The Powder Room never seemed finished. I had been torn. Wallpaper or Paint. I had no reason to hurry the decision. But now we have the Home Tour looming less than six weeks away.
Paint it is. Benjamin Moore. White Rain. 708.
Nothing like a crowd of people coming over to get things going.
I am thinking of gold leafing the ceiling.
Now for the Guest Room.
HAPPY WEEKEND
For those of you who have not had the pleasure to puruse Mr. Scot Meacham Wood's website, I am posting some of the photos that I thought you could not go without seeing.
They represent work Scot has done in the San Francisco Bay area as well as in East Hampton.
And I have only posted a small taste of the gorgeousness.....
Beautiful.
The walls!!!!
An unexpected dash of COLOR!
If you want to see more....
you will just have to go see for yourself.....
Right HERE.
Handsome, no?
Now scoot.
As you all know, we are still working on our house....a never ending saga. Since the weather has been exceptionally gorgeous lately, we have been concentrating on the yard.....and none to soon. I have gone and done something no one else in our position would do. I have agreed to be on a neighborhood house tour this Spring. (Picture my face with as Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone). Our neighborhood community group asked, and well, I couldn't say no. So now we are in a race to get things done inside and out before the deadline. Notice the complete absence of any plants except the occasional dandelion weed.
As you can see....we are no where near presentable. These are the "before" pictures. I hope I can pull something together in time. The long term plan is to do a water wall on the existing concrete block wall to the left in the first photo, a fireplace at the back fence, and cover the concrete slab with blue stone. But with non-existent funds at the moment, we will have to do a little smoke and mirrors staging for the short term.
You may be asking, why is she posting this? Well...I was visiting The Adventures of Tartanscot blog this morning, admiring a line-up of beautiful outdoor living areas, one or two of which are giving me much needed inspiration.
Potted plants and patio furniture will do alot to dress things up. We will be leveling out all of the planting beds and covering with redwood mulch. We may even be able to afford a plant or two. And the table settings I have already...no dollars to spend there.
This photo is what we are ultimately going for: stone and raised planters, and a wall covered in vines.
I might just be able to pull something like this off...with a little luck.
Thanks Tartanscot for providing a bit of a vision for me! And for those of you not yet acquainted, do pop over and say hello to Tartanscot! He is a San Francisco designer and stylist with quite a wonderful flair!
You may remember awhile back, the very talented and stylish Christian of Maison 21 blog created a room around this lovely piece of glass.......
.......and challenged any and all comers to do the same. And did we! You may remember this blog post.
Well...get ready, because Christian has laid down the gauntlet again. He has challenged all bloggers, and anyone else who feels up to it, to create a room of Neutrals using items from his atelier here and/or from his post here. Never one to shy away from such a challenge, I have taken him up on it. I chose the Teak Root Console from Christian's post because of it's beautiful amorphic shape. I thought a pair would be gorgeous as Bedside Tables....so I decided a chic and tailored bedroom for a bachelor would be "it".
Next I found these beauties....a pair of brass pharmacy lamps...on Christian's atelier link here to put on the consoles.
So I needed a bed. At first was looking for an upholstered headboard....but then I remembered this bed from Ralph Lauren, perfect:
I happened upon this Black and White Steam Ship photo on 1st dibs and thought it would be perfect above the bed blown up to about 4 ft. wide x 5 feet high:
With these elements , a sort of "theme" or vision began to take shape in my imagination: a nod to the rich mahogany paneled state rooms of the yachts of the 1920's. Wood, brass, a bit art deco, new industrial age feel. So...add the wood paneling to the walls, but I would use Walnut. They are neutral aren't they? And wood floors.
I loved Christian's idea of the blond cowhide on the floor . Why not a few overlapped?
Something for the wall across from the foot of the bed: This Vicente Wolf console table is sleek and tailored. The brass picks up on the brass lamps as well. I think a third section to make it wider would be what I would do.
Above this low console, I thought something monumental was needed. A large Black and White photo perhaps? I relied on the the beautiful and dreamlike work of James Bleecker. His photos of the High Line are stunning:
Flanked by these Fontana Arte sconces by Pietro Chiesa.........through first dibs. OK.....outrageously out of sight price-wise....but this is a fantasy, no? They had to be in the room:
There should be a sitting area in front of the windows. I chose this pair of Gio Ponti Arm Chairs:
I found this table in 1st dibs also. (Sigh....1st dibs, you make it so easy to find things to dream about. I went back to link this table to the post and now I can't find it...sigh.) Perfect between the wing back chairs:
It just so happens that the brass hardware works as well!
Perhaps there would be a spot for these mirrors from Ballard Design. Or maybe this is the shape of the windows....it is my fantasy after all.
And there should be something quirky like this from Bond and Bowery:
A bit off of the color palette and out of sync. These are too large, but you get the idea.
So, there you have it! My Gentleman's Bedroom.
For those of you who want to play, hop on over to Christian's Maison 21 blog to see who else has designed a room and to see the "rules".
Thanks Christian! (I could just see Mona and Richard curled up on the bed. They are the perfect colors!)
Dear Jonathan Adler,
I think I can speak for all of us when I say Thank You! I am never happier than when given an opportunity to win something. Maybe it's all of those sack races with my Dad I won as a kid, or those football games with my cousins on the beach where my Dad and Uncle would carry the littlest kids across the line for a touch down....sigh....good times....and the thrill never fades. And then to find out that we might be able to win stuff from JA! Now THAT is a thrill!
Stuff like this:
Rams Head Lamp
And these:
Bargello Puzzle Pillow
Bargello Chevron Pillow
Maybe a few of these:
Utopia Mugs
And all we have to do is send you our email address? I mean what could be easier, right? So Thanks for the info:
JA 3K Giveaway
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I am passing it along, along with your link here, so everyone can get in on the fun. It's a pretty cool thing when someone decides to create their own little stimulus package for all those who could use a little more HAPPY right about now.
Hugs from Katiedid
(P.S......Oh....and Jonathan....if one of these was to be left on my doorstep in the middle of the night, you could rest assured that we would welcome the sweet little thing into our home with open arms and give it all the love and affection it could ever need.)
Nixon Throw
Thanks to all of you who have been patiently waiting for pictures of my daughter's room! It is finally in a state where pictures can be taken. I had been waiting to find the right, affordable lamps, hang the sheers at the windows and on the bed, and to hang a bit of art on the walls. And while it is still a work in progress (every room in our house always is), it has turned out to be rather pretty. The most important thing is that she loves it.
Some of you have asked where things were found or purchased. So here we go: The bed is from IKEA and we painted it white. The bedside chests are from Bungalow 5. Lamps are from Home Depot ( I know!). The little suzani I found on ebay. The sweet portrait I found at a flea market and looks so much like my daughter.
The rug is from West Elm (no longer available). Sheets and Duvet Cover were from PBteen. Sheers were from IKEA. Matelisse Bedspread and Shams were from Crate and Barrel.
Dresser was from Jayson Home and Garden. Lamps on the dresser are vintage. Mirror is from the Nate Berkus Collection on HSN. Coral "sconces" are from Urban Outfitters. Louis Ghost Chair is from DWR.
If you check here, you can see the ideas that we had when putting the room together. It came pretty close I think!
So there you have it!
