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Plush: Squirrel Hill home with lofty aspirations

Pittsburgh was in the midst of its first building Renaissance when Hyman Katz purchased a 1.6-acre lot in Squirrel Hill, tore down the stone Colonial that had marked it for decades and set about building his dream house.

It was the early '60s, and modernist architecture was still something of a rage; it wasn't that big of a stretch, then, that Mr. Katz, co-founder of Papercraft Corp., was looking to go contemporary. Still, it was the secluded, wooded location near Schenley Park that jump-started the project more than anything else.

"It was the uniqueness of the property," says his wife, Diane "Dini" Katz, recalling how they'd looked for years for the perfect spot to build. "When I saw it, I just lost my mind and ran down to the plant and said, 'Hy. I found it!' "

The 10,600-square-foot marvel of brick and glass the couple took two years to build is now on the market through Coldwell Banker's Shadyside office for $2.5 million. Entire walls of windows offer a gorgeous view of the woods at the rear of the property (not to mention the pool), and soaring ceilings and attention to fine detail (all of the door frames are flush with the wall) lend an airiness that suits its nontraditional design.

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette

House Regrets | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles

I hate throwing clothes out. Oh, I've tried. I've gone through those "I am banishing all colour from my wardrobe and only wearing black" moments and, not two days after handing over all my rainbow coloured togs to Goodwill, felt a burning desire to nurture my inner five year old's Crayola-derived fashion sense. I got that feeling again on Friday, only this time it was in regards to my house.

Clicking through Alysia's Tree House By The Lake , I had instant style regret. I love her magpie aesthetic, the hodge-podge, jumble sale, "make yourself comfortable" everything-in-the-house-has-a-story decorating style and then, after the envy had settled, I realized that I missed my old couch. It was blue and velvet and squishy and outrageously big and over-the-top and I gave it up when I decided to re-decorate, determining that it didn't fit. Oh, I'm happy with my house but I miss the blue whale. And finally, I've learned the lesson. Next time, instead of tossing when I go through those moods (and believe me, I often go through those moods), I'm going to RE -- reupholster, repaint, recover, rethink -- so I don't end up with the other RE. REgret. Have you ever tossed something you wished you still had? What do you do when the mood to toss everything that's not nailed down strikes you?

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