I bumble bumble don’t even know how to start. The bedrooms and bathrooms in this 1960 Houston time capsule house — are just blowing my mind. All the glorious, mirrored vintage wallpaper — covering the walls, covering the ceilings… accented with glamorous lighting, raised platform beds, smoked plexiglass screens, yadda yadda yadda sing: We got the funk, we gotta have that funk…”. Thanks to reader JamieAbe for tipping us off to this beautiful home — gold star! And thanks to real estate agent Linda Scarborough for permission to feature these photos — I am showing 9 11 fabulous photos in all, prepare your eyeballs –>
Above: You know I adore the wallpaper, along with the overall layout of the room — amazing. I am thinking those are vinyl parquet floor tiles, though. Not so much likey if they are vinyl, but if I bought this house and they were in fabulous shape, I would probably keep them. I certainly like the look. Much of the parquet flooring in old houses was real, 3/4″ thick wood, cut special to make a parquet design. I have it my dining room. At the time, it was more expensive than tongue-in-groove oak laid the regular way.
House details: 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2928 s.f., on the market for $450,000. Right now the listing says “option pending”.
Fantastic colors. Love the green. You know, there is a lot of vintage carpet h*** bombs being thrown around these days, I think. If it’s in great shape, I say clean it and keep it. In particular, I love carpet in a bedroom and in a family room.
It’s impossible to choose a favorite, because there seem to be new delights behind every bedroom door. This vintage foil wallpaper design is just wonderful…
Sauna alert!
I am not a huge fan of fiberglass shower inserts. But I would keep this. Super cool. Update: I super duper wooper agree with reader/commenter Patty who wants to see the faucet handles. I have just added close ups from two bathrooms, there seem to be two different designs:
Focus on the bathroom faucet handles — glass or crystal or maybe plastic, each bathroom looks to have a slightly different designYes YEs YES!
Okay, so now I’m gonna say I like this one the best. French Provincial cabinetry… meets crazy foil wallpaper… my oh my. Note: There is a Joan Rivers video from her 1960s talk show in which she talks about this foil wallpaper, calling it “the new look” or something like that. It was ALL THE RAGE. I gotta go find that episode.
Yes, there is an outside the house. And a kitchen, too. The kitchen seems lovely, but a much more sedate, newer wallpaper there. I would love to see photos from the 60s – I bet there was mod wallpaper in the kitchen, too.
This house overall: YOWZA, Fantastic in so many ways!
What do you think?
Could you live with all this foil wallpaper?
P.S. Even if your answer is “no”, please express your opinion in a nice way, let’s spread luv 🙂
(That is: I’m moderating downers, so phrase it happy-like even this ain’t your cuppa.)
Link luv:
- The listing (property now sold) — shows “pending option” right now.
- Linda Scarborough, of the Reyna Group.
JKM says
This house may have been built in 1960 but it looks to have had a major overhaul a decade later. The interiors scream 1970’s.
pam kueber says
Not sure. I think that wallpaper could have gone in, in the 60s…
Jenny says
I love it and am terrified at the same time. 🙂
Victoria says
You read my mind. I don’t think I could live with all the wallpaper (I’m not a “print” person.) It’s a bit too much for me.
However, I admire the single mindedness of the house, and completely get it.
Jenny A. says
Ha ha, same here!
lisa says
Interesting. I’m wondering if all the foil is really original from 1960? It just looks more 70s than early-60s to me. I lived in a house in Dallas in 1976 that was newly built when we moved in and had the foil treatment. Awaiting the verdict of those more expert, but my vote here is that the house was extensively redecorated in the early 70s and not changed since.
Crazy what excellent condition everything seems to be in. And at first I wondered why people in Houston would want a sauna, but maybe the *dry* heat would feel pretty good with all their humidity down there.
Sandi says
Love, love, love, in all its odd, awkward, effusive, over-the-top awesomeness – just LOVE it.
Tammy says
My grandmother owned a beauty salon in the 60s-70s and put gorgeous foil wallpaper in it. I still remember it and how much I loved the look. While not a fan of the colors in this house, I’d never, ever disturb the beauty of the wallpaper. Gorgeous! Keep!
JamieAbe says
Hey Pam, it was me! I’m so glad you posted these, it was even more fun to look through them with your commentary! I cant decide which is my favorite. I love the green room, but that pink and silver bathroom is FABULOUS! And, thanks for the close-up of those knobs. Maybe we could send those picts off to Rejuvenation with a request for some repros. Lovely, lovely, lovely!
Thanks Pam!
pam kueber says
Thanks, JamieAbe! I’ve updated the story! Gold star! Gold star!
Kersten says
SHINEY! I’d keep it! Those faucet knobs are intruiging! The pics make it appear as if every room has its own bathroom! I totally dig all the step ups into the bed portion of the bedrooms!
Patty says
Would love to see a close up of the sink fixture in the blue bathroom.
Patty says
The wall paper speaks for itself. No need for a lot of extra accessories to compete with it. Anyone who likes to collect lots of stuff, hang lots of pictures, etc. would probably not want to live here.
There is a certain glamorous feel to the home. Would be a great place to live. Hope the new owners can keep at least some of the wall paper.
Catz says
LOVE! And the blue bathroom is probably my favorite room! I would wake up happy every day looking at that floral wallpaper while brushing my teeth. Swoon!