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there wolf posted:Disagree. Everything they added looks as cheap as possible, and that's extra discordant with the stained glass and stonework. You might be right about the cheapness, but compared to the mess most church conversions I've seen are, it's pretty decent
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bEatmstrJ posted:Any conversion of a church is a good conversion. How's your bathroom?
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Looks more like a schism than a conversion
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absolem posted:You might be right about the cheapness, but compared to the mess most church conversions I've seen are, it's pretty decent Got any links. I tried to look up better versions of the same idea and found a bunch of really nice ones that were pretty much all single residences so you didn't have to dived the space so much.
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:How's your bathroom? It's wonderful, thanks for asking.
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there wolf posted:Got any links. I tried to look up better versions of the same idea and found a bunch of really nice ones that were pretty much all single residences so you didn't have to dived the space so much. No, sorry - I've just seen a couple weird conversions into single homes by people my dad lent to Best imo is https://thespaces.com/born-again-cls-architects-turn-a-church-into-their-milan-hq/amp/ although it's not living space
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That's pretty drat amazing. But if anyone wants a church house of their own, I found one for sale https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/390-Marienstein-Rd-Upper-Black-Eddy-PA-18972/9064473_zpid/  
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there wolf posted:That's pretty drat amazing. Infinitely better than the other one.
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drat that's really nice!!!
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My uncle converted a rural church into living space. I'll have to take pictures the next time I'm there.
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bEatmstrJ posted:Any conversion of a church is a good conversion.  so edgy
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Uhhhhh, I feel so called out right now. At the risk of forums mockery, I confess I have a wooden pulpit from the 1840s (unspecified Protestant, so it's plain) I use as a bookshelf, an antique incense censer stand (Catholic, so it's ornate) I use as a scarf tree, and a 1930s outdoor church sign (Episcopalian, so it's in the middle) hanging in my apartment. Here's a pic of my cat, with the pulpit showing in the top center, in front of which is a Mexican retablo/shrine to St. Michael (gift from an ex).  Yes, I am a former Catholic. I'm also 40 and unmarried. My aunt recently asked me, "Do you ever worry that your apartment is scaring away men?" I said, "Pffffft, I take care of that myself." 
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Rabbit Hill posted:Uhhhhh, I feel so called out right now. At the risk of forums mockery, I confess Looks like a good cat
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Cat knows whats up.
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The best part of a church conversion is not having to take out the garbage for a long time. Content below. Anyone need a handyman in the Des Moines metro area? 
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You should get that lump in the middle of your chest looked at.
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Dielectric posted:The best part of a church conversion is not having to take out the garbage for a long time. Des Moines crew represent, but I’m gonna give your handyman/designer a hard pass.
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I can smell this picture. Woodsmoke, pine, leather, old paper. I love it. ... I would replace the chair with something cosy and over-stuffed, though.
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Yeah, just needs a big stoneware mug of tea, and a metal teapot sitting on top of that stove to stay warm for easy refills.
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Any recommended books on craftsman style bungalows? Or (interior) craftsman style in general? In the process of buying one from 1900 and ho-boy it needs some updates. I’m thinking ‘industrial farmhouse’!
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Spring Heeled Jack posted:Any recommended books on craftsman style bungalows? Or (interior) craftsman style in general? Craftsman style architecture translates to arts-and-crafts style furniture, and the arts and crafts movement in general. The focus is on handcrafted furniture that is simple in design and construction, usually with construction elements as the only design features (through-tenons being particularly popular). I like Nancy Hiller's book, "English Arts & Crafts Furniture" for an overview of the philosophies and construction methods of the movement. https://blog.lostartpress.com/2018/06/27/nancy-hillers-english-arts-crafts-furniture-book/
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Spring Heeled Jack posted:Any recommended books on craftsman style bungalows? Or (interior) craftsman style in general? In general, I’d say there tend to be fairly rich, bold colors, with contrasting (or often stained wood) trim, very often oriental rugs, and an emphasis more on geometric than organic shapes. Lots of brown oak furniture. Look at the Stickley furniture catalog too-they’re very appropriate (and expensive). My local library always has a ton of big glossy $80 coffee table books back in the art/art history and interior design sections. Poke around in there and you can probably find something useful.
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The first place I stayed when I moved to Seattle was with a group of extremely lovely hippies who decorated their craftsman home like this: I have a lot of good memories of spending dark, rainy mornings reading Virginia Woolf on a big, overstuffed couch by the window. A lot of craftsman homes I visited there were done in a similar style (which is how I learned that you have to be fastidiously tidy to pull it off), and it's probably the one kind of interior design I miss the most now that I'm in Toronto.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:it's probably the one kind of interior design I miss the most now that I'm in Toronto. I’m sure there are some places like that in the Annex somewhere, if nothing else.
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vonnegutt posted:Craftsman style architecture translates to arts-and-crafts style furniture, and the arts and crafts movement in general. The focus is on handcrafted furniture that is simple in design and construction, usually with construction elements as the only design features (through-tenons being particularly popular). I like Nancy Hiller's book, "English Arts & Crafts Furniture" for an overview of the philosophies and construction methods of the movement. Ah I follow her (and LAP) on Instagram, completely forgot this book was a recent release. Also, very much joking on the 'industrial farmhouse' bit.
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may we just take a moment to appreciate my man in des moines and those Serious Ceiling Titties My God Those Things Are Terrifying
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Electric Bugaloo posted:may we just take a moment to appreciate my man in des moines and those Serious Ceiling Titties My God Those Things Are Terrifying Poor dude is just trying to make a buck. 
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In fairness, if my options were a single bare bulb and a dark room or two boob lights and a decent illumination level, I'll take the boobs.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:The first place I stayed when I moved to Seattle was with a group of extremely lovely hippies who decorated their craftsman home like this: What style of decor works well if you aren't fastidiously tidy? asking for a friend
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Facebook Aunt posted:What style of decor works well if you aren't fastidiously tidy? Turning the lights off
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TooMuchAbstraction posted:In fairness, if my options were a single bare bulb and a dark room or two boob lights and a decent illumination level, I'll take the boobs. Hey if it's electrically safe he's miles ahead of the pack on average.
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Variable 5 posted:Turning the lights off Works for the state of my crotch too
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Facebook Aunt posted:What style of decor works well if you aren't fastidiously tidy? That witchy look involves a lot of eclectic maximalism, which definitely requires a certain level of maintainence - the line between interesting bric-a-brac and hoarder garbage gets blurred real quick, especially if you don't actually have an eye for eclectic decor.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:That witchy look involves a lot of eclectic maximalism, which definitely requires a certain level of maintainence - the line between interesting bric-a-brac and hoarder garbage gets blurred real quick, especially if you don't actually have an eye for eclectic decor. The envelope can be pushed if the bric-a-brac is actually interesting as well as interesting looking. Bonus points if some of the objects have good stories associated in case someone asks why you have a complete skeleton of a five legged bandicoot or whatever. Sell or otherwise get rid of anything that ceases to interest you or that both doesn't have a bitchin story and doesn't contribute to the feeling that you wandered into a surreal 90s adventure game.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:surreal 90s adventure game. I've always wanted to live in 9. Especially that area with junk floating in space.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:The envelope can be pushed if the bric-a-brac is actually interesting as well as interesting looking. Bonus points if some of the objects have good stories associated in case someone asks why you have a complete skeleton of a five legged bandicoot or whatever. Sell or otherwise get rid of anything that ceases to interest you or that both doesn't have a bitchin story and doesn't contribute to the feeling that you wandered into a surreal 90s adventure game. Basically this, and also make sure you dust a lot.
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oh god I was looking at church conversions and saw what may be the weirdest interior design I have ever seen. It's like it was decorated by aliens.  why does this look like a surrealist collage      The kicker: realtorbabble posted:it now serves as both home, business & studio space for its current interior designer owner. 
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PRADA SLUT posted:I have one of these above my (stacked) dryer that acts a hamper. Has the benefit of looking nice, being all ~colorful~, and hiding dirty-rear end clothes. the problem with hampers isn't that they're out in the open, the problem is that most are these ugly-rear end 'utilitarian' plastic molds people buy for $9.99 from Costco and then can't figure out why it looks so goddamn hideous when it sits in the corner of the bedroom floor That hamper looks like it should be sold at Ikea for $20 and called IXKARPANT. I'd have no problem with it then, because its price would match its quality(and it's really not that ugly). Except Ikea actually sells a similar hamper for a whopping $8. It's simplistic, durable, colorful, and also reasonably priced. I'd rather have that if I was the type who wanted brightly colored laundry hampers. I'm not bringing this up just to dunk on your choice of hamper, but to vent about one of my interior design pet peeves: The rung of decor and household stuff that's just enough steps above Ikea and Target to be markedly more expensive, but not enough steps above them to actually be a better-looking/functioning product. It's for people who want their home to be filled with status symbols, except they can't afford real status symbols and 99.9% of the people who look at their stuff can't tell the difference anyway. I don't mind expensive things as long as there's some justification of why they're the price they are(durability, legitimately unique styling, high-quality materials, etc), but stuff like that hamper is just insulting to the consumer. It's generic furnishings with enough  attached to fool the buyer into believing it's actually unique high-end stuff. It's bullshit along the lines of "artisanal" food.I know Design Within Reach is low-hanging fruit here, but seriously. Look at it. "Derived from simple geometric shapes, his Teema Dinnerware (1952) exemplifies the removal of superfluous ornament, functional yet sophisticated in how it meets every need, from preparing to serving, all the while marked by timeless beauty." sure is one way to say "it's a white bowl." That rug is several times more expensive than comparable artificial silk/wool rugs of the same size. That $150 plant holder is made of plastic.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:The first place I stayed when I moved to Seattle was with a group of extremely lovely hippies who decorated their craftsman home like this: There’s a GORGEOUS American bungalow on my street in Parkdale and they often leave their shutters open at night so you can see the gorgeous interiors that they have kept up completely in the style.
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