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Move-in of the furniture for this mountain designed home in the ski resort of Mammoth Lakes is not going to be until October, but the advantage of receiving the furniture now is that mistakes can be dealt with and by the time the furniture is installed, and all should be right with the world. The rustic, hickory chairs from Flatrock were ordered in a black antique [...]
I just returned from the ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) show in New York City, where I saw this fabulous rug. Truly a new take on the traditional Oriental Rug, which I think could be great in the Iantuono’s rustic/contemporary home. Scraps from oriental rugs are dyed in a consistent colorway, such as [...] Wherever a designer may be, he or she has an eye out for items that may work on any ongoing projects. Whenever I am in New York City, which is every couple of months, I hit my favorite shops, vendors or the D&D building. On my last trip, ABC HOME, with floor after [...] This vacation home in Mammoth Lakes will have a lot of wood: wood floors, wood ceiling and wood paneling. I think it could be overwhelming, but the client just loves texture. Drywall is not a favored surface. Wallpaper, however, can add fabulous texture and enhance the rustic style of the home, while visually lightening the [...] While I cannot recommend specific fixtures for the bathrooms until we have a better handle on the cabinetry design, I want to give Karen a few suggestions and build our own catalog to work from, when the time to design comes. In our effort to blend the rustic with the contemporary, it is hard [...] Magazines are wonderful things. They expand our visual vocabulary and allow us to expand upon our own ideas. These are two of the inspirational magazine pictures that the client, Karen has brought to me. They may seem very different, but both homes have a simplicity that is appealing. The rusticity of the one can [...] The project is moving along and there is nothing pressing that the clients must decide at the moment. We can continue to look for special pieces. Small items can give a lot of bang for the buck. These petrified wood sinks are very unique and this could be a possibility for the vessel in the powder [...] Most people just want to crawl right into these fun bunks. Although the clients only have three children, they plan to share their home with lots of friends and family and it was important from the start of the project to be able to sleep six children in this room. There are actually two more beds [...] The carpenters are taking care of the last details this week. They are installing the door and cabinet hardware and hanging all of the bathroom mirrors, so I am making frequent trips to check that placement is correct. We chose to use framed mirrors for almost the entire house. In several baths, I chose the moulding [...] I took a quick inpirational trip to Yosemite Valley this weekend, which is about 2 1/2 hours away. I stayed at the Ahwahnee Hotel and took about a hundred pictures of the painting, woodwork and many details. I even did some shopping for the Baumers. I found these great limited edition prints of woodcuts by [...] |
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