Thank you !
Dining room ceiling remains white, living room ceiling takes on a tint or tone. The vertical band between, with the AC outlet, goes darker, to subdue the vent and emphasize the change in plane. A band of plain molding at the bottom of that band is white, too, giving the DR ceiling plane some thickness . . .
The open-weave casement fabric is to make the room cozier at night. In the daytime the panels are drawn back; their reflections in the mirror will extend the apparent width of the glass wall. (Keeping the width of the mirror(s) down to 3 or four feet will minimize the reflections of occupants in them -- which always seems to destroy the illusion ?)
onegroovydude,I can...
onegroovydude,
I can appreciate many types of interiors regardless of the style.
If you can't see the beauty in these 2 glamourous interiors featured in the internationally respected Elle Decor then that's fine.
To carry on so crudely is unnecessary and seriously,do you really think your choices would out do the editors of Elle Decor and the like.
Most pieces in the shots are high end that you see featured on 1stdibs or Design Addict so I doubt their dealers would have it wrong either.
SDR, I respectfully...
SDR, I respectfully understand and appreciate your post. The example you use is lovely and very tasteful. With regard to my suggestions for Mark, I am thinking a highly modernist approach, as he has some great pieces already begging for such a treatment.
Niceguy, I like your idea about the sofa, but for this space, it seems a bit lackluster in comparison to a Florence Knoll sofa.
Mark, a cloth textile on that sofa in blue? It would be a showstopper. Additionally, I recall you posting a photo at some point with a Mario Barbaglia and Marco Colombo table lamp for Italiana Luce. Could that be moved into this space? If not, what about an Arne Jacobsen table lamp or one by Poul Henningsen?
For color inspiration, what do you think? A different textile I would think, but this could be nice with the Platner and Womb.
http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/lounge-chairs/eero-saarinen-wom...
Starline, with all due respect, I don't really like many things in magazines I see. Just because it is in a magazine and done by the editor doesn't mean it is tasteful to all. I find the photos tasteful maybe for that style, but for my taste, I see them as quite gaudy and reeking of interior decorators who like drapes and gold leaf. Looking at most things in Elle Decor, they really do not fit my personal preferences and I am more than happy to agree to disagree.
Kindly,
David
Mark,
I like SDR's idea...
Mark,
I like SDR's idea about using smaller, longer mirrors to reflect the view and extend the space. I would add a nimble but long sofa (as long as possible); it should make the space feel larger. Perhaps something similar to the yellow 8-seater posted earlier. Or indeed a Knoll. I would place the sofa mainly based on the direction of the incoming light visavi its main function (daytime reading, relaxing, late night socializing, number of people to fit, etc). In itself, I think the sofa would look best facing the windows. That would rob whoever is seated on the opposite side of the view and light though.
Good luck!
I Love your sofa, it looks...
I Love your sofa, it looks verry comfortable,
there is so much you can do on it 😉 , your
mirrorwall and your style.
Is'nt it an expression of your personallity?
Not always common / ordenary ( i dont know
the right word ) but it's yours / you.
I love it, because "this world"looks a little bit
more colorful.
Dont change to much and loose yourself.
Only the personal opinion of an uneducated nobody!
All best
the question never ends
Mark,
This may be some obscure relative of yours or mine attempting to answer the design question in 1940 at FAO Schwarz.
http://blog.mrprintables.com/modern-doll-houses/
Many thanks for the link, niceguy.
I actually asked for a dollhouse for xmas when I was a small homely looking child. If only had I asked for a mid-mod doll house (mine was large, and traditional...just like the home that I grew up in). I did have a "Ken doll" that was oversized for the space..but he looked just fine. I recall receiving a "Mystery Date" board game the same year from Santa.
Oh god, those were the good old days.
Aunt Mark
ps I'm back in the homespun mid-west watching the boy's drill into the earth, installing geothermal heating/cooling. A very messy project.....But the living is easy..and the corn is high.
Starline....
I was just goofing around, but seriously yes I do. I am an artist, a designer, a restorer, and an art relocation specialist all in one. I've sold many pieces featured at 1stdibs, as well as many others, like a Jerry Johnson Arcadia Chair & Ottoman I just recently sold to a man that lives on the 700 block of Park Ave NY NY. I've sold pieces to museums. Movie props. Pieces featured in magazines, on all forms.
Not to be mean, but just because you have the money, and/or the connections to be in Elle, doesn't mean you have artistic talent. Most people with money like that have no common sense whatsoever to know what real art even is. Their artistic eye usually comes from the internet, hobby lobby, a friend, the mall, a trip overseas to the tourist area, or amazon. They let some generic artist come in and do half of the place with their original tacky creations, and cheap vintage style knockoffs from china. The other half is usually supplied from one of the above places, or is handmade by the husband or wife, who think that they're some kind of special talent now because they have the money to buy a studio, and have all the time in the world to practice.
Regardless, it usually ends in a complete un-stylistic catastrophe like that 1st picture. I know. I go to their estate sales on a weekly basis and have to filter through all that crap. I can't tell you how many pieces I've picked up to look at from the most expensive estates that still have the upc sticker on the bottom, or back. Usually from Target, or TJ Maxx. It's almost all new, and always priced 3x as high as the original sticker price from 6 months prior, when its worth 3x less. Most of the other stuff is knockoffs they believe are real or pass off as real.
A real artist is not a magazine craft designer trying to make it on the E channel tacking up painted foam letters in a mansion, spray painting mirrors to make them look old, adding hunks of cheap glass to a table top, chairs from Droopy that look like they could run away on their own, and an obviously new gigantic dandelion light fixture to the ceiling (with a pedal on each bulb).
The bottom picture's cool. The top is bland, and cheesy.
Awesome house
niceguy. There's a real one almost just like that for sale in a little town near my other house in the country about 3 hours away. I'll be down there tomorrow. I'll take some pictures of it. It's very out of place down in the country like that, and has been for sale for a long time with no buyers. No one likes stuff like that down there I guess. No room for cattle to graze. Unless you seed the balcony..:)
Ha!
Decorating by committee gets a bit... silly...
Mark, I suggest you buy shit you like and do what makes you happy. You already have everything you need to be your own best decorator, if you want. If you need some help, a design consultation with a "professional" may help you figure out what you might want to do most practically. An internet full of opinions tends to not ask the right questions, I think...
Personally, I think I'd enjoy looking at myself/others working out etc. in that mirror. I'd likely wait until it was actually destroyed in a hurricane before replacing it.
Really, you should just tear down the house and move into a shipping container. That's what the cool kids do in all those stupid magazines, right?
Christ, it's not easy.
Well, after reading all postings from everyone whose opinion I totally respect...I decided to take a puff..and ask my other half for his opinion. Now mind you, the other half would be willing to live in a pup-tent..as long as there were enough books to read, and public radio to listen to whilst passing time... and really doesn't give a rats ass about decor,etc. But he did mention that if the sofa needs to go, he'd like it sent to the new crib (in Iowa), for the (finished) basement..as he feels that it is quite a good napping sofa. So I'm sniffing out its replacement. Now as far as the mirrors are concerned, he would prefer that they be replaced with a full wall of non-beveled mirrors. I'm just not so sure. But like he said...this is such a small project, and what is the worst that can happen? So, I'm just not sure what the hell to do. I have 2 weeks to decide ( as the new glass doors/windows will be installed then).
ps. I sort of like the container car idea...but do you think that I could mirror at least 1 wall?
Drinks are on my tab, you are all so helpful. Many thanks!
Aunt Mark
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Seems a waste, could you get the bevels cut off (presuming they havn't been stuck on with something like tile adhesive which would mean a lot of drywall damage taking them off....)and at the corner make up the loss with a strip of hardwood or something to frame the mirror or make it look slightly inset?
You can do every wall...
Like in conan the destroyer. I personally think mirrors can look cool, if you have the right items reflecting, or playing off them. Or if you're trying to make a small area seem larger and more open. I actually liked the mirrors. Just didn't seem like enough color popping off them. Imo... I'd take out the couch, and put in a 300 gallon salt water tank. That should give you some color...:)
Hi Heath.
The mirror man told me that the beveled strips could easily be removed...but there would be a gap between the large panels. I just don't like the idea of wood/metal strips replacing the nasty bevels. Plus, when the glass doors are replaced, there is a good chance that the panel closest to the door will be toasted.
Best,
Aunt Mark
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