Mountain Views News          Saturday, September 10, 2011

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HOMES AND PROPERTY

 Mountain Views News Saturday, September 10, 2011 

One Of A Kind: Featuring unique homes and gardens and the people whoe create them. Story and Photos by Chris Bertrand


Chris Bertrand is recovering from surgery and will return soon. We miss her and hopes she gets well soon!

ASID PASADENA CHAPTER 25th ANNUAL HOME & KITCHEN TOUR SET FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011

Five Unique Homes 
throughout Pasadena, San 
Marino and Arcadia; Public 
Can Meet the Designers, 
See the Trends, Get Ideas, 
and Shop

The Pasadena Chapter of 
the American Society of 
Interior Designers’ (ASID) 
annual

Home & Kitchen Tour, 
now in its 25th year, is set 
for Sunday, October 2, 
from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00p.m., 
announced Christine 
Santana, 2011 event chair.

“Our tour is very strong 
on value,” she explained. 
“It offers entrée to five 
fabulous and

diverse homes, plus 
opportunities to meet 
designers, learn about 
products and services from 
key industry vendors, and 
shop unusual boutiques—
all for $30 per ticket.”

This year’s self-guided 
tour, which features houses 
built from 1911 to 2011 
throughout Pasadena, San 
Marino and Arcadia, offers 
two very different takes on 
condominium living, plus 
a sleek, modern rendition 
of a 1950 ranch-style home; 
a grand Italianate (Italian 
Prairie style) estate built in 
1911; and a gracious, 1928 
California-Spanish style 
residence. The designers 
had to take into account 
existing furniture, artwork 
and personal collections.

“These are real homes for 
real people,” said Eileen 
Atwood, Pasadena ASID 
2011 Home & Kitchen Tour 
co-chair.

Participating ASID and 
Allied ASID designers for 
2011 include:

 Cynthia Bennett (Cynthia 
Bennett & Associates); 
Jennifer Bevan-Montoya 
(Jennifer Bevan Interiors); 
Marlene Oliphant (Marlene 
Oliphant Designs); Edward 
Turrentine (Edward 
C. Turrentine Interior 
Design) and Rozalynn 
Woods (Rozalynn Woods 
Interiors).

Shopping for treasures 
and discovering resources 
are added benefits of the 
tour, which includes retail 
boutiques and displays 
of the best home-design 
products. 


2125 E Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena $669,000 
Classic one story Spanish home with original architectural details. Clean 
and well maintained, this 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath home offers hardwood floors, 
barrel ceiling in living room, copper plumbing and central air.
Marsha 
FieldsColdwellBankerArcadia626.821.1276OPEN SUN 2 - 42125 E Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena $669,000 
Classic one story Spanish home with original architectural details. Clean 
and well maintained, this 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath home offers hardwood floors, 
barrel ceiling in living room, copper plumbing and central air.
Marsha 
FieldsColdwellBankerArcadia626.821.1276OPEN SUN 2 - 4OPEN SUN 2 - 4END OF THE LANE 
Life begins at the end of the lane. Nestled against the hillside, this terraced lot provides tree top views from most rooms. 
The original house was a Craftsman Style home. Most of the floors are hardwood. The bathrooms have teak floors. Three 
of the four bedrooms overlook the patio terrace with dining under the umbrella of shade provided by a tree. A few steps 
below is a large, level grass area with room for a pool. Beyond the grass area sits an over-sized garage with ample room 
for a workshop or hobby area. For a pastoral surrounding, and a house with history, do not miss this unique property.
2125 E Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena $669,000 
Classic one story Spanish home with original architectural details. Clean 
and well maintained, this 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath home offers hardwood floors, 
barrel ceiling in living room, copper plumbing and central air.
Marsha 
FieldsColdwellBankerArcadia626.821.1276OPEN SUN 2 - 4Marsha FieldsColdwell 
BankerArcadia465 N. Canyon - Monrovia 685,000
HOW TO BUY LIKE A SELLER

If you’re in the market to buy a home, take a 
counter-intuitive tip and imagine the day you’ll 
be selling it. That’s right - whether you’re a first 
time buyer, or relocating, this home probably 
won’t be your last, so look for features that will 
pay off when the day comes to move again.

North, south, east or west, the biggest 
amenity the next buyer will look for is central 
air conditioning. In the Deep South, over 90% 
of buyers rank central air as critically important, 
and three-quarters of buyers everywhere else 
put it high on the list.

Another often-overlooked feature is storage. 
Over half of buyers desire a two-car garage and 
a walk-in closet for the master bedroom. Ample 
closets and storage space just can’t be stressed 
enough.

If at all possible, avoid costly upgrades and 
offer incentive down the road by purchasing 
an energy efficient home with newer windows, 
pervasive insulation, and Energy Star appliances. 
If the home is already wired for cable, satellite, 
and high-speed Internet, so much the better.

Finally, it’s still all about location, location, 
location. It’s the one thing you can’t change 
about the home you buy, so look for good schools 
(even if you don’t have children) and proximity 
to shopping and recreation. Just ask your agent 
about the most popular features in your area and 
take heed!

465 N CANYON BLVD., MONROVIA


Old world charm and craftsmanship 
exquisitely fuse with modern design. The 
perfect blend of a classic Craftsman home 
nestled into the quaint enclave of Esperanza 
Court. This home welcomes you into a 
formal entry featuring solid oak hardwood 
floors that lead to first level where an elegant 
living room with its focal point a stately, 
oversized mission style fireplace greets you. 
The dining area offers French doors that 
open onto the garden terrace, while the 
kitchen has beautiful granite countertops 
accented by a sparkling antique crackled 
white subway tile backsplash, and boasts 
a Rohl hand-crafted single basin sink, Alder 
wood cabinetry and stainless appliances. 
Completing the first level is a breakfast area 
with beautiful French doors that open onto a 
lovely veranda, and a guest powder room. 
The upper level includes two bedrooms, 
a full bath, and a master suite with walk-in 
closet, a beautifully designed master bath 
with spa tub, tumbled marble floor and stall 
shower with seamless glass door. 
Finishing the home is the ground level 
which offers a private guest suite with full 
bath, and French doors that lead onto a 
private patio. Dual zoned air conditioning 
system, two-car attached garage 
with direct access, and laundry room. 
102 ESPERANZA AVENUE | SIERRA MADREEXPERIENCE ESPERANZAExclusively Represented by 
Dick Davis(626) 294-2901 Direct(626) 233-8377 Cellularwww.richarddavis.comDRE License #00675908Offered at $749,000 
SAVING ON 
ENERGY COSTS 
WITH SOLAR 
SHADE SCREENS

(NAPS)—A good way to reduce your 
home’s cooling costs could be made in the 
shade— that is, if you use external solar 
shade screens. 

According to the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, a good way to 
keep your house cool in the summer is to 
shade it from the outside. Any way that 
stops the sun before it gets through the 
glass is seven times as good at keeping you 
cool as blinds or curtains on the inside. 

Exterior solar shade screens absorb and 
dissipate a large percentage of solar heat 
and glare before they reach windows and 
doors; this keeps the window glass and 
home interior cool. This method of cooling 
is considered to be superior to glass tinting, 
which filters the light along with the UV 
rays. 

Solar screening works by reducing the 
volume of light without filtering. As the 
glass filters sunlight through the tint, it 
will maintain heat, which dissipates into 
the house, making sun control screens 
more effective than glass tinting for energy 
savings. 

Using Solar Screening Is

Cost-Effective 

Many solar screen payback period 
estimates fall between two and three 
cooling seasons. According to a recent 
University of Texas study, there is a 32 
percent energy cost savings for an average 
home. 

According to the experts at ScreenItAgain, 
an online source for custom replacement 
screens and grilles, the right solar screens 
don’t have to darken your exterior. While 
UV blockage is 65 percent to 90 percent, 
actual visibility is diminished by only 15 
percent to 40 percent, depending on the 
screening fabric selected. Light dissipated 
through solar screening is not tinted, but 
it is reduced in volume, allowing for good 
light with reduced glare. 

Houseplants can grow just as well with 
this type of shading. Most houseplants 
require filtered light. In fact, shading 
reduces yellowing 
of plants and water 
loss. In most cases, houseplants do better 
with shading than without but, as with all 
plants, they will require some amount of 
direct sunlight. 

As well as the added benefit of providing 
cooling, the screens also offer insect 
protection. 

For more information, visit www.
screenitagain.com/solar.

A good way to keep your house cool in the 
summer is to shade it from the outside.


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