WHERE TO LIVE | august 2010
N. Ennis Townhomes
LOCATION
3023 Commerce
Houston, TX 77003
AMBIENCE
Metal loft, 2nd floor living/dining with dark wood floor, metal stair railings, solar shades & high ceilings. Open kitchen with granite; gas cooking.
UNITS/ROOMS
Large, lofting living/dining kitchen combo, 2 BR/2Bath
WITHIN REACH
Downtown, Discovery Green Park, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center, and, coming soon, the Dynamo’s Stadium
PRICE
$249,000
CONTACT
Terry Stanfield
214 Travis
tstanfield@heritagetexas.com
713.227.5406
www.HeritageTexas.com
Lakeland Heights in Bridgeland
LOCATION
Cypress, [...]
THE GARIA LUXURY GOLF CAR | august 2010
The Garia Luxury Golf Car, manufactured at the same factory that builds the Porsche Boxster and Cayman, is available as a golf cart or an LSV (low speed vehicle).
The Garia features a Formula 1 inspired front suspension, a drive train built by an Italian company that also produces Ducati gearboxes and aluminum profiles made by [...]
DUETTE ARCHITELLA | july 2010
In an ideal world windows would remain naked doing what they were naturally intended to do, allow natural light and in most cases provide a view. But in reality, and in Houston, this would create an internal inferno in the summer months, providing way too much natural light. Plus, who really wants a Peeping Tom? [...]
ARCHICHAT | july 2010
MARK JOHNSON AND JENNY STAFF JOHNSON | WWW.HOMETTA.COM
Once in a while you stumble across a very creative idea that fills a niche in this town where there just truly aren’t many housing choices: a bungalow in the Heights, Montrose or Southampton; a few Mid-Century Modern in Glenbrook Valley – and then there are Tuscan Tudor [...]
FISH CONDO | june 2010
FISH CONDO
Fishbowls beware; there’s a new “condo” in town. Yes, you read that right. Gone are the boring, outdated round bowls with poor little “Ninja Mikey” (my brother’s Betta) doing circles, going nowhere fast. Designed by Teddy Luong, a student at Carlton University of Industrial design, this square glass “fishbowl” with a white ABS shell [...]
WHERE TO LIVE | may 2010
Lakeland Heights in Bridgeland
LOCATION
Cypress, TX
A Main Street-style atmosphere, where friendships begin at the sidewalk café and continue on the front porch.
AMENITIES
Most homes will be a five-minute walk from shopping and dining at the Lakeland Village Center. Abundant parks and green space enhance the landscape, as does a meandering waterway trail. The Festival Park pavilion will [...]
AQUAOVO’S OVOPUR | may 2010
Looking for a water cooler that resembles art more so than that eyesore gallon jug in the corner of your kitchen? Thank us later. Canadian Aquaovo’s Ovopur water filtration system has reinvented the “wheel.” The aesthetically pleasing, nature inspired Ovopur unit crafted from porcelain, glass and metal in a unique egg shape preserves and revitalizes [...]
TRIED AND TRUE CLASSICS | april 2010
The wedding world is naturally dominated by women (as you can see in this issue) and men can easily be overlooked. But tried and true classics always complete a groom’s look. A flawless pair of Rayban shades, an heirloom Vacheron Constantin Historique Ultra-fine 1968 watch to hand down to your son some day, some sharp [...]
ARCHICHAT | april 2010
JEREMY MCFARLAND | BRICKMOON DESIGN | WWW.BRICKMOONDESIGN.COM
Jeremy McFarland was the in-house designer for Allegro Builders which Bill Baldwin of Boulevard Realty represents. Jeremy also designed the Boulevard Realty office at 1545 Heights where I caught up with him to discuss his practice, Brickmoon Design.
JEREMY MCFARLAND | BRICKMOON DESIGN
Jeremy McFarland was the in-house designer for Allegro [...]
LUGGAGE + J.CREW | march 2010
Not synonymous until now. Their luxurious handcrafted luggage collaborations with Italian leather house Dell’Ga, the renowned leather house dating back to the 1800’s, are sure to become family pieces. Naturally tanned Italian vachetta calf leather in special J.Crew colors will make finding your pieces in baggage claim a cinch…that’s if you’re willing to part with [...]
