FORBES TOWNHOUSE Park Slope, Brooklyn Abelow Sherman Architects Partner-in-Charge: David Sherman Contractor: Top Drawer Construction Photographer: Mikiko Kikuyama Completed: 2007 Project Team: Rosie Donovan, Mara Ayuso This project upgrades a brownstone in the Park Slope Historic District in a distinctive manner. The clients are both trained in the visual arts, and have well-developed sensibilities about how a house is used as well as how elements from certain eras can interact visually. A lively dialogue has resulted in a design in which the architectural and construction interventions appear as a subtle background to the decorating. The intended effect is that the structure of each room appears to have a “timeless” quality, while the fit-ups, loose furniture, and lighting appear more contemporary. Thus the bathrooms are sheathed in mosaic tile, with a rough texture, and of indeterminate origin. The color palette is generally muted. The fixtures however are modern Italian. A kitchen features rough brick walls and exposed wood beams, as crooked as can be, while the cabinets within are modernist overlay slabs of walnut veneer. Throughout the house, the visible components include thick Cararra marble, new mahogany windows with weights-and-pulleys, new steel sash windows and doors, and period light fixtures. What is not seen is a state-of-the-art infrastructure consisting of a new hot water plant, structured cabling, new electrical service and plumbing piping. Because of an unusual relationship with its site, there is no backyard to speak of, only an eight foot deep space between the building’s first floor extension and the property line. In order to offset this problem, a series of Ipe wood decks were designed, and very precisely built to less than 1/8 inch tolerance. There is a deck of some kind on each floor from the basement to the third floor. On the exterior, the brownstone facade was completely restored. All of this was achieve

David Duncan Livingston
サンフランシスコにあるお手頃価格の小さなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、濃色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり) の写真

Standard hardware-store lighting was switched out in favor of a brass-and-crystal chandelier and—in the galley-style kitchen—a ceiling mounted fixture. We chose a super-affordable small-scale Ikea love seat and matching ottoman, and dressed it up with Jonathan Adler pillows. A small Lucite bar (behind the couch) includes barware, glassware, and all tools needed to mix up a good drink.

A custom rolled arm, tufted leather daybed with nailhead trim sits atop a custom area rug with a Spanish tile design. Note the custom trim is a flat frieze that is hand painted and antiqued. The Spanish scroll design located on the inside of the arched doorway is also handpainted. There is also a custom design hand painted on the ceiling of the sunroom beyond. Credit for the wonderful hand painted details of this job goes to Mural Pros of San Jose, California

A cosy little piece that will fit at the end of your bed, in the study, next to the bath, in the hall or, if you insist, in your living room. Don't be fooled by the size; just because she's small doesn't mean that Yanna isn't absurdly comfy. The Yanna 2 seat sofa in Sloe cotton matt velvet, £1.240:

A rustic wood fireplace mantel contrasts against 3D marble tile surround. Simple, white shaker cabinets with built-in shelves above provide additional storage. © Lassiter Photography 2018

Marcin Wyszomirski
他の地域にあるお手頃価格の小さなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (グレーの壁、ラミネートの床、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、白い床) の写真

ニューヨークにある小さなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなリビング (標準型暖炉、茶色い床、白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、漆喰の暖炉まわり、テレビなし) の写真

Using a consistent color scheme in shades of blue and yellow helps to unify the room across its various functions as dining, entertaining and family space.

ローマにある高級な小さなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ライブラリー、白い壁、磁器タイルの床、コーナー設置型暖炉、漆喰の暖炉まわり、内蔵型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

Above the fireplace is one of my paintings Seeds. On the right wall, the painting is called "A Tropical Garden" and shows whimsical and beautiful plants.

The furnishing we played with color, pattern, and texture. The white hug you loveseat fit perfectly into the space and the swivel chair was selected for no other reason that if was comfortable and fun and you know what? It works. The rug was a great find. The mod design and bright colors really bring life to the space.

Minneapolis Interior Designer Remodel in Edina. This condo was altered from the look of sophisticated, casual Cape Code to New York Glitz. The fireplace that was once an earthy stone is now the look of gold nuggets accented with a lavender mantel and under mantel lighting on the gold leaf of the stones. It was a maple wood floor that has been sanded and stained a deep walnut. Art and color in furniture tell the story. Gold leaf chandelier add to that story.

Like the rest of the home, the existing flooring was replaced with oak looking laminate. We did however keep the fireplace in tact. We chose a mix of mid-century modern pieces that speaks to the homes 1960's pedigree and continued to use blue to tie in the entire living room-kitchen-dining room areas. Custom ash wood coffee table by Lakan of Kidlat Woodworks.

This is a living room in a Bed and Breakfast that is located on Puget Sound. The room is the reception area for guests who typically arrive here but use the lower half of the home with access to a local beach, views of the sound, lighthouse, Maury Island and 30 minutes from Seattle. The coffee table was finished with an old yellowed shellac and we removed it to find a solid Birdseye Maple piece that is beautiful. To save money the side table is a particle board with stable cross pieces covered with two table clothes - one 60 inch the other 70 inch. We found two silk orchid stems at Molbak's in Woodinville that are used in the real orchid plants until they again come into bloom. No one has ever questioned that they were not real.

ロサンゼルスにある低価格の小さなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ベージュの壁、コンクリートの床、標準型暖炉、漆喰の暖炉まわり、埋込式メディアウォール、グレーの床) の写真

ローマにある高級な小さなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ライブラリー、白い壁、磁器タイルの床、コーナー設置型暖炉、漆喰の暖炉まわり、内蔵型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

David Duncan Livingston
サンフランシスコにある高級な小さなエクレクティックスタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ベージュの壁、濃色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ) の写真

After searching for the perfect Paris apartment that could double as an atelier for five years, Laure Nell Interiors founder and principal Laetitia Laurent fell in love with this 415-square-foot pied-à-terre that packs a punch. Situated in the coveted Golden Triangle area in the 8th arrondissement—between avenue Montaigne, avenue des Champs-Elysées and avenue George V—the apartment was destined to be fashionable. The building’s Hausmannian architecture and a charming interior courtyard make way for modern interior architectural detailing that had been done during a previous renovation. Hardwood floors with deep black knotting, slatted wood paneling, and blue lacquer in the built-ins gave the apartment an interesting contemporary twist against the otherwise classic backdrop, including the original fireplace from the Hausmann era. Laure Nell Interiors played up this dichotomy with playfully curated furnishings and lighting found during Paris Design Week: a mid-century Tulip table in the dining room, a coffee table from the NV Gallery x J’aime tout chez toi capsule collection, and a fireside chair from Popus Editions, a Paris-London furniture line with a restrained French take on British-inspired hues. In the bedroom, black and white details nod to Coco Chanel and ochre-colored bedding keeps the aesthetic current. A pendant from Oi Soi Oi lends the room a minimalist Asian element reminiscent of Laurent’s time in Kyoto. Thanks to tall ceilings and the mezzanine loft space that had been added above the kitchen, the apartment exudes a feeling of grandeur despite its small footprint. Photos by Gilles Trillard