has to make sure the "Lilliputian climbers" (Deb's term) aren't alive
We all look so merry. The purpose of this photo is to show you the overwhelming houndstooth wallpaper in the bathroom. "Focal wall," or the lack of one, became a theme for the day
This is the third attempt to fit us all in the shot. We just got more and more giggly with each one
The dude in the armchair (coincidentally wearing green) looks like he wants to fuck. me. up.
Green.
I've got nothing against green. It's just that when I leave a room, I like a little variety when I enter the next one. By the time we finished with the Dillon, I announced, "I'm sick of green. Show me the red house."
Next door was the Daphne. And, well, see for yourself...
Why god, why?
Enough, for the love of god
Hideous 70's wallpaper. Not even a focal wall would have saved it
Deb was quite taken with this ghastly mirror
Ahhh, I need a place for my door collection
Okay, this bureau has a story. See how this drawer won't stay shut?
We tried to reproduce the defect in video:
Remember this bureau.
I forget the name of this next house. Probably because I hated it the most.
This is the only house I'm showing the exterior of. Why? Because I got all excited because it looks like an arts & crafts (my favorite)
However, it was a sham inside. Not a single arts & crafts design element to be seen, and a nightmare seafoam color scheme
Seafoam
Tery: "You know what this house could use?..."
"...More seafoam"
Deb normally rages that the world is designed to accommodate larger people than her; however, this pint-sized tub pissed her off because it's missing half its rim, where you put all your toiletries. You just can't please some people
Hey, I recognize that bureau...
Same design flaw, successfully documented.
Should say "Structure disclaimer: Not an actual arts & crafts"
The next was the Hickory. Same boring floor plan, very similar to what we'd already seen, so we'll skip to the funny stuff.
We wondered why Tery was chuckling to herself up here on the landing
She had found a children's play area, with "Deb-sized furniture." Astonishingly, Deb let her get away with the comment
Don't know why I've got this cat-who-ate-the-canary look
Classy. Someone left their snot rag under the faux toilet seat
Next, the Montgomery:
I liked the Montgomery, despite the color scheme being orange. See how the flow draws you in from the front door
It is possible to have too much orange, in my opinion
I found this pile of "Cats & Dogs" masks. This picture scares Tery
Stupid banister: One side where the spindles are, another side for actual use
I loved this chest of drawers, before realizing it's only four big ones and not sixteen tiny ones
Very comfortable spa tub
An outlet smack in the center of the mirror. Who the hell wants that?
A little boy's room (haha)
Tery's eyes are still watering from the pink assault
That's about halfway. Stay tuned for the conclusion of the first installment!
