Agree completely with Sally305. I, too, was underwhelmed by the house tour. The apartment space is lovely with the brick and wood elements. But the over done Design Within Reach furnishings were pr...
Patrick: Are design and art the same thing? Hmmmmmm..... Both can encompass beauty -- and good design usually does -- but are they the same thing? Ergo the need for function with design.
share your blog address. Your house is fabulous. I'm not a big fan of tradtional but really liked your interpretation. There are lots of elements in all of the rooms that I adore. You have done a r...
Function should lead form. Vignettes for the sake of vignettes without a function doesn't appeal to me. Lighting provides function; ergo, an interesting lamp. Keys need a place to land; ergo, an...
Agree completely with Queen Bee.
Woven bamboo or wooden shades in the living room and dining room. If you need privacy, drop the shades. Floor to Ceiling panels on either side of the w...
Reorient the couch to face the fireplace; reoriente that rug as well.
Floor to ceiling drapery panels on either side of the fireplace (looks like there is a window on the left and a d...
Here are my thoughts:
- Could the bed be reoriented in the room? Instead of being tucked in the corner, could it be centered along the wall where that large sailing style picture is currentl...
I'd go wtih a gray color because it can be blended warm or cool. I've seen grays that look nearly brown and other grays that look blue, some even green. FInd a spectacular gray and use that as your...
Last year a design magazine (which I could remember which one it was...) featured a St. Louis at home wedding. The bride and the mother of the bride did a beautiful job blending rustic/primitive wi...
Wow. It was fun reading all of those points; many passionate and inspired points of view. I am in agreement with those who made suggestions about toning down the color. i get the sense this person...
I agree 100% with Matt Manfredeni. The paneling is horrible. Use the joint compound to fill in the grooves, sand smooth and then paint everything including the ceiling but leave the beams natural....
Since frugality is the mission, take what you have and crank it up a few notches. The two ideas that resonate with me are: library and bar. Do both.
This larger foyer with staging ...
Your space is great. I like the glass panels very much. I get that you want to keep the cooking smells out of your sleeping area; ergo, the glass panels. I get that. Nevertheless, when you have h...
I am with Home Body. I'll amass but then eventually heave to the ho. I use clip files constantly but would think of discarding those because they represent what inspires me. Gots to stay close t...
The AFTER is slightly better in that the black and white color scheme provides some continuity but also, high "eeewwwwwhhhh" factor. The black shower curtain is vampire-like. Is that for hiding f...
The larger tulip table with the Chinese chairs (the 2nd photo) is amazing. It is so beautiful and elegant. The chairs and table are from two different cultures, eras, aesthetics and yet they elegan...
Black lights and some velvet Hendrix and Doors posters. You could cover the cabinets with cool rock and roll posters. it would be so unexpected, no one would really notice the kitchen.
Rober...
It creeps me out. The giant size makes me think a giant spider is going to crawl out from the bushes and eat me. Or aliens will descend from the skies and probe me.
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Agree completely with Sally305. I, too, was underwhelmed by the house tour. The apartment space is lovely with the brick and wood elements. But the over done Design Within Reach furnishings were pr...
Patrick: Are design and art the same thing? Hmmmmmm..... Both can encompass beauty -- and good design usually does -- but are they the same thing? Ergo the need for function with design.
share your blog address. Your house is fabulous. I'm not a big fan of tradtional but really liked your interpretation. There are lots of elements in all of the rooms that I adore. You have done a r...
Function should lead form. Vignettes for the sake of vignettes without a function doesn't appeal to me. Lighting provides function; ergo, an interesting lamp. Keys need a place to land; ergo, an...
A silver grey and then accesorize with a bit more red. POW!
Agree completely with Queen Bee. Woven bamboo or wooden shades in the living room and dining room. If you need privacy, drop the shades. Floor to Ceiling panels on either side of the w...
Reorient the couch to face the fireplace; reoriente that rug as well. Floor to ceiling drapery panels on either side of the fireplace (looks like there is a window on the left and a d...
Here are my thoughts: - Could the bed be reoriented in the room? Instead of being tucked in the corner, could it be centered along the wall where that large sailing style picture is currentl...
I'd go wtih a gray color because it can be blended warm or cool. I've seen grays that look nearly brown and other grays that look blue, some even green. FInd a spectacular gray and use that as your...
Last year a design magazine (which I could remember which one it was...) featured a St. Louis at home wedding. The bride and the mother of the bride did a beautiful job blending rustic/primitive wi...
Wow. It was fun reading all of those points; many passionate and inspired points of view. I am in agreement with those who made suggestions about toning down the color. i get the sense this person...
I agree 100% with Matt Manfredeni. The paneling is horrible. Use the joint compound to fill in the grooves, sand smooth and then paint everything including the ceiling but leave the beams natural....
Since frugality is the mission, take what you have and crank it up a few notches. The two ideas that resonate with me are: library and bar. Do both. This larger foyer with staging ...
Your space is great. I like the glass panels very much. I get that you want to keep the cooking smells out of your sleeping area; ergo, the glass panels. I get that. Nevertheless, when you have h...
I am with Home Body. I'll amass but then eventually heave to the ho. I use clip files constantly but would think of discarding those because they represent what inspires me. Gots to stay close t...
The AFTER is slightly better in that the black and white color scheme provides some continuity but also, high "eeewwwwwhhhh" factor. The black shower curtain is vampire-like. Is that for hiding f...
The larger tulip table with the Chinese chairs (the 2nd photo) is amazing. It is so beautiful and elegant. The chairs and table are from two different cultures, eras, aesthetics and yet they elegan...
Black lights and some velvet Hendrix and Doors posters. You could cover the cabinets with cool rock and roll posters. it would be so unexpected, no one would really notice the kitchen. Rober...
It creeps me out. The giant size makes me think a giant spider is going to crawl out from the bushes and eat me. Or aliens will descend from the skies and probe me.