tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post618914780637952095..comments2024-03-19T15:57:08.633+10:00Comments on Fun and VJs: Retro Housebrismodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-37416261464196492552011-04-01T14:33:35.345+10:002011-04-01T14:33:35.345+10:00absoloutely divine. it's incredible. such a tr...absoloutely divine. it's incredible. such a treasure that i'd love to get my hands on! good for you for taking a peek, if only for the inspiration!kit and nancy.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02085478509747985776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-22956960231095128062011-03-16T18:28:09.284+10:002011-03-16T18:28:09.284+10:00I love the house, the windows and the feel of shag...I love the house, the windows and the feel of shag rug between my toes.Why S?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16430725193750271819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-6759421467201371932011-03-09T22:05:34.503+10:002011-03-09T22:05:34.503+10:00If it happens (or has happened) in Brisbane - The ...If it happens (or has happened) in Brisbane - The boathouse knows.<br /><br />Now FF did you mean Ice Storm? <br /><br />Have you been on the 'bubbled goon' again?Mr Rooneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410644642046734374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-21853254560750125402011-03-09T21:29:12.667+10:002011-03-09T21:29:12.667+10:00I want a lairy patio frock and I want it now.
M...I want a lairy patio frock and I want it now. <br /><br />Mr FF could wear a matching tie, perhaps by say Leonard of Paris?<br /><br />It's like the house in Ang Lee's the Icestrom. Sans key party.Faux Fuchsiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317677066408030053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-76087870872579787962011-03-09T20:46:36.813+10:002011-03-09T20:46:36.813+10:00From your photos it looks like the house really ta...From your photos it looks like the house really takes advantage of the gorgeous view.63shellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947388328301585183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-45865442979981675542011-03-09T18:41:11.855+10:002011-03-09T18:41:11.855+10:00Hi, I just found your blog and wanted to let you k...Hi, I just found your blog and wanted to let you know that I am a new follower! :) love your blog!Erin<br /><br />www.purplebookbloggingmommy.blogspot.comMommyto3andahuskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951550457470627725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-37204714684019296642011-03-09T18:05:25.285+10:002011-03-09T18:05:25.285+10:00I would love views like that! I must agree with Ja...I would love views like that! I must agree with Jason in that if I spent that money, I would want to kick back and enjoy it. Great song choice & food selection for the house - they'd work perfectly!Raine and Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890862541890241422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-22211430205264436422011-03-09T09:38:43.745+10:002011-03-09T09:38:43.745+10:00Ange, definitely a kaftan for around the pool. xx
...Ange, definitely a kaftan for around the pool. xx<br /><br />Katherine - how amazing that you bought all the furniture in the house! I could picture the glam kitsch. They still had Danish style lighting in the front stairwell and there was shag pile carpet in one of the bedrooms too. The main living area and the kitchen floors were recently polished. It was a great house. xxbrismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-66857928333802347252011-03-09T08:44:42.589+10:002011-03-09T08:44:42.589+10:00I used to live in O'Grady st Upper Mount Grava...I used to live in O'Grady st Upper Mount Gravatt!!! Now let me cast my mind back to if I ever drove past that houseā¦ Nope - to busy walking to uni at the time. Mmm - you sure you wouldn't have been wearing a brightly coloured Kaftan???<br />xxAngehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02255310309447767848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-48237321109437803582011-03-09T08:09:56.294+10:002011-03-09T08:09:56.294+10:00Take that back I can see the fireplace.ha I loved ...Take that back I can see the fireplace.ha I loved how it was in the centre of the room. The furniture was quite ornate in most of the house, lots of gold and twirley metal and 70's glam kitsch. There were chandeliers that hung from either side of the fireplace.the old boathousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095421473237572556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-68373920165247532812011-03-09T08:02:14.173+10:002011-03-09T08:02:14.173+10:00OMG we purchased most of the original contents of ...OMG we purchased most of the original contents of this house. Isn't it awesome. It is massive. Did you get down into the other garage on the side. It goes on forever. The family were lovely.They have actually done a bit of work to it, judging from your pictures. The upstairs was carpeted, heavy shag baby!I notice you don't have a pic of the incredible fireplace. I hope they did not remove this as I loved it! So strange seeing it again here on your blog.the old boathousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095421473237572556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-19936735696316082142011-03-09T07:14:56.789+10:002011-03-09T07:14:56.789+10:00I'd just like to award you 97 points for the u...I'd just like to award you 97 points for the use of the word 'lairy.' This shoots you right to the top of the leaderboard, and the band is going to strike up a wee tune now to mark this momentuous day.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-52977120154479707232011-03-09T03:40:13.687+10:002011-03-09T03:40:13.687+10:00I just want to know, was Carmel on the patio with ...I just want to know, was Carmel on the patio with her swanky dress grooving to the beat of Herb Alpert???Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872411319194316039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-2984946840632293282011-03-08T22:20:07.088+10:002011-03-08T22:20:07.088+10:00As in Frank Lloyd Wirghts designs, this architect ...As in Frank Lloyd Wirghts designs, this architect was all about the sight lines. Love the house.. With the right furniture it would be fabulous.....minus that fireplace insert.Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-46869430936614647302011-03-08T21:48:40.221+10:002011-03-08T21:48:40.221+10:00That kitchen bench is WILD- do you think the lady ...That kitchen bench is WILD- do you think the lady of the house choose that out of a catalogue or just had a cutting edge design mind? The panorama looks amazing but those ceilings just seem, well, so low. I've lived in queenslanders since childhood so less than 10 foot kind of feels claustrophobic.Bungalowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939060073606910950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-19151565709347558552011-03-08T21:06:30.589+10:002011-03-08T21:06:30.589+10:00I was expecting a comment from you, Tom. I said to...I was expecting a comment from you, Tom. I said to Jason, "I wonder what that stone mason Tom will have to say about this place?" <br /><br />You must've heard me. xbrismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-70705504062164981662011-03-08T19:55:57.747+10:002011-03-08T19:55:57.747+10:00Those places always have the best views in the nei...Those places always have the best views in the neighborhood - because they are the only place where you cannot see them when looking out!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-81596992201662350712011-03-08T19:40:08.148+10:002011-03-08T19:40:08.148+10:00Back again.
We had a laundry chute in our house ...Back again. <br /><br />We had a laundry chute in our house when I was growing up. We could jump from the kids bathroom, down a floor to the laundry sink if we wanted ... so long as there were no clothes blocking the swingdoor at the bottom. Otherwise you'd get trapped.Makeminemidcenturyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304535583168822160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-32956246939606552232011-03-08T19:29:17.777+10:002011-03-08T19:29:17.777+10:00Love a laundry chute. And love that it has been un...Love a laundry chute. And love that it has been untouched - hope the new owners treat it well.kmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382231270385659440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-12527436705470788492011-03-08T19:21:52.454+10:002011-03-08T19:21:52.454+10:00Kitty, I know what you mean!
MMMC, you could prob...Kitty, I know what you mean! <br />MMMC, you could probably build something very nice indeed with the right design. What makes this place exceptional is that it was designed to capture the panorama. When you visit it, you realise how well the architect succeeded with his design. The photos really do no justice.brismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-4311600820943302162011-03-08T19:10:01.777+10:002011-03-08T19:10:01.777+10:00The views and windows are spectacular. I can imagi...The views and windows are spectacular. I can imagine that this house was the envy of the neighbourhood in it's hey day. Thanks for sharing. xTheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347500412731766502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-30570594685554081212011-03-08T19:08:47.834+10:002011-03-08T19:08:47.834+10:00Hard to believe a house at Mt Gravatt can be worth...Hard to believe a house at Mt Gravatt can be worth a milion isn't it? Le sigh!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03565814556356447975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-16862795947162962042011-03-08T19:04:19.840+10:002011-03-08T19:04:19.840+10:00I've come back. I wonder if you could build a ...I've come back. I wonder if you could build a house like that today and it not look hideous? <br /><br />I'm trying to work out why that house is so appealing, but also trying to work out what makes it distinctly 70s ... as opposed to one of those spec houses that are built now which also have flatroofs, but no retro-flare.<br /><br />And how huge is the kitchen? I love it. Wavy-ness and all.<br /><br />The colour of the bricks? The stonework near the front door? The breeze bricks on the front fence?Makeminemidcenturyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304535583168822160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-36326295463884232342011-03-08T18:02:20.336+10:002011-03-08T18:02:20.336+10:00It's fabulous!! I agree with Jason though, if ...It's fabulous!! I agree with Jason though, if I bought a house for a million smackers i'd want it renovated! XxSarah Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869923063594203447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2390135910400025884.post-36708496924292460952011-03-08T17:01:49.496+10:002011-03-08T17:01:49.496+10:00Patio dresses needed for sure and fancy aprons for...Patio dresses needed for sure and fancy aprons for house duties. A feather duster and hair full of hairspray to complete the look. Yeah baby for sure.The Moerkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052384345158012756noreply@blogger.com