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Display Name: patrick (the other one)
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Member Since: 3/10/07

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Styling From Scratch: Three Bedrooms, Three Different Ways
5/22/13 12:28 PM

To the folks who say "White gets too dirty, too fast," what colors do you live with?

But, um, were those raised panels lost under paint?? That would be a LOT of paint to be lost under!


Before & After: Christine's Edwardian Staircase Restoration
3/15/13 12:03 PM

Plus, the whole 1% accusation is really, really tired. And really, really inaccurate here.


Lori's Layered Family Loft House Tour
3/2/13 7:17 PM

You make the assumption that anyone with a budget has taste. And, well, that ain't the case (Donald Trump, anyone?) And you DO realize that this home is filled with parts of Lori's business, right? And that the piano is a family heirloom, right? (Just two examples.)

I think criticizing a home's design because it APPEARS that money was spent really does the talent of the homeowner a disservice.

Plus, even people who *can* invest in a home still have lessons to teach. To shut that down does YOU a disservice.

Should we limit tours to people who pull stuff off the street or the aisles of IKEA, and share 250 square feet with a roommate and two cats?


Lori's Layered Family Loft House Tour
3/2/13 7:12 PM

#beardenvy


Matt's Modern Minimalist Austin Retreat House Tour
3/2/13 1:40 PM

I hate coming up one tool short.


Project Preparedness 101:
A DIYer's Shopping & Resource Guide

3/2/13 1:26 PM

And here's a space where the display of a letter is HIGHLY personal...
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/lori-weitzner-house-tour-183620


The Trend Continues: Letters in Decor
3/2/13 12:47 PM

Why do some of you see this and assume "gratuitous"? I'm a graphic designer, and I collect letters.

And marlee, would you rather see it on a bedroom wall?


The Trend Continues: Letters in Decor
3/2/13 12:45 PM

reg--

Yeah, you're kinda wrong.

The VAST majority of homes you seek out are already represented here.

And, um, the textiles are Weitzner. As in Weitzner, the company Lori runs.


Lori's Layered Family Loft House Tour
3/1/13 1:13 AM

Funktown---

Click faster. :)

As noted above, the girls' room warranted a separate tour, coming soon.

The emphasis on the textiles was fairly integral to the story. And in that barest-hint-of-kitchen, you see it all.


Lori's Layered Family Loft House Tour
2/28/13 12:48 PM

Amy-- You'll get your wish, a bit... there's a separate tour coming up of Lori's girls' room coming up soon!!


Lori's Layered Family Loft House Tour
2/27/13 10:39 PM

johncb-- That bronze has a lovely story attached... another surprise birthday gift from Lori's husband, after Lori had admired it in a Swiss colleague's office for several years. There were so many lovely stories when we spoke, the written piece could have been three times as long!


Lori's Layered Family Loft House Tour
2/27/13 10:37 PM

Thank you so much, leilani!


Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions
2/20/13 11:17 AM

By law, in Manhattan, you can't designate a room without windows as a bedroom.


Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions
2/12/13 6:27 PM

And conversely, big $$$$ is no guarantee of tasteful outcome or clever design.

But why do you assume this is big ticket... or that you can't take the lessons from the design into your own home for free?


Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions
2/12/13 4:49 PM

It is painted... a pale, pale blue.


Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions
2/11/13 5:02 PM

Doh! Corrected! Thanks, m_j_s!


Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions
2/11/13 4:57 PM

I think the shine and reflective qualities are really important to the success of this room, as is the greatly limited palette.


Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions
2/11/13 3:53 PM

80s?????


Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions
2/11/13 3:27 PM

Floor plans, I think, Greg, are found on the 250 West Street project link above. Windowless rooms are not at all uncommon here in Manhattan in conversion buildings like this was.


Before & After: Matthew Patrick Smyth at Designer Visions
2/11/13 3:16 PM