by lesley on October 17, 2011
Okay, not really. But, we went a little crazy trying to finish up the backyard landscape in August. We agreed to host our annual Arapahoe Acres Neighbor’s Night Out at the end of August. And, while we knew that we are never really “finished”, we wanted to have as much done as we could on [...]
by lesley on August 15, 2011
I mentioned a few weeks ago that our house was used to shoot a commercial for the Goodwill of Denver. We were connected to the location scout for the production agency through our real estate agent, Shannon Stanbro. They were here for about 12 hours with a crew shooting in our master bedroom and our [...]
by lesley on August 12, 2011
Even though I had hoped to post for 30 consecutive days to celebrate the Denver Modernism Show & our 5280 Magazine Article, this weekend got crazy fast! My Arapahoe Acres neighbor, Cecilia, and I have been trying to potluck some meals when both of our husbands’ are working in China. (Her husband is a Landscape [...]
by lesley on January 5, 2011
I just went down a little webby rabbit hole and found this great artist. The Chicken Fried Therapy blog today had a post about affordable art over at 20×20 Art. Because my walls are embarrassingly naked and I am cash challenged right now, I jumped on over there. Lots of fun stuff to buy. But, [...]
by lesley on November 28, 2010
by lesley on November 28, 2010
This home was technically only open to view the garden. BUT, the homeowner was so smart about how she allowed viewing the home. The entire back of the house is open to the backyard. So, it was like seeing the entire home without trekking through the house. I think it invited visitors to experience the [...]
by lesley on November 26, 2010
Another great Arapahoe Acres house. It’s one of the houses that is under 1000 square feet, but it sits on an amazing lot bordered by five other houses.
by lesley on November 25, 2010
Here is the second house I visited on the home tour. Again, the commentary is in the Flickr descriptions…