Fauxology: Studying the Visual Magic of Faux Finishing and Interior Design (brought to you by Garay Artisans)

We’re up to the third and last home in Fauxology’s online tour of the Street of Dreams Orlando 2008: Chica Margarita — and it is every bit as enjoyable as it sounds.  (Chateau d’Usse is the first home we profiled and Triana is the second.)  Chica Margarita was named to honor its “fun, female and Spanish influences”.  The builder is Martoccia Custom Construction and the talented designer is Anne Rue.  Chica Margarita is eco-friendly, with over 70% of the home using reclaimed or green materials.  The home was built to cater an active family — boasting a small golf course, exercise room, outdoor recreation area, a bowling alley (which glows in the dark — cool!), a theatre, a large playroom and 27 plasma televisions sprinkled throughout the house.  According to the catalog, the builder/designer team jokingly considered calling the house “Why Go Out?”.  It is priced at 8.9 million (furnished). 

Here’s the Entrance.  Not a favorite of many but I loved it!

One of the game rooms had a full-room mural.  It depicted shifting seasons and landscapes.  Really nice.

Some unusual textures - breakaway brick (left) and Venetian Crocodile (right)

One of the girl’s rooms was a favorite of mine.  Here’s the room and the bath.  The flowers in the shower are made of mosaic tiles and I love the frilly shower curtains.

Check out how cute this is - a funky, hip mural of a girl with real mirrors on the skirt and rhinestones on the cell phone. 

The infamous bowling alley.  It was created for a Gator fan (see “Gator Lanes” airbrushed in the back?).  It also has Yankee Stadium painted in the side mural.  (I guess it’s commemorative since this year is the last year that particular stadium will be used to host games.)

…and finally, the exterior grounds…

We were all floored by the beautiful pieces of art chosen by the designer and the truly original lighting fixtures.  Once again, this was a favorite among some of the group — the house favorites were pretty much evenly divided within our ranks.  Truly, isn’t that what the Street of Dreams is about?  A little something to inspire the interior designer in all of us. 

Some pictures courtesy of Street of Dreams.