General Modern Musings
Holiday in the Highlands – December 5th, 2008
I have a few more details on another home tour. It’s not necessary Modern from what I thought (darn) but if you missed the AIA Home Tour a few weeks ago, this one does feature a decked-out-for-the-Holidays 22 Vanguard. Which is way MODERN! Details of the Tour which is from Lake Highlands Women’s League if [...]
Concept of the Week-Open the Doors of Appreciation
Appreciation of modern homes is for everybody. I started this blog in part to open up the ideas to everyone. I think that the appreciation of modern housing can be for regular people. In fact, one of the big stereotypes of modern homes is that they are only owned by architects, designers, interior decorators or [...]
Modern Builder of the Week – CCM General Contractors
Of course, I’m starting out with the prominent builder of Urban Reserve. You know I have a soft spot for that community and those homes. Eventually I’ll run out things to talk about in that region but for now, it’s forward ho. So CCM are the exclusive builders of Urban Reserve. They also are the [...]
Urban Reserve, Diane Cheatham
Last night, I got a treat! I was able to take pictures of Urban Reserve and photos of Diane Cheatham’s home in the community. Ms. Cheatham is the CEO/Owner of Urban Edge Developers which developed Urban Reserve and is a vibrant, forward-thinking entrepreneur in the Dallas real estate development, architecture and design community. She [...]
What makes a home, modern
Definitions, definitions. This my friends, is a tricky thing from my perspective and from what I have read and other perspectives. I have said I don’t want to be too cerebral in my exploration of this new crush on all things modern homes combined with my longtime love of Dallas, Texas. And I say tricky [...]