My mother was a genius, and so was yours.
3 | Santa Fe ModernBoho chic in DenverI've been a builder most of my life; I'm 72 so that's a long experience, all in custom building. I've built two marinas, boats, liveaboard-floating-homes, land homes, and even computers. In my view~ production homes are not built "incorrectly" but they are built with expethence ... shortcuts are in cosmetics and detailing. Doors will be functional but not beauti�il; moms will not have crown moldings; floors will be carpeted or even tiled but not finer hardwood with embellishments; and windows will not have multiple lites or panes. These, then, are examples of the expethent manner of building a production home. It doesn't diminish anything but the lifestyle enhancement For most people, that's OK. Some, even most, people never develop their tastes beyond that and can accept production because it is in their means. When their tastes do develop, it sometimes manifests in improvements to their production home. You may be seeing that result in your new first home and find it a comfort and maybe even attractive. I hope you do.4 | Subtext Gallery The gallery-plus-store's aesthetic runs from pop surrealist to lowbrow, but is always affordable. In a mix of photography, illustration, and graphic design, the sweet spot is limited-edition silk-screen prints ($40-$100). Open by appointment; 2479 Kettner Blvd.; subtextgallery.com or 619/546-8800.George Nelson clock ($545) from Boomerang for Modern (boomerang formodern.com).For accessible modem design, walk down Kettner in Little ItalyWide planks set off furniture pieces like an armchair made from Plexiglas and driftwood (surprisingly comfortable). Black-and-white horses gallop by on the walls, compliments of local photographer Tony Stromberg. Closed Sat-Sun; Suite A105; santafemodern.com or 505/ 992-0505.For that vintage-meets-handmade look, head to South BroadwaySearch beyond the Sputnikera lamps and refurbed vinyl sofas for tinted martini glasses and tribal wooden beads. As of April, the store was to move down the street (from #66) to a bigger space. 24 Broadway; leealexdecor.comFor kitsch-free Southwest style, look to the Pacheco Park complexI write today looking out upon a 12-foot-tall cedar play set while my 1-year-old son alternately tries to climb the staircase to the second floor and pull glass lids from kitchen drawers, adding an occasional thud or cymbal crash to the ambient noise.Eames rocker ($475) from Boomerang for Modern.
He's back in my office, the dog having won that argument. I should hit save and send this before he pushes that but
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