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Lisa Little's Chartreuse House, a Venice bungalow made modern
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Lisa Little was working toward her master's at the Southern California Institute of Architecture when she and husband Phil Brennan bought a tiny lot in Venice that barely fit two tiny houses: an 850-square-foot bungalow built in 1905 and a 450-square-foot rental built in 1912. The goal: Keep the scale and period feel of the facade, but make the interiors larger, more modern and more functional." width="500" height="330" class="gallery-slideshow-photo"/> |
Home of the Times: The new-old Craftsman
By Debra Prinzing
Lisa Little was working toward her master's at the Southern California Institute of Architecture when she and husband Phil Brennan bought a tiny lot in Venice that barely fit two tiny houses: an 850-square-foot bungalow built in 1905 and a 450-square-foot rental built in 1912. The goal: Keep the scale and period feel of the facade, but make the interiors larger, more modern and more functional. |
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crabby_commuter at 11:22 AM March 13, 2011
I couldn't live further from this lifestyle - geographically (another country), financially (way down the Totem Pole of Cash) or other but had to comment that this is superb! I just loved the photos and the design elements.
Blorch at 3:11 PM March 11, 2011
Apparently, keeping the period feel of a Craftsman involves tearing out all the built-ins and painting over everything in colors that would make Liberace blush.
Thanks for the tip, I had no idea!
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Best house I've seen featured here. I am jealous.
Da#n, I hate rich people.