houston house & home magazine january 2012 issue
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H O U S T O N
T H E C O M P L E T E R E S O U R C E M A G A Z I N E F O R Y O U R H O M E
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 2
SPOTLIGHT ON GOOD BRICK AWARDS
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Past & Present A remarkable addition
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David and Bennie Flores Ansell workedwith Joe Meppelink and Marisa Janusz ofFramework Design for more than twoyears to design an innovative, yet histori-cally respectful, addition to their 1885 OldSixth Ward Cottage. The GHPA GoodBrick Award-winning home is at once newand old, steeped in the history of itsneighborhood and firmly connected tomodern ideas.
Photo by Miro Dvorscak.
departments
Editor’s Note
Calendar
Before & After: Chocolate DreamLayers of coffee and cocoa take adated bath from ho-hum to so yum!
Get Your Garage BackStorage solutions to tackle the chaosfor good
Pet of the Month: Milo
featuresHistoric CollaborationA family’s Old Sixth Ward cottageharmonizes with a contemporaryaddition that proves to be morecompliment than contrast
Brick By BrickMore inspired homeowners dare tosave historic homes and retain thearchitectural heritage of Houstonneighborhoods
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January is named for theRoman god Janus, who isalways depicted with two faces:
one looking forward and theother looking back. As we launchinto 2012, all fired up for the yearahead, the Greater HoustonPreservation Alliance reminds us toreflect on the past year’s efforts andpast centuries’ architectural and cul-tural heritage.
Each January, the GHPA con-veys its annual Good Brick Awardsto spotlight local preservationaccomplishments across the city. Inthis issue, we’ve highlighted three2012 award winners who dared toundertake phenomenal residentialresurrections within Houston’s lushBoulevard Oaks and River Oaksneighborhoods. See the full list ofcurrent and past awards online atwww.ghpa.org.
This issue also features a 2011Good Brick Award winner. TheAnsell home, in the Old SixthWard Historic District, is a trulyremarkable example of the value ofdedication and ingenuity. Davidand Bennie Flores Ansell and theirarchitectural team Joe Meppelinkand Marisa Janusz of FrameworkDesign pooled their creative talentsto preserve the Ansells unique andhistoric homestead, while addingmuch-needed space to live, workand play.
Speaking of space, is your garage
a jumbled mess? Has your vehicledemoted to the driveway? Thenperhaps it’s time to seek professionalhelp. Our garage organization arti-cle includes great advice from localpros, along with problem-solvingideas and resources.
Along the lines of cleaning upyour act, Joetta Moulden’s Before &After column features a couples’dramatic master bath transforma-tion. This project is yet anotherexample of our longtime colum-nist’s ability to beautify a once frus-trating space with careful editing ofelements and selection of materials.
Thanks for picking up ourJanuary issue. Happy homeimproving this year!
Sandra [email protected]
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PUBLISHER......................Mike Harrison, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ....Susie Reisenbigler
EDITOR ........................................Sandra Cook
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ..............................
..........................Anne Breux, Joetta Moulden
ART DIRECTOR..........................Robert Coplin
CREATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR Tim Beeson
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS ..............
......Miro Dvorscak, Janet Lenzen, Mark Scheyer
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES ................................
....Marie Brashears,Tina Laplaca, David Marsh
INSIDE SALES ................................Pete Rocha
PRINTING..........................DROR International
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retreat and education center. The
Arboretum features a class on
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plants, and edible landscaping.
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also recommended. Cost is $40
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The Abroretum offers its BuildYour Own Rain BarrelWorkshop on both Jan. 22 or 29.
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structures and social history of
the area and includes a look
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(now La Colombe d’Or),
Annunciation Greek Orthodox
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Rothko Chapel, Cy Twombly
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The Museum District WalkingTour on Jan. 14 showcases the
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before && after
BY JOETTA MOULDEN • PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANET LENZEN
AFTER: Installing new diagonally placed large floor tiles, adding tiles from the tubto the window, editing accessories to just a few large-scale items, and creating acustom glass shower enclosure instantly updated this bath. The quirky ledgeabove the shower was removed, which made the shower feel larger.
BEFORE: The old bath was dated with small floor tiles, white vanities, small-scaleaccessories and a brass shower enclosure. It also had a quirky, dust-collectingledge over the shower. (See "Before" photo of ledge, page 19).
Layers of coffee and cocoa take a dated bath from ho-hum to so yum! Chocolate Dream
When Laura and John Green called me, their basic builder bath was large,but dated. They had purchased an already-built spec home and did not getto pick out any surfaces or fixtures. Without expanding the footprint of thebath, we resurfaced it on a budget, changing nearly every surface. To savemoney, the couple chose to paint the vanities with Sherwin-Williams’ “RiceGrain” (an oil-based alkyd paint), leave the kneehole area in her long vanityand keep both the tub and tub deck.
“We wanted something new and different and were looking for ways tovisually open up the room and add space to the shower. Storage for small toi-letry items was a real problem, as was the small size of the shower,” Lauraexplained.
The couple added more storage and closed in the existing small medicinecabinets and added extra-large mirrored cabinets on the new, updated mosaictile walls. In order to add more space to the shower, a long ledge was
removed from the back of the shower and the solid, side wall of the oldshower was removed, replacing it with see-through glass surround atop atiled pony (half-height) wall. The ledge above the shower was also removed.
In just one visit I developed a plan for remodeling their master bath. “Iliked the fact that you were so thorough in making sure that all aspects of theproject were addressed and that nothing was left out. You never pushed yourvision but rather found ways to bring out our ideas, making them workable.You are good about directing your attention to the choices that needed to bemade in order for us to get underway. This meant fewer problems during theimplementation phase,” Laura smiled.
I suggested the couple continue their color palette from the bedroom intothe bath. The walls are painted Sherwin Williams “Ramie”, which coordi-nates with the dark brown Marron Cohiba granite from Shenoy Stone thatwas installed by Stone Art Works. The couple chose Dal-Tile’s Mosaic
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AFTER: A larger tiled shower with ponywall and a frameless shower enclosureby Mirror Gallery Inc., matched brushednickel metal finishes, painted existingvanity and matching mosaic tile, coun-tertop and mirrored medicine cabinetadded functional style to the husband’sside of the bath. The under-mount sink isby Kohler.
BEFORE: A small brass shower, mis-matched metal finishes and a basicbuilder vanity and mirror were killing thepotential in the husband’s side of bath.
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TRADE SECRETS
• Think green—keeping an existingwhirlpool tub and painting existing vanitiesrepurposes them, keeps them out of thelandfill and saves money, too.
• To dress up existing builder vanities, paint them, add granite tops, new sinks,faucets and matching hardware.
• Remove dated sheet mirrors and lightingto totally change your bathroom.
• Sometimes the most effective strategy isnot to gut your bathroom, but to first rethinkthe pieces that are already paid for.
Bronze CPAC 9999-413976LUM wall tile, and 16”-square Café Tobaccomarble was installed on the floor on the diagonal. The matching tub back-splash tile was cut into 5” squares and the shower tile was cut to 16”x8” andlaid in a brick pattern. The same cut tile was used on the floor of the showerin a smaller 3-3/4” square grid pattern.
One of the hardest decisions the couple made was deciding which way togo with the existing whirlpool tub. I gave them the option of keeping it andsent them several design photos and offered advice based on budget. “In theend, we kept it simple and left the tub deck as is and tiled the wall behind itwith cut 16” long by 8” tall tiles, up and over the deep window sills with 16”square tiles,” Laura explained. The result ties in with the shower tiles andmakes the tub look like a more expensive freestanding tub, Laura said.
The couple had budgeted $18K for the project and ended up spending$23 K. The items that sent them over their budget were the oversized mir-rored medicine cabinets and the granite. “We really didn’t have a specific ideaof what we wanted until we walked the granite yard. The Marron Cohiba
granite was not a basic-level granite, but it was definitely worth it to pay a lit-tle more,” Laura explained. “The granite could not upstage the dramatic tilewe chose and it needed to bring together all the elements in the room. Wechose it because it had a more subtle pattern, less veining and it was a dark(chocolate) color which you had recommended to contrast with the floor,”she said.
Laura advises anyone to seek professional guidance when taking on aremodeling project. “I think it would have taken longer and we would haveencountered many more ‘uh-oh’ moments without the expertise and plan-ning that you were able to offer,” Laura said.
As with most of my clients that remodel, the couple admits that at onepoint it was very difficult to keep the end result in mind. “We think the fin-ished bathroom really did exceed our expectations,” Laura noted. She saidthe bath was a showstopper when they showed guests around the house andeveryone told them it looks like it came from the pages of a style magazine.
What a compliment!” she beamed.
AFTER: Adding inset mirrored medicine cabinets from Bath & Kitchen Showplace added lots of storage toeliminate the mess on the countertop. New modern mosaic tile up to the ceiling, darker granite countertopand stool, matching brushed nickel hardware from Home Depot, double-glass sconce lights from Carol’sLighting and Luxart brushed nickel plumbing fixtures from Bath & Kitchen Showplace brought this bath intothe 20th century.
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A family’s Old Sixth Ward cottage harmonizes with a contemporary addition that proves to be more
compliment than harsh contrastBY SANDRA COOK • PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIRO DVORSCAK
HISTORIC COLLABORATION
The Ansells are a family of independent creative thinkers. When the Ansells first drove throughthe Old Sixth Ward Historic District in 1998, they were taken with the narrow brick streetsand the small-scale architecture of the original homes, many dating from the 1870s to 1890s.The historic blocks were part of the land purchase made by the Allen brothers when theyfounded Houston in the 1830s. The Ansells managed to buy three consecutive houses andmoved into one, while renting out two of the small homes.
The Ansells have taken an enlightened preservationist approach to living in the Old SixthWard. Between 1998 and 2000, they worked with architects Daniel Dupuis and Gary Eadesand Al Morin, Jason Morin and Tom Morin of Morin Contracting to convert the interior of an1880s cottage into a contemporary, two-level home, with two bedrooms, two baths and a com-bination kitchen/living space, all while preserving the historic exterior. (This project was fea-tured in the February 2002 issue of Houston House & Home)
Such a clever and meticulous approach to preservation was bound to result when this partic-ular couple collaborates with a strong architectural team. Bennie Flores Ansell is a talentedartist who creates sculptural assemblages by arranging dozens, sometimes hundreds of her ownphotos to create one broader piece of art, among other creations. She also teaches art atHouston Community College’s Central Campus. David Ansell is psychiatrist with a privatepractice. Their two teenage daughters Zoe and Thora are active, intelligent young ladies whogrew up in the Old Sixth Ward.
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ABOVE: In 2000, Architects Daniel Dupuis and Gary Eades, along with Morin Contracting, transformed the interior of the Ansells’ 1885 cottage by vaulting the ceiling and installing an industrial-lookwalkway leading to a second-floor master bedroom. The exterior remains authentically 1880s, while the walls and floors utilize the original wood and character of the cottage. A photograph of dryerlint by Linda Hayward covers the pantry door just off the kitchen. In the front sitting area, two small pieces by Matthew Sontheimer hang on the front wall of the house.
OPPOSITE: The Ansells designed the fences and gates to be consistent with the two-house concept of their 2010 addition. With the inside of the house being so open, the fences and flower bedsprovide privacy, herbs for cooking, habitat for wildlife and add splashes of bright colors. The respectful addition won a GHPA Good Brick Award in 2011.
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Bennie’s creativity, David’s careful, analytical nature and the girls’ energy and zeal all played intodesign and character of their current home, completed in 2010. When they wanted more space, theAnsells didn’t build a great big, brand new house, they built a contemporary, yet complementaryhouse next to their remodeled 1880s cottage and connected the two with a glass bridge.
The Ansells turned to Framework Design, a firm known for their innovative projects involving con-temporary additions to historic structures. Framework’s principals Joe Meppelink and Marisa Januszalso happen to be Old Sixth Ward residents and good friends.
Was it risky to hire good friends to design the addition to their home? Some might say yes, butBennie, David, Meppelink and Janusz agreed that they could set aside egos and personal feelings inpursuit of the strongest design solutions. And they must have meant it, because the met frequentlyduring the design process with went through several evolutions over more than two years. The twocouples remain great friends and neighbors today.
ABOVE: In the original cottage, kitchendesigned by Dupuis and Eades in 2000 wasready for a few adjustments after 10 years ofservice, so architectural designers JoeMeppelink and Marisa Janusz made minorupdates to the cabinetry and storage areas.
OPPOSITE: A painting by Greg Donner hangs onthe wall enclosing the master bath on the sec-ond level. The interior of the original cottage canbe surveyed from the metal catwalk (crafted byTom Morin). Artworks in the front sitting areainclude a drawing by Matthew Sontheimer and asmall installation by Elena Lopez Poirot.
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The Ansells wanted to create a bit more living space, separaterooms for girls who had been sharing one room and the main-floor bath. They also wanted to establish space for Bennie’s studioand have a separate, private office for David’s practice. Anotherbig challenge was to find room for a pool and some green spaceto coexist. To facilitate this project the Ansells sold one of thethree small homes, located at the north end of their three-lot par-cel. With two remaining homes, the chose to make the southern-most home David’s office and moved it as close to the corner aspermitted to make room for their addition.
HIRING YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
“We all sort of gave a little,” says homeowner Bennie FloresAnsell.
“You don’t have to [already] be friends with a client to imaginebeing friends,” says architectural designer Joe Meppelink. “Right,especially when you’re dealing with something as personal assomeone’s home,” says designer Marisa Janusz.
It’s not purely a business transaction, but it’s not purely anemotional transaction either,” says Meppelink. “It’s a hybrid.”
“To their credit, the Ansells are incredibly creative,” says
After waking up in the wee hours to sketch out pool placement options, she saw a small pool with a bridge built over it in a magazine. That was it! She realized the pool could fit under thebridge between the old and new structures and emailed Meppelink and Janusz at 4 a.m.
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Bennie treasures how her studio desk sits at the window facing inward toward the old house and pool, allowing her to feel connected to those areas while she’s working. “I can see who is inthe kitchen and the dining room via the windows, it's a way to be together without being ‘together’.“
Janusz. “They were able to visualize things and put certain piecestogether that other clients might not, such as the pool placementand the glass dining room.”
“It was a remarkable collaboration,” says Meppelink. “The bestprojects always are.”
The concepts and execution of the project not only worked forthe Ansell family, it caught the eye of the Greater HoustonPreservation Alliance, earning one of the organization’s GoodBrick Awards for 2011.
The final design accomplished virtually all of the Ansells goals
and thoroughly, artfully reflects the entire design team’s talentsand abilities. The completed project created a contemporary, liv-able, loveable space for family life, which preserves, respects, andharmonizes with history without insulting it with faux-historicrecreations.
BRIDGE FROM PAST
The Ansells and the Framework designers began with the mindsetof avoiding the look of a giant, glaring addition. As the designconcept developed, they considered the lot limitations, the orien-
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tation of their existing, updated cottage, and the concept of cre-ating the look from the street as if the addition was just anotherhouse on the block.
“Because of the lot limitations and the orientation we cameup with the concept of having the look from the street be thatof another house with an appropriate East-West orientation thatlightly and respectfully articulated with the old one—not com-peting,” says David Ansell. “We wanted it to be distinct, contempo-rary and have references to and in harmony with the old.” Inside the home, the rooms relate more to the North-South axis.
“The view of the pool and the openness of the glass capture most
people's immediate attention,” says David. “For us though, we weresurprised how well it gives the feeling of one house (versus two smallhouses) and how it provides the focal point of converging and tryingto blend old and new.”
“We wanted it to look like two houses from the street,” saysDavid. “We didn’t want the addition to compete with the historicstructures, but we didn’t want it to try to look exactly the same.”
MODERN LIVING SPACE
The interior of the addition begins with the glass-walled diningroom, which connects the old house with its new companion. While
Meppelink and Janusz engineered a steel box window that goes beyond the limits of a typical window. The glass covering stretches past the bound-aries of the opening from the living room, to provide an uninterrupted view of the back yard, as if looking through a wide-angle lens.
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the interior of the historic cottage is finished with a mix of historicmaterials and modern elements, the new structure is true to its era.Pale maple flooring, pristine white walls and contemporary furnitureand artwork assure the viewer they are in a modern space.
Janusz and Meppelink set out to deliver a cohesive whole, encom-passing the older cottage and adding the new spaces. They arepleased that it turned out to be a relatively symmetrical system, or abicameral home with subtle differences on each side.
PONDERING THE POOL
Solving the quandary of where—and how—to fit in a pool and
retain some open grassy and or gravel areas for kids and petsproved to be tricky. Both the Ansells and the Framework design-ers struggled to come up with a desirable solution.
“The pool was one of the most challenging structural featswe’ve ever done,” says Meppelilnk. “All four of us pushed our-selves to make it happen.”
Bennie says that she really wanted a pool and David reallywanted to keep the yard. “I woke up with this problem in myhead really late one night,” says Bennie. “I knew there had to bea way to get a pool into the plan. I drew it several ways on theplans that would not leave David with much yard and then it
The ingenious window brightens the living room and seems to draw the outdoors into the space, where simple, unfussy furnishings encourage relaxation and appreciation of the art (bothBennie’s) and the soothing backyard view.
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was apparent to me after I saw a pool in an ArchitecturalDigest. It was a small lap pool with a bridge going over andit hit me that a thin lap pool could be placed in between thehouses and go under our ‘bridge’ to the new structure. Itwas 4 o’clock in the morning and I had to share my newswith someone, so I emailed Joe and Marisa to let themknow that I figured out where to put the pool and we need-ed to meet first thing in the morning. They both met me attheir office at 8:30 a.m. and were really excited about theidea, they truly helped us make it happen!”
Bennie recalls a delightful moment after moving in whendaughter Thora discovered the pattern of the pool surfacereflecting on the ceiling of the dining room after they whenwe first moved into their expanded home.
“Thora started shouting, ‘Mom, come in here! Come inhere!’,” says Bennie. “She was pointing at the water’s reflec-tion from below onto the ceiling of the dining room. It is itsown art piece and changes with the sunlight and seasons. Asthe day or season changes the light reflected from the poolmoves onto different parts of the architecture.”
“We have less space outside after the addition, but now we actually use our outdoor space better, because of the way the house embraces the outdoors,” says Bennie. “It’s an amaz-ing feeling to drink coffee at the table a take in the view.”
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REWARDS OF RENEWAL
David recalls learning from his father about not throwing away oldthings, just because they look a bit ragged and used. This principle,he realizes, is now woven into the elements of his family’s home.
“Our style is more of rehabilitation/renovation and I liken it topsychotherapy of a house,” says David. “I first learned about thistype of process through working side by side with my father as ayoungster. We plucked still useful, but discarded bicycle frames andgleaned various other parts from trash piles in our neighborhoods.We spent many long hours sanding, straitening, lubricating, polish-ing and painting the parts we had salvaged. We typically added new
parts that suited us, like a new seat and handle bar grips as we didthe final assembly. My friends and I enjoyed countless hours ridingthe bicycles. However, as I reflect back I can now see that I enjoyedthem more because the process my dad had shown me had a magi-cal quality. We had taken something others saw as having no valueand transformed it into something useful, admired and unique.
The glassed-in bridge features a concrete floor, which serves as a distinct transition from the historic pine floors and walls to the new, decidedly contemporary addition. The space functionsas the dining room—the place that brings the family and the two halves of the home together. On the table, the ceramic piece is by David Waddell and Sharon Dennard; one of Bennie’s cre-ations hangs on the wall shielding the stairs. Artwork displayed in the living room, includes (from left to right) a painting by Paula Newton, a hanging installation is Sandra Rivera, and two pho-tographic works by Bennie.
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ABOVE: “There’s a permanence that you feel living here,” says homeowner David Ansell. “This house has been here since 1885. You really get a sense of history.” OPPOSITE: The Ansells designed their own landscaping to accommodate their dogs, the kids sports activities and Bennie’s gardening hobby. They chose materials and colors to complementthe house: white-slabs of limestone, green-zoysia grass, dark grey gravel. As a nod to the old/new concept of their home, the outdoor elements interact in various ways. For example, the lime-stone walkway in the back that goes through the dark gravel and the grass, and, in the front, the limestone and grass interdigitate.
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More inspired homeowners dare to save historichomes and retain the architectural heritage of
Houston neighborhoods
It’s true. For more than a century, Houston was largely a build-it-up-and-tear-it-down boom-town. But believe or not, a dedicated, community-wide preservation effort has been growingsince 1979. For the past 32 years, the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance has spotlightedlocal preservation efforts by homeowners and businesses.
GHPA’s Good Brick Awards recognize local contributions to the preservation, restoration,and enhancement of Houston's architectural and cultural heritage.
Houston House & Home has selected three of the 2012 Good Brick Award winners to pro-file in this issue, which happen to be in some of our city’s most famous neighborhoods. To see the full list of winners, go to ghpa.org.
AwardCategoriesConsidered
The purpose is of the Greater HoustonPreservation Alliance’s Good Brick Awards is
to commend owners of homes and businesses for saving pieces of our architectural past from
wrecking balls and bull dozers. Projects andactions that are recognized include:
• Valiant efforts in renovation, restoration, or adaptive use of a building
• New buildings or sympathetic additions thatenhance the existing historic fabric of Houston
• Recognition for the craftspeople who continuallymaintain, build, and restore our important build-
ings and cultural fabric
• Preservation-related programs or activities
• Project planning
• Publications
• Outstanding service or leadership in preservation
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“Don Broman, our general contractor, assisted in the final design of thekitchen, master suite and sleeping porch to ensure the final results were his-torically sensitive to the original interior and exterior of the home. He andhis staff have worked together for over 25 years and have mastered the art ofVictorian custom millwork and finishes, so that only a very discerning eyecan see the subtle distinction between ‘old’ to ’new.’
The new gourmet kitchen, with custom-built cabinetry, was expanded intothe central hallway and dining room to provide a focal point for entertain-ing family and guests. The large master suite contains a spacious bedroomand sitting area in front of custom bookshelves and cabinetry, with millworkand trim matching the original red mahogany finishes of the Burnett House.The suite also features a wood-burning fireplace. Adjacent to the bedroom isa large master bathroom with ample his-and-her closets, and a large screenedporch at the rear of the home.”
—3rd Generation homeowner, Arlen Ferguson
Don BromanBroman: Design & Construction Corporation
Renovation with an Eye for Preservation
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Boulevard Oaks Beauty Beneath the breathtaking oaks just north of Rice University,Boulevard Oaks is one of Houston’s most visually arresting neighbor-hoods. Designed around the glorious oaks that provide its magicalcanopy, the neighborhood is known for charming homes that rangefrom bungalows to mansions.
When Nick and Katie Johnson purchased their home inBoulevard Oaks in 2004, it was with the well-thought-out intentionof restoring and renovation the existing home, while respectfullyadding space to accommodate family. The grand 1928 residence onSouth Boulevard was designed by Katherine B. and Harry L. Mott incollaboration with Burns & James Architects, and had later alter-ations by Birdsall Briscoe.
The Johnsons collaborated with architect Regan Miller of MillerDahlstrand Architects and builder Marcel Barone of TheSouthampton Group.
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Tiel Way TriumphIn a precious pocket of River Oaks, bounded by Kirby Drive, ShepherdDrive, and the sloping banks of Buffalo Bayou, Tiel Way is one of ourcity’s true treasure troves of architectural heritage. Lynn & Ty Kelly pur-chased one of seven homes on Tiel Way designed the highly acclaimedarchitect Karl Kamrath of McKie & Kamrath. This particular home wasdesigned in 1949 as a two-bedroom residence. Subsequent ownersadded a third bedroom and further alterations that drastically coveredthe appeal of the original design.
The Kellys also turned to architect Regan Miller, in addition toemploying landscape architect Sarah Lake to expand and update thehome, while nurturing and ensuring the survival of this architecturalgem. Miller designed a new, two-story wing that was built on the foot-print of the previous addition and enclosed patio. The addition includesa small apartment, two bedrooms and a functional kitchen a familyroom. The front of the original structure was kept intact and both theold and new portions retain the original exterior of redwood and brickfrom Kamrath’s design. The lengths that all involved went to to save thishome are particularly noteworthy, considering two of Kamrath’s designson Tiel Way have been demolished.
Architect:Regan Miller, MillerDahlstrand Architects,713.520.7180
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Saving Groveland When Sam and Paula Douglass purchased a 1936 home designed byBirdsall Briscoe, they committed to a 3-year labor of love. They are thefourth owners of this beleaguered, yet beguiling home on a quiet littlestreet, just a few short blocks from River Oaks Country Club. TheDouglasses worked tirelessly to restore the floorplan to its original state andassure than all improvements and additions were in line with Briscoe’sarchitectural elements. Today, they call their home “Groveland.”
The Douglasses saw to it that sliding glass doors were removed andreplaced with appropriate windows and doors. Their restoration effort alsoremoved extensive amounts of 1950s millwork and replaced it withpainstakingly recreated millwork that matches Briscoe’s 1936 designdetails. All manner of indoor and outdoor hardware was restored andreproduced, when necessary. On the property’s exterior, all copper down-spouts, bronze gas lanterns, fountains, brick, ironwork and iron gates wereauthentically restored. Inside, all light fixtures, chandeliers, mantels, plasterand floors of various materials were restored. Meanwhile, all modern con-veniences were concealed to retain the integrity of the historic property.
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STORAGE SOLUTIONS TO TACKLE THE CHAOS FOR GOOD
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There comes a time when a garage just can’t take it anymore.When years of stashing and stuffing tools, sports equipment, gardeningsupplies, camping gear, abandoned projects and anything else you’ve for-gotten about pushes a garage beyond its limits.
For many homeowners, the only way to finding a permanent solutionto the garage chaos is to consult a professional. Just getting an estimatefrom a storage solution expert can provide a clear vision and long-termremedy to recurring storage overload.
“Don't be afraid to show your garage as-is to an estimator,” says JoeGay of Advantage Southwest Garage Cabinets. “Many people think theyneed to clean it up before an estimate. Believe me, no matter how badyou think it looks, we've seen worse! In fact, having all the things youwish to store in sight helps our organization estimator decide how muchand what type of cabinets/storage devices will best meet your needs. Ifyou wait until it's clean, it could be months or years before you can startenjoying your garage again.”
Pieter Capozzi of Ideal Garage Solutions begins each consultation bydetermining the desired result for a garage overhaul. “First we ask thehomeowner to think about how they want their garage to function andlook when they are done,” says Capozzi. “Are they looking for style pointsor just to maximize storage? Next they need to figure out the importanceof all their stuff.”
Capozzi says he and his staff encourage homeowners to make threepiles: one for items they want to keep; a second for items to go charityand/or a garage sale; and a third pile to be recycled or thrown away.“Once we know what items they are storing and how they want it to lookwe can come up with a plan to take back their garage,” says Capozzi.
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“The biggest challenge is often to not over think the issue,” says Gay. “Itis a big issue for the homeowner, however, a simple phone call to a garageorganizing company and the ensuing meeting will prove to you how fast
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“It is very easy to put offorganizing the garage,” saysCapozzi. “One day the garage isfine and the next time you lookyou can’t park your car in thegarage. It always amazes me tosee the second largest asset weown parked outside. There are somany great products availablethat can have you organized andthe car back in the garage overthe weekend.”
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Outfitting a wall with cabinets can give each of your tools and fix-it supplies their own designated place, so they’re alwaysat the ready when you need them. Photo courtesy of Cutting Edge Closets.
projectCHANGES FOR THE BETTER
Joe Gay says Advantage SouthwestGarage Cabinets are US-made andcan usually be installed in 5 to 7 days.“We don't have to wait on prefab cab-inets to be designed cut and shipped,”says Gay. “Normally, the time weneed in your garage is less than oneday, usually 4 to 6 hours.” He sayspricing is dependent on the size of thejob and can range from $400 morethan $10,000, but the average garageproject comes in around $1,500.
“Our most popular storage solu-tion, the 4’x8’ ceiling rack, takesapproximately one hour per unit toinstall,” says Capozzi of Ideal GarageSolutions. “For two-car garages werecommend 1 to 4 units and up to 6units in a three-car garage. Our ProSeries 4’x8’ overhead units, holdingup to 700lb, can be installed for $385each. This included installation, taxand a lifetime warranty. We workwith every budget, from a set of wallshelves to a complete garagemakeover.”
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5814 Milwee St. • Building F • Houston, TX 77092713-666-7883 office
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A professional garage consultant can help you take advantage of unused space, cabinets, overhead racks and wall systems.Photo courtesy of Ideal Garage Systems.
projectAPPEALING OPTIONS
Energize your organization effortwith color. Cabinets and shelv-ing, even flooring can be done ina variety of colors. “We offerabout 200 different cabinet coloroptions to match anyone'srequirements,” says Gay. “Youcan update your old garage withnew color palates on the wallsand new colors on the cabinets.We also offer slat-wall systems inplace of pegboard for hangingitems on the wall.
Slat wall systems are one ofCapozzi’s favorite storage solu-tions. He says this method isgreat for hanging tools and itemsthat are frequently used. “Thereare several colors to choose fromand many different accessories tohold virtually any item in yourgarage,” says Capozzi. “You canbuy a small kit or line all thewalls in your garage.”
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Addressing garage storage not only makes your home more organized, itmakes it safer, too, with sharp objects, toxic cleaners and pesticides hiddenfrom kids and pets. Photo courtesy of Cutting Edge Closets.
projectGay says his com-
pany also offers gran-ite-look flooring forgarages. “This epoxybased flooring systemis seamless and oil, gas,and grease will notstick to it,” says Gay.“Battery acid will nothurt it. The epoxyfloors really update thelook of the garage andallow it to be used asan extension of yourindoor space.”
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Overhead racks and wall systems add loads of storage to even the smallest of garages. Photo courtesy of Ideal Garage Systems.
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Deluxe options, such as durable flooring, stainless steel cabinets and dark wood finishes, can transform your garage into an invit-ing space for hobbies and projects. Photo courtesy of Closet Factory.
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