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Monday, October 29, 2012

1412 E Kensington

Price: Rented Neighborhood: 15th & 15th Property Profile: 1,765 sq. ft. | 4 bed, 2 bath Our Opinion: Gorgeous home, meticulous renovation, adorable neighborhood. Triple threat for anyone not ready for a lifetime commitment. No detail missed here — striking woodwork, original fireplace, crown molding, French doors, and seriously high-quality finishes throughout. New Pella windows …
 

Friday, October 26, 2012

Staging Works | Prepare Your Space

Staging is critical when listing your home. Really. A well-thought-out staging process can mean the difference between selling your home or not. It can affect the length of time your space sits on the market, as well as how much money you get in the transaction. If you plan to put your place on the …
 

Friday, October 26, 2012

Place of Worship | The Roberta Sugden House

Anyone familiar with SLC’s architectural culture has undoubtedly admired the work and legacy of John Sugden [1922-2003]. Mr. Sugden could easily be the most intensely complex cocktail of prestigious education, apprenticeship, and design philosophy that Salt Lake has ever seen. Born in Chicago, where his father was attending medical school, the family returned to their …
 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

The White Party | UMOCA

COLLECTIVELY, we party, so we loooove a get-together like this. If you’ve missed past White Parties thrown by the Utah Museum of Contemporary Arts, there’s still a chance for you. Get yourself in the habit of attending UMOCA’s First Friday — it’s a really good time. Join us at their First Friday event, where you’ll find food, …
 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Ron Molen Revival

List Price: Sold | November 2012 Agent: Cody Derrick Dear Neighbors, We’d like to COLLECTIVELY introduce the next-door neighbor you never knew. Over 2,000 sq. ft. of Ron-Molen design [and Wally build] in a lovely ‘hood with sensational views. Glass cracked, carpet soured, and yard unruly, this home was hiding timidly behind a tangle of …
 

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Studio Tour at Sparano + Mooney

Studio Tour:  Sparano + Mooney Architecture “As part of Design Week 2012, a studio tour featuring the downtown SLC office of Sparano + Mooney Architecture will take place on Thursday October 25, 2012 from 5 PM to 7 PM.  This is an opportunity for the design community to see what this year’s AIA Utah Architecture …
 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Field Notes: F’all Y’all

Field Notes: Fall-time Fun | How Best to Use the Warm Before the Storm Lawd-willing, we’ve got maybe a fistful of toasty days before the end of the year. After that, it’s gonna get all mittens and scarves up in here. Best to take good, hard advantage of whatever warmth we get until then, so …
 

Friday, October 19, 2012

Storefront to Modern Home

List Price: Sold | November 2012 Agent: Cody Derrick Neighborhood: Rose Park Property Profile: 1,300 sq. ft. | 2 bed, 1 bath Our Opinion: We COLLECTIVELY love unique living spaces, so this obviously has us reeling. This storefront-to-residence conversion is another Geoff Tice work of genius. Originally built in 1905 as a neighborhood market, it …
 

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Life in Your Space | Eastwood Love

God, we love this city. Our people are absolutely top-shelf. Creative, driven, witty, happy, passionate, amazing people. Thus, we decided to have them over. Good people in a good house makes for a lively evening. Having finished our remodel, Marcus and I wanted to share in the love and celebration of creation. We invited a …
 

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Pechakucha Night | Volume 8

Monday, October 22nd | The State Room (21+) | Doors open 6pm Originally created in Tokyo in 2003, PechaKucha Night is now regularly held in hundreds of cities across the world…Salt Lake being one of them. Our city got its first taste of this amazing event in August of 2010, and it has quickly outgrown …
 

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Wallpaper Wins

Wallpaper is multi-functional, to say the least. It adds impact, texture, color, and pattern…tells a bit of a story within your design. This stuff’s been around since the Renaissance, and it’s back on trend in a major way. Wallpaper’s updated counterpart comes in any color and/or graphic you can imagine. It’s offered in paint-able versions …
 

Monday, October 15, 2012

Lofty Condo | 3rd & 3rd

List Price: SOLD | November 2012 Agent: Cody Derrick Neighborhood: Downtown | The Broadway Towers Property Profile: 670 sq. ft. | 1 bed, 1 bath Our Opinion: Choice choices yield a choice space. We’ll rephrase: we love this. The owner [a COLLECTIVE family member] made some good decisions at move-in time, and the renovation reflects …