Matthew K.'s Profile

Do a Stucco skim coat like I did. Gives it a modern concrete look. I'd box out with studs and wonder board (concrete board) the hearth to the floor and also Stucco that.

Counter height stools for any eating especially weeknight dinner, breakfast and lunch. Table only for guests or a really formal dinner.

I use a mediaflow pillow and temprepudic 3" mattress topper has greatly helped me. I have sleep apnea but am young, 5' 11" and 160lbs, certainly not my weight. Went for a sleep study and have a 28% decrease in sleep and woke up something like 27 times in a 8 hour sleep period due to stop breathing. Next test would have been BiPap titration. No thanks! Not sleeping with a machine. Have to look into surgeries, although all for sleep apnea have a VERY low percentage of improvement for such invasive procedures.

I repeatedly have this dilemma in all of my apartments! I have quite a bit of tools, even after minimalizing them. So I have a large 3-tier Craftsman box and an even larger sterlite cabinet next to it for all of my "garage" stuff. My current place has a large entranceway unused hallway before I go up my stairs to my apt. I have them both against the wall. Oh--how I need a garage so very badly!

DWR, check check check check check check check check check check check check. Well apparently they haven't much creative inspiration outside of the DWR magazine... Looks like dwr threw up all over this place ;) Where's the Eames though..?

blehhh

$180 is too much!? Look at any Modern/Mid-Century/etc piece of, sometimes, non-functional furniture or decoration in you home. How much did you spend? Ok, well this looks GOOD, serves a purpose, so I say I'd pay it!

In LOVE.

Wow, if this isn't a direct COPY of the OPUS shelf http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/shelving-storage/sean-yoos-opus-incertum-shelving-031403

I so no. For a long time I have always felt the need to have a desk, chair, with all my art supplies super organized, printer, my mac and tablet, etc. Well soon after I graduated school I really cracked down on my minimalism and confided my supplies to a large Art-Bin box, hid my printer in my credenza, used my MacBook where ever I wanted, ditched the office chair and really like that since I'm a professional Designer now I don't have to feel like I'm at this work desk but rather able to enjoy the rest of my home (living room, dining room table, bed).

I think an office winds up being typically a whole room hog, or at least a substantial amount of space. And its kinda of an eye-sore because it screams WORK. Now I just keep all of my minimalized "office supplies" hidden in my credenza.

I say between two panes of class. The glass can have four corners with aluminum/stainless posts that keep the two pressed panes of glass raised away from the wall to appeciate the see-through look of the cut paper. It will give a better feel of space/dimension.