Joseph Pabst is the great-great-grandson of Frederick Pabst, founder of Pabst Brewing Company. Now we didn't expect to see the walls lined with beer cans or a ping pong table set up, but we didn't expect to see the explosion of colors, fabrics, textures and more inside this Milwaukee home.
When Joseph purchased this 1929 home, it was in great condition but it wasn't "him." He then took the next two years to make it his own, a place for himself, his dogs and friends and family when they came to visit. Not having grown up in Milwaukee, Joseph was excited to reclaim his roots and settle down in the land that his fathers built and embraced.
His home at first feels a little claustrophobic and as you continue through the tour things feel more open as you gain a sense of his style. We love the crazy over the top touches that truly transformed this age old home into something classic yet modern… and did we mention that there's an amazing pool?
Check out the photos above and then take the full tour over at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. You can read about his home and the changes made here.
Images: Michael Sears for MJSO
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I LOVE that dining room.
But the entrance way would be much better without that mini coffee table and purple ottomans.
S*** it's BIG!
Wow. whole 'lotta stuff going on here.
Typically, I'm of the "more is more" school of design, and I love mixing all kinds of patterns and colors, styles of furniture, woods, whatever! But I'm sorry to say that this house is a bit of a dizzying horror vacui. There's so much going on, and not a lot tying it all together. Maybe I would respond to the place differently in person.
The garden and pool are beautiful, though.
What's great:
--the two rooms where strong colors on the ceiling perk up white walls
--the vast, simple master bedroom ceiling, contrasting with the rather busy walls
--the library
The entry is overdone. At least one carpet, and half the furniture, should go.
This makes my head explode a little bit, and I really wanted to like it.
Holy square footage batman! The pool area is beautiful though.
What do you think of the kitchen arrangement? It's a very big kitchen, and the way it's arranged stuffs it with useful surfaces. I think DH and I could both work here at the same time (so long as we both didn't need to be around the oven).
Forgive me, I don't normally comment on the particulars of a poster's writing, but with two glaring spelling errors within the first paragraph after the jump (not to mention that one is the homeowner's name) I just have to register my dissatisfaction. I admit, I'm a proofreader by trade so maybe I'm a little extra sensitive, but I end up being distracted by the problems with the copy instead of losing myself in the nuances of design. It's frustrating.
He has such a lovely home and an interesting collection of pieces...
...but the poor guy simply hasn't a clue how to put his rooms together - It's all so random, mish/mosh and overdone.
This looks like a job for Maxwell and Patrick (the other one)
To me, this is a hot mess - no thanks! I do like the garden, though.
@aoelkers - I hear you! I actually spent a minute trying to make sense of "father's". But they have fixed it now...
@beddybee--
JA and KW interiors are FAR more cohesive than these - both in color and theme.
If you don't see it, you don't see it.
These interiors are begging for an earthquake. I like the carpet in the study. The bedroom ceiling looks like some kind of scientology sleep chamber...
neat house/gorgeous pool/lots of stuff...dizzying is right! cool to move back into the family home!
Ah. So this is what the hipsters' beer cash is funding.