Coral Gables Historical Archive
The Times
Saturday, November 27, 1976, page 10 (of 21)
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Modern townhouse vibrates with colorful graphic art
By DOROTHY STEIN Staff Writer There's one thing about having a commercial artist for a husband; since his home is more than his castle - it's also his means of advertising - he won't settle for the passive role of mere billpayer when it comes to the home's decor. Connie Parker admits that she plays a back-seat role to her husband Bob when it comes to her modern Kendall townhouse, but insists that she whole-heartedly approves of his taste. Bob, a partner in a Coral Gables ad agency, Parker & Rindfuss Advertising, moonlights as a painter of supergraphic wall paintings, so it stands to reason that their own walls are ablaze with colorful stripes and curves and more exotic designs. "I like to have something in my home that nobody else has," he says. "You can always buy wallpaper, but I think that graphics are more impressive." "And they solve the problem of what to hang on the wall," Connie adds facetiously. The graphics throughout the Parkers' home are all in the warm "tropical" colors of the rest of the house. "I hate cold," Bob explains. "When we moved from New Jersey to Florida, I wanted a cheerful, bright home, because to me Florida is oranges and yellows . . . I like the happy feeling colors give me." Much of their black and white New Jersey furniture was "temporarily" Turn to Page 14 Connie and Robbie sit on window ledge of landing and look up stairway leading to second floor bedrooms
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