Summer is here!
by admin on Jun.29, 2009, under Uncategorized
–And the market is picking up. I have had 7 jobs this month and 3 more houses to fill in the next 2 weeks. ‘Tis the season indeed. I just completed the installation for the Austin Cool House Tour. Linda Biderman with Wilson Goldrick Realtors referred me to Jeff McFadden & Lindsay Yeakley of Ultraverte (green builders), who did an amazing job of restoring a 1920’s bungalow to 5 star Green standards. It has all the charm of a 1920’s home with all the green benefits available today. Here is what Ultraverte said about the event:
Hot Day, Cool Houses!
The 2009 Cool House Tour proved to provide a cool relief to lots of people who braved 100+ temperatures to view eco-friendly homes rated by Austin Energy Green Building. Together the Texas Solar Energy Society and Austin Energy Green Building selected 12 homes to participate on 2009 tour help today from 10am-6pm. It seemed like there was a steady stream of 10-15 people in the house at a time for 8 hours…a wonderful success!
The tour allows the community to visit green homes throughout the Austin area to learn about eco-friendly products and innovative technologies that reduce energy consumption, save water, conserve materials, promote healthy indoor air quality, and encourage green living habits.
Ultraverte’s historic project was selected for the tour with the hope of educating the community about the restoration of a 1920s home into a 5 Star Green home. As the builders we were available to answer questions about the replica Energy Star windows, spray foam insulation, HVAC and ventilation system, original white oak hardwood floors, no-VOC paint, humidistat system, and sustainable landscaping.
The house provided additional highlights with the beautiful staging work by Blanton Design & Staging. Furniture from Austin’s own Jaya and Wildflower provided character and ambiance. Unique, original artwork from Rebecca Bennett, Gallery Soco, Austin
Art Garage, and Wendy Ford Mackey provided conversation pieces for the walls. Tour guests enjoyed learning about the reclaimed, eco-friendly, and local art and interior design!
Read more about Ultraverte and their terrific building standards:
Jaya supplied the gorgeous furniture for the home. I thought it worked visually, but when I learned that Jaya “proudly uses reclaimed or plantation grown teak and other hard woods, as well as rapid-growing,
sustainable materials in approximately 90% of our furniture; leaving the rainforest for future generations” I realized they were a slam dunk for this project.
Wildflower is a homebody’s fantasy shopping destination. Luxurious linens, organic mattresses and the most fabulous and unique accessories around. It’s one of those stores where you walk through and touch everything in your path. Cori Hedman graciously allowed me to borrow some of their most delicious accessories for the event, adding a level of quality I frequently cannot incorporate due to budgetary restrictions.
The art was also graciously donated for the day from Austin Art Garage
Gallery Soco
Rebecca Bennett
www.rebeccabennettartworks.com
and
Wendy Mackey
All have outstanding work - which is why I chose them!
It was such a pleasure to be part of this wonderful project. Thank you again to my vendors and of course to Linda, Jeff and Lindsay for entrusting me with this important task!
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
