Hello My Favorite People:
This Buzz covers online home design resources.
We’re also offering up a few cool homes that will be hitting the market in early 2007.
If you’d rather just know about the homes hitting the market after the New Year, skip to the bottom of this posting:********************************
Since this is a big week for sales and shopping, here are some thought provoking websites that can get you thinking about how, and where to shop for home furniture and accessories.
www.apartmenttherapy.com This site is an offshoot of a blog that began in Manhattan.
Apartment Therapy is committed to “changing the world, one apartment at a time.”
The New York Times calls Apartment Therapy “quietly addicting.”
The SF version offers online tours of local homes, a search engine that allows you to find postings by category (like small appliances, outdoor furniture and flooring), and neat “Top Ten” lists of the best in everything, from bath mats to feng shui tips for kids’ rooms.
Blogger Holly Becker is linked into a world of design addicts who all share her passion for good design.
Most of the blog postings at Décor8 are about specific products,
but there is also a list of ‘favorite websites’ to link to in the left hand column that will take you off into directions you never dreamed of.
www.greenfusiondesigncenter.com The mission of the Green Fusion Design Center is . . .(take a deep breath and repeat after me) “to promote the understanding and use of green building practices by connecting homeowners, design professionals, builders and the general public with natural, eco-friendly, healthy products and services.”
The Green Fusion website is designed to compliment the Green Fusion showroom in San Rafael,
which aims to become the most complete source of green building products in the Bay Area. Green Fusion’s products section opens up a world of ideas, from biodegradable carpets (?!) to Tuliviki soapstone.
Here are more fun places to shop, whether you own a sleek SOMA loft or funky Bernal Victorian:
www.ohmegasalvage.com – Ohmega Salvage in Berkeley is a great place to find salvaged antique finishings. Their online inventory section has pictures and prices for most of what they currently have in stock.
www.antiquesbybay.com –Before you buy anything vintage for your home, you need to come here first.
Dealers sell directly to the public at this monthly sale out on the old Alameda Naval Base and sell their goods at prices far below what you’ll pay in antique and vintage stores in the City.
www.britexfabrics.com My mom used to take me shopping at Britex each summer to pick out fabrics for back- to-school clothes.Even if you don’t sew, this shop definitely worth a visit if you’re in the market for upholstery or drapery fabric and trim. Don’t miss the remnants section on the fourth floor if you want to find some great deals on expensive fabrics.*****************************************************
If you’re in the market for something bigger, here are some ‘off-market’ deals being offered at Paragon right now. These properties will hit the market shortly, but are available to be shown anytime:
Gracious Inner Richmond Single Family Home.
Price TBD between $1.4M and $1.5M.
4br/2ba plus sunroom. Near California Street. Built in 1925.
Brisbane condo with expansive views. $689,000.
Three bedrooms, two baths, 1600+ square feet.
Haight Ashbury condominium flat. $795,000.
1980’s construction. 2br/2ba with patio and garage. Tax records indicate 1,475 square feet. Views to St. Ignatius
Eureka Valley home on Diamond between 21st and 22nd. $1,100,000.
3br/1.5ba. Nice yard. Two car parking. Many stairs to front door, but worth the effort for the great Twin Peaks views.
Alamo Square yummy Victorian flat listed in the mid $700K range. 2br/1ba with parking.
South Beach Condo
$650,000. 1br/1ba with den/alcove at the Bridgeview.
Faces West with outlooks to Twin Peaks and downtown.*******************************************************
Showings are easy to arrange, so don’t hesitate to call me at 415-577-0809. I also continue to love and appreciate all your referrals. So please keep me in mind should you know anyone who is thinking about buying or selling in San Francisco. I would love to hear from them.
Best wishes for a New Year. Here’s to peace and prosperity for 2007!
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