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8 Editor’s Note 12 Calendar & After 20 Before Set in Stone
January 2011
Creative concrete finishes complement an earthy color palette.
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Declutter for Good Give away excess stuff and get your house back. Plus great products to inspire you.
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48 Pet of the Month: Dizzy features
34 National Cash Register Buillding
On the Cover Firethorne, a 1,400-acre residential development, offers numerous recreation options, such as its own lake, hike and bike trails and designated wildlife habitat. See page 16.
Downtown couple reinvents a 1920s factory
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at Stafford Centre. The show features
tion celebrating this unique partnership
more than 200 local professionals and a
since last August. The exhibit, Form
host of informative speakers on topics,
Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years
such as kitchen and bath renovation,
of the American Institute of Architects
landscaping and interior design, recycling
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Gardeners looking for knowledge and
the world, teaches the basics of bird
The Architecture Center Houston leads
ideas will always find an impressive vari-
watching, including how to find and identi-
two walking tours this month spotlighting
ety of classes at The Arbor Gate. On
fy birds, how to select and use binocu-
the notable architecture in two of
shopping and more. Explore the exten-
Jan. 23, Angela Chandler teaches a class
lars, and what birds can be expected in
Houston’s architecturally rich neighbor-
sive garden pavilion, shop a wide selec-
on Home Orchard Management. Chef
the different habitats of southeast Texas
hoods. The Montrose Walking Tour on
Molly Fowler, The Dining Diva, leads a
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Jan. 15 highlights the significant struc-
class on Preserving the Harvest on Jan.
how to identify all the common species,
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Learn techniques of Photographing
Celebrate Arbor Day at Houston
Tour on Jan. 22 showcases the district’s
Arts, Houston to build a collection of
Winter Landscapes with Kathy Adams
Arboretum & Nature Center on Jan. 29.
concentration of museums, public art,
Katy. The event hosts speakers on floral design, landscape planning, bargain
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Clark at Houston Arboretum & Nature Center on Jan. 8. Discover the photography basics such as composition, color harmony, leading lines, and golden thirds. The indoor class covers equipment needed to take landscape photos as well as techniques in high-dynamic range (HDR) and panoramic. Participants
Explore the Isamu Noguchi-designed Sculpture Garden during the AIA walking tour.
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contemporary architecture, and land-
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for the landscape. Pick up tree seedlings
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trees and shrubs, available for sale.
the structuralist view point of Gunnar
Arboretum staff and volunteers offer tree
Birkert, and the simplicity and craft of
The Arboretum offers
planting demonstrations and tree tours.
Isamu Noguchi, as well as the significant
Beginning Bird Watching on
Kids can enjoy a variety of activities and
cultural shifts from the early twentieth
Jan. 13, with a Field Trip to
visits with the arboretum mascot, HANC
century through today. Each tour runs
Brazos Bend State Park on
the Owl and other costumed characters.
approximately two hours. Information:
Jan. 15. The arboretum’s Bill
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Creative concrete finishes complement an earthy color palette AFTER: The sofa and restyled ottomans were reupholstered and the rug and table were brought out of storage. Chair frames from Southwest Surplus were covered with brick red chenille that coordinates with the ottoman fabric and new large pillows. The owner painted the canvas over the sofa and found the leather mirror at The Shade Tree.
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BEFORE: Unfinished slab concrete floors, mantle and hearth and lack of paint color were stumping these homeowners. The dated, upholstered leg ottomans needed restyling, while new fabrics and paint needed to coordinate with the furniture in storage.
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Sheryl and Rob Evans, regular readers of Houston House & Home, called me because they wanted to update their living room/dining room/kitchen at minimal cost. They liked the fact that I work with what clients have instead of starting over. “I didn’t want to make costly mistakes and didn’t want to toss out everything that we had. We wanted a timeless, but modern fresh look, with color and design choices that would last,” Sheryl explained. Rob jokingly calls Sheryl a hobbit, because Sheryl is so fond of her tree-trunk dining table and other unique wood pieces, such as a console table made of tropical wood made from hurricane-felled trees. Sheryl is a concrete expert (www.TheArtOfConcrete.com) and wanted to use as much concrete as possible in the interiors. Since I love concrete, it was just a matter of selecting colors that would coordinate with the contemporary, simple look the couple desired. “We like simple, straight lines with a touch of drama and like rather large shapes. You made me
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BEFORE: In the uncompleted space, furniture was in storage, the chandelier had not been chosen and the kitchen appliances, backsplash tile and concrete surfaces had not been selected.
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AFTER: The ottomans were restyled and hidden wheels were added before they were upholstered. The steel-reinforced fly ash concrete countertops contrast handsomely with the coppery glass tile backsplash and scored black stained concrete colors and stainless appliances. The brick red chenille fabric was repeated on the chair seat cushions.
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•Reinvent. Restyling and reupholstering existing ottomans and buying chairs from a hotel salvage store like Southwest Surplus saves a lot of money and keeps the pieces out of the landfill. •Sometimes the most effective strategy is not to buy more furniture and accessories for your home, but to first rethink the pieces that are already paid for.
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What is your advice for helping daunted homeowners take that first step towards tackling a clutter area in their home? Also, can you offers some words of motivation? Every effort you make counts when it comes to reducing clutter. It is an attainable goal, whether you take a fast or slow approach. The purpose of reducing clutter is to increase your peace of mind. So when you find your clutter-reducing efforts themselves to be causing you stress, take a step back. Focus on one small area at a time. Even five minutes a day can make a huge difference over time. Do you know what some of the more common items are that homeowners need to get rid of? Clothes? Books? Furniture? Electronics? A bathroom counter tray keeps everything tidy and allows for portability. Photo courtesy of Crate & Barrel.
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project think it's wise to have more than one of the most used items, such as scissors, staplers, hammers, and cleaning supplies, but when you have too many duplicates of items that you only might need to replace someday, then the cost to your space and your peace of mind in keeping and storing an item is much more than it would be to just buy a replacement when you need it. When it comes to clutter, you have to "count the cost" regularly. Is the space and the upkeep and the hassle of having this item really worth it? If not, you'll feel better when the item is no longer one of your many responsibilities!
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project Editors note: Also worth looking up are local groups such as The Furniture Bank, Dress for Success and Charities of Houston. Beyond having a tidier home, what are of the benefits of decluttering? The biggest benefit of decluttering is the change in how you feel on the inside. Decluttering brings a sense of relief, empowerment, peacefulness. All of this results in much more energy and confidence. Life is less of a burden and more of a pleasure. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, you feel in control. Once you have decluttered a room or your whole home, how do you keep it that way? What are some of your strategies for minimizing the influx of clutter and for maintaining a clutter free home?
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Even if you haven't yet reached your decluttering goals, controlling the incoming clutter makes all the difference. Pay attention to what kinds of items you acquire and keep in your home that make up the themes of your personal clutter. It could be buying things at garage sales that you don't need but think you might need someday. It could be mountains of junk mail you haven't thrown out. It could be mostly clothing that you don't wear but are saving for yourself, someone else, or some kind of project. When you get an idea of your biggest weaknesses for adding items to your clutter load, then it becomes easier to stop adding on clutter. That is more than half of the battle. For more on Declutter Fast by Houston author Mimi Tanner, go to www.declutterfast.com
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Preserve Old Sixth Ward Home Two couples take historic structures from old to bold with unique approaches to reviving architectural treasures. BY SANDRA COOK PHOTOS BY MELANIE MILLAR AND MICHAEL MORROW To many, the term “historic preservation” means restoring old buildings to their original form with painstaking accuracy and recreation of the way it was. Greater Houston Preservation Alliance’s annual Good Brick awards “recognize local contributions to the preservation, restoration, and enhancement of Houston's architectural and cultural heritage.” This month, we feature two Good Brick winners. Both of these renovation/restoration projects involved unique adventures in preservation that required creative solutions for modern living. Married attorneys Deborah Keyser and James Stafford converted downtown’s 1929 National Cash Register Building into an attractive office with second-floor residence. The architect couple of Taryn Kinney and Michael Morrow chose to preserve a small, late-19th
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For the second-floor residence, the ceilings were raised by removing the old wooden trusses and replacing them with steel beams. While the building was blessed with windows on all four sides, the owners added a clerestory level above the living room to bring in even more light.
century cottage in the Historic Sixth Ward, seeking to let the walls and floorboards tell the story of the home’s three-phase evolution.
THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER BUILDING After years of working downtown and living in Garden Oaks, Deborah Keyser and James Stafford began looking for a place to live downtown. “We looked at every loft downtown, but just weren’t happy with what we were seeing,” says Deborah Keyser. The couple liked the idea of owning the entire property — no building fees, no shared walls, no committees. With three dogs, they didn’t want to worry about annoying their neighbors. They also liked that it was less trendy, and perhaps more enduring that some of the loft and hi-rise projects. Deborah and James found hope in the form of an unassuming two-story building, built in the 1920s as a cash register factory with a showroom on the first floor. The property’s 25-xTHIS PAGE (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT): Lone Star Elevator built and installed the handsome cage elevator, which travels between the apartment’s foyer and the kitchen. The Carrara marble countertops were reclaimed from downtown’s Post Office. Brick shaped ceramic tiles from Walker Zanger are new but appear old. Notice the antique door knob on the modern glass door and the custom metal detail along the top of the enclosure, which echoes the tile work. A narrow, copper trough sink exhibits Deborah's flair for unusual design details. Handmade tiles and a wall-mounted faucet also add visual appeal while saving space. OPPOSITE: Deborah and James had hoped that removing the old plaster from the walls would reveal lovely old brick, but they found a hodge-podge of cinder blocks and various unattractive brick, so they located reclaimed bricks, sliced them in half and applied them to the wall. The fireplace was added for cozy atmosphere year round.
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ABOVE: The unique refrigerator (at right) was in purchased from Restart Srl in Florence, Italy. It is a modern Maytag fridge clad with antique-style metal and brass. This anchored the look for much of the kitchen, with metal cabinets and shelving created in a similar vein by Fe’ Accents. Additional cabinets were hand crafted in maple to look like old furniture. OPPOSITE: The dining table features a custom-ordered Belgian Stone top, set upon a French Bistro table base purchased at Marburger Farm Antique Show outside of Round Top. The buffet is an old Indian grain cart found through an importer in Dallas.
100’ footprint offered approximately 2,300 square feet on each floor. The first floor now functions as the office for their law practice, while the second floor serves as their residence. LESS COMMERCIAL, MORE COMFORTABLE Deborah had saved an article from the September 2006 issue of Houston House & Home on designer Andra White’s 1920s grocery store building that she converted into a charming home. After finishing most of the interior demo, Deborah teamed up with White, collaborating on the interior design for the next three years as the old factory was transformed. Deborah and James elected to serve as their own generally contractor because the project just wasn’t a good fit for any one com38
mercial or residential contractor. The couple was inspired by the sense of satisfaction that past renovation projects had yielded them. “It’s so nice to see things go from start to finish,” says Deborah. “It amazes me how many people want to buy something already done and even already decorated, rather than putting their own stamp on it and letting it evolve.” Deborah acknowledges she and James are old enough that they wanted a manageable situation for the future. They made the effort to establish the office and residence as individual entities. The office is wired and plumbed separately. There are separate entrances for each. “We go out one door, walk seven steps to go in the other door,” says Deborah. “We definitely feel like we’re either at the office or at the house.”
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A retired windmill adorns a wall of the master bedroom, where a pair of his-andher easy chairs provides a comfortable crash pad after a long day at work.
The bed in the master bedroom is a custom design made by Drew Hesson at Fe' Accents. The pig painting, Stella, was spotted during a trip to Santa Fe, NM, but not purchased at the time. James later procured the painting and presented it to Deborah for a birthday surprise.
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The three-phase evolution of this Old Sixth Ward home began with a small Gulf Coast Cottage that now houses the entry, living area and home office. The owners collect old signs, especially hand-lettered metal signs. The pair of wooden chairs were found at an estate sale in Austin.
Vaulting the ceilings of the living room and kitchen went a long way toward unifying the entire house. The kitchen was opened up as much as possible with the help of skylights, broadening the connection to the living room and installing a wall of shelving to serve as a pantry.
OLD SIXTH WARD SURVIVOR Taryn Kinney and Michael Morrow got a tip from a friend that a very interesting house was available in the Historic Sixth Ward, east of downtown (see www.old6ward.org for history of the area). The Taryn and Michael, who met at Rice University’s School of Architecture, could tell it would be a challenging endeavor, but felt compelled to engage with this curious and crumbling house, which dates back to 1876, and to discover the story it had to tell. Their dedication to the project (among other things, of course) later spurred them to marry and start a family. Known as the Coulter-Sweeney house, the story begins in 1876, when a tiny Gulf Coast Cottage was constructed in what was then known as Fourth Ward North. Around the same time a similar, but slightly larger house was built on an
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The original 1876 cottage faces the street. The owners chose a durable and energy efficient metal roof, which reflects light and heat.
adjacent lot, and then in the 1890s, the two houses were moved and spliced together. Decades later, during the 1920s, a small addition was tacked on to incorporate a kitchen and dining room.
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Masks from Taryn and Michael’s travels hang on the clapboard-covered walls. A vintage arc floor lamp provides a mod twist to the living room’s décor and represents just one of the dozens of eras the home has witnessed. BELOW: Taryn and Michael’s young daughter, Miller, is helping to write the current chapter of the historic home’s story.
The space that now functions as the hallway was originally the front porch of the second cottage that was joined with the first, smaller cottage (notice that the boards run side-to-side). The mismatched wall boards are actually pieces of the old board-and-batten exteriors of the two 1870s box-and-strip cottages.
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LAYERS OF HISTORY Taryn and Michael purchased the house in 2005 and started working to make the home livable. They quickly realized the slow-moving pace of improving the look and function of the house, while seeking to avoid diluting the quirky historical narrative conveyed by its walls, floorboards, shiplap and every ounce of its early makeup and agglomeration. The cautious couple chose to install a metal roof, which reflects sunlight, and is much more energy efficient that wood or composition shingles. And by the way, there were four layers of composition shingles plus a wooden room to be removed. This relieved an enormous amount of stress from the aging structure. The roof work led to the decision to vault the ceilings in about two thirds of the house. This exposed floating roof joists with no secure attachment and other things that left Taryn and Michael wondering how the house was still standing. Michael recounts episode after episode of “As the Cottage Turns” during the investigative demolition stages. “We wanted to organize the various ages of the house,” says Taryn. They removed the modern In the master bedroom, multiple windows were uncovered and rebuilt to make the materials, such as gypsum board space more appealing. On the wall, a dilapidated Gulf sign reflects Michael’s fascinaand asphalt shingles, and took out tion with how things age. a few walls that didn’t make sense RIGHT: The reconfigured master bath now functions for two people, with ample floor for the 1,452-square-foot house. space, double sinks and new master closet. The hallway was originally the front porch of the second old house, as evidenced by the floor’s boards running side-to-side, as opposed to lengthwise. The porch-turned hallway used to dead-end, with the master bedroom entrance on the right wall, but Taryn and Michael learned from a neighbor that years ago the view from just inside the front door originally extended all the way to a window at the back of the house. The intrepid architect couple reworked the master bedroom, relocating the bath and closet, to restore that space-enhancing front-toback view. HOUSE AS A WHOLE “Everything that anyone had ever done to the house was about adding and we were more about taking away,” says Michael. Over a five-year period, they made efforts to keep and reuse the older materials and remove the modern add-ons. All the stuff that had been added over the years went into the dumpster: the out-of-place carport from the east side of the house, the interior gypsum board, and four layers of asphalt shingles. “We had to have a sense of humor,” says Michael. “We just couldn’t expect it to be perfect — the worst thing I did was by a laser level. We learned to appreciate the flaws and started to see it as a richness instead of being wrong.” 46
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