Fred Gonsowski's Profile

I feel the head board is too WHITE. I think you should paint the frame a Purplish color, like the drops on the sconces. and then color up SOME of the dots the same colors as the sconce drops. That way it would be more of an Art Object, versus looking like an embossing.

I think Black is a wonderful color, for furniture and accessories that appear in photos in magazines. BUT in the real word, Black is a dust magnet, and FIVE seconds after you have dusted, it is dusty looking again. Having some black, and dark colored painted furniture, I know first hand about the upkeep.

I look at the plumbing pipe shelves, not as a shelving unit, but a Sculptural Art Installation in ones home. The print of the lady and radiator together are a nice vertical grouping, which directs the eye upward. The four other vertical rows of piping, help to strengthen the vertical tension of this display.

Expensive or not, the spaces have a surreal-kitchy kind of vibe. Even in the so-called elegant spaces, there is kind of a glitzy-gaudiness that is surprising for the Kips Bay Show House. The Veranda is probably the most CLASSIC "Kips Bay" of all the spaces.

Love your color choice of Black, Gray, Rust-Red and Cream. Because of PATTERN and decorative elements with Sculptural Shapes, you have visually FILLED your space, without cluttering it.