I’m back from the brink of certain death and I’ve got nothing but good times planned for this week — cool art, colorful homes, and for today this fine fine masterpiece:
Resembling a gilded ’77 El Camino that ran out of gas en route to casinos and ladies, Acido Dorado holds golden court in the middle of the Joshua Tree desert.
If the Palace of Versailles had a grill and knew how to ghost ride the whip, it would be kissing cousin to this street sweet pad.
And in fact a golden welded grille marks the mouth of this slightly lascivious lair, whose given name translates to Acid Gold.
Speaking of, who knows how many drugs Robert Stone — architect at large — imbibed during this vision quest.
He seems like the kind of guy who reads a lot of Carlos Castaneda and runs with Mescalito, because he obviously has some very strong feelings for this house.
If I ever get stranded in the desert, this is the mirage I’ll be searching for. There’s gold in them there hills (and probably lots of liquor, too).
But since Plan A is to avoid getting stranded in the desert at all costs, I am prepared to move on to Plan B, which is: calculate how many cans of spraypaint it will take to turn my bedroom into this scintillating slice of heaven.
I already have a white duvet — how hard could the rest be?
Whoa! That’s a lotta gold…if the sun hit it just right, there could be retina damage without the required shades…Awesome.
those were some good drugs!
Erin, your description is as golden as Acido Dorado! And I love me some gold. But, all I could think was how much it must’ve cost to run water lines to that property. And to air condition it. Owners must have a few golden rooms stockpiled with gold bars. Wowza.
“If the Palace of Versailles had a grill and knew how to ghost ride the whip”—there is no better start to a sentence in existence.
I would live there! I love Joshua Tree & the pool house & open shower are fantastic! If I ever have the chance to own a home there would definately be an open shower!
Well damn, “acid gold.” Love it.
Just gold leaf everything. And you’ll need at least one heart or flower gilded sculpture.
This is interesting. Can I mention about your post in my site?
its pretty fucking awesome is about all i can come up with.
but also what susie said.
so, what you’re saying is that someone looked directly into my soul and built this thing, right?