ABC FEATURED HOME OF THE WEEK – The FLORIDA BEACH CONDO

The Florida Condo.

Hello once again. This is Debbie Bulloch, your fearless blogger and ABC Homes sales representative "sans pareil." (That’s a French phrase. It is not that I think that I am unique, though some people may disagree; it is just that I am learning French and my French teacher, Monsieur Arcabulle Odriscoll insists that I practice ALL the time – Mon Dieu!). But enough about me.

ABC Home Sales is proud to bring to you two new and exciting homes. One is the Florida Beach Condo, the other is the Miami Mansion. And if you look closely, you will notice that there is a central theme running through these two wonderful new homes.

Can you guess what that theme may be? Come on…is not all that hard…do you need a hint? Well, if you open a map of the U.S.A. and look at the East Coast, specifically Florida, you will see that Miami is in Florida. (Yes, I know there is a Miami in Ohio, but that was not the original inspiration for the Miami Mansion). So we have a FLORIDA condo and a MIAMI mansion. See the pattern?

These two wonderful new homes are the real deal! I had the good luck (or misfortune, depending on how you feel about the state that brought us the term “hanging chads”) of living in Miami for a brief period of my life. While in Miami I met some wonderful people, ate great food and spent time dancing the night away to the beat of Cuban conga drums! Ay que rico chico!

During the time that I spent in Miami I had the opportunity to visit many of Miami’s famous neighborhoods, like Miami Spring, Coral Gables and South Miami Beach. I can tell you that after having seen many examples of South Florida architecture, these two new home offerings from ABC Homes are the real McCoy! Either of these new homes would fit in perfectly in any of Miami’s best neighborhoods. And guess what? Either of these two homes will fit perfectly on your parcel of SL land. At ABC Home sales we are specialists at making dreams, your dreams, come true.

OK, now that I have built up enough anticipation, let’s go directly to the Florida Condo and see what it has to offer.

As you approach the condo, the first thing that you will notice are all the windows. There are big windows all over! Unless you are a mushroom and prefer cold, dark and damp places, this home’s light and airy style will simply grab you. Look at all these windows and now imagine yourself sitting in the Florida Condo’s living room, drinking daiquiris and looking out the window and onto a beautiful, white sand beach – your own beach! Can life get any better?

Now come with me and let’s go right inside. Once inside you look around the downstairs living area and you say to yourself. “WOW this is real nice and big and open.” Then you look around and notice that there are no TP buttons. “How do I get upstairs?” you ask the friendly sales representative. She smiles (Mandy, Lysa and I do a lot of smiling!) and at the touch of a button a stairs descends from the ceiling and you feel like Robert Plant himself is right next to you singing a few bars of “Stairway to Heaven.”

The friendly ABC Homes sales representative leads you upstairs to the master bedroom. The master bedroom, like the living room below, is surrounded by large windows that give the happy homeowner a clear view of his land. Keeping with the Florida theme, these windows can be fully tinted in order to keep the hot, midday Florida Sun out (as well as prying eyes!). Imagine your own love nest in the bedroom of the Florida condo, a nice bed with a few sexy pose balls and you and your intended are ready to trip the light fantastic.

After you and your honey are through having fun, you can both step outside and enjoy the beautiful summer weather. The master bedroom doors lead right to the second floor deck. The deck is huge and it is perfect for intimate get-togethers with your sugar pie or, if you prefer, you can load a few party pose balls and have a wonderful party with your friends. Either way, the second floor deck is a lovely addition to a wonderful, lovely home.

What impresses potential customers from the first time they lay eyes on the Florida condo, and continues to impress them as they walk through the condo, is the attention to every potential detail. And what is really impressive is that all of this is available with a low prim count (54 prims) and extremely competitive price ($1000L). ABC homes has built its reputation on offering just what the customer wants: quality homes with a low prim count and for low prices. The Florida Beach condo is no exception.

At this point in the tour, may I offer a suggestion? It occurred to me, as I walked through the condo, that this is a perfect structure for a home-office set up. Think about it; the living area could easily be transformed into a professional office: a doctor’s office, a lawyer’s office or an accountant’s office. The second floor can then be used as the owner's living quarters.

I have seen many homes successfully converted into an office-home combination. Having your office downstairs from your living quarters could dramatically cut back on your commute time. Well, I KNOW we don’t worry about commute time in SL (we can fly or TP anywhere we want). Still it is a nice point to consider. I have a very dear friend who converted the Swiss chalet that he purchased at ABC into a home-office combination. SanPaul Held (who is a lawyer in RL and in SL) set up his law offices on the first floor of the Swiss Chalet. His private, personal quarters are upstairs. Thus, using just one structure SanPaul can address the need for an office and a home. This is yet another example of how ABC Homes can make your SL dreams come true.

Well, that is all for today. Please stay tuned for my next article, where I take you on a magical, mystery tour through the Miami Mansion. Also, please be on the look out for future articles featuring ABC’s exciting summer line-up of new homes and other products. I think that you will simply be amazed at the homes and other products that ABC has lined up for you--our loyal customer. ABC Home is growing and as we grow, we will be able to make even more dreams come true.

Now for the “technical” stuff:

BASIC INFORMATION:

House/Build name: The Florida Beach Condo
Base Size: 20 x 20 meters
Prim count: 54 prims
Full Mod/ Copy / NO Transfer
Min. Lot size: 1024 sqm
PRICE: $1000 L

DESIGN FEATURES:

1) Single control panel for all the window tinting and door locks!
2) Notecard inside control panel for adding residents to your home access list!
3) Indoor stairs go UP! and go DOWN! with one single CLICK.
4) Large, second floor deck off main bedroom!
5) Custom placement of your home is available for only $100 L

Debbie Bulloch
May 14, 2008

ABC FEATURED HOME OF THE WEEK -- THE YUCCA JAPAN HOUSE

Greetings in-world residents and welcome to ABC Home Sales – where we make your SL home ownership dreams come true. (Happy May Day)

I am Debbie Bulloch, one of ABC’s friendly and helpful sales representatives. If you have been following the ABC Home Sales Blog, every week we feature one of our fine homes. Last time, I wrote a two-part feature on the Las Vegas house, one of the most elegant and feature laden home offered at ABC – and anywhere else in ABC for that matter.

This week we turn our spotlight on one of our smallest houses – the Yucca Japan house. I have previously written a small blurb about the Yucca Japan house. This week, however, I will take you on a full tour of this delightful house. So please get in line and follow along with me.

The first thing you will notice about the Japan House is its low, low price, only $1000L, and its low prim count, only 38 prims. The home’s designer, Ms. Yucca Gemini, is a talented builder who is able to pack a lot of desirable features in an attractive package, for a very reasonable price and an amazingly low prim count. Ms. Gemini is not only a talented builder, but she is also extremely generous of her time and talents. A group of friends and I recently started a shelter for homeless in-world residents. Ms. Gemini designed and built a very attractive four-unit building for the shelter’s residents. She added furniture (that she makes herself) and even landscaped the grounds of the shelter. All of this at a very low prim count. (Incidentally, I wish to personally thank everyone who has generously assisted with this project, including ABC’s owner, Dawn Islander, and my boss at ABC, Mickey Geest. They both have allowed me to take time off from my obligations at ABC to work on the shelter project. Dawn, merci beaucoup! Mickey, dank je!). If you wish to visit the Between Homes SL homeless shleter project please follow the attached LM: Haven for the Homeless, Bluenose (157, 90, 96). If you like what you see, please add it to your picks. And if you feel up to it, you can even make a small (or large) donation at the rooftop tip jar. Thank you.


Anyhow, back to the Yucca Japan house tour. When you stand in front of the house you will notice the large, beautiful, blue double doors. The door can be partially opened (one panel) or fully opened (both panels). As with all ABC homes the door to the Yucca Japan house can be locked, so that only the owner may open it. Or, the owner can add friends to the door locking system, to allow full entry to the friends. The owner may also add “enforcers” to the door. The enforcers have permission to add their own friends to the door’s lock. This gives the owner full control over the door locking system or, if desired, the owner may delegate his control to a trusted friend (the “enforcer”).


Once inside the Japan house, you will notice the light, airy construction. The dark, wood plank floors give the house a solid look and feel. The Japan house featured in this article is owned by a very dear and close friend of mine, Ms. Xanadu Dominquez. She furnished the living room with Japanese-style furniture, giving the house a real authentic and homey feeling. Just look how well the furniture fits in with the house’s design. Incidentally, the Japanese-style furniture that you see in these pictures is designed by Mr. Torix Jameson, a very talented and creative furniture designer, and is available for sale at ABC homes. Stop by ABC’s furniture store and see some of the amazing furniture sets available for sale. Like everything else sold at ABC, the quality is high, the prim count is just right and the prices are incredibly affordable!

Now follow me to the first floor backroom. This very spacious room can be used for a number of different purposes. In this particular model, the room is furnished with a very attractive rug and sitting (pose) pillows. The area rug and pillows were designed by Ms, Gemini and are available for sale at her store, humorously called Blah by Yucca!. [If you wish to vist Yucca's store and see some of hte fine items that she has for sale, please follow the enclosed LM: Blah! By Yucca (187, 79, 140)]

The Yucca Japan house is equipped with a full tint system. The window tint system has a four-level setting: from transparent (fully opened) to dark (fully closed). The four-position tinter system allows for light to privacy and everything in between.

The Yucca Japan is equipped with a TP system, so press the TP button and come with me to the house’s second floor. The second floor follows the same general design plan of the first floor using dark wood planks for flooring. In keeping with traditional Japanese homes, the second floor is open to allow light and fresh air. In the corner, there is a wooden hot tub. You can sit in the tub with your significant other and share a cozy embrace!

The second floor includes a large balcony. Before we step over to the balcony please take a look at the wonderfully detailed, wood-cut panel. The panel depicts, in beautiful detail, typical Japanese scenes. It is simply amazing that a house using only 34 prims could offer such attention to detail and so many high-class features. Well, maybe amazing for some other home seller, but not amazing at ABC!

Step through the panel doors (which are also fully lockable, like the front door) and you will find yourself on the house’s balcony. The large balcony is a perfect place to enjoy a cool drink while watching the sun set. Or, if you are inclined to more spiritual pursuits you can sit on the floor and spend time doing meditation exercises. The hanging seat baskets that you see in these pictures were also designed by Ms. Gemini and are available at her Blah! store.

As we conclude this tour of the Yucca Japan house, take one final look at this house, set by the beach, and imagine that this is your new dream home. At ABC we specialize in making dreams come true. Come by, talk to one of our friendly sales representatives and let her show you how affordable your dreams truly can be.

Debbie Bulloch
May 1, 2008