flipper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/83/hr1986283-9.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/83/hr1986283-3.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/83/hr1986283-4.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/83/hr1986283-6.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/83/hr1986283-8.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/83/hr1986283-1.jpg Some other work by this flipper: http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/90/hr1993290-7.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/51/hr1776651-4.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/51/hr1776651-7.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/16/hr1806816-14.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/15/hr1242715-6.jpg http://harpictures.marketlinx.com/MediaDisplay/23/hr1383123-5.jpg The guy does quite a few houses in the area and other parts of town. flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moni Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Some other work by this flipper: The guy does quite a few houses in the area and other parts of town. flipper Omigosh, I love the pink and blue tiled bathrooms. Exactly like mine were when Houston was home, sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelguy_73 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I seriously want that low table in front of the LR window! Wonder what happened to the furniture? Was it an estate sale? Any idea of the flipper's price expectation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I feel sorry for 4517 Creekbend Dr Mod house knowing what going to happen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 I rode my bike by yesterday around 6pm and nothing had started at the house yet. Maybe yall still have a chance to salvage stuff you might want out of there.flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nativehou Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Does anyone else find this kitchen laughably hideous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I'm not a big fan of the MCM look. I guess because that's exactly what I grew up in and all my friends had the same and we didn't think it was that spectacular-looking then, BUT in these photos, I would have to say that in my opinion, I like the "Before" shots a lot more than the "After" ones. A shame too, because it looks like someone spent a lot of money on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps324 Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Does anyone else find this kitchen laughably hideous?Its another example of how you always lose when you "fight the house" style wise. Its a ranch, not a Tuscan villa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Does anyone else find this kitchen laughably hideous?It is pretty horrendous. Bad choice of colors and styles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I agree. Those light fixtures are especially gaudy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willowisp Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 We're preaching to the choir and know most flippers don't really do MCM that well. They do LCD (lowest common denominator) very well. Cheap mcm related stuff is hard to find at Lowe's etc, and the people just don't know what they are doing is "wrong" for the house. To many people, styles are interchangable and they are really only out to make a buck off the house. These are just dollar signs to them and new crap is better than something that is nice but old. Like the other person said, people grew up with formica kitchens, so they think that is not good anymore. Granite is somehow better. Traditional looking lighting is somehow more comfortable to people. The hard part is that once it's done, it's done. It would be really hard for someone to go back to the 50's on a house that has been "revitalized" in a flipper's style. That's what really hurts to think about with my neighborhood. I doubt I'd want to go into most of the houses because they've been redone so cringingly bad.Even in the 50's MCM was not always accepted by your average person. It was looked at as new and sometimes strange, but the architectural and design community took it in as chic and innovative, just as the resurgence of it now. Is it elitist? I think sometimes it is. Sometimes intentionally and sometimes unintentionally. The really interesting thing, and it's been talked about before, is how often "big advertising" uses MCM in commercials now. It's all over the place. Are they using MCM to show how "unique, cool, and hip" the people are that use the product? Or is it just beautiful and photogenic? I pause the tivo everyday on a new commercial with a glass living room and/or furniture and wonder how come more Houstonians don't get the message... Then I think about what interesting person must live in that house and rent it out for commercials.Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drex Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I need that oven and stove top. It would match my kitchen. I'd hate to see it go to waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMG Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Omigosh, I love the pink and blue tiled bathrooms. Exactly like mine were when Houston was home, sigh.I love the bathrooms also. When it gets flipped,that will have to go. I could surely not be the one to tell the subs to destroy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMG Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I feel sorry for 4517 Creekbend Dr Mod house knowing what going to happen to it. I do also. This house in my opinion,seems to have been very well maintained. There are other options that could be taken here. The front could use some updating. The kitchen could be modernized,rather than gutted. This house does not need to be flipped in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMG Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Does anyone else find this kitchen laughably hideous?It is horrible. I don't like to criticize others work,but this is awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 For what it's worth, it appears work has still not commenced at the house.flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 Work has commenced at this house. The dumpster is in the driveway, the permit is in the window and there are already a couple green tags and a red tag.flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willowisp Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 It's on the market. Have a look... I don't even need to comment.http://www.har.com/7667326 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 It's on the market. Have a look... I don't even need to comment.http://www.har.com/7667326 Even if they hadn't ruined the original charm of the interior, this shower stall would still be ridiculously tacky. And, is it just me or does crown moulding in the bathroom seem just a bit pompous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps324 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Ugh! What I don't get is why bother promoting the mid-century modern aspect? Clearly anything even remotely resembling that has been stripped out in favor of garish Tuscan fixtures, slate, crown molding, gilt mirrors and other features that have zero appeal to anyone who has even a passing interest in mid-century modern design. Another "Frankenhouse."I don't doubt it will sell though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stolitx Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Even if they hadn't ruined the original charm of the interior, this shower stall would still be ridiculously tacky. And, is it just me or does crown moulding in the bathroom seem just a bit pompous? I'd have a hangover every morning if I had to use that shower. Headache and dizziness without the benefit of a tasty cocktail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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