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Mid-Century Freaks! This Docu is for You! 

2/12/2014

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You'll Need Dramamine To Live on This Floating San Francisco Home!

6/10/2013

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Do you ever see those floating boxes on Mission Creek by AT&T park? Those are homes! And the Decoist highlights a spectacular  one here. 
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Malibu House Made from A Jet! Perfect For The Jet Set Crowd!

5/27/2013

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Ok, it would be too perfect if the owners were the JETsons! Seriously folks, this is the ultimate upcycle project.  
From Earth911: Now up in the remote hills of Malibu, Calif., a home has just been built using an even more unconventional waste material – an old Boeing 747 aircraft – and the results are breathtaking. Aptly named “Wing House,” the home uses both of the plane’s wings for the majority of its roof, while the tail section’s two stabilizers make up the roof for the master bedroom.

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How To Get The Great Gatsby Art Deco Look by Herman Chan!

5/26/2013

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To inaugurate the release of the Great Gatsby, here is my Art Deco How-To video for my San Francisco Chronicle Series called Real Estate Real Simple. Art Deco is one of my all time eras in design, the decadence the glitz and glamour! The Great Gatsy is also one of my favorite books (the capitalist commentary, haves and the have-nots, the laissez-faire!). The newly released Great Gatsby film, starring Leo Dicaprio & Tobey Maguire,  is a visual homage to this fabulous period of art and design. Folks, I could watch the film with the sound off! I was visually  drowning in all the details, costumes, architecture. Wow! My only disappointment was that the film left out the homoeroticism between Nick Carraway and Gatsby (I recall that gay undertones too when I read it in high school...I thought it was hormones, but maybe not...at least per Salon Magazine)   
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NY Times: New Fire Island Pavilion Erected on "Inherently Erotic Landscape" & "Architecture of Seduction"...Wow,  Somebody is Thirsty! 

5/25/2013

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Back in the day, the gay (male) glitterati like Calvin Klein, David Geffen descended upon Fire Island  (immortalized in by the Village People, see below) and partied up a storm. The Pavilion nightclub burned to the ground & has recently been rebuilt! The New York Times discusses the architecture of that time and a reflection of the sexually charged gay male culture of Fire Island. Yeah, basically, it was paradise for exhibitionists! 
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“It’s an inherently erotic landscape,” said Mr. Rawlins, who found in Mr. Gifford’s work motives and inspirations of a kind that were once considered joyous, until a plague came along and cloaked them with a shroud.

“The Stonewall generation invented what I call this architecture of seduction,” Mr. Rawlins said, referring to a style marked by spare interiors engineered to foster outdoor living; by spare but theatrical geometries; and by stage effects like mirrored ceilings and expanses of window wall.

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Village People - Intro + Fire island (Live) by scorpiomusic
Fire Island (Village People):
Fire isla-and (fire, fire island) - it's a funky weekend (funky) a funky funky weeke-end

You never know just who you meet, maybe someone out of your wildest fantasies, yeah

Don't go in the bushes, no, someone might grab ya, someone might grab ya

We can scream, but let's sing, we can do each other's thi-ing, yeah
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Gayest Buildings in America: San Francisco is Prominently Featured...No Surprise 

3/14/2013

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California Home + Design Magazine spotlights the gayest buildings. Many of these historical gems are gone now. I would love to hear from anyone who frequented these places! Please share any memories! 
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Scott’s Pit, 10 Sanchez St., San Francisco
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Twin Peaks Tavern, 401 Castro St., San Francisco
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3343 21st St., San Francisco
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Mona’s 440 Club, 440 Broadway St., San Francisco
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Castro Camera, 575 Castro St., San Francisco
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Home of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Noe Valley, San Francisco
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Flashy Shipping Containers as Homes...But Arent These Just Glorified Trailer Homes?! 

3/13/2013

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Can you believe these are shipping containers?! io9 runs down some great homes places that were once shipping containers. I'm all about upcycling (hellooo I turned my skirt into a pillow on live TV! ) but aren't these just really fancy mobile homes?! LOL! 
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One57 is NYC's Tallest Building. If You Don't Live Here, You Ain't Part of the 1%! 

9/20/2012

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NYTimes reports "Since late last year, the “trophy” end of New York’s real estate market has been recording eye-popping sales that seem to have little basis in reality." This 1004 ft tall tower called One57 will apparently will be the crown jewel, housing only billionaires and plenty of sugar daddies!
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Soaking In This Luxury Tub, I Can't Help But Feel Like Top Ramen. Toss in Some Bath Salts & MSG, Please!

9/17/2012

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Contemporary Bathroom design by Dublin Architect DMVF Architects
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Gorgeous Stairs...But No Handrails? Is that Built to Code?

9/17/2012

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Oh wait, this was built in Singapore. Prolly different rules there....Also, explains how clean it looks! 
Modern Staircase design by Other Metros Interior Designer The Interior Place (S) Pte Ltd
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Asha: Tea House w/ Decor Galore! My BerkeleySide Article

9/13/2012

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Asha Tea House is my new favorite Berkeley tea joint! Not just because their tea is delish (HK Milk Tea is my staple) but because the level of detail and design owner David Lau and designer Diana Lui put into it is astonishing! In true Millenial fashion these 2 blogged about the Asha story, from demolition to grand opening. I think all people who remodel their homes/business should memorialize the process. 'Before & After' pix just aren't enough now! We want to see the In-Between! Read my article for BerkeleySide here about Asha's tea and store design!
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Abandoned Asylums in New England! 

9/7/2012

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Photographer John Gray's new book captures these amazing stills of New England asylums. Even though they treated mental illness badly back then, they still built these gorgeous buildings to house patients.  It was a different era for sure! 
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Eerie Yet Mesmerizing "Abandoned Architecture" 

8/28/2012

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French shutterbug Aurelien Villette shoots "l'architecture oubliée." It's depressingly gorgeous et j'adore!!!
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VIDEO: How to Buy Bungalows! 

8/21/2012

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Herman Breaks Down Large Window Styles for SF Chronicle

8/14/2012

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My Home Decor video series for the San Francisco Chronicle continues. Today's topic is "large window styles"! Click my pic to open. What are your favorite window styles? 
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(VIDEO): How to Buy Bungalows! 

7/20/2012

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Parking Structure Turns Into Housing! Is This For Real!?

7/19/2012

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Watch this proposed design whereby a parking structure transforms into a housing structure! In theory it works, but what if people are on different schedules? And moving the furniture everyday so the apt can collapse will be a pain. Probably best for long distance commuters or business travelers!  What do you think? 
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Rainbow Paint Job is Great for PRIDE! Not So Much for Re-sale!

7/15/2012

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I'd LOVE to Live with Hello Kitty, Wouldn't You?!  

7/9/2012

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The Pelican Inn: Straight Out of a Fairytale! 

7/3/2012

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My shutterbug friend Billy Winters snapped this gorgeous black & white image! Looks like a 16th Century England Inn but it's actually the Pelican Inn in Muir Beach, CA! Either way, any second I expect Goldilocks to come skipping out!  
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Nostril Hairs The Inspiration for New Windows?

7/2/2012

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New Sky Condo building has windows that remind of me nose hairs! If I lived inside a condo like that, I'd feel like a booger. 
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Live On the Sea For Long Periods on Time! 

6/20/2012

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Check out the SeaOrbiter, the worlds 1st vertical standing ship that is self sustained! French architect Jacques Rougerie & NASA designed this $52.7M project to study the ocean for long periods of time.  I suspect if this is a success, it won't be long before this gets commercialized and fleets of these are built for those who never want to set foot on land again! 
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Mirror House...What is this for?!

6/19/2012

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The Marilyn Monroe of Skyscrapers! Va-Va Voom!

6/18/2012

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The Absolute Towers in Canada just snagged the award for Best Tall Buildings in the Americas.  I can see why they're dubbed the "Marilyn Monroe of Skyscrapers." Look at those voluptuous curves! 
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VIDEO: Bungalows, Maisons, Condos...What's the Difference?

6/17/2012

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