Art from Recycled Copper. Call it Eco Art or Just Call It Beautiful
 Jean Chao 5月27日周四

苏珊维纳布尔的马延扎 - 威尔逊（局部）
再生...重复使用...绿色...生态友好...无论你怎样称呼它，苏珊维纳布尔的艺术当之无愧。在过去的25年里，她一直在她的生态环保领域进行创作，小心翼翼，但却出类拔萃。她的钢铁和铜浮雕已在大型公共场所以及温馨的壁凹放置陈列。她用钢铁和循环再用铜源，创造出艺术作品，並给人类生存环境带来明亮及趣味。苏珊是我们最喜爱的艺术家之一，她以加利福尼亚的圣芭芭拉为创作据点。

“蓝色檀香山”的花园套房

花园景色迷人，这间带浴室的客房可从花园入口庭院单独进出，“蓝色檀香山”是它完美的色彩。这个房间颜色的灵感来自墙上的夏威夷独木舟画作。浴室同时兼具古典和现代，结合现代卫浴设备与复古风格墙板和毛巾柜。

Garden Guest Suite in “Honolulu Blue”

The Garden Views are charming and “Honolulu Blue” is the perfect color for this Guest Room with Bath with a Separate Entry off of the Garden Entry Court.  The colors for this room were inspired by the painting of Hawaiian canoes on the wall. The Bathroom is vintage and modern at the same time combining modern fixtures with vintage style wall paneling and towel cabinet.

靠山面海的殖民地时代客厅

墙壁和天花板都是Canec制品，由甘蔗制成，目前已经不再提供。这个家园的甘蔗墙壁保存完好，墙上油漆光亮夺目的颜色取自高山和大海...靠山面海。1930年经典的墙壁装饰细节来自夏威夷历史与文化的巅峰时期。注意看蓝色大洋的地平线将房子一切为二，看起来异常惊人。

美丽的“咖啡豆”彩绘木地板对映墙壁的小岛色调和景观中迸發的光线和色彩，形成完美的对比。

 A Colonial Living Room With a View from Makau to Makai

The walls and Ceiling are Canec, made from sugar cane and is no longer available. The canec is beautifully preserved in this home and painted luminescent colors that are drawn from the Mountains and the  Sea..Mauka and Makai. The classic  1930’s wall trim detailing is Hawaiiana at its best. Notice the horizon line of the blue ocean as it slices through the house, it is truly extraordinary to see.

The beautiful “coffee bean” painted wood floors are the perfect contrast to the island tones of the walls and the explosion of light and color from the view.

厨房
Kitchen

在这个厨房烹调、用餐，群鲸就在下方的海礁外激起浪花，是相当独特的经验。格外非凡。对了，还有，以及Sub Zero牌电冰箱、维京煤气炉头、费舍尔和雪派克嵌入式洗碗机费、古典式不锈钢镍台面和美丽的定制复古风橱柜。在家招待客人的绝佳陈设。

It is quite an experience to cook and eat in this kitchen with the whales breaching just outside the reed below. It is simply extraordinary. Oh yes, and Sub Zero Refrigerator, Viking gas range, Fisher Paykel dishwasher,  Vintage Stainless  nickel counter tops and beautiful custom vintage styled cabinets. Wonderful to entertain your guests in.

这间主卧套房是景观优美的两间主卧套房之一。这间套房设有更衣室衣柜和单独的入口，连接私人休歇木制平台，通往花园。

这些美景来自从科科岬到钻石头，从礁石上的惊涛到卡哈拉上方的山脉。

古典风格主浴室的特点是“景观浴缸”和意大利大理石台面的双槽洗手枱，以及石灰石瓷砖的坐浴盆。正宗复古式墙板和橱柜。

This Master Suite is one two ensuite Master Bedrooms with gorgeous views. This suite has a dressing closet and separate entrance off of the private deck that leads to the garden.

The Views are from Koko Head to Diamond Head from the breaking surf on the reef to the Mountains above Kahala

The vintage style master bath features a “tub with a view” and two sinks with italian marble countertops and limestone tile with  bidet. Authentic vintage wall panels and cabinets.

宁静花园
当您通过熔岩岩石墙中的一扇门，走进这片房地产时，欢迎您的是一个很私密花园。景观非常震慑人心。

Garden Serenity
A Very Private Garden welcomes you when you enter the property through a gate in the lava rock wall. The  view is awe inspiring.

檀香山最佳景观
The View Is Simply the Best in Honolulu

这个家园的景观是檀香山最出色的景观之一。这些景观随着钻石头、科科岬、毛纳鲁尔湾到卡哈拉海滩的光线和色彩交互作用而不断变化。靠山(Mauka)到面海(Makai)，从群山到大海。

黑岬海池
当您第一次看到这里时，一定会大为惊叹。如月球表面般的火山石和艳蓝的太平洋形成强烈对比。一个由拍岸惊涛注满的海池。令人难以置信。

The views from this home are among the best in Honolulu. The views are an ever changing interplay of light and color from Diamond Head to Koko Head over the Maunalua Bay and the beaches of Kahala. Mauka to Makai, from the mountains to the sea.

The Pool at Black Point
When you see this for the first time it is simply “jaw dropping”. A moon scape of lava rock contrasted against the brilliant blue of the Pacific Ocean. A sea filled pool with crashing surf.  Unbelievable.

重现夏威夷殖民地时代的古典魅力
The House is Vintage Hawaiian Colonial Charm
4080 Black Point Road, Honolulu $2,950,000

这是一个迷人的1930年代夏威夷殖民地时代家园，具有夏威夷历史与文化的建筑细节，像是熔岩岩壁和和雪松木瓦屋顶和雪松木窗。

私人花园造景美丽，景色壮观。

进门处的花园庭院为熔岩石墙壁进环绕，並由一丛美丽的遮天大树蔽阴。

这栋房子的室内建筑细节呈现戏剧化的反差，咖啡豆彩绘的地板、甘蔗制墙壁的热带色彩，和殖民时代真品古典木工细部的明亮白漆。

This is a Charming Hawaiian 1930’s Colonial Home with architectural details of the Hawaiiana Era such as Lava Rock Walls and Cedar Shingles and wood windows.

The private garden is beautifully landscaped and has spectacular views.

The garden entry court is surrounded by lava rock walls and shaded by a beautiful tree canopy.

The interior architectural details of the house are a dramatic contrast of coffee bean painted floors and rich tropical colors on the canec walls and bright white paint on the authentic vintage colonial wood details.

这是一栋漂亮的西班牙式的单层独立别墅，3房2浴2厅室，居住净面积200多平方米，屋主是一个美国小学老师丽萨和她正在离婚的前夫。前夫早已搬走，留下丽萨和她两个可爱的十多岁的女孩。由于离婚不能和解，正在通过法院进行，所以他们共同拥有的这栋房子就非出售不可。庆幸的是，由于他们是这栋房子的第一主人，买于1999年，那时的房价很低，所以就算以目前的最低市场价卖掉以后，他们也有净值可分，这就叫正常出售（standard sale），不是令人头痛的亏本出售（short sale）和难得抢到手的银行屋（REO)。 

What $300,000 buys now
Amy Pollak of Kiplinger's
翻译：siskin | 2010-06-28 来源

就在5年前，要实现美国梦的高级版本——拥有一座有宽敞居住空间，良好地段，完全产权，优美的环境等等的房子——在大多数美国都市区，至少要50万打底。但房地产泡沫破碎了。国家房地产经纪人协会的记录显示自2005年10月以来，全国房屋均价下降了约27%。
那么着是否意味着，如今30万美元可以实现数年前需要 50万美元才能实现的梦？在这儿我们列出了市场上12栋代售房产，全部都在25万美元到35万美元之间。看看你手头的资金能买栋什么样的房子。