finnadat Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/finnadat/sets...57603985453203/ "> it is located in royal oaks (spring branch), built in 1961 and we really like it. If anybody has any info, or it looks similar to's, that would be great. Basically I got a new lens and wanted to document our house and figured i would post it here as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missjanel Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I really like the suspended ceiling in the dining room. Also the decorative tiles in the mint bathroom are really unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgriff Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Beautiful house, I'm very jealous. I'm not sure where this is. Without giving your address could you give me a hint as to the area this is in? Maybe I'm just stupid but I've lived in Houston for 11 years now and have never quite figured out where Spring Branch is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Love the house - and isn't Royal Oaks along Westheimer-ish just out of the beltway (maybe Kirkwood/Dairy Ashford)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Love the house - and isn't Royal Oaks along Westheimer-ish just out of the beltway (maybe Kirkwood/Dairy Ashford)?i think that is a "new" Royal Oaks.The old one is spring branch-ish...west of gessner, north of long point, south of hammerly, east of the belt...but i dont think it is all considered Royal Oaks.http://www.royaloakscivic.com/index.htmRoyal Oaks Civic Association represents a community of 351 residences in the Spring Branch area of Houston. We are comprised of homes built in the 1960's with a compelling canopy of mature trees north of I-10 and inside Beltway 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 great. love the gate design. very classicwelcome to haif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I love that area "Royal Oaks", know it well, one of my fav houses is there, across from that huge park. Your house is great. Love that roof line & iron detail work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokeyhawk Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I am totally digging on your house. Really like the gate design, the bedroom slot windows and the hanging ceiling. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I like the architectural details of the house... but it needs more period furniture to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenH Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I like the architectural details of the house... but it needs more period furniture to match.I disagree. I'm just glad y'all aren't going to bulldoze it. Wonderful detailing, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnadat Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 thanks all - and it is the OG royal oaks linked above - not the mcmansion cc off of westheimer. There are some interesting mods in the area and it is still rather inexpensive. I need to get better pictures of the details such as the opening in the roof off of the carport that was originally for a pine tree, and is now a koi pond, but we like it for the slot windows and the hanging celing.Lowbrow (on the board here) has been over before and digs it as well.We would love to have more period furnature, but that fund got killed with a new ac, roof, windows last year. maybe in 5-10 years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott08 Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I looked at two mods in Shadow Oaks adjacent to Royal Oaks a couple months ago. The smaller one sold in just a couple of weeks, it was very original and had a huge lot. The other was on Conrad Sauer, had some original details but a bit of 70's tackiness as well. The busy street was not good for it either. My realtor and I drove around the area and it has a pretty high percentage of mods for the era but no others for sale. I graduated from Spring Woods High School back in the 70's and many of my friends lived in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Excellent new pics! As always, I love your house... and quite a few others in your neighborhood. Truly envious of your access to so much great korean and mexican food. Odelay... what do I got? La Madelaine and Cafe Express...I still don't know who your architect was.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgg Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 It's gorgeous -- and looks to be in great shape. Did you buy from the original owners?If so, could they (or their heirs? or the neighbors?) give you any hints about the architect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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