We made a quick stop at this years Pasadena Showcase House Of Design to give you a little taste of what you expect for this years home. As you will see, designers came out with some of their best ideas to really transform and beautify this home. Also make sure you stop and enjoy the Dining Pavilion which is going to be catered by Wolfgang Puck.
If you have yet to get your tickets to the Pasadena Showcase House, be sure to do so by clicking the link below.
The 2010 Pasadena Showcase House For The Arts is right around the corner again this year, and this years home will be nothing less than breathtaking. This year the Cravens Estate was chosen to be renovated and returned to its original beautiful state.
Designed by renowned San Francisco architect, Lewis P. Hobart the Craven Estate was inspired by the baroque Chateau Vaux-le-Vicomte and completed in 1930. The Estate is a refined three story, fifty-room residence with a wealth of architectural features.It originally encompassed 16 acres beginning at Orange Grove Blvd and extending to South Grand Ave. The estimated square footage of the home was 19,970 square feet. The total building cost of over $310,000 made this home one of the most expensive built in Pasadena at that time. The first floor had seven living rooms, a dining room, a kitchen and two pantries.The second floor included eleven bedrooms and six bathrooms.There were two bedrooms on the third floor.There was also a 1,082 square foot completed basement. Heat was provided by a gas furnace and five fireplaces.
