5/01/2008

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

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