John Saint-Denis's Profile
| Display Name: | John Saint-Denis |
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| Personal URL: | http://www.johnsaintdenis.com |
| Member Since: | 11/18/10 |
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Beautiful! Modern and warm. I'm in love with those tomato colored pillows on the grey bed. Genius. Michael's Artistic Koreatown Den House Tour |
8/27/12 12:58 PM |
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Thank you, Strangerfiction! John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
8/15/12 12:30 PM |
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Hi Todd, I'm sorry I just saw your post! The bath sink with the chrome base is a Kohler product. You won't see it at Home Depot type stores, but higher end bath and kitchen showrooms that carry Kohler should be able to help you. Thanks for your kind comments! JSD John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
12/1/11 1:06 AM |
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Great home, Sean! It suits you perfectly - clever, original, efficient and restrained. And yes, as everyone is saying, like you, it's nice to look at. Sean Yashar's Think Pad House Tour |
7/20/11 8:09 PM |
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Hi Anita, yes Alpine Steel in LA. I recently covered that island with a white marble slab. Thanks for looking!! John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
7/11/11 7:13 PM |
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I love it, Kristin! I live and work right near you. I may bug you for a tour one day ;) Congrats! Absolutely fabulous place! Kristin's Hollywood Home in the Historical Il Borghese House Tour |
6/6/11 5:48 PM |
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Congrats, Steve and Dana! Beautiful photos of your great space! I love it!! The artwork is amazing. And the new puppy!! All gorgeous! Dana and Steve's Sophisticated Small Space House Tour |
5/31/11 2:01 PM |
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And I would put the rod 2/3 the way up between the top of the window frame and the ceiling. See....http://www.flickr.com/photos/54701320@N06/galleries/72157625126630514/#photo_5034985727 Window Treatments for Studio - One Panel or Two? Good Questions |
11/30/10 6:22 PM |
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@ocErica the table lamps on either side of the dining room entry, the ones that look like sticks forming a cone, are called Crux Lamps from Baker Furniture's Lexicon collection. I love these lamps so much-very chic in person. The other table lamps in the front of the living room, that are colbalt blue porcelain cylinders with brass bases and feet are yard sale finds - I designed the shades and had them made at Fantasy Lighting on Melrose, which changed them dramatically. The original shades, which were crumblling were more traditional. Thanks for noticing! John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/23/10 10:50 PM |
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Thank you all! @charpini the armoire is a piece I designed with Johnson Favaro http://www.johnsonfavaro.com/our-work/residential/austin-residence/#http://www.johnsonfavaro.com/wp-content/themes/johnson-wp/images/gallery/austin/1.jpg The idea was to create an entry hall closet without changing the structure of the room. It is big, but it anchors the room and creates a little entry space at the front door as well. John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/23/10 6:10 AM |
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@Charlene Oden - The dining table is from Baker Furniture - Lexicon Collection, called the Shansi - very mid-century with Asian influence. It's an amazing piece - walnut with beautiful grains on the top and steel struts below to support the length. It has two more leaves hidden under my bed. The dining chairs are Castelli - vintage Italian, 1960's stackable, mahogany plywood. The color matches the table exactly - a random bit of luck. John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/22/10 6:29 PM |
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Thank you all for so many supportive comments! Wow! @CalKC - yes, the chandelier in the dining room is by Ames Ingham. She does the most amazing work. I'm a big fan. @Charlene Oden - the medicine cabinet is not original to the building, but was salvaged from a building of the same year, 1927. I got it at Liz's Antique Hardware on La Brea in LA. Thanks again, all! John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/22/10 3:57 PM |
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@AustinSarah, thank you! @91styale, thank you too! @deadmerde - "old shrink's office" makes me think masculine, professional, and certainly intimate, picturing 1930's Vienna. I'll take that too! ;) John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/21/10 4:47 PM |
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@at4unme, I though the other comments were nice, but a marriage proposal, that's the ultimate compliment! Thank you! John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/21/10 11:02 AM |
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@JacinLA and @overture - counters and backsplash are solid mahogany, custom made by a furniture maker here in LA. They are stained and then treated with a bar top finish, much like you’d find in a Boston pub. I got the idea from the original kitchen at Greystone Mansion in LA. They will age and patina and get banged up and vary in color with heat and water stains, but I look forward to that. I think it’ll only look more and more interesting. I had them made in solid mahogany (instead of a veneer) just in case someone did want to sand them down in the future and refinish to look new again. John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/20/10 5:17 PM |
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@olderworker - Oops, I apologize for the typos. I was on my iPhone. I meant that the glass console with SHELVES REPLACED a built-in that was BEYOND repair. I also thought it would open up the room to remove that built-in and allow closer access to the bathroom window, which opens to a light well, where I put a fountain that you can't see. John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/20/10 7:58 AM |
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Again, thank you all for your comments. You inspire me to keep working on this place and others! @karsha, believe it or not its a 20 year old bar cart from Pottery Barn. They used to make really high quality, high design things like this. @MonicaK - I had the prep island made by Alpine Steel (a commercial restaurant supply) on Venice near Western. Give them the dimensions you want, and they'll make it - very inexpensive high quality stuff. @modified_tubesock - the cabinet hardware is from Koontz on SM blvd in Weho. They are called ice box handles. I made up the stain finish. Find a piece of furniture whose finish you like and show it to a floor guy and tell him "this is what I want". We have about 25 solar panels or about 1000 sq feet of roof top panels to power all four units (each unit has its own solar meter). @olderworker - no the bathtub is still there opposite the glass shelve you noticed. The glass console replace a built-in that was beyone repair. Thanks!! John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/19/10 9:31 PM |
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@CoopersMama - Much of the artwork is hung on gallery rods from the original picture molding, which I had to strip,refinish and re-hang. Other pieces are hung on cleats. I always like to hang artwork as part of a compostion including what's below it. The photo above the fireplace for example has similar colors and is similar in proportion to the tile below. The grid of the Rome streets in the photo relates to to the grid of the tile in the fire surround. John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/18/10 11:16 PM |
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your lovely comments about my home!
John's New York City Interior with a California Garden House Tour |
11/18/10 10:50 PM |
