Pictures from vacation

Mrs. E and I spent part of our vacation in Palm Springs, so here are a few photos of houses in the neighborhood near our hotel. The neighborhood ("Deepwell") looks like it was mostly developed in the 1940's and 1950's, and most of the houses are mid-century ramblers. I bet many of them started out looking like the one below.

Now, onto the renovations.

Adding some privacy at the front of the house is a pretty common renovation in this neighborhood. The first one below is a pretty basic example. Most of the renovations emphasize the long, low lines of the original architecture. This one exemplifies that as well.

Raise your hand if you think the fake Babylonian sculpture makes the house look classier. I didn't think so, either. Otherwise, a nice exterior.

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Below are three well-done renovations, keeping with the character of the house and not going (too far) overboard. The angled rooflines are a nice touch.

Everything below is well-done. I bet keeping that grass green is pretty expensive. But they can probably afford it - most of the houses in this neighborhood are worth $500,000 to a million.

This one is also well done. The classic mid-century modern roofline is terrific.