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Damnit. Why do I have to fall in love with the expensive stuff. Good mission/arts style living room furniture is going to be the death of my budget.
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Liquid Communism posted:Damnit. Good furniture is expensive as hell. I heard that when I was young and didn't believe it. I will probably have my rear end resting on cheap garbage until the day I die.
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Jul 27, 2021 14:37
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Yep. It'll be worth it to never buy again, but still going to make my wallet wince when I quote what I want, then dial it back to what I can actually afford. 
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Jul 27, 2021 15:10
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lol, it's true what does "mission/arts style" mean?
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A bunch of our crummy furniture all died at once so we’re stuck with an additional round of mediocre furniture. I’m digging my heels in on getting a nice office chair and solid-wood bedroom Shaker style dresser though.
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Jul 27, 2021 15:28
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actionjackson posted:lol, it's true Mission style was a contemporary of the arts and crafts movement that used some similarly simple forms but without the pretense of hand-crafting or construction methods as decoration. They get lumped together based on form by people who either don't know or don't care what the movement was about. I think. Blue Footed Booby fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Jul 27, 2021 |
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Jul 27, 2021 16:48
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Blue Footed Booby posted:Mission style was a contemporary of the arts and crafts movement that used some similarly simple forms but without the pretense of hand-crafting or construction methods as decoration. They get lumped together based on form by people who either don't know or don't care what the movement was about. The Arts and Crafts movement was late 19th century anti-industrial idealism focused on hand craftsmanship. As I understand it, there are three main commercial forms that came out of it in the US. Gustav and Leo Stickley's Craftsman works, named after Gustav's magazine The Craftsman. Mission style, which was east coast US work by Joseph McHugh. And of course the Chicago-based Prairie style, most associated with Frank Lloyd Wright. All are, outside of truly high end stuff, factory made with handcraft style details. They're based around use of natural woods with vertical and horizontal lines as well as paneling to complement the grain of the wood (often cherry or quartersawn white oak), handcrafted details, and simplicity of design. Stickley's still in business, but very much high end for my budget, even if they do make exactly what I want.  https://www.stickley.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/sofas/orchard-st-sofa/
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Liquid Communism posted:The Arts and Crafts movement was late 19th century anti-industrial idealism focused on hand craftsmanship. As I understand it, there are three main commercial forms that came out of it in the US. Gustav and Leo Stickley's Craftsman works, named after Gustav's magazine The Craftsman. Mission style, which was east coast US work by Joseph McHugh. And of course the Chicago-based Prairie style, most associated with Frank Lloyd Wright. All are, outside of truly high end stuff, factory made with handcraft style details. Not sure where you are but you can probably find some really nice pieces at good prices at Amish furniture stores. If you're anywhere near Michigan, I highly recommend Bear In The Woods. I bought some mission-style pieces there in the past, they are extremely nice and were very competitively priced: https://www.bearsinthewoodsamishfurniture.com/
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Jul 27, 2021 18:16
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Leather is so puffy in like 99% of recliners (the one above is definitely on the low end of the puffy scale though), this one is really sleek https://www.dwr.com/living-rocking-chairs-recliners/flight-recliner/4542.html
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Jul 27, 2021 18:19
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Liquid Communism posted:Yep. It'll be worth it to never buy again, but still going to make my wallet wince when I quote what I want, then dial it back to what I can actually afford. e.g.   The Craftsman magazine is a great resource for design inspiration and woodworking patterns and socialist commentary - I've linked an archive in the OP.
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Youth Decay posted:Which is why early Craftsman architects put so many built-ins in the houses he designed. They wanted people to only have to make/buy a few pieces of furniture apart from the house itself. For, say, a living room with a built-in seat and built-in bookcases on the walls, all that would be needed would be a few chairs and/or settee and a writing table. The chairs could do double-duty for the dining room. The substantial closet space in the bedrooms negated the need for a wardrobe and separate chest of drawers. All dining room and kitchen storage was built-in as well. built-in stuff is cool, I always thought it would be neat to have a nook in the wall with a built-in desk
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Buy used furniture and learn how to restore a finish.
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Liquid Communism posted:The Arts and Crafts movement was late 19th century anti-industrial idealism focused on hand craftsmanship. As I understand it, there are three main commercial forms that came out of it in the US. Gustav and Leo Stickley's Craftsman works, named after Gustav's magazine The Craftsman. Mission style, which was east coast US work by Joseph McHugh. And of course the Chicago-based Prairie style, most associated with Frank Lloyd Wright. All are, outside of truly high end stuff, factory made with handcraft style details. My parents have the chair & rocker that match that sofa and they're among the most comfortable things I've ever sat in, despite the leather barely being maintained for 25 years.
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Youth Decay posted:https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4557-Conestoga-Trl-Akron-OH-44321/35335793_zpid/ funky treehouse-ish thing by Gerald Rembowski (1970) This is one of the most fantastic houses I've ever seen in my entire life and it's a shame it's trapped in Ohio.
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The Zillow search term of the day is "singular" https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/50-Jaffrey-Rd-F-Peterborough-NH-03458/316754467_zpid/ not the sort of aesthetic you usually see in a loft but I dig it   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Via-Vandyke-Mill-Valley-CA-94941/19257004_zpid/    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/151-Laurens-St-SW-Aiken-SC-29801/198029304_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/85-83-Scoville-Ore-Mine-Rd-Salisbury-CT-06068/2069932118_zpid/   2nd house   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2270-Crawford-Smithonia-Rd-Colbert-GA-30628/105353574_zpid/ "Smithonia" (1863) seems like an awkward time to build your Georgia plantation mansion, how did Sherman miss this one     https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/32-Edgewater-Hillside-Westport-CT-06880/177219469_zpid/ by Roger Bartels (2007) I know this was probably painted white from the get-go but it would still look 100x better in all natural wood  you can have one brown room, as a treat    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/231-E-3rd-St-Hinsdale-IL-60521/4572445_zpid/ Prairie School style by E. E. Roberts (1908) "mpletely re-envisioned and rebuilt for contemporary living by John Eifler Architects in 2015, with award-winning interiors by Donna Mondi Interior Design" blurgh at least it looks like they mainly hosed with the second floor    
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SkyeAuroline posted:I don't want to know what's in the hobbit closets. I grew up in an old Georgian manse in NE Scotland that had those in some of the attics. They're just access to the eaves (in those cases no doubt turned into separated cupboards) but when we did night-time Call of Cthulhu campaigns - six or seven of us over whole weekends when my parents were away, in a 25-room house in the middle of nowhere, built on an *extremely* old site and backing onto a relatively new graveyard that nonetheless dated back half a millenium to pre-reformation times itself - my mate Cakes would on occasion ask someone to walk with him past those little attic doors and the trapdoor into the priest hole (actually where the old shower tank had been, between the floors, back when a shower meant maids taking buckets of water up the stairs by hand).
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Ladies and Gentleman please take your seats and buckle your seatbelts as we are beginning our final descent. Recline your seats and tray tables to their upright and locked positions. Thank you.
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um excuse me posted:Ladies and Gentleman please take your seats and buckle your seatbelts as we are beginning our final descent. Recline your seats and tray tables to their upright and locked positions. Thank you. Weird thing to say when your boat is upside down.
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that one has such houseboat energy, and i was a little disappointed when i looked at the listening and nope, no houseboat.
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Does anyone know where I can find more info about a "van pelt" manufacturer? I'm looking at buying some used furniture, and it has this manufacturer's mark. I've seen a bunch of other pieces with the same mark, and they always say the designer is "Bas van Pelt" ...but that seems a *bit* weird, given that (1) often, the date of manufacture is listed as in the 60's, even though van Pelt died in 1945 (a few days after being released from a concentration camp, jesus christ), and (2) his company, as far as I can tell, was never called, "van pelt." It was something like "My Home" and a decade or so after he died, when his wife and daughter were running it, it was named "'Bas van Pelt Binnenhuisarchitektuur." I could see the mark being simplified, but I can't find anything to confirm if/when/how that happened. I have this
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Oh god, that curtain rod placement. NSFW According to the Reddit post, this is his sister's guest room.
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kid sinister posted:Oh god, that curtain rod placement. Ballsy decorating choice
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Used to be an AT&T data center, though I have never seen one in a residential neighborhood before.
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"this property can serve as the perfect storage spot for large wine collections, art collections, multiple cars, as well as serving as the ultimate safe house" I'm trying to imagine being the kind of person who would be enticed by that ad copy.
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Sirotan posted:Not sure where you are but you can probably find some really nice pieces at good prices at Amish furniture stores. If you're anywhere near Michigan, I highly recommend Bear In The Woods. I bought some mission-style pieces there in the past, they are extremely nice and were very competitively priced: https://www.bearsinthewoodsamishfurniture.com/ They appear to be a Simply Amish dealer, and I dug around and found a local one, thanks! Still expensive, and 20+ weeks lead time right now thanks to everything, but they have what I want.
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Liquid Communism posted:They appear to be a Simply Amish dealer, and I dug around and found a local one, thanks! Huh, TIL. Everything I've ever gotten there has been in stock in the store, always just assumed they were getting stuff made locally. 20+ week lead time though, oof. What did you end up picking up?
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Haven't finalized the order yet, but I'm looking at their McCoy sofa and a matching hi-leg push recliner in cherry with a nice green linen fabric. 
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jfc why would anyone want high gloss bathroom surfaces
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actionjackson posted:jfc why would anyone want high gloss bathroom surfaces
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The Zillow search term of the day is "enveloping". yeah I already did envelope, they're two different words okay https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/807-Boulevard-E-Weehawken-NJ-07086/38946335_zpid/   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/12-Vail-Rd-UNIT-R8-Vail-CO-81657/58759507_zpid/    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/49-Paradise-Hill-Rd-Coxsackie-NY-12051/30507011_zpid/    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/30-Stonehenge-Rd-Weston-CT-06883/58838545_zpid/   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/200-Deer-Ln-Guilford-CT-06437/174492605_zpid/   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/821-Dulce-Tierra-Dr-El-Paso-TX-79912/27421329_zpid/ just love how colorful this is    
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Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "enveloping". yeah I already did envelope, they're two different words okay They painted that popcorn. That stuff's not coming down unless they tear the ceiling off or put another sheet of sheetrock on top of it.
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DirtyRobot posted:Does anyone know where I can find more info about a "van pelt" manufacturer? Looks like it is Bas van Pelt. The same logo appears on this wall mounted bar unit: https://www.catawiki.com/nl/l/35383233-bas-van-pelt-living-bar-meubels-1 The Dutch Institute for Art History says "cooperated with Jan Piets sinds 1936. After the war and the death of Bas van Pelt, his wife JH van Pelt-Jansen continued the business, after 1953 in cooperation with Janni van Pelt and Drick Brouwers. In 1974 Janni van Pelt took over her role as board member [the corporate officer title doesn't translate and doesn't even make much sense in Dutch]" https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/62485 About the business: "In honor of the anniversary and in homage to Bas van Pelt, the name of company was changed from "My Home Woninginrichting" to "Bas van Pelt Binnenhuisarchitectuur". His daughter Janni and son in law Dick Brouwers were company officers." https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/Pelt%20Binnenhuisarchitektuur%2C%20Bas%20van Maybe the guys listed on the company page (Bodegom and Van den Berg) were the designers by that time, but this is a bit unclear. EricBauman fucked around with this message at 15:15 on Aug 1, 2021 |
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https://twitter.com/ChrisExcel102/status/1419657693032292354?s=19 bEatmstrJ alt spotted?
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Who puts a full couch in their bedroom
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Badger of Basra posted:Who puts a full couch in their bedroom A bedsit, innit.
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