Windmill Point, Grosse Pointe mystery house question

**briann8** · May-13-19, 03:22 AM

Here it is, I think ...

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**rb336** · May-13-19, 07:47 AM

Hideously sterile.

Originally Posted by briann8

Here it is, I think ...

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**ndavies** · May-13-19, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by rb336

Hideously sterile.

Extremely beautiful. No pasted on ugly historical bullshit.

**Gistok** · May-13-19, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by ndavies

Extremely beautiful. No pasted on ugly historical bullshit.

Oh I don't know... nothing says "kitchen" quite like a pair of oversized teak fork and spoon on the wall... and an assortment of copper bundt cake and Jello molds in assorted shapes and sizes...

**hybridy** · May-13-19, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Oh I don't know... nothing says "kitchen" quite like a pair of oversized teak fork and spoon on the wall... and an assortment of copper bundt cake and Jello molds in assorted shapes and sizes...

lest we forget a fake rooster and faux ivy above the 'artisan' medium tone oak cabinets with crown molding. also a sign saying 'count your blessings' or 'bless this house' somewhere

**Honky Tonk** · May-13-19, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by hybridy

lest we forget a fake rooster and faux ivy above the 'artisan' medium tone oak cabinets with crown molding. also a sign saying 'count your blessings' or 'bless this house' somewhere

My condolences, who died?

**jcole** · May-13-19, 05:33 PM

Actually, it did in the 60's and that's when this was designed.

Originally Posted by Gistok

Oh I don't know... nothing says "kitchen" quite like a pair of oversized teak fork and spoon on the wall... and an assortment of copper bundt cake and Jello molds in assorted shapes and sizes...

**Gistok** · May-13-19, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

Actually, it did in the 60's and that's when this was designed.

Ah... but there must have been some remodeling since....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x0s-w_mPu4

**Richard** · May-14-19, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by jcole

Actually, it did in the 60's and that's when this was designed.

If the cabinet doors were painted red or black it would be an example of the current rage of a European kitchen,they have also always been into the no appliances protrude past the cabinets.

I have some paperwork from the 1950s when the US Department of Kitchens existed,a government agency that was formed to actually design ergonomic kitchens,the galley kitchen was considered the most efficient.

I also agree it looks sterile,the other one,outside of the popcorn ceiling to me looks nice but overdone to the point of dark and dreary,maybe the choice of wall tile.

**Honky Tonk** · May-14-19, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by Richard

I have some paperwork from the 1950s when the US Department of Kitchens existed,a government agency that was formed to actually design ergonomic kitchens.

Now there's a great use for my tax dollars. I like the kitchen in the first photo. It looks clean, roomy, bright, and looks like you can get in there and whip something up. hybridy's photo looks exactly those complementary kitchens that come with the viewing room @ a funeral home. The only thing missing is the plastic container from Kroger's, with the three month shelf life sandwich rolls. The wax fruit is also a nice touch.

**jcole** · May-14-19, 10:16 AM

First one is too sterile; second too dark. I like an old country kitchen

**gpp1004** · May-14-19, 10:20 AM

I typed in detroityes and ended up on houzz

**Richard** · May-14-19, 10:46 AM

^ Multi tasking,neighborhood history and kitchen ideas,all rolled up in one friendly site,what more could one ask for?

**Honky Tonk** · May-14-19, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Richard

^ Multi tasking,neighborhood history and kitchen ideas,all rolled up in one friendly site,what more could one ask for?

You won't get that on a FL forum....

**Honky Tonk** · May-14-19, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by jcole

First one is too sterile; second too dark. I like an old country kitchen

Bringing in logs for the stove will keep you in shape too.

**Honky Tonk** · May-14-19, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by gpp1004

I typed in detroityes and ended up on houzz

Houzz that going for you?

**Richard** · May-14-19, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

You won't get that on a FL forum....

No,because all the mean Yankees come down here with thier love of sprawl and anti transit views and trying to mimic the place they left,then they get mad when the alligators eat thier little dogs because they walk them on the waters edge,even after being told it is not a good idea.

Most likely if the house in question was down here it would have been demolished so a new one could be built.

We have to look to Detroit for the beauty in architecture,Florida was not much until the 1950s,some of the past has been preserved,most gets eaten by termites,hurricanes and bulldozers.

**Honky Tonk** · May-14-19, 11:44 AM

Originally Posted by Richard

No,because all the mean Yankees come down here with thier love of sprawl and anti transit views and trying to mimic the place they left,then they get mad when the alligators eat thier little dogs because they walk them on the waters edge,even after being told it is not a good idea.

Most likely if the house in question was down here it would have been demolished so a new one could be built.

We have to look to Detroit for the beauty in architecture,Florida was not much until the 1950s,some of the past has been preserved,most gets eaten by termites,hurricanes and bulldozers.

It's not the alligators that bother me so much as those damn armadillos. I don't trust them. Once they roll up into a ball, who knows what they're capable of?

**gpp1004** · May-14-19, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

Houzz that going for you?

ba-dum-ching

**Gistok** · May-14-19, 12:12 PM

Some kitchens beg for a 'Trading Spaces' response.... [[beauty is in the eye of the beholder)....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8myin_ZMIo

**Maof** · May-14-19, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by gpp1004

I typed in detroityes and ended up on houzz

I was thinking the same...lol

**jcole** · May-14-19, 05:28 PM

pumping the water helps, too.

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

Bringing in logs for the stove will keep you in shape too.

**Honky Tonk** · May-14-19, 08:21 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

pumping the water helps, too.

Not too bad jcole, I could live with that. Reminiscent of friend's historic home in Romeo. Same style of cabinetry.

**pskorupskas** · June-19-19, 09:34 AM

Thanks everyone for all the help? I only meant "modern" as a comparison to some of the "grand estates" you see along that road. I personally think both are amazing from the outside and am surprised there isn't more floating around google.

Love this forum.