tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post6629722425262264423..comments2024-03-18T13:00:07.190-05:00Comments on COTE DE TEXAS: A Designer Who Chose To Changecotedetexashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-22637702686170416032015-01-07T23:48:28.809-06:002015-01-07T23:48:28.809-06:00You got a really useful blog I have been here read...You got a really useful blog I have been here reading for about an hour. I am a newbie and your success is very much an inspiration for me.<br /><br /><a href="http://riprapflorida.com/shoreline-restoration" rel="nofollow">Cheap Shoreline Restoration in FL</a> & <a href="http://riprapflorida.com" rel="nofollow">Rip Rap Installation in FL</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13277549084186617567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-59470350163778766832014-06-01T19:04:43.568-05:002014-06-01T19:04:43.568-05:00Clearly the designer is "flipping" house...Clearly the designer is "flipping" houses (buy/renovate/reside for at least 2 years to avoid capital gains tax/then sell). Not a bad way to make a living, and a Cinderella service to the houses. Many designers do this (how often have we seen our favourites move?) and prospective buyers are as bowled over by the refreshed houses as they are by the designers' furniture. Pity to theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-45535219704512388412014-06-01T15:51:41.633-05:002014-06-01T15:51:41.633-05:00Joni, for some reason I am no longer receiving yo...Joni, for some reason I am no longer receiving your blog posts through email. I have tried to reenter my email address only to receive the message that I am already subscribed. Any idea why the emails stopped coming? Love your blog. <br />Christy<br />Barisone@sbcglobal.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-59999575205154800262014-06-01T09:55:04.318-05:002014-06-01T09:55:04.318-05:00Completely disagree, I love the after! I feel Jon...Completely disagree, I love the after! I feel Joni simply asked your opinion on the before and after not the designers character. To even assume you know how the owners feel about their home is ridiculous. I think you have the right to your own opinion on the designers design choices but to make personal comments about them is absolutely crazy! It seems to me you are very jealous and you need Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-16644734067886314142014-06-01T09:10:09.907-05:002014-06-01T09:10:09.907-05:00I absolutely love this blog!!! I also love both of...I absolutely love this blog!!! I also love both of these houses and I only wish I had the creativity and vision it takes to create such beautiful spaces. Being from Houston myself, I have seen many houses that have different personalities on the inside despite the outside design. It is so difficult to find real estate in Houston and I know many people that have changes houses in this way. I adoreAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444149605891465803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-52811730949583678382014-06-01T04:31:42.586-05:002014-06-01T04:31:42.586-05:00Haha. At first I read this literally, and then go...Haha. At first I read this literally, and then got the irony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-20549694963584273022014-05-31T22:59:05.540-05:002014-05-31T22:59:05.540-05:00Market Decor is clearly jealous of both the design...Market Decor is clearly jealous of both the designer's impeccable taste and resources. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-20474161162445542822014-05-31T21:58:36.284-05:002014-05-31T21:58:36.284-05:00Your mother was a genius. Never heard that one be...Your mother was a genius. Never heard that one before. And nothing wrong with Market Decor's comments, which are spot on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-66121859845903443882014-05-31T14:31:57.816-05:002014-05-31T14:31:57.816-05:00Market Decor. Clearly this designer is very talent...Market Decor. Clearly this designer is very talented because of the various publishings and posts about her homes. Your persistent post are coming off as rude and jealous. I would like to see a blog post with pictures of every room in your home so we can see what a house with "soul" looks like. I for one love the interior decor of this house, sure the outside is Spanish style and they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-13633534970474235032014-05-30T21:06:13.596-05:002014-05-30T21:06:13.596-05:00And since when do you need to be touting Maria Kil...And since when do you need to be touting Maria Killam and what business does she have in deciding paint colors when she is not asked and of course, neither have you. If someone wants Mint Green in a Spanish house so be it, Charlotte. Indeed, you are neither classy looking or svelte nor a sophisticated designer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-15405067977199819232014-05-30T17:19:03.080-05:002014-05-30T17:19:03.080-05:00I mostly liked the second one better and love the ...I mostly liked the second one better and love the slight art decor style but I don't understand why they would do that in a Spanish revival home? <br /><br />I love white slipcovers too - can't get enough.<br /><br />Who was the designer?jlonithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786212777760178771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-1377230348692394802014-05-30T15:48:53.678-05:002014-05-30T15:48:53.678-05:00One more thing than I'll hopefully contain mys...One more thing than I'll hopefully contain myself. Joni's post - One Man's Folly...OK, this elderly gentleman is truly inspiring, absolutely glorious what he has designed, built, decorated, beautiful! Did he probably spend a lot of money -well, of course! But its fine because one can see the care, love even, the thoughtfulness this man put into his homes, his property. I don'tMarket Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583464151037024870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-15848004603566728342014-05-30T14:03:51.954-05:002014-05-30T14:03:51.954-05:00Another great post by the incomparable Joni. Alth...Another great post by the incomparable Joni. Although the "after" style is more to my taste all things being equal, they are not equal here and I agree with those who object to installling an interior that fights the exterior and the basic architectural gestalt of the house. Why the designer chose to do that to this house instead of starting with a house more accomodating to that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-20769279859913105902014-05-30T13:37:27.567-05:002014-05-30T13:37:27.567-05:00Yes, I agree completely. And she does all of this...Yes, I agree completely. And she does all of this damage (my personal opinion) and just moves on to the next in very short order...I cannot understand that mentality. I think this woman could care less at this point about the "soul" or integrity of any house. Reminds me of something I saw about Kim Kardashian changing her bathroom tile 3 times - just boom, boom, boom - because she Market Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583464151037024870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-51912048043763008022014-05-30T13:01:21.595-05:002014-05-30T13:01:21.595-05:00Yes, agree with the other comments. You do not bu...Yes, agree with the other comments. You do not buy a Spanish style house -- that still looks Spanish to anyone coming up the front walk -- and try to make it something else. Doesn't work, no matter how "nice" you try to make it inside. I don't understand what the designer was thinking, especially since she had experience (fourth home in 10 years), is talented enough to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-35747053785714654732014-05-30T11:38:56.046-05:002014-05-30T11:38:56.046-05:00And perhaps restore it to some of its earlier gran...And perhaps restore it to some of its earlier grandeur. This designer did not change. She totally lost her way based upon earlier designs. Perhaps a graduate degree would do her well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-13245820851512333072014-05-30T11:32:29.350-05:002014-05-30T11:32:29.350-05:00Joni-
Your post always inspire. Once again, thank...Joni-<br />Your post always inspire. Once again, thanks for the beauty!<br />Teresa<br />xoxoTeresa Hatfield ~ Splendid Sasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117805878140453338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-49105461421385083282014-05-30T02:34:20.367-05:002014-05-30T02:34:20.367-05:00Well then, let us hope the next owners will apprec...Well then, let us hope the next owners will appreciate this house (and their good fortune for being able to afford such a home) and live there for a long, long time.Market Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583464151037024870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-51825861683868794922014-05-30T00:04:56.582-05:002014-05-30T00:04:56.582-05:00 Each person is entitled to their own opinion and ... Each person is entitled to their own opinion and own style of decor, but to comment on anything other than the style of the house (comparing money to taste) is what is truly distasteful. Homes are unique to the families and individuals that live in them, that is what gives a house soul! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-15569636549241881252014-05-29T22:39:52.812-05:002014-05-29T22:39:52.812-05:00The house needed some updates - I could do without...The house needed some updates - I could do without the tile rugs, the busy looking pass through, it needed some better furnishings, etc.. But for my taste the remodel is actually rather sad. This was designed and built as a Spanish influenced home - the dark wood,tile, beams, iron...this all fits. If someone wants a Deco type look then buy a different house or build one, but don't Market Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07583464151037024870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-34230067006909761522014-05-29T20:53:59.101-05:002014-05-29T20:53:59.101-05:00Neither the before or after is anything to write h...Neither the before or after is anything to write home about. The exterior is clearly better, but the owners attempted too many changes for change sake and outside of the kitchen, most of the changes are mediocre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-68750017673303337642014-05-29T19:18:37.949-05:002014-05-29T19:18:37.949-05:00The house looked much better before. It was dated...The house looked much better before. It was dated, but still better. The after looks like the new owner spent a few thousand dollars at Home Goods and Z Gallerie. It is not "sophisticated" at all. Frankly, it looks silly in a Spanish style home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-12786460538245689972014-05-29T17:55:52.440-05:002014-05-29T17:55:52.440-05:00Joni, It makes it so much easier to follow when y...Joni, It makes it so much easier to follow when you put the before and after photos directly in sequence. It's really hard to go back and forth with two or three other photos in between. That said, I do like most of the "after" design; but I think it was a huge mistake to take out the decorative arches in the doorways. The rooms look like bland boxes. The curves of those archesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-48350364492580533552014-05-29T16:08:47.460-05:002014-05-29T16:08:47.460-05:00Some of the changes I like but overall I don't...Some of the changes I like but overall I don't understand why someone would want to drastically change the style of a house. Why not buy one more to your liking? But then , again this isn't an old Spanish style house so the features that were removed could be replicated if need be. I do have to wonder why the Spanish tiles were kept. They absolutely do not speak to anything in the Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615403101763996449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922760901705441583.post-58056297393286430382014-05-29T16:05:33.509-05:002014-05-29T16:05:33.509-05:00Come on. "The Emperor has no clothes!" ...Come on. "The Emperor has no clothes!" The "Before" was a funky mix of colors that were about 20 years out of date. I do not understand "mint" green in a Spanish style house. Maria Killam would have a fit! However, the "After" does not work for me either. Why take a "new" Spanish style house that was trying to be Spanish and change it to a Charlotte Des Fleurshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00562431660483372584noreply@blogger.com