david l.'s Profile

Display Name: david l.
Personal URL: http://www.locicero-arch.com
Member Since: 4/2/07

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very sexy, but this can't be in the usa, the bldg codes just wouldn't permit it.


Apartment Therapy - Hot or Not?
10/19/07 1:48 PM

not for books, please.

but maybe for wine bottles????


Apartment Therapy - Sean Yoo's Opus Shelving at DWR
10/19/07 7:03 AM

condo or victorian? how about a condo in a victorian, there are many.

but i understand the dilemma: the spaces in victorians have charm, but most need so much work to be livable and require tons of up keep.

on the other hand, modern condo's generally lack charm, but have more livable spaces and utilities [power on every wall of every room, closets, etc.] but will be tiny.

i've lived in old. charming isn't enough. not for me. i bought new. what it lacks in charm, it makes up for in utility and economy and the longer i stay here the more i modify it and it's developing a charm of it's own.

but that's just for me. some people, many of my clients included, love the old places and are willing to pour buckets of money into an old place to upgrade the utility, energy efficiency and livability of the places. but in the end they rarely maintain the victorian spaces, though we make every effort to maintain the victorian decoration.

different strokes/different folks.


Apartment Therapy - Condo or Victorian?Slinks n. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites
10/18/07 4:23 PM

actually, they were originally $1400 each. then dwr discontinued them and the price dropped to $700. i doubt you can get a new one now, unless dwr decided to reinstate them.

i have 3 in my office [in the wenge stain with red drawers] and i love them.


Apartment Therapy - Scavenger: Modern Desk from DWR for $BO
10/16/07 8:39 AM

very cool idea. and they don't roll around in the back of the truck. ;)


Apartment Therapy - Heineken Wobo Bricksn. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites
10/16/07 8:33 AM

it was designed as a jewelry store, but is now an art gallery.


Apartment Therapy - Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Xanadu GallerySlinks n. (slingks) Surreptitious web links to other good sites
10/16/07 7:12 AM

paint it to match the wall.

or, get some nice big lamps for those bedside tables and don't worry about it.


Apartment Therapy - Good Questions: What Do I Do With This Fuse Box?
10/15/07 1:45 PM

the biggest issues are, i think the lack of color in the space and the lack of textures. the first things that come to mind are what folks have already mentioned: paint the backs of the recesses a color, or more than one, or use mirrors to expand the space.

using the ledges as surfaces on which to prop up bigger pieces of art, or as a long book shelf would also be good ideas.

your knick-knacks are too small to hold their own on the vast shelf space. group them together so that like things are all together [bunches of candles, bunches of books, bunches of figurines]. don't be afraid of empty space between groupings.


Apartment Therapy - Good Questions: What To Do With Recessed Walls?
10/10/07 2:05 PM

not feeling this.


Apartment Therapy - AT Europe: Paris - Corner Frame by Yvonne Schroeder
10/3/07 3:34 PM

i organize my closet by color as well, including my socks boxes. i have double rails, so all the hanging shirts are up, organized by color. pants and sport coats are low, again organized by color. jeans get folded and put on shelves with sweaters and t-shirts. underwear goes into those fabric drawer organizers from ikea, but placed on the shelves.

my closet is the most organized place in my life. lol. if i could conquer the mayhem in my office, i'd be a happy man.


Apartment Therapy - Look!: Arranging Clothing by Color
9/12/07 1:58 PM

but his lectures on the mercer house rocked.


Apartment Therapy - Henry Chapman Mercer's Fonthill
8/28/07 2:00 PM

i had a professor in college who had spent months measuring the house, producing drawings, researching the house and it's construction along with mercer's life....and never published! gah! so much information lost to usefulness.


Apartment Therapy - Henry Chapman Mercer's Fonthill
8/28/07 2:00 PM

i'd say if it isn't an actual zebra skin rug, go for it. if you like the zebra stripes and it helps the room, go for it!


Apartment Therapy - Good Questions: Should I Get a Zebra Rug?
8/14/07 2:46 PM

10 or 15 years ago i would have thought this was funny. but i am an architect that doesn't hang out with architects. have you ever hung out with writers? oy, just as painful.


Dear Architects,
8/9/07 7:32 AM

*but you get great design without hiring an architect*

why not hire an architect? we don't bite. and many of us are happy to work on projects with tight budgets.


ZenKaya: Prefab Houses
8/8/07 10:28 AM

clear acrylic.


Good Questions: Where Can I Get Seat Cushions for These Chairs?
8/3/07 1:02 PM

because sometimes that's all that's available in the area you want to buy.


Look!: Liberty Street Victorian
8/3/07 1:00 PM

my parents bought two chairs much like this one, only without the handles on either side of the seat, at pier one imports in seattle in 1967. so, there have been "knock-off's" almost as long as these have been produced.


Good Questions: Who Made My Great Rope Chair?
8/3/07 10:32 AM

for those of use with not only separate sleeping preferences but also snoring issues, separate rooms sounds better and better....


Sleeping (De)arrangements
8/3/07 9:07 AM

perhaps a Hume desk? or Decarte?


Kant Desk by P. Frey M. Boge
8/1/07 12:43 PM