On the Market: Tinkle the Ivories in Texas Manse With Piano-Painted Stairs

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, March 6, 2012, by Sarah Firshein

Finally! Something to compete with guitar-inspired landscape design and guitar-shaped pools: a Houston, Texas home with a staircase painted like a piano. Unquestionably the standout feature here, the artwork adds a little Motown-meets-Hard Rock Cafe vibe to an otherwise sober setup. Listed for $447K, the home happened to have been built in 1984: the exact same year that piano master Stevie Wonder released a little smash hit by the name of I Just Called to Say I Love You.

· 3415 Ivy Falls Dr., Houston [HAR via Swamplot]

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: December 2011

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Places to Drink: Texas Listing Locked and Loaded With Swingin' Bar Scene

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Thursday, September 29, 2011, by Sarah Firshein

At present, a Chicago couple that's asking $450K for their home is hoping a $1,000 bar tag at the joint across the street will sweeten the deal. Sounds nice, but if that's just a wee bit too expensive, there's always this three-bedroom Waller, Texas, listing, which is asking only $195K and comes with a bar of its very own. Some sober stats: the house has 2,400 square feet of living space, as well as a garage/workshop, RV storage, covered tractor parking, a greenhouse, two screened porches, and an outdoor cooking area, all on five acres. Just the sort of outdoors-y-ness that justifies a nice, cold beer afterwards. Careful, though: some marriages, as we've seen before, just aren't made to withstand in-home taverns.

· 31179 Kyle Dr, Waller, Texas [HAR via Hooked on Houses]
· Guy Builds At-Home Tavern and Ends Up on The Marriage Ref [Curbed National]
· Couple Offers $1,000 Bar Tab to Future Buyer of Their Home [Curbed National]

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The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey: June 2011

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House of the Day: Texas Suburb Proves Poor Substitute For Tuscan Hills

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, February 1, 2011, by Rob

Have a nomination for a jaw-dropping listing that would make a mighty fine House of the Day? Get thee to the tipline and send us your suggestions. We'd love to see what you've got.

Location: Houston, Tex.
Price: $3,500,000
The Skinny: When a tipster pointed out this replica Tuscan villa in the picturesque hills of Houston, we figured it was safe to assume the interior was going to qualify for the "That's Rather Hideous" moniker. Instead, despite the oh-so-authentic three-car garage, the interiors are restrained and seem to have been assembled with the sort of craftsmanship rarely seen on this side of the pond—or in this day and age. The interior courtyard, in particular, looks torn from a restored Italian villa. Unfortunately, head back outside and find the spell broken. For one, the house is crammed up against its neighbor's in typical urban sprawl fashion. Next, the calming oasis in the backyard, replete with a pool and lush landscaping, is made to face reality thanks to a looming nearby skyscraper. Surprise! Houston is a poor stand-in for the Italian countryside.
· 5111 Huckleberry Circle [DSS Real Estate]

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