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Branch Davidians were not Waco people--Waco thought they were weird outsiders
They just found cheap land and built their compound and did not really mix with people in Waco except to get certified for food stamps (illegally) and Medicaid--
Please don't imply that Waco created or destroyed that group of people
It was the FBI from out of state (Janet Reno) and ATF that lit the fuse, if I remember correctly...
One reason that the Murrough building was chosen by MacVey for revenge for Branch Dravidians was that it was a Federal bldg--
He didn't blow up the courthouse in Waco...
It's stupidity. Why even list it unless it's for sale by owner. It will never appraise for that so you can't get a mortgage. Who is dumb enough to throw $950 K at them?
Plus if you want a home done by them, just reach out to them and find out what homes Fixer Upper are redoing and look into buying one from them.
agree that they all look the same, but I would assume that's what people are going for, they know they are getting a "Joanna Gaines house" and would presumably be disappointed if it didn't look that way.
It's interesting to me because I would say objectively, she's very good at what she does and the houses look very nice, but subjectively, they aren't really my taste. Sure, I like certain individual elements, but overall it's too rustic/farmhouse/shabby chic/whatever adjectives are being used these days for me
I especially don't like the corny framed quotes she hangs up, or other words, like ESPRESSO hanging somewhere in a kitchen. Tasteless, immature and unimaginative. For example.
I won't put any art of any kind on my walls that contains words.
The Gainses have turned out some great looking redos but like most designers, Joanna refuses to incorporate televisions into most of her spaces, even though television is a major part of most Americans' lifestyles. That would disqualify her as a real designer given that any design project must have a design program which is developed from the client's taste and lifestyle requirements. That the Gainses are Jesus freaks should not make its way into their design projects and is unprofessional when it happens.
Having said that I think the projects that required her to think outside of her shiplap/corny words-on-the-wall/scalloped everything/awnings inside the rooms/everlasting trite old clocks on the wall- box were her best challenges and she rose to them, for the most part. The house for the bachelor with the double islands was good and the contemporary house with concrete walls was good. Mrs. Gaines has terrific ability to visualize spaces and is what she does best. She should be pursuing a career in architecture and not futzing around with flouncy bedspreads and knick knacks and hanging pots of herbs inside houses, where they not only can't be watered but won't grow. (The Gainses deserve credit for many things but not landscape design. Most of their 'landscaping" consists of a few weedy looking liriopes, rangy, untrimmed shrubs, and the same half-dead lawn.)
When they pull it off, their projects are good. The "rustic Italian" was a great space. When they miss, they miss big time. The "barndominium" was just bad design. It was unlivable. Who is going to go up and down stairs forty-five times from the kitchen to the dining room every time you have company? And they didn't even put in a dumb waiter to make that doable. Bad thinking - not a comfortable house. No wonder the people want to sell it.
The Gainses have helped to reinvigorate a tired, ugly old town run by church ladies and old Baptist dinosaurs, and that's a good thing. The residential neighborhoods like Woodway are hilly and green, beautifully treed with live oaks and full of potential. Snazzy new industrial design like the Silos area brings new life and fun to the downtown and will encourage further development there. I'm a native Texan, from both Dallas and Houston, lived abroad many years and could easily go back to Europe, and a designer myself. Yet I am even thinking of moving to Waco now, given the still-affordable property there and slower pace of life, now that I am approaching retirement. Looks like an interesting place to get in on the ground floor.
Looks like both the shotgun house and barndominiun are still on the market at their original list prices. Definitely seems to have just been for the publicity.
I especially don't like the corny framed quotes she hangs up, or other words, like ESPRESSO hanging somewhere in a kitchen. Tasteless, immature and unimaginative. For example.
I won't put any art of any kind on my walls that contains words.
I'm with you on that. And the worst ones are the words that order you to do something, like "Eat" or "Enjoy."
I also find the style repetition tiresome, and I have a high tolerance for HGTV repetition . I dlslike all the old junk and books "decorating" the places. No one will read those books, and the junk is not interesting or beautiful, to me. Maybe I'm jealous of how much cheaper things are in Waco, than in the area in which I live.
I actually like more of exterior landscaping than others here seem to.
In any case, their clients seem to love their work, so they are obviously responding well to what the market in Waco demands. Different strokes, and all that...there are plenty of other shows for me to watch...
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. I dlslike all the old junk and books "decorating" the places. No one will read those books, and the junk is not interesting or beautiful, to me. Maybe I'm jealous of how much cheaper things are in Waco, than in the area in which I live.
