It Works Both Ways
Have you ever noticed how often a modern or contemporary home falls victim to a Brasser?*
Sometimes it seems like half the cool modern houses in Oklahoma have been purchased by people that loathe them. Why else would they add out-of-place accents like Colonial porch lights, crown mouldings, gabled roofs, Victorian doors- the list goes on. I often wonder why anyone would buy a home they hate that much! But occasionally- not often- it goes in the opposite direction.
Consider this handsome redo in Nichols Hills. The dormers accent a linear facade that is punctuated with a splash of International Orange. A frumpy and traditional house has been transformed into something that belongs in an art gallery.
In fact- it sort of looks like an art gallery!
*Brasser: persons or entities who insist on installing shiny brass or colonial accessories, lighting fixtures or adornments on buildings or structures even when they are wildly inappropriate.
Have you ever noticed how often a modern or contemporary home falls victim to a Brasser?*
Sometimes it seems like half the cool modern houses in Oklahoma have been purchased by people that loathe them. Why else would they add out-of-place accents like Colonial porch lights, crown mouldings, gabled roofs, Victorian doors- the list goes on. I often wonder why anyone would buy a home they hate that much! But occasionally- not often- it goes in the opposite direction.
In fact- it sort of looks like an art gallery!
*Brasser: persons or entities who insist on installing shiny brass or colonial accessories, lighting fixtures or adornments on buildings or structures even when they are wildly inappropriate.
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