Saturday Seven Hundred

Find Your Castle In Forest Hills

By Nikki Barringer / January 2, 2021 /

Look at this little castle house over in Casa Linda Estates.  Let’s start with that front door. It’s iron and mirrored glass. From the inside the view is basically unobstructed. Super cool. Especially when you’re looking out at lush landscaping or your latest Amazon delivery. Either way.  Right inside that killer front door there’s a…

This Tri-Level At Lake Whitney Is All The Ahoys

By Nikki Barringer / December 19, 2020 /

This house is listed as “an extreme custom-built home” and it totally is. They went hard on the nautical theme and it takes you a minute to realize all the things that were added to create that #boatlife. I mean it’s on Lake Whitney so you’re more than halfway there, but still… The deck surrounding…

Modern Living Does It Again, This Time On Manett

By Nikki Barringer / November 14, 2020 /

Over on Manett there’s a series of three single family homes, all attached. They’re shiny and new and the brainchild of Paul Jankowski, AIA, and Jay Magee, designer — both of Modern Living. They’re more than three homes, too, they’re actually the first-ever Modern Living neighborhood.  You can call Jankowski and Magee a dynamic duo…

This Remodeled Ranch Is California Cool

By Nikki Barringer / October 24, 2020 /

The complete renovation, redo, rehab at 4416 Laren Lane is already under contract, but we’re writing about it anyway because it’s a great lesson in how to do things right. Starting with the listing agent, Jessica Koltun. She has her own brokerage and she’s more than a listing agent, she’s also a consultant. Koltun went…

Creativity Lives In Poetry, Texas…And You Can, Too

By Nikki Barringer / October 3, 2020 /

“A little slice of heaven.” That’s how Dave Perry-Miller’s April Cordell describes her latest listing, set on 4.25 acres in Poetry, Texas. “It’s truly an artist’s retreat.” In the main building – a barndominium with over 5,000 square feet and a fully functioning art studio that takes up the entire second level. There’s even a…