Curbed: All Posts by Sarah FirsheinLove where you live2014-07-18T11:00:00-04:00https://archive.curbed.com/authors/sfirshein/rss2014-07-18T11:00:00-04:002014-07-18T11:00:00-04:00The Outdoors Are Alive With the Sound of Music
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<p><br> If there's one thing Liberace taught us, it's that there's no such thing as taking a personal obsession with music too far, even if that means piano-shaped mailboxes, piano-shaped bars, piano-shaped couches, and musical-staff-shaped front doors. None of these are quite as famous as the famous piano-shaped pool in Sherman Oaks, Calif. (↑), set behind the L-shaped home he designed himself and sold in 1958 after living there only a few years. While that property—which the entertainer has <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/1997-04-26/local/me-52576_1_sherman-oaks-house">called</a> "very push-button, very modern. . . . My taste was very sleek, up to the minute and, I guess, 'safe'"—is something of a famed local landmark, other iterations of musical landscaping aren't so widely known. Below: a veritable orchestra of instrument-shaped pools and gardens. </p>
<p> · <a href="http://curbed.com/tags/outdoors-week-2014">All Outdoors Week 2014 posts</a> [Curbed National]</p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/7/18/10071548/the-outdoors-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-musicSarah Firshein2014-07-17T13:00:00-04:002014-07-17T13:00:00-04:00Let 13 Celebs Help Fancily Decorate Those Outdoor Spaces
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<p>Celine Dion may have her <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/07/14/the-one-percent-live-in-pimpedout-waterparks-basically.php">watergun station,</a> Drake may have his <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/02/14/9-fascinating-facts-about-drakes-socal-cave-estate.php">grotto,</a> but not all celebs opt for waterpark-esque outdoor adornment for their personal palaces. Some, it turns out, are more into the basics: Trees! Flowers! Pavers! Patio furniture! Below, invaluable pearls of decorating wisdom by the most famous people on Earth, courtesy of the national shelter magazines (<em>Arch Digest, Elle Decor</em>) that publish their homes. </p>
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<p> ↑ <strong>Bette Midler's</strong> triplex Manhattan penthouse, <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2014/bette-midler-manhattan-penthouse-article">featured</a> in <em>Arch Digest's</em> May issue, takes cues from Central Park, that very famous slice of green it so happens to overlook. Out on the terrace are 'Alchemist' climbing roses, a full, fragrant breed; the railing was designed by the NYC firm Sawyer Berson; and the limestone pavers are interspersed with turf to form one rather unique checkerboard pattern. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/05/12/inside-bette-midlers-triplex-penthouse-on-fifth-avenue.php%22">previously</a>]</p>
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<p> ↑ Midler's other terrace—<em>but of course!</em>—has custom Sawyer Berson furniture "inspired by a '30s suite designed by Jean-Charles Moreux and Bolette Natanson." Again, <em>but of course!</em></p>
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<p> ↑ When rocker <strong>John Mellencamp</strong> came across an old church in Myrtle Beach, S.C., he was so enraptured that he decided to buy it and convert it into a clean-lined country home. <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2014/john-mellencamp-daufuskie-island-south-carolina-retreat-article">Featured</a> in this year's March issue of <em>Arch Digest,</em> the space includes a screened porch festooned with Restoration Hardware furniture. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/02/13/inside-john-mellencamps-churchinspired-carolina-digs.php">previously</a>]</p>
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<p> ↑ Four years ago, <strong>Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey</strong> paid <strong>$7M</strong> for a 1968 <strong>Frank Gehry</strong> design in Malibu, Calif., turning what <em>Arch Digest</em> <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2014/patrick-dempsey-frank-gehry-malibu-california-home-article">described</a> as a "rhomboidal corrugated-metal-clad live/work space" into a proper family home. The actor was "looking for a little land and space, and a house with architectural significance," he told the magazine in March. As for that land: it's shared by an Airstream trailer—"a romantic hideaway"—as well as flower, herb, and veggie gardens filling raised beds made from old scaffolding. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/02/04/inside-patrick-dempseys-domesticated-frank-gehry-design.php">previously</a>]</p>
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<p> ↑ In constructing her New Mexico ranch, <strong>Jane Fonda</strong> <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2014/jane-fonda-forked-lightning-ranch-new-mexico-article">channeled</a> the very same pro-self-improvement exuberance that made her workout videos so famous. She took the time (three years) and did the legwork (ugh, sorry) to create a dwelling traditional to the area, complete with a pitched tin roof, double-adobe walls, and an exterior of terra-cotta-colored plaster. Outside, a terrace features Pakistani fabrics and beaded folk-art figurines. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/02/05/a-look-at-chez-fonda-the-ranch-that-workout-videos-built.php">previously</a>]</p>
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<p> ↑ If <strong>Cindy Crawford</strong> seems to live a picture-perfect life, the frangipani trees, teak furniture, Ralph Lauren Home fabrics, and John Robshaw pillows on the courtyard of the supermodel's Baja California retreat do absolutely nothing to shatter the illusion. The home, <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/george-clooney-cindy-crawford-rande-gerber-mexico-baja-houses-article">featured</a> in the Nov. 2013 <em>Arch Digest,</em> sits right next to George Clooney's, who's such a close friend that the two stars hired the same architect to design their neighboring villas. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/10/01/inside-george-clooneys-and-cindy-crawfords-mexican-villas.php">previously</a>]</p>
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<p> ↑ <strong>Gisele Bündchen</strong> and <strong>Tom Brady</strong> wrapped construction on their L.A. palace, designed by <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/10/28/nine-hilarious-lines-about-mansion-architect-richard-landry.php">megamanse sire</a> Richard Landry, in early 2012, and spiffed it up just in time for a <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/gisele-bundchen-tom-brady-los-angeles-eco-conscious-home-article">big reveal</a> in the Sept. 2013 issue of <em>Arch Digest.</em> As for the outdoor spaces surrounding the 22,000-square-foot Xanadu, the shelter-babble says it best: "James Perse chaise longues invite repose atop the reclaimed-oak deck; the pool is lined in hand-poured glass tile." The driveway, meanwhile, "leads over a pond to a motor court paved in reclaimed cobblestones and then to a stone bridge spanning a <strong>koi-stocked moat that's picturesque but not pompous."</strong> The pool, though "unassuming," is "laid out with two straight sides and one long, sinuous edge that helps give the impression of a natural lake, particularly in the early-morning and late-afternoon light." Light, schmight! The celeb couple <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/03/19/gisele-bundchen-and-tom-brady-list-la-mccastle-for-50m.php">listed the McCastle</a> for $50M in March, and it <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/06/04/dr-dre-buys-tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-mansion-for-40-million.php">sold</a> in June for <strong>$40M</strong> to <strong>Dr. Dre,</strong> who was surely enticed by those chaise longues. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/09/04/inside-tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchens-french-chateau-via-the-pacific-coast-highway.php">previously</a>]</p>
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<p> ↑ When <a href="http://eater.com/tags/bobby-flay">chef and TV food person</a> <strong>Bobby Flay</strong> and his actress wife, <strong>Stephanie March,</strong> built a Hamptons beach house from scratch, cooking and entertaining were obviously chief concerns. Interior designer <strong>Tom Delavan,</strong> now the creative director of Gilt Home, did the outdoor kitchen, which has a Viking stovetop grill and fridge, plus a wood-burning oven. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/07/01/heres-a-peek-inside-bobby-flays-dreamy-hamptons-house.php">previously</a>]</p>
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<p> ↑ The space, <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/homes/bobby-flay-hamptons-home#slide-1">featured</a> in the July 2013 <em>Elle Decor,</em> has an outdoor dining room with Restoration Hardware chairs and a custom table, both teak, as well as a rather romantic-sounding "pergola of wisteria-wrapped cedar" overhead. </p>
<div> <p><br>↑ The wheelings and dealings of <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/01/14/charting-ellens-big-time-big-money-real-estate-adventures.php">big-time real estate buyers</a> <strong>Ellen DeGeneres</strong> and <strong>Portia de Rossi</strong> are pretty hard to keep up with, but here's a look at the couple's former eight-cabin equestrian estate in L.A., which they purchased in 2009 for <strong>$8.5M.</strong> Many years and <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/homes/portia-de-rossi-ellen-degeneres-santa-monica#slide-1">one <em>Elle Decor</em> spread</a> later, the 26-acre compound <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/07/31/ellen-and-portia-list-elle-decorworthy-socal-ranch-for-11m.php">hit the market</a> for $11M and <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/09/12/ellen-and-portias-equestrian-ranch-sells-after-six-weeks.php">sold just six weeks later</a> for $10.85M. Which means others are now enjoying those oak trees, pergolas, French military daybeds, and wicker outdoor furniture. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/04/10/a-peek-inside-ellen-and-portias-eightcabin-horse-estate.php">previously</a>]</p>
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<div> <p><br>↑ <strong>John Legend's</strong> midcentury modern L.A. home, <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/john-legend-christine-teigen-los-angeles-home-article">photographed</a> for <em>Arch Digest's</em> March 2013 issue, is as slick and refined as the R&B singer/pianist himself, and the outdoor spaces are no exception. Out on the terrace are B&B Italia chairs designed by Patricia Urquiola; another terrace, meanwhile, features a Rodolfo Dordoni sofa and a James Perse daybed upholstered in Sunbrella fabric. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/02/05/come-see-john-legends-updated-hollywood-hills-home.php">previously</a>]</p>
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<p> ↑ After <strong>Elton John</strong> <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2012/03/07/heres-a-look-at-elton-johns-new-soft-contemporary-digs.php">bought</a> a low-slung 1966 home in Beverly Hills, the Brit rocker and his husband, David Furnish, <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2013/elton-john-david-furnish-los-angeles-home-article">called</a> in their go-to decorator, <strong>Martyn Lawrence Bullard,</strong> to spruce the place up. The interior designer swept his signature glam look over everything, designing the terrace's sofas himself and covering them with crisp white fabric. The pool, meanwhile, features Ann Sacks tiles, and there's a Lichtenstein sculpture out there, as well. [<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/02/04/see-elton-johns-new-pad-crafted-by-martyn-lawrence-bullard.php">previously</a>]</p>
<p> · <a href="http://curbed.com/tags/outdoors-week-2014">All Outdoors Week 2014 posts</a> [Curbed National]<br>· <a href="http://curbed.com/tags/the-printed-page">All The Printed Page posts</a> [Curbed National]<br>· <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/07/14/the-one-percent-live-in-pimpedout-waterparks-basically.php">The One Percent Live in Pimped-Out Waterparks, Basically</a> [Curbed National]</p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/7/17/10077738/celebrity-decorating-outdoor-space-outdoors-weekSarah Firshein2014-07-15T14:30:00-04:002014-07-15T14:30:00-04:00Alert! Curbed National Seeks a Full-Time Associate Editor
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<p>Effective immediately, Curbed National is <strong>seeking a full-time associate editor</strong> to join the team. Interested? Read on. </p>
<p> Let's talk about the job. Although this is a junior-level position, you must love real estate, design, and architecture, because the majority of this gig involves daily blogging about such topics. You're hungry—starving, in fact—to discover and write about great homes, scour the Web in order to find one singular gem of a story, master the art of searching Redfin, pick apart the new issue of <em>Arch Digest,</em> and contribute to the overall creative development of Curbed National. You've got strong reporting, editing, and writing chops, and you're quick to learn, eager to pitch, and psyched to be a part of a growing editorial team. </p>
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https://archive.curbed.com/2014/7/15/10073922/alert-curbed-national-seeks-a-fulltime-associate-editorSarah Firshein2014-07-15T14:00:00-04:002014-07-15T14:00:00-04:00The 40-Year Garden: The Making of 1,976 Acres of Versailles
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<p>With its 1,250 chimneys, 67 staircases, and 700 rooms, it's no shock that the <strong>Palace of Versailles</strong> has become for many aspiring kings a siren, of sorts: <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2012/10/12/mapping-americas-many-sorry-versailles-knockoffs.php">so many have tried,</a> and <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2012/07/18/watch-a-fascinating-clip-from-the-queen-of-versailles.php">so</a> <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2011/03/31/american-version-of-versailles-surrounded-by-asphalt.php">many</a> <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/10/04/joy-of-joys-another-versailles-knockoff-hits-the-market.php">have</a> <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/02/17/americas-largest-listing-is-a-versailles-with-guitar-gardens.php">failed,</a> to replicate its size, stature, and extravagant interiors. Because let's face it: Versailles, located about 15 miles southwest of Paris, is one of the finest former royal residences on the planet and what many consider an unmatchable example of French Baroque architecture. Its gardens, too, designed and laid out in the 1660s, may never be surpassed by modern mortals. As the author Mark Twain, who visited Versailles in 1869, <a href="http://historyhoydens.blogspot.com/2010/07/mark-twain-visits-versailles.html">wrote,</a> "You gaze and stare and try to understand that it is real, that it is on the earth, <strong>that it is not the Garden of Eden</strong>—but your brain grows giddy, stupefied by the world of beauty around you, and you half believe you are the dupe of an exquisite dream." Below, break down "Eden" with some earthly stats: </p>
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<p> <em>—Infographic by Suze Myers</em></p>
<p> · <a href="http://curbed.com/tags/versailles">All Versailles coverage</a> [Curbed National]<br>· <a href="http://curbed.com/tags/outdoors-week-2014">All Outdoors Week 2014 posts</a> [Curbed National]</p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/7/15/10074020/versailles-infographicSarah Firshein2014-07-14T17:00:00-04:002014-07-14T17:00:00-04:0016 Teeny, Tiny Homes That Go Gigantic on Outdoor Space
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<p><br> <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/07/08/stockholm-storage-unit-pad-is-cuter-than-most-nyc-apartments.php">Storage units,</a> <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/05/13/this-cavelike-tiny-home-is-the-epitome-of-cozy.php">"urban caves,"</a> and <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/04/08/heres-the-3dprinted-livein-mussel-youve-always-wanted.php">"live-in mussels"</a>: the next frontier for <strong>micro homes?</strong> Maybe, but that's not to say small-space living has to be synonymous with <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/05/30/foldable-nyc-studio-origami-apartment-469000.php">origami</a>-<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2014/06/18/tour-a-240squarefoot-studio-with-a-crawlin-library.php">like</a> cramped quarters that place zero premium on outdoor space. Take, for example, Alchemy Architects' <strong>weeHouse,</strong> a <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/10/21/this-glassfronted-marfa-dwelling-stands-peacefully-amid-the-prada-controversy.php">modular home</a> in Marfa, Texas <em>(above).</em> Put the Jeep in park and settle in on that porch—there may no better spot in the universe to contemplate the very meaning of "art"—<a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/09/17/preservation-watch-22.php">always a subject of debate</a> in this <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2011/06/07/a-hotbed-of-art-and-architecture-in-the-heart-of-the-texan-desert.php">funky little town.</a></p>
<p> · <a href="http://curbed.com/tags/micro-homes">All Micro Homes posts</a> [Curbed National]<br>· <a href="http://curbed.com/tags/outdoors-week-2014">All Outdoors Week 2014 posts</a> [Curbed National]</p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/7/14/10078384/micro-homes-with-amazing-outdoor-spacesSarah Firshein2014-07-14T10:30:00-04:002014-07-14T10:30:00-04:00Curbed's Outdoors Week Starts Right This Very Second
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<p>Hear ye, hear ye: right this second marks the commencement of Curbed's second-ever <strong>Outdoors Week,</strong> a five-day tribute to outdoor spaces and places: gardens, grottos, and green walls; pools, pool houses, and public parks; topiary, <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2013/08/23/here-now-a-peek-at-marissa-mayers-backyard-soda-shop.php">Marissa Mayer's backyard soda shop,</a> and Astroturf; and a generous dose of Frederick Law Olmsted, Philip Johnson, and other names in landscape architecture. Throughout the week, look for maps, guides, and stunning photogalleries; being outside, after all, is a beautiful thing. So grab an ice-cold pop and settle in on the verandah—this will be fun. </p>
<p> · <a href="http://curbed.com/tags/outdoors-week-2014">All Outdoors Week 2014 posts</a> [Curbed National]</p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/7/14/10075826/curbeds-outdoors-week-starts-right-this-very-secondSarah Firshein2014-07-01T14:00:00-04:002014-07-01T14:00:00-04:00Where to Watch the July 4th Fireworks in the Curbed Universe
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<p>From the public promenade overlooking NYC's East River to Navy Pier in Chicago, the Curbed universe offers myriad viewing spots from which to catch the <strong>Fourth of July fireworks</strong> this year. Options range from free to, you know, all-you-can-eat cruises that charge $400 a pop. Need a prime place to watch? Browse the maps below, city by city:</p>
<p> <a href="http://boston.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/where-to-watch-bostons-fourth-of-july-fireworks.php">Boston</a> · <a href="http://capecod.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/30/mapping-2014-summer-fireworks-across-the-cape-islands.php">Cape Cod</a> · <a href="http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/30/where-to-catch-4th-of-july-fireworks-around-chicago.php">Chicago</a> · <a href="http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/30/where_to_watch_fireworks_this_summer_in_the_hamptons.php">Hamptons</a> · <a href="http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/20_places_to_watch_the_fourth_of_july_fireworks_in_los_angeles.php">Los Angeles</a> · <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/30/july-4th-fireworks-miami-2014-map.php">Miami</a> · <a href="http://nola.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/30/where-to-watch-4th-of-july-fireworks-around-new-orleans.php">NOLA</a> · <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/30/where_to_watch_the_4th_of_july_fireworks_in_nyc_2014_edition.php">NYC</a> · <a href="http://philly.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/30/mapped-20-spots-for-phillys-4th-of-july-fireworks.php">Philly</a> · <a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/30/where_to_watch_the_4th_of_july_fireworks_in_sf_2014_edition.php">San Francisco</a> · <a href="http://seattle.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/where-seattle-fireworks-4th-july-fourth-bellevue-lake-union.php">Seattle</a> · <a href="http://ski.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/4th-of-july-fireworks.php">Ski</a> · <a href="http://dc.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/best-places-to-watch-fireworks-while-avoiding-the-mall.php">Washington DC</a></p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/7/1/10080770/july-4th-fireworks-2014Sarah Firshein2014-06-27T18:30:00-04:002014-06-27T18:30:00-04:00Here Now, Exploring the Iconic Signs of the Curbed Universe
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<p>From the huge Pepsi-Cola gleaming over Long Island City, Queens, to the enormous, neon Pike Place Market keeping Seattle aglow, the Curbed Universe is filled with <strong>iconic signs</strong> that are rife with history and meaning. Some will remain a fixture; others, of course, are slowing being dismantled by new developments. Take a tour before they're gone:</p>
<p> <a href="http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/your-guide-to-atlantas-most-iconic-signs.php#more">Atlanta</a> · <a href="http://boston.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/boston-iconic-signs.php">Boston</a> · <a href="http://capecod.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/here-now-10-of-cape-cods-most-iconic-signs.php">Cape Cod</a> · <a href="http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/mapping-chicagos-most-iconic-signs.php">Chicago</a> · <a href="http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/the_landmark_signs_of_the_hamptons.php">Hamptons</a> · <a href="http://la.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/mapping_18_of_the_landmark_signs_that_define_los_angeles.php">Los Angeles</a> · <a href="http://miami.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/and-now-a-collection-of-iconic-miami-signs.php">Miami</a> · <a href="http://nola.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/presenting-26-photos-of-iconic-new-orleans-signs.php">NOLA</a> · <a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/mapping_18_iconic_signs_that_define_the_nyc_skyline.php">NYC</a> · <a href="http://philly.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/weve-put-together-a-handy.php">Philly</a> · <a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/mapping_19_iconic_signs_that_define_san_franciscos_skyline.php">San Francisco</a> · <a href="http://seattle.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/iconic-signs-seattle-pike-place-elephant-rainier-wallingford.php">Seattle</a> · <a href="http://ski.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/ski-countrys-most-iconic-signs-from.php">Ski</a> · <a href="http://toronto.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/11-of-torontos-most-iconic-signs.php">Toronto</a> · <a href="http://vancouver.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/here-now-ten-of-vancouvers-most-iconic-signs.php">Vancouver</a> · <a href="http://dc.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/16-iconic-signs-that-define-and-light-up-dcs-skyline.php">Washington DC</a></p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/6/27/10082156/here-now-exploring-the-iconic-signs-of-the-curbed-universeSarah Firshein2014-06-27T18:00:00-04:002014-06-27T18:00:00-04:00'Domestic Daddy' Asks $3.95M For Exquisite Hamptons Home
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<p>In 2006, coach exec David Duplantis and Christopher Nordquist, founder of the site <strong>Domestic Daddy,</strong> spent $1.8M on an 1890s Southampton, N.Y., house that badly needed a gut overhaul. The task? Combine what was then three apartments into something more suitable for their family. Many millions in renovations later, the place emerged from the cocoon <em>bananas</em> beautiful, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/greathomesanddestinations/and-the-rhubarb-is-easy.html?_r=1#">showing off its new look</a> to the <em>New York Times</em> a couple of weeks ago. Apparently ready to part with their pristine pad—complete with a new pool and back porch surely designed for sipping "Summer in a Bottle" rosé from the nearby Wölffer Estate Vineyard—Duplantis and Nordquist have just <a href="http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/stunningly_gorgeous_southampton_village_house_for_395m.php">hoisted it on the market</a> for <strong>$3.95M.</strong> The four-bedroom home, perched on .41 acres, sports a nice mix of original and new details; the couple had the shingles and diamond-paned windows restored, for instance, and added crisp tongue-and-groove paneling to many of the interior walls and a dramatic maple-topped island to the kitchen. As for that baby-blue foyer: the color was decided upon, crowd-sourcing style, by Domestic Daddy readers. </p>
<p> <a href="http://hamptons.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/27/stunningly_gorgeous_southampton_village_house_for_395m.php">Have a gander around the interiors over on Curbed Hamptons. >></a></p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/6/27/10082236/domestic-daddy-asks-395m-for-exquisite-hamptons-homeSarah Firshein2014-06-27T17:30:00-04:002014-06-27T17:30:00-04:00Modular Building Watch
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<p><a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/26/inside_the_stack_new_yorks_first_batch_of_modular_homes.php">Curbed NY has a detailed look at the <strong>Stack,</strong> NYC's first completed batch of modular homes.</a> Designed by <strong>Gluck+,</strong> the apartments were constructed in Pennsylvania and carted to New York with everything—including toilet paper holders—in place. [Curbed NY] </p>
https://archive.curbed.com/2014/6/27/10082352/modular-building-watchSarah Firshein