Archive for 2009

Repeat that?

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Last night as I was flitting about on the internet looking at the fabulous portfolio of David Jimenez (his palm springs place above, yummers) The Boy turns to me and says,

“I’m tired of all this white, we should paint an accent color. I need COLOR!”

My first thought – no more HGTV for you.

I told him the only accent color allowed in the house would be black. I would paint a black wall and nothing else – no taupe, no sage green, and god forbid RED.

Accent walls are for people with commitment issues. Gold reflective wall papered accent walls are for the truly fabulous, as seen below from David J’s place.

I love bright white. Always. Everywhere.

When did he start caring about decor anyways? Isn’t there a dirt bike that needs tending or a UFC fight on somewhere? Leave the decorating to me darling.

Craigslist

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009



Not to get to skeezy when it comes to hocking my crap, but I’m selling this John Keal designed
Brown Saltman table on Craigslist. Its pretty great except for a crack on the face of the drawer. Its the big occasional table (30 x 30 x 18 1/2) and heavy solid walnut with a great display area under the inset glass. On a related rant style note.

Why am I selling all my stuff?
A. I have to much.
B. The gross bathroom needs to be fixed.
C. The Boy got laid off and unemployment doesn’t pay enough to keep us renovating – or using the heater.

This economic downturn sucks.

**I haven’t gotten one email about this table (except for a scammer). Maybe its priced to high. But DUDE they are at like 3 vintage shops for around $1400- $2400. I think $150 is a steal, especially after I saw 2 smaller ones sell on Craigslist for $485 a pop. Hot damn, I will always negotiate.

Vignettes

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

I really have been considering the Eddie Ross school of vignette styling (although I’m very suspicious of it) it seems some of the basic rules are sound. Paying attention to scale, texture, pattern, and white space helps visually order things and show off the best parts of a collection. I’ve been attempting (and failing) to style the entry wall in the living room for the last year.

The top image is my current entry area “vignette”. I think I kind of dig it.

I’ve been considering a coat hanger and was thinking of the Eames Hang it All installed on the empty left side to hang coats, purses, ect. I also want to add a shelving unit behind the sofa to act as a sofa table and bookcase. If only I can find something stylish, long, and cheap…which is how I like my men… if you know what i mean…

This is when vignetting fails.

I love this marble table and was hoping to use it bedside for the Boy. The entry space in the bedroom is tight and his table needs to be small and floating to keep the room feeling as spacious as possible. First thing first – DESTROY that alarm clock. For SEVEN years he has had that ugly sticker covered monstrosity. Its like the size of a toaster.

Probably no table lamp will work. I’m going to have to do pendant lights or something wall mounted to keep the space open and symmetrical on either side of the bed. Right now the tables don’t match, the lamps don’t match, cords are askew and asunder, and we don’t have a headboard. It looks a hot mess. After all that is figured – I guess something simple, clean and with clear accent pieces will make it all come together. I hope.

The den is brown and crowded. Ugh. Eventually this will get some awesome vignetting and color action when the space planning issue works out. This pic solves the mystery of where the old coffee table ended up. The table is way to big and will be sold when I find the right perfectly priced white oval tulip base coffee table…or maybe a naked gold lady holding up a piece of glass.