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Hello, interior design thread! I need lighting/shopping advice. We are painting our cabinets (excuse the mess), doing a backsplash (subway tile) and replacing these three fixtures. We know we want them to be dark metal (everything else in the house is oil-rubbed), we want something roughly the same "fancy level" over the dining area (or keep this piece), something smallish/flush over the island, and something in between over the sink. We think something from the same general collection would be nice to unify the two "rooms" in our big, stupid 2000-era open floorplan. But everything we have been able to search up has either been off-the-shelf Lowe's type stuff or $500-a-fixture RH. Our budget is ... between those two extremes. Basically, is there someplace I could be looking other than one million options on Wayfair? Anyone have a better suggestion for our setup? Thank you!
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The Zillow search term of the day is "Chambers stove". As with most types of antiques there is a  comprehensive website about these things that is straight out of the early 2000s https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/413-Warrenville-Rd-Green-Brook-NJ-08812/39884056_zpid/   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1077-River-Rd-Barrytown-NY-12507/2077827743_zpid/  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/225-E-Corbin-St-Hillsborough-NC-27278/2084220482_zpid/   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/9-Egbert-Ave-Morristown-NJ-07960/39452988_zpid/ super rad 1980 contemporary (Chambers made stoves/cooktops till 1988)     https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8720-Noland-Ln-Fair-Oaks-CA-95628/26052695_zpid/ 1972 California contemporary  old range? new range? por que no los dos (the new one needs a hood tho)   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1091-W-Ridge-St-Harpers-Ferry-WV-25425/22570446_zpid/ this 1927 Craftsman is one of the newer houses in its neighborhood. Harpers Ferry (one of a handful of towns in WV I'd actually want to live in) has antebellum buildings everywhere you look and if you are a fan of Colonial/Georgian/Federal architecture and/or a fan of John Brown I highly recommend taking a trip there after you've been vaccinated. a view of the neighbors  "Warm wood trim and mouldings throughout have never seen a paint brush in nearly 100 years" hell yeah   the interior ventilation windows probably helped tremendously to get air moving in the attic, thankfully there is central A/C now  I actually can't tell if this bathroom was original to the house and has been renovated or if it was added later, either way it's got a nice vintage-yet-modern look  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1921-Morningside-Dr-NE-Albuquerque-NM-87110/6741748_zpid/ well-preserved 1961 MCM by Don Schlegel. Check out the 3D tour in the listing  it looks like they replaced the original carpet with carpet of the same color, I approve. The hanging lamp is original  not sure if this light is original too but I want it   
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That Albuquerque MCM is my dream house, holy bajoli.
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Metaline posted:That Albuquerque MCM is my dream house, holy bajoli.  It would be the appropriate skeleton to hang my theoretical atomic-to-cyber furniture on. I actually don't know if "cyber" is the right descriptor, like the advancement of "space-age" furniture after the 50s atomica and actual space age.
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I just learned of this IG account: https://instagram.com/zillowgonewild
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https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2123-Bella-Vista-Dr_Farmington_UT_84025_M24202-73736 I don't know if I've ever seen a better argument against open floor plans than this house.
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Huxley posted:
is that light fixture on the left actually above the island? if you do a flush fixture for the left one, you may find it projects enough light that you don't even need one over the sink. pendants are good for kitchen tables if you are open to that, and there are plenty of good options under 500. here's some modern pendants that are either black or gray, and have at least one option <500. https://www.dwr.com/lighting-ceiling/constant/black-gray?lang=en_US&pmax=500.00&pmin=0.00 I consider 500 to be a reasonable price for a really high quality floor lamp, but for ceiling lamps prices tend to be a bit lower so you definitely shouldn't need to spend that much. actionjackson fucked around with this message at 20:35 on Dec 29, 2020 |
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SkyeAuroline posted:https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2123-Bella-Vista-Dr_Farmington_UT_84025_M24202-73736
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Now let's be a little fair - this is Utah, they've developed their own brand of horrific interior (and exterior) design above and beyond the rest of the States.
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:I just learned of this IG account: https://instagram.com/zillowgonewild why is this house there https://www.instagram.com/p/CJY34_kgwQP/ it is perfect
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SkyeAuroline posted:https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/2123-Bella-Vista-Dr_Farmington_UT_84025_M24202-73736 I'm assuming the visible pool from living room is to keep an eye on all of your Mormon sister wives?
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The Zillow search term of the day is "Palm Springs modern". Just putting it out there in the universe that I would like to own any and all of the furniture in these photos. https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/193-W-Merito-Pl-Palm-Springs-CA-92262/18023806_zpid/ cool condo built in 1961   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1754-S-Araby-Dr-Palm-Springs-CA-92264/18029223_zpid/ another folded-plate roof cutie from 1961    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4511-Don-Pablo-Pl-Los-Angeles-CA-90008/20577364_zpid/ built in 1959    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/730-E-Paseo-El-Mirador-Palm-Springs-CA-92262/18024102_zpid/ former residence of Lawrence Welk, built in 1952  https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/15944-Snow-Creek-Rd-Whitewater-CA-92282/18032887_zpid/ 1961 A-frame vacation home with an...okay renovation    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/445-S-Monte-Vista-Dr-Palm-Springs-CA-92262/18032089_zpid/ Gala House, built in 1973  mirrors really do make a place feel bigger   https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2172-George-Dr-Palm-Springs-CA-92262/18016814_zpid/ "reimagined" 60s modern that was taken down and rebuilt in 2013      https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/71076-Country-Club-Dr-Rancho-Mirage-CA-92270/18141481_zpid/ the Simons Residence by William F. Cody (1958). Fantastic time capsule home although imo they went a bit overboard with the staging.      https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/650-E-Tachevah-Dr-Palm-Springs-CA-92262/18024123_zpid/ 9,445square feet of mid-century modern madness by Howard Lanham, built in 1966   yes those are illustrations of naked ladies by the bar   an indoor pool right by your bedroom  another naked lady picture in this one and I'll put it behind a link to be safe  https://i.imgur.com/ouPEYQg.jpgthis is just a great interior design right here 
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SkyeAuroline posted:Now let's be a little fair - this is Utah, they've developed their own brand of horrific interior (and exterior) design above and beyond the rest of the States. I could literally recreate that entire living room in the Sims 3. e: Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "Palm Springs modern".  Not gonna lie, I like everything about all of those.quote:quote:"No." quote:yes those are illustrations of naked ladies by the bar Dareon fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Dec 30, 2020 |
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Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "Palm Springs modern".
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You should start around page 450. Youth Decay started them much earlier than that but the older posts have a ton of broken links. I think at some point YD switch hosting systems so newer posts should be better preserved.
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Youth Decay posted:The Zillow search term of the day is "Palm Springs modern". I'm just quoting to say I love these posts. Random q: Is there a "messy" midcentury look? I like warm walnut and sleek lines but I'm ADHD as gently caress so nothing stays tidy.
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that credenza is 10,000 dollars assuming it's authentic, I wonder if it comes with the house it's Finn Juhl's most iconic piece, and just like with fellow Dane Arne Jacobsen follows my aforementioned "black/white picture with atticus finch glasses and smoking" price markup rule that whole house is like a DWR catalog, the living room has a womb settee, two barcelona chairs, the eames recliner, platner coffee table, and the grasshopper lamp actionjackson fucked around with this message at 18:24 on Dec 30, 2020 |
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Wasabi the J posted:Random q: Is there a "messy" midcentury look? I like warm walnut and sleek lines but I'm ADHD as gently caress so nothing stays tidy. *flipping back through pages* ah yes Youth Decay posted:this is pretty close to my ideal home bar
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oXDemosthenesXo posted:You should start around page 450. Youth Decay started them much earlier than that but the older posts have a ton of broken links. I think at some point YD switch hosting systems so newer posts should be better preserved. Yes eventually I realized that images leeched from Zillow die once the listing is taken down  . Wasabi the J posted:I'm just quoting to say I love these posts. I've heard "mid century modest" used to describe the vernacular version found in ordinary ranchers as opposed to the high style of Eichler, Neutra, Johnson et al. The Third Bay Tradition (aka "Sea Ranch style") was more casual and rustic than what was popular in SoCal and it sort of filtered down into the funky Brown (there's probably a real name for them but I just call them that because they are very brown) Houses of the late 60s-70s.
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Youth Decay posted:
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Youth Decay, how do you pick your word of the day?
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Youth Decay posted:all three full bathrooms are carpeted btw I will spare your eyes You will. I won't. These bathrooms need to be shamed.    You also missed the not-at-all-a-red-flag: quote:The sellers are the original owners and architects of the home which was built in 1980. Almost everything in the home was handmade and custom-built with details outlined below.
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Heavens, no. These are the cheap materials of the 80s!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HI9cWk2xmA
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:Youth Decay, how do you pick your word of the day? I just think of keywords/phrases that might give interesting/cool/weird good results but aren't too common where there's a bajillion houses with little relation to each other to comb through. I'm an architecture history nerd so that helps, doesn't help when people label every 19th century house as "Victorian" and every postwar ranch as "mid-century modern" though. After a while you get to where you can translate realtorbabble and recognize the turns of phrase they like to use. I have a little post-it note of potential future terms lol.
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Youth Decay posted:excuse me what the gently caress I can dig it. It's meant to evoke the age and grandeur of a plastered villa that's crumbled a little showing the brickwork underneath. It's not really my aesthetic, I wouldn't mix brick and stone, and I wouldn't do it in the bathroom (Maybe it would be, like, patio accents, pool house, you know, something exterior) but it's well-executed. Not like the tumorous stick-on brickwork you can find for mcmansions. SkyeAuroline posted:You will. I won't. These bathrooms need to be shamed.
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Nothing I want more when I'm pooping than to stare into giant wall mirrors in front of and beside me. Holy poo poo, is that a Philco Predicata in the corner? 
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Qwijib0 posted:if you have some woodworking skill, for about $600 in parts and a weekend you can build your own almost a year later, I actually had a weekend to spend building it. Kit and instructions were great, very easy to build and balance.  Maple plywood, 3 coats of wipe-on poly.  it works!
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Opinions and advice requested: We have this little built in ledge at the end of the bath, it gets 2 baskets (adults and kids) for toiletries and one for various dental stuff. I'd like to replace the baskets with a nicer way of storing things. Also the tiled bit is fractionally lower than the end of the bath so any water that gets on to it ends up dribbling down the corner onto the bathroom floor. I'm going to put a little bead of silicone in the nearest corner to stop that but long term I guess the real solution is to rebuild that bit higher than the bath. 
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Quick solution is a tension pole shower caddy. Long-term solution is a mirror cabinet over the sink and/or replacing the whole sink with a vanity and drawers.
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So I have shelf color questions. Most of the wood in my apartment area is a warm oak and my couch is bright loving red. Not sure what color I should lean towards on the shelf along with the support metal color? Our lamp is a dark black with a natural linen color shade and the accent pillows are a dark navy. I was leaning black for the supports and oak for the shelves. I'm thinking white on white would be too modern and clash with my oak sideboard it's going above? Cool thing about these brackets is I can use whatever wood/MDF I find, which I'm leaning towards cheaper cause we want to move across country next year. We have low ceilings too. Would that be too much oak/too matchy? Not against painting some cheap planks if I can get my hands on some in the middle of NYC Here are the supports. Only getting these and finding the shelves over here cause lol at the shipping MDF planks to the US https://www.finnishdesignshop.com/furniture-shelves-wall-shelves-pythagoras-brackets-pcs-black-p-18166.html cheese eats mouse fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Jan 4, 2021 |
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