Rarely do I covet

[Billy Jingo]

Not envy. I don't do that. Just covet.

And here it is. I have been stalking this house for almost four years. And it is for sale.

[phillygirl]

I prefer much less modern, but can understand why you like this.

[Billy Jingo]

I prefer much less modern, but can understand why you like this.

I was fortunate to go inside recently when it was on a Ft Worth architecture tour. It is unbelievable.

It's the kind of home that requires The Girl From Ipanema to be played when you walk in.

[Billy Jingo]

I'll have to start drinking Martinis, though.

[phillygirl]

I'll have to start drinking Martinis, though.

The inside definitely looks nicer than the outside. Just not my style, though.

[Adam]

Looks like someone took a lot of Frank Lloyd Wright inspiration.


I would absolutely dread having a flat roof again, though. Not fun. Not fun at all.

[Bob Loblaw 3.0]

Looks like a neat house... but I hope it has all the electrical and data/entertainment wiring you'll ever want. There's no chance of fishing anything through the house and concealing it.

[Gingersnap]

It's beautiful! Are you in the market for a new house?

House envy is such a crazy thing. For years, we lived in the hottest hipster area. People would come up to me while I was doing yard work and beg me to keep their name and number if we ever wanted to sell (this doesn't count the real estate people who knocked on our door).

We wanted to move and did at the top of the market and went out. Our house has some interesting features and we've improved the place with more improvement on the schedule.

Suddenly, we are once again in a hot spot.

I don't personally have house envy anymore. I love to look, though.

I will say that house I would get and furnish as a single woman is different from the house I have and have furnished as part of married couple (I'm certain that's also true for Mr. Snaps).

[Frostbit]

Rancher design makes sense when you get older.

[phillygirl]

Rancher design makes sense when you get older.

Ouch.

[scott]

Not envy. I don't do that. Just covet.

And here it is. I have been stalking this house for almost four years. And it is for sale.

That's a Gene Leedy rip-off.

http://www.geneleedy.com/structures/leavey-residence/

Mine and Melanie's office (part of his portfolio):

http://www.geneleedy.com/structures/merrill-lynch-building/

[Billy Jingo]

That's a Gene Leedy rip-off.

http://www.geneleedy.com/structures/leavey-residence/

Mine and Melanie's office (part of his portfolio):

http://www.geneleedy.com/structures/...ynch-building/

That stuff is fantastic. But his works look more like Le Corbusier than Frank Lloyd Wright. It also leans toward Brutalism.

[Billy Jingo]

It's beautiful! Are you in the market for a new house?

House envy is such a crazy thing. For years, we lived in the hottest hipster area. People would come up to me while I was doing yard work and beg me to keep their name and number if we ever wanted to sell (this doesn't count the real estate people who knocked on our door).

We wanted to move and did at the top of the market and went out. Our house has some interesting features and we've improved the place with more improvement on the schedule.

Suddenly, we are once again in a hot spot.

I don't personally have house envy anymore. I love to look, though.

I will say that house I would get and furnish as a single woman is different from the house I have and have furnished as part of married couple (I'm certain that's also true for Mr. Snaps).

We are not looking for another house at the moment. We are just house stalkers and that is number one on the list. The house itself has a bit of a following. It is considered one of the mid-century modern jewels in Fort Worth. There is another one close to it that is nearly as nice aesthetically but has fallen on hard times. That one, I may seriously consider since it needs a lot of work.

[Frostbit]

Ouch.

I live in a three story house. I know of what I speak. Our next will be an RV or a rancher.

[phillygirl]

I live in a three story house. I know of what I speak. Our next will be an RV or a rancher.

I know. I go into the 3rd floor of the Maryland house about once a month, tops. It's great for company, but for myself I don't need it.