Decorating style/your home

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I went to Louisiana for a week or so and had limited net access. The holidays were great, but I am ready for January and the return to the diet

I hear ya..maybe Stevie in March..??

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Home design is kinda my obsession right now since I am destroying my financial and mental health building a house. For some reason I can't give two wits about the decor in my city apartment (a melange of 90's Ethan Allen and mid century modern and Bauhaus), but I am fretting over the doorknobs in this new place. I originally started out wanting to do something kinda country-modern-beachy... but as I conducted my "architectural research," I got hooked up with a midcentury modern architect (a former colleague of the Saarinens) who sent me totally overboard with the whole international modern/case study house style- the kinda stuff that architectural buffs love, but most people find kinda cold/austere, etc. It's impractical on so many levels, especially with all of the glass. And when people ask me, I tell them honestly that I don't care if people can see me traipsing around the house in the nude. In fact, I'll even get additional tattoos to make it more interesting for them.

Anyway... this is my work/nightmare in progress... hopefully finished in time for summer at the beach!

Your house is beautiful!!!!!!!

and, for the love of mid century modern and Bauhaus I may have to marry you

Also, I once drove across the state of Georgia to buy some cool hand made drawer pulls

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by sparky

Hell yeah. The master bedroom has hardwood. Why not the closet too?

It's a ridiculous sized closet. About 12x10. It might as well be over top floor wise too.

lmao ... that's the size of my bedroom.

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by carrie721

lmao ... that's the size of my bedroom.

Is that what you're calling it now...?

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by sparky

Hey, a guy has to have stuff to wear. Winter jackets, sweaters, flannels, and that kind of **** take up a lot of space. Plus 4 suits and a tux take up room too. As do jackets - gotta have black leather, biker, bomber, suede, levi, levi with sherpa collar, trenchcoat, etc.

Yes, I can understand how you would need such an abundance of warm winter outerwear in those extreme, frigid Los Angeles winters.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

Is that what you're calling it now...?

bedroom/office/refrigerator box in an alley ... same thing.

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by carrie721

bedroom/office/refrigerator box in an alley ... same thing.

omg....

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

My style is very traditional -- but I like to be a little shocking in that. My condo is very sort of West Indies with lots of earth tones. Here is my old house -- my ex had FANTASTIC taste, so I did none of the decorating

http://spitzmillerandnorris.com/proj...y_renov_4.html

Now THAT's a renovation that the Sugarbakers would be dang proud of!

And please don't tell me that you did not sing "Wuthering Heights" whilst sauntering through that space.

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Now THAT's a renovation that the Sugarbakers would be dang proud of!

And please don't tell me that you did not sing "Wuthering Heights" whilst sauntering through that space.

We are doing your home in Summer 2007!!!!

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Your house is beautiful!!!!!!!

and, for the love of mid century modern and Bauhaus I may have to marry you

Also, I once drove across the state of Georgia to buy some cool hand made drawer pulls

Thank you... not such a traditionalist then, are you? I tell ya, when one of the carpenters asked me what kind of crown moulding and chair rail I wanted, I just about fainted.

And those had better have been some serious drawer pulls! Actually I just bought my door handles online; I didn't fret nearly as much as you:

[strandinthewind]

^^^

Those handles are FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and, yes, I romped through that house more than once belting out a tune or two

THe thing about that house is it is not a huge house, but, as an architect, he built the hell out of the space. The hinges on the doors alone made we weak in the knees. AND - you shoulda seen me sweeping down that staircase in a ballgown!!

I had so many wonderful parties there. I do miss that house.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

We are doing your home in Summer 2007!!!!

I will dub it the El Ledge Motor Lodge. Sounds classy, eh?

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I will dub it the El Ledge Motor Lodge. Sounds classy, eh?

Well..I must meet you now after our fun phone chats...

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I will dub it the El Ledge Motor Lodge. Sounds classy, eh?

I'll bring you some astroturf as a housewarming present

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

^^^

Those handles are FAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and, yes, I romped through that house more than once belting out a tune or two

THe thing about that house is it is not a huge house, but, as an architect, he built the hell out of the space. The hinges on the doors alone made we weak in the knees. AND - you shoulda seen me sweeping down that staircase in a ballgown!!

I had so many wonderful parties there. I do miss that house.

I always go with quality over size... um, er... well... almost always. It's always disappointing to go into these large, stately houses only to find hollow-core doors, bad wallpaper and avocado green appliances.

So was this ballgown thing a regular occurrence or what??