Comments on: Arian’s 60s contemporary in Gainesville, Fla. — this week’s living vicariously http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:22:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jrobgood http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-38492 jrobgood Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:20:01 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-38492 Arian: Drop me a line ( me [at] jrob [dot] net ) if you have a moment. I spent about 20 years in G'ville and have several old friends that you'd probably like to meet; both graphic designers/art directors and mid-mod enthusiasts alike. My wife and I lived in a great mid-mod ranch at 911 NW 20th Terrace while she was in college there and I ran my design firm out of this fantastic 10 x 28 foot glass-walled, peaked-roof room along the back of the house. Not nearly as nice as yours here though! Arian: Drop me a line ( me [at] jrob [dot] net ) if you have a moment. I spent about 20 years in G’ville and have several old friends that you’d probably like to meet; both graphic designers/art directors and mid-mod enthusiasts alike.

My wife and I lived in a great mid-mod ranch at 911 NW 20th Terrace while she was in college there and I ran my design firm out of this fantastic 10 x 28 foot glass-walled, peaked-roof room along the back of the house. Not nearly as nice as yours here though!

]]> By: Katie http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-32276 Katie Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:03:18 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-32276 Great house and I LOVE the dining room! We live in NW Gainesville in a 1956 ranch with wood floors throughout (plank). I'm just now starting to get into the MCM look and have begun slowly redecorating rooms. I love the era and clean lines of the furniture especially, plus it's fun poking around thrift stores and garage sales in search of good deals on furniture and decorating items. Your house gives me even more inspiration - great job Arian!! Great house and I LOVE the dining room! We live in NW Gainesville in a 1956 ranch with wood floors throughout (plank). I’m just now starting to get into the MCM look and have begun slowly redecorating rooms. I love the era and clean lines of the furniture especially, plus it’s fun poking around thrift stores and garage sales in search of good deals on furniture and decorating items. Your house gives me even more inspiration – great job Arian!!

]]> By: Lee http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-23382 Lee Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:37:28 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-23382 Nice house. I'm in a 1960 house in the SW section of Gainesville, and I can say that there are quite a few mid-century homes around here. With the combination of the University going co-ed and the GI Bill, the population exploded in the years after the war. My home was sort of an "experiment", built by an architect. It's pretty plain inside, but the exterior lines are neat. My biggest challenge is convincing my wife to stick with the mid mod theme... I'm slowly winning her over, though. Nice house. I’m in a 1960 house in the SW section of Gainesville, and I can say that there are quite a few mid-century homes around here. With the combination of the University going co-ed and the GI Bill, the population exploded in the years after the war. My home was sort of an “experiment”, built by an architect. It’s pretty plain inside, but the exterior lines are neat. My biggest challenge is convincing my wife to stick with the mid mod theme… I’m slowly winning her over, though.

]]> By: Retro Renovation » Knotty pine kitchen and more - in this month’s Old House Interiors http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-12007 Retro Renovation » Knotty pine kitchen and more - in this month’s Old House Interiors Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:02:46 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-12007 [...] Arian’s contemporary in Fla. [...] [...] Arian’s contemporary in Fla. [...]

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-11338 Femme1 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:06:46 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-11338 I've been doing some checking on flooring that would be appropriate for a 50s/60s house, and happened upon "Fritztile." It's a resilient terrazzo tile that can be laid over concrete or wooden subfloors. I can't find a cost on it, but the Website has tons of info and this stuff looks great. Check it out: http://www.fritztile.com/ I’ve been doing some checking on flooring that would be appropriate for a 50s/60s house, and happened upon “Fritztile.” It’s a resilient terrazzo tile that can be laid over concrete or wooden subfloors. I can’t find a cost on it, but the Website has tons of info and this stuff looks great.

Check it out: http://www.fritztile.com/

]]> By: chriss http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-8170 chriss Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:18:12 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-8170 Terrazzo, huh. I was just admiring that flooring as perfectly described by Femme1 at a local diner (Courtesy Diner) here in South St. Louis (orig. flooring no less). I was wondering what it was and if I could put it in my kitchen and bathroom. It got me thinking about using some kind of epoxy resin and those smooth light brown/yellowish river pebbles to make a floor. If I were to leave the pebbles partially exposed it might feel really neat when I walk on them. BTW, I have a slab floor (wish I had radiant heat to go with it). Terrazzo, huh. I was just admiring that flooring as perfectly described by Femme1 at a local diner (Courtesy Diner) here in South St. Louis (orig. flooring no less). I was wondering what it was and if I could put it in my kitchen and bathroom. It got me thinking about using some kind of epoxy resin and those smooth light brown/yellowish river pebbles to make a floor. If I were to leave the pebbles partially exposed it might feel really neat when I walk on them. BTW, I have a slab floor (wish I had radiant heat to go with it).

]]> By: Femme1 http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-8153 Femme1 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:29:44 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-8153 Wow, I absolutely love this house. And how perfectly "Florida"! I've always had a thing for terrazzo floors and would love to have them. They are great for tropical climes because they stay cool, but I had to finally give up on them for our Midwestern house. They are a poured concrete floor that is a mixture of cement or epoxy and marble chips and aggregate (bits of stone). Usually a fairly thick bed of concrete is poured as a base, then metal joint stripts are added and another layer, this time of the terrazzo decorative layer, is poured. A grinder is then used to take off the rough edges and polish the concrete. Apparently now there is a way to "thin-set" terrazzo so you don't need to have a 4- to 5-inch-thick floor. Wow, I absolutely love this house. And how perfectly “Florida”! I’ve always had a thing for terrazzo floors and would love to have them. They are great for tropical climes because they stay cool, but I had to finally give up on them for our Midwestern house.

They are a poured concrete floor that is a mixture of cement or epoxy and marble chips and aggregate (bits of stone). Usually a fairly thick bed of concrete is poured as a base, then metal joint stripts are added and another layer, this time of the terrazzo decorative layer, is poured. A grinder is then used to take off the rough edges and polish the concrete.

Apparently now there is a way to “thin-set” terrazzo so you don’t need to have a 4- to 5-inch-thick floor.

]]> By: vintagegoodness http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-8107 vintagegoodness Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:08:24 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-8107 All I can say is... *swoon* :) All I can say is… *swoon* :)

]]> By: chriss http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-8101 chriss Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:04:40 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-8101 Great house! I really love your flooring in the dinning room. This is what MY home is supposed to look like! Maybe years from now, after I get past my "more's better" stage. I really need to thin my "collections". Great house! I really love your flooring in the dinning room. This is what MY home is supposed to look like! Maybe years from now, after I get past my “more’s better” stage. I really need to thin my “collections”.

]]> By: sleepingbee http://retrorenovation.com/2008/06/02/arians-60s-contemporary-in-gainesville-fla-this-weeks-living-vicariously/comment-page-1/#comment-8092 sleepingbee Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:21:31 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=2339#comment-8092 Arian, What a great house and good for you and your wife for maintaining it! I am thrilled to see terrazzo floors used as that has been in my mind for my renovation...do you know anything about them? Thanks for sharing the great photos! -Alice Arian,
What a great house and good for you and your wife for maintaining it! I am thrilled to see terrazzo floors used as that has been in my mind for my renovation…do you know anything about them?

Thanks for sharing the great photos!

-Alice

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