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Clockwise from top left:
On the other side of the kitchen bar area are
Singer’
s kitchen table and family room. A lazy
Susan in the center of the beveled-glass table
holds a decorative pear; to the right, a two-sid-
ed fireplace is surrounded by limestone, with
matched drywall all the way up to the ceiling.
Two steps down from the kitchen, Singer added
a bar area, which displays a pair of candelabras
picked up during a trip to Italy with her daughter.
A white-glass console floats in the powder room.
Behind it is a gray smoked mirror.
“Although built in the 1990s, the house reflects an
urban variation of mid-century modern architec-
ture,” Singer says.
A terracotta sculpture in the living room is by a
Polish sculptor.
A collection of spray cans by grafitti artist Mr.
Brainwash lines a shelf in the kitchen.
A peek into Singer’
s office to the right shows
a gray-glass chandelier by Lindsey Adelman.
Through the Plexiglass wall, a glimpse of the
foyer.
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“I loved that house,” Singer says. “I
loved everything about it.” But, she
adds, most of her clients live closer to
the Birmingham area. “I felt like my
whole life was spent in the car.”
She knew she wanted something in
Birmingham, but never imagined she’
d
find something that wasn’
t traditional,
the prevalent style in the area.
“I knew I’
d want to gut whatever I
found, to make it my own, so I wanted
a house that needed work. But I wanted
it to have a modern feel. When I found
this one — I walked in and knew exactly
what I could to do with it.”
The home had a modern frontage
but with red brick, “giving it a modern
Deco-y vibe,” she says. “Inside, I have
ceilings that are 24 feet high and win-
dows 10 feet high. The light was coming
in, and it was beautiful.”
Most important, though, was that it
had plenty of space for a home office
— something elegant and comfortable
for meeting with clients and getting
inspired.
And at the end of the day, she says, “I
love my house. It’
s bright, pretty, com-
fortable. I just love it.” ■