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An underground 'summer' room done in a modernist zen style, unfinished concrete surfaces, a fountain in the corner, and a sliding glass door into it's own tiny yard that's open to the sky. I hate summer heat and I'd move my bed and computer desk down there during the hottest months. Otherwise it would be a great place to meditate.

If I said what the couch looks like they'd delete my post.

Er...ah...huh? If I went to someone's house and sat at this table I'd be confused and then embarrassed for them as they looked around and saw everyone's faces in response to it. Awkward and appetite killing.

Great idea.

Thanks for spelling out reasons why I'll be getting a Mac when this thing burns out. I don't see user friendliness in any of those reasons and the first three reasons gave me a chuckle. Yes, I want the designers to do as much as possible for me then step back out of my way so I don't have to stop and appreciate how flashy and trendy my operating system is while I'm doing something I actually care about. That's just me I realize, but I do buy a new computer every couple years and that time is coming up.

If the buyers were too lazy and uncaring to investigate a property they were buying then they deserve a legal mess like this. Only the piggishly small-minded would buy a Frank Lloyd Wright house mistakenly or not and STILL want to tear it down, are you kidding...? It's impossible to know all the details but it sounds like that much is clear. Shame, shame.

Forgot to mention I have a modest...collection of those soft cover magazine type DIY books that pretty much debuted in the early 70's. The publisher was often Sunset magazine or the like and the vast majority of mine have something to do with houseplants, the golden era of indoor plants after the victorians started it. They are also a good source of what was "right" about 70's deco and there was a lot that was right about it, I have to say. Also like to add that the apex of 70's deco was their not giving a second thought to the use of big bold works of modern art in public spaces, something you just don't see today. Sunrise Mall (yes built in 1970 I believe) in Sacramento, had a huge Alexander Calder stabile in it's central atrium, and light sculptures over the entrances that cast orange and yellow shadows on the sidewalk as the sun moved, all torn down in favor of typical southern CA hacienda style stucco crud with no ornamentation sometime after. Another example was the Denny's -yes- nearby, it had a huge shag rug wall hanging of a minimalist sunset in all the classic colors described above except green or white, and Isamu Noguchi type ceiling lanterns, very chic for what even then was a no frills meal. I think part of went away with the 70's was the appreciation of the public's intelligence and ability to appreciate an artistic environment, in favor of building and decorating as cheaply as possible since the owner/designers are just trying to make a buck off the public. It's an insult at worst and a stagnation that brings everyone down over time at best.

White was a huge component of 70's colors, usually paired with sunflower yellow, orange and some sort of lime green. I was a kid in the 70's and I remember it everywhere along with backdrops of dark brown, harvest gold, avocado green and dusty turquoise. Seems like the 70's were pretty much the 60's taken to an extreme, when it finally reached it's peak and everyone started with the "Disco sucks" it suddenly crashed and the conservative modernism and 'corporate is cool' , big hair, big shouldered 80's began. Although some components of each decorating era are really gret, I can't make a 70's theme without it feeling stifling, although it's one I've tried.

Please, get a grip. After the age of maybe six Halloween is about CANDY, jeez...stupid decorations who cares...go to town mom w/e makes you happy. Gonna smash that thing at midnight anyway...hehe

Okay, jk, I realize not everyone had the ideal suburban childhood where they were allowed to be a hoodlum one night a year in fall but *sigh* -happy days.

OMG, I use a leather and wood camel saddle as a footstool in front of my couch ($17 at a flea mkt) -I need that coffee table. Don't need the couch but it's certainly very manly. Sorry I have no idea where any of that stuff came from...really awesome yard sales or thrift stores -? ...guessing no.