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An Artistic Life Fills a 150-Year-Old Home

Patricia Gelman’s 150-year-old beachside home is equal parts living area, studio, classroom and community gallery. The Paris-born artist uses her spacious lease to refinish and showcase flea market pieces from all over the Earth, instruct her golden- and silver-leaf techniques, and host biannual exhibits featuring other local artists. This mixture of imagination, education, community and travel gives her interior a complex but accessible fashion.

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in a Glance
Who lives here:
Patricia Gelman and her puppies Robine and Persefal
Location: Ajami, Jaffa, Israel
Size: 300 square meters (about 3,230 square feet); 1 bedroom, 2 baths, plus 2 studios and a gallery
That’s interesting: Local picture makers and fashion photographers have utilized her house for shoots.

The house centers around this living area and a courtyard. Her dad played with this baby grand; it’s the only piece Gelman comes from her youth in Paris. The floor tiles are original to the home. Mementos from her travels and flea market finds constitute much of the decor.

Gelman recently discovered that the home had been a synagogue, and in various times it had been inhabited by craftsmen. “I feel like it was intended to be a studio,” she states.

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A sitting room close to the front entry features an Asian screen and chairs refinished with a fabric which Gelman printed. The art above the buffet is just one of her original pieces and is printed on acrylic with feathers supporting it.

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She had a favorite card enlarged to poster size. The seats, with legs, are from a flea market. The bookshelf was created by A local artisan.

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Gelman’s bedroom off the primary living room contains a bathroom that opens to the central courtyard.

She restored the original door, re-creating its original appearance, and refinished the flea-market corner shelving unit with silver foliage. A print of a painting by French artist Gustave Caillebotte hangs above the bed.

She converted two other bedrooms into art studios which double as classrooms. A third bedroom serves as a gallery for her newest pieces.

Bed: Ikea

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A living area window displays a view of nearby Jaffa Beach, where Gelman often walks her puppies.

One of her paintings hangs over a flea-market seat. She painted the acrylic wool in dual layers for added texture, a current technique she’s been experimenting with.

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This refinished buffet in the living area is just another of her art projects.

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The open door results in Gelman’s gallery, where she hosts exhibits twice per year. A current event featured a painter, stage designer, photographer and a lecturer on philosophy and art. She is also hosted iron-sculpture artist Udi Dayan, son of the former defense and foreign minister Moshe Dayan, and photographer Gilli Schwartz.

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Eclectic furnishings in the gallery include a modern painted acrylic seat, a seat from the 15th century, a golden Baroque-style table and other pieces from Austria.

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Sunlight pours through the courtyard and in the gorgeous original arched windows with trefoil-like details. As a result of her gentle climate, Gelman often keeps the doors and windows open.

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Gelman uses this outdoor sink to wash her paintbrushes.

She loves courtyard dining in a vintage desk the previous owners left behind.

The door contributes to the primary living area.

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“I never believed I’d live in this gorgeous location,” says Gelman, photographed in the entry to her property.

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LEDs plus a Living Wall Color That a Minimalist Slovakian Home

After working for an architectural studio focusing mostly on low-energy and passive houses in Vienna, architect Rudolf Lesňák moved back to his hometown of Bratislava, Slovakia, and started a yearlong makeover of an “an old, ravaged apartment calling for renovation,” he says. He wanted his new house to unveil minimalist design, comfort and efficient storage. To do so, he custom made every bit of furniture. Along with the glossy fresh white area turned into an perfect background for his most precious showpiece: a living wall that lights up with kaleidoscopic colors.

in a Glance
Who lives here: Architect Rudolf Lesňák
Location: Ružinov, Bratislava, Slovakia
Size: 51 square meters (about 549 square feet); 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom
Renovation cost: 90,000 euros (about U.S.$117,270)

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Lesňák made the primary area to be simple and uncluttered, yet have lots of storage. He chose the exact same gray tiling to repeat at the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom, and the white wall shelves that function as a desk and press stand maintain a minimal profile and feature drawers for keeping small things.

For efficacy, he put all of his electronic devices in a kitchen cabinet; he uses a Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote to control everything.

Seat: Eames molded plywood dining chair, Herman Miller; tile: Stonehenge Cardoso, Lea

Before Photo

BEFORE: Here is the main space after the demolition phase. The plumbing, heating and electric wiring required to be entirely redone.

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Lighting is an integral element of the layout, and Lesňák generated a wide range of lighting options, such as halogen mood lights and LED strip lights.

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Following is a sample of the range of colors available through the strips of low-energy RGB LED lights. Lesňák enjoys mixing colors or changing them based on his or music mood. “Normally I turn it on while watching TV as a complementary lighting,” he says.

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The living wall consists of golden pothos plant life. “I used living plants, since it has positive impact on my health and mind,” Lesňák says. “Additionally, it produces a natural opposite to the contemporary materials and of the technology.”

The crops get light from the nearby window and grow in hydroponic inserts (pots full of clay granules), relinquishing the need for dirt. Meaning no bugs and no dirt to manage. Aside from intermittent watering and directing their growth, the plants need little upkeep.

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Before Photo

BEFORE: The kitchen dated cabinets and tiling were needing a contemporary update.

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AFTER: A combination of matte and high-gloss white kitchen cabinets with built-in appliances contrasts with the custom-made bedroom door (to the left). The door was ordered from Italy with no finish and stained to match the kitchen cabinets. A stainless steel screen on the ideal hides regular small kitchen appliances, since there is limited countertop space.

The kitchen can also be the multimedia heart of the apartment. A printer and components are tucked away from dust supporting the middle square glass cabinet. Utilizing In One technology by Legrand, Lesňák controls his television, air conditioning, window blinds and other electronics with a Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote. “I like the fact that I can control everything from anywhere inside my apartment,” he says.

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Gourmet kitchen cabinets make floor maintenance a cinch and also keep the space feeling airy. “We hung all the furniture on the walls so it will not visually decrease the general area of the room,” Lesňák says. A strip of LED lights lines that are dimmed the bottom of the cabinets.

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It had been difficult for Lesňák to locate a proper sofa, because every square inch counts in this small area. Instead, he custom made this sectional, which also acts as a mattress for guests. Straightforward glass photo frames hang from fishing wire nearby.

Before Photo

BEFORE: The bathroom remodel took four weeks to complete, because just one person was able to work inside the tight area at one time.

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AFTER: Lesňák made the toilet storage to be visually minimal but accessible as possible. He used exactly the exact same gray tiles that he used from the living area. The shower has heated floors.

Tile: Stonehenge Cardoso, Lea

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A frosted-glass door reaches the contemporary toilet and bidet.

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More gray tiles show up in the bedroom, which was retained minimalist. Lesňák used exactly the same fabric to make the custom-made bed as for the sofa in the living room.

Tile: Stonehenge Cardoso, Lea

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Cliff May Homeowners Lead How Long Beach

Doug and Rochelle Kramer were ready to design their own dream midcentury residence. Realtors who specialize in selling and reviving Cliff May homes in Southern California, they knew precisely what they wanted. However, what they got was a bank-owned house using a swampy pool, outdated appliances and light fittings, an army of ants and a four-sided fireplace covered in crazy materials.

After taking the opportunity to fix up this 1953 home, the couple filled the house with midcentury stone, designing a room that contributes their Cliff May tract by example and exemplifies that the greatest in midcentury design and indoor-outdoor living.

at a Glance
Who lives here: Doug and Rochelle Kramer and their feline, Eddie
Location: Cliff May Rancho tract, Long Beach, California
Size: 1,950 square feet; 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, home office-study
That’s interesting: This home has been featured in the 2008 book Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House

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The excellent room has two sitting areas bisected by a fireplace. The couple considers that side the casual family room, where they enjoy unwinding while viewing TV.

The neutral sofa and rug floor a Noguchi coffee table and vivid orange Modernicachair.

Rug: Dubai Vanilla, MAT; sofa: habit, David Galindo; paint: Sea Pine, Benjamin Moore

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A wall of windows allows natural light into the living space. The glass divider is typical of houses in this region — the hallway behind it contributes to the master bedroom.

Lamps: vintage, Inretrospect; side tables: Email; credenza: teak, vintage, eBay

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The Kramers’ house remains true to open-concept midcentury design; the fireplace in the great room creates two separate living spaces while maintaining flow. “I will see the pool, pool, living area, dining area and kitchen all at one time, but it is not too open,” Rochelle says. “There is just enough separation of room to feel defined nevertheless still connected.”

White armchairs: 1940s-inspired, Twentieth; java table, eBay; pub rug: Tokyo White, MAT; seat: Case Study Museum Bench, Modernica; floors: moderate brown hard maple, Lauzon

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Each of the fireplace’s four sides originally was coated in another material — stone, drywall, tile and mirror. The Kramers stripped it all off and started from scratch.

Searching for a material that would balance out the smooth interior surfaces and the jagged stone out by the pool, Doug and Rochelle determined on this limestone from Thompson Building Materials. The double-sided fireplace is now the great room’s focal point.

Planter: Bullet, Hip Haven

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A curated mix of accent pieces — like the glassware, artwork and ceramics on this dining area credenza — add character to the very simple house’s blank lines.

Credenza: Sussex, Design Within Reach; ceramics: Teardrop and Oval bud vases, Klein Reid; glassware: HomeGoods; artwork: vintage, Deja Vu

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The couple is really a driving force in bringing this closely knit Cliff May community collectively. They frequently host progressive dinner parties in the neighborhood. Rochelle also opened a neighborhood message board that now has close to 400 members, who post about everything from lost dogs to garage sales to builder referrals.

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Embracing their love of modern design and the architectural characteristics of their home — like the low, pitched roof and exposed beams — made the Kramers’ design choices easier. Each room makes use of one material or colour, rather than mixing different components.

Dining table: Baron, Calligaris; dining chairs: Globus, Design Within Reach; pendant: Nelson Saucer, Modernica

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The Cloud Couch from Modernica anchors the main living area. The curve of the coffee table perfectly complements the lines of the sofa, topped off by a round vase and bubble ground lamp.

The couple settled on Gingersnaps by Benjamin Moore for the living room’s main wall with the help of colour adviser Nancy Epstein.

Coffee table: eBay; pub rug: Tokyo White, MAT; floors: moderate brown hard maple, Lauzon; floor lamp: Cigar Lotus, Modernica; wall art: vintage, Long Beach Antique Market

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A solid wall of windows and French doors conducts the length of the entire residence, making the interior feel like an extension of their outdoor space.

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Unlike in several midcentury houses, this updated kitchen includes ample storage and cabinet space without compromising on windows and natural lighting. But kitchens built in the ’50s frequently had dual wall-mounted ovens, and this one was true to form. One oven has been swapped out for a more modern appliance — a microwave.

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The kitchen has been the center of every home in the 1950s. Due to the improvements and expansions completed on the house from the prior owners, the generally small galley kitchen has become more spacious.

Clean surfaces keep with the modern design of the home. The backsplash adds a touch of color against the neutral canvas of their cabinetry and countertops.

Countertops: Cinder, Caesarstone; backsplash: prism glass mosaic, source unknown

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Playful kitchen fittings are carefully curated to accent the blue backsplash and white cabinetry. The countertop stove allows for storage underneath.

Salt and pepper shakers: Birds, Jonathan Adler

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The outside and indoor spaces flow flawlessly together in design and style.

Planters: Bullet, Hip Haven

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When the couple moved, the pool has been “a shallow swamp,” in accordance with Rochelle. The couple restored the attractiveness and character of the original rock surrounding what they affectionately call the Flintstone Pool or Kramer Lagoon.

The lack of a true front door is a distinctive marker of Cliff May homes. Instead, a collection of French doors surrounds the perimeter of the house, making multiple entry points for authentic indoor-outdoor living.

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The couple fought with finding the ideal exterior color but finally landed on this calm gray-blue, which complements the pool and landscape.

Rochelle’s notion of gardening is utilizing low-maintenance plants, like succulents, followed by pebbles, stones and also a touch of grass to soften things up.

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Situated off the main courtyard and pool area, the master suite also has a solid wall of French doors.

Lamps: vintage, Deja Vu; shovel on dresser: Home Goods

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Because of the expansion function, the master suite is a lot larger than just one in a normal Cliff May home. The pitched roof and exposed white beams improve the open feeling.

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Eddie, the couple’s cat, makes an appearance to sunbathe. An heirloom teddy bear sits on a wing chair gifted by friends and fellow Cliff May homeowners Josh and Jen Amstone.

Curtains: Gate Jade, Robert Allen cloth; painting: vintage, Deja Vu; wall covering: Juicy Jute in Espresso, Phillip Jeffries; dressers: teak, vintage, Deja Vu; chair: Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates

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The master bath and big walk-in cupboard lie through a set of louvered doors. Unlike many homes built at the exact same time, Cliff May homes comprised master suites with attached baths.

The television in this bedroom is concealed from the hall. A vintage wall sconce brightens up this chocolate-colored corner of the space.

Bed frame with attached nightstands: Meubles Mobican Furniture; sconce: Anemone Wall Light, Robert Abbey

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The master bath formerly had all-black fixtures, and there was no shower, only a tub. The Kramers redesigned the toilet in neutral and crisp colors, with both a shower and bathtub.

Countertop: Nougat, Caesarstone; tile: Gres Cemento, Neutra, CasaMood; cabinets: custom, Estrada’s Cabinet Designs

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The pendant over the brand new tub helps establish the mood in this relaxing bath. The timber front to the tub makes it blend seamlessly with the rest of the bathroom cabinetry.

Tub deck: Nougat, Caesarstone; tile: Firenze Nicar, Porcelanosa; light fixture: Possini Sphere Pendant, Eurostyle Lighting

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In the back of the house, Doug’s home office exudes midcentury warmth, connected to the lush greenery outside by a wall of windows. The neutral paint colour and jute wall covering complement the vintage teak furniture and make the room feel cozy and manly.

Coffee table: teak, vintage, Xcape; sofa: Room & Board; lamps: vintage, eBay; finish tables: teak, vintage, Xcape

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Here, Doug and Rochelle Kramer relax in their everyday family room.

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Ethereal Glow in a Chic Montreal Penthouse

This 1920s art deco building in Montreal has taken on a new, contemporary twist, thanks to designer Julie Charbonneau. She originally purchased its penthouse as a showroom where she could flirt with fresh fashions in design. But if a fire burnt down her Toronto home last year, she moved herself and her daughter briefly to Montreal to wait out the rebuilding process. The spacious and bright attic has been home for today, and it embraces Charbonneau’s French design with fresh, high-contrast lines.

at a Glance
Who lives here: Julie Charbonneau along with her 8-year-old daughter, Alexia
Location:
Montreal
Size: 3,250 square feet; two bedrooms, two bathrooms
That’s intriguing: This building once housed a printing firm.

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Charbonneau maintained the structure as accurate to the original state as possible, including brick walls and the concrete columns. Following an unsuccessful attempt to salvage the first wooden floors, she replaced them with a budget-friendly white epoxy.

Charbonneau made this table. Its diameter that is 7-foot fits up to 10 chairs. The natural lines of the Bocci lighting fixture match the area’s industrial advantage.

Light fixture: Triede Design; dining chairs: Avant-Scène

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The open layout is created for entertaining many guests. The lighting may be controlled to various mood settings in an iPad, courtesy of AVI Design.

Floor lamp: Tolomeo, Michele De Lucchi for Artemide

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Oversize arched windows are the pinnacle of architectural interest in Charbonneau’s home. She opted to accentuate them by leaving them discovered in the primary living space.

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An oversize shag rug helps to define the seating area. This space, with its own swivel chairs facing the dramatic custom wood media centre, is Charbonneau’s favorite spot in the home. She says, “It’s a wicked sound system, also.”

Gray swivel chairs: Triede Design

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When guests come in, they visit this formal sitting area, with its Rauschenberg paintings, custom tiled chairs and wine collection on decorated glass shelves.

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The foyer includes two charcoal drawings, part of Robert Longo’s “Men in the Cities” body of work. An upholstered leather bench helps make a gracious entry and offers a seat for pulling on boots before heading outside to the snow.

Floors: Saraceno Granite; paint: Chelsea Gray, Benjamin Moore

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A tall coat closet made of rosewood sits in the foyer, also. “The idea was to not show the hinges,” says Charbonneau.

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The kitchen strategy included an island with granite counters that were white. When Charbonneau was advised the bit of oil wouldn’t fit within her building’s elevator, then she covered half of the island. “Sometimes a battle brings out the best,” she says.

A wall has been brought forward just enough to put in a line of accent lighting to her cooking area.

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A skylight and overhead spotlights make the glossy kitchen look extra bright. The kitchen also includes two dishwashers with pullout freezer drawers flush with the cabinetry.

Rosewood doorways beyond the kitchen match exactly the foyer’s coat closet design. These lead to Charbonneau’s daughter’s bedroom. The door on the right leads to the master suite.

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Charbonneau made her master bedroom with light colours and luscious fabrics.

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The upholstered headboard is custom designed to include a background for the two nightstands.

Table lamps: Flos; portrait: David Drebin

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A large portrait by Martin Rondeau, a Montreal artist, hangs over a freestanding tub in the master bath.

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His-and-her wall-mounted vanities face a walk in shower in the master bath. The spacious frosted glass door leads to the toilet.

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Charbonneau designed daughter Alexia’s room with an extra twin bed for a visitor. A Paul Beliveau painting hangs on a custom wall-to-wall headboard.

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An Egg Chair overlooking downtown Montreal sits in the corner of Alexia’s room.

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Off the foyer, another bath ties in with the rest of the house with a rich, dark rosewood vanity and wood-lined wall.

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A massive shower opens up the room and contrasts with the dramatic vanity.

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The primary living room includes a view of St. Patrick’s Basilica, just a couple of steps away from her building’s front door.

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Julie Charbonneau snuggles with Alexia on among her favorite swivel chairs. While both are living here just briefly, Charbonneau is likely to build a rooftop patio adjacent.

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A Chicago Two-Story Circles the Globe

Graphic designer Meighan Depke spent much of her 20s and 30s exploring Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Twenty years ago she set down roots in Chicago and purchased a 1906 two-flat: a two-story brick building with different homes on each floor, connected with a common entry. Since then Depke and her partner, landscape architect Dave Bier, have now been renovating and filling their house with one-of-a-kind pieces.

Depke couldn’t shake her wanderlust, though, and her loved ones missed socializing with other travellers. So they chose to have the world come to them. They converted their downstairs unit into an urban bed-and-breakfast and guesthouse, which they rent out the majority of the year to international and U.S. visitors.

in a Glance

Who lives here: Meighan Depke, David Bier, Frances Depke (age 9) and kitty Stringer Bell
Location: Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago
Size: Each unit is 1,200 square feet and has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.

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Depke and Stringer Bell like the dwelling room on the second level, in which the household resides.

The wall screens that flank the entrance to the master bedroom came from the mansion of this Brachs (of candy fortune) on the north coast of Chicago. They had been two panels in an enormous set that formed a part of Mrs. Brach’s elaborate walk-in closet.

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“I always wanted a big, open area, and also a Chicago two-flat is the contrary of that,” Depke says. Undeterred, she knocked down walls and yanked out rugs and background to produce the open kitchen area. “I scraped and patched and painted for years, room by room”

The couple planned to use a rescued church pew by the rear door but discovered it was too large. Instead of despairing, the crafty DIYers just cut down the piece to match the space.

Kitchen cabinets: Ikea

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Just off the kitchen is a living room which Depke lovingly calls her “world” Nestled against a single wall is a handmade sofa that consists of a mattress covered in fabrics. “I sit there a lot and see,” says Depke. “The corner is filled with colorful pillows, and I can see everything going on but still feel lonely.” Burmese terrace furniture, South American pottery and a gallery wall of framed travel photos finish the area.

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Elsewhere in the living area, a wall has been removed to include storage and an eating place outfitted with a classic Paul McCobb table and seats.

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Daughter Frances loves playing with the visiting kids who periodically occupy the downstairs area. In her room upstairs, Frances keeps her beloved doll collection and even made a doll bed to match her own bed.

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The living area was converted to the couple’s master bedroom. Depke took advantage of the bay windows to create a sitting room and a place for a wooden desk that Bier made by hand.

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The couple’s mattress sits atop a 100-plus-year-old rug from Depke’s grandmother, herself an avid traveler. Since the area wasn’t initially intended as a bedroom, Depke created her own closet working with an range of storage units and screens out of Ikea and Home Depot.

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In this alternative view of this makeshift closet, it’s simple to apreciate Depke’s clever use of this little area.

Depke says that her biggest design dilemmas are little rooms and limited space. “A Chicago two-flat typically includes a railroad design of little rooms,” she says. “Finding furniture that fits is a struggle, and residing with a household in just 1,200 square feet and no storage is incredibly hard occasionally. I’d kill for a mudroom!”

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In the first-level entrance, guests are welcomed with masks out of East Africa, fabrics from Guatemala and a chicken coop she found locally.

“I pick up lots of cool things when I travel and work them to our area,” Depke says. “I really like the colours of the Middle East, the cloths from South America and the clean lines of European design.”

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The downstairs living area is traditionally used as a den. Depke paired a white leather sofa from Ikea with classic 1950s seats in a glowing orange color and additional shelving made of wood salvaged by a Dumpster and a refurbished coffee table located in their rear alley.

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The dining area includes a dining table from Depke’s youth. Enlarged reproductions of photos from a trip to Peru hang on the walls, and metal lockers located at a used office store offer storage.

Depke admires the design work of Vicente Wolf and Tricia Guild: “Vicente Wolf because he chooses objects he has found in his travels and combines them in a beautiful manner,” she says. “His insides are extremely soothing. Tricia Guild due to her love of colour and texture.”

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The first of the 2 bedrooms in the rental unit is painted in a daring yet inviting color, Greensleeves by Behr. Travel books, Guatemalan fabrics and lighting from Ikea warm up the area.

“I buy what I really love and make it work. It has been a gradual accumulation,” Depke says. “I try to group similar things and use colour in a repetitive manner, either in 1 room or several rooms.”

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Cherry-pink walls serve as a background for a Guatemalan cloth wall bit plus a classic map in the second bedroom. A back, another classic find, sits atop a rug from Iran and functions as a side table. Depke made the pillow covers; the accent textiles on the beds are out of a repurposed old tablecloth.

“I adore [using] colour, maybe because I’m a designer and don’t believe in matching things,” Depke says. “If you put it together and you enjoy it, then to me it matches”

Wall paint: Mahogany Cherry, California Paints; pendant lamp: Fillsta, Ikea

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In the kitchen Depke switched out the hardware, eliminated a number of the cabinet doors and painted the cabinets Million Dollar Red by Benjamin Moore.

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The dining area, which opens up to one of two decks, is a clean-lined and neutral area which has classic Herman Miller office chairs and a little dining table from CB2.

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Bier turned into a little yard into an urban oasis. “We rode across town in his big red truck looking for demolition sites and picking up lost bricks and curbstones to make our fountains,” says Depke. “Considering that the yard is now complete, we’ve begun to plant the street and tree lawns along the road. I’m sure people think we’re nutty!”

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Although it arouses some curious stares from passersby, Depke painted her main entry a vivid custom blue. The bright color may be unexpected, but it sets the tone for her unique area and approach to design.

Depke offers this information to other homeowners: “Do not fear colour, and do not listen to anyone else when decorating. If you get something wrong, you can always fix it.”

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Practical Style for a Family Home in Calgary

The perfect place doesn’t always have the perfect residence. This former two-bedroom bungalow at the Altadore neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, is close to schools and dog parks, but the closed-off layout and limited bedrooms didn’t make sense for Jennifer and Derek Stuart’s rising family. Jennifer, an interior designer, redesigned the house along with Copper Brook Homes. By gutting the main floor, focusing on ecofriendly attributes and including a second level, they left a place that feels spacious, bright and family prepared.

at a Glance

Who lives here: Jennifer and Derek Stuart, their two sons and two puppies
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Size: 2,600 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths

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The house was remodeled by Jennifer Stuart around its living room that was original. Because it had the most ordinary light, she took advantage of its own orientation and turned the space into a two-story space with massive windows. Double-paned glass using an SPF coating minimizes the heat gain and loss, as well as the fading effects of the sun.

She incorporated many eco-friendly features, but the family’s budget didn’t allow for the solar panels they had hoped for. Instead, Copper Brook Homes prepped the house for them by conducting a tube from the roof into the electrical panel, so they can one day be installed with minimal interruption.

Lamp: EQ3; coffee table: Florence Knoll

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Instead of investing in a costly sofa, Stuart bought an Ikea Karlstad sectional and replaced with the telltale wood legs with metal ones. Affordable sea grass rugs from Home Depot help specify the living and dining areas. “With a young family, it simply does not make sense to sink a lot of cash into rugs and upholstery,” says Stuart.

Vintage dining room seats were reupholstered in Ultraleather — a more durable and easy-to-clean leather alternative.

Mirror: Pier 1 Imports

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Marble tile on the fireplace adds a luxe touch; utilizing tile instead of slab cut down on cost. Stuart used the exact same Benjamin Moore Natura paint for both the walls and trim to make touch-ups easy.

Fireplace surround: Ames polished marble; hearth: concrete, Caesarstone

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The house’s clean appearance continues in the kitchen with custom cabinetry, the exact same marble tile from the fireplace on the backsplash and Caesarstone counters.

The oak flooring on the primary floor includes a vegetable oil finish. Not only is the end nontoxic, but it provides the floor a matte appearance, so scratches aren’t as noticeable. “The idea is that the floor will create character as we reside on it,” says Stuart. “It can be hard to keep in mind that as the dings and scrapes are actually happening, though!”

Backsplash: Ames polished marble; countertops: Caesarstone in Blizzard; cabinetry: Huntwood Custom Cabinets; light: Carrington Lighting; pub stools: Emeco 20-06; range hood: Roma, Zephyr

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A custom serving and storage area for wine and other beverages only off the kitchen’s work area helps keep guests from the cook’s path.

Beverage storage area: Calmark Cabinetry and Woodwork

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Stuart chose materials and finishes together with as many green and nontoxic characteristics as possible. These endings will also be designed to alter and earn patina over time, so the house will grow together with her family. “For me it is worth it to invest a little extra for the healthier option,” says Stuart.

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Much like the rest of the house, Stuart’s house office feels easy, clean and fresh. “I am trying to cultivate my house decor — finding paintings here and there and bringing them home,” she states.

Bookshelves: Billy, Ikea; desk: Ikea; seat: EQ3; chandelier: Carrington Lighting

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The restrained palette of white walls, gray tiles and wood tones enables Stuart to experiment with attachments. A very simple background within this sitting room makes method for seahorse pillows along with a zebra rug.

Rattan seats: Caban (currently closed); zebra rug: Home Sense; coffee table: classic; mirrors (left to right): Pier 1, Home Sense, classic

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The nursery sticks into the easy palette with a couple blue accents.

Dresser and altering station: Oeuf; crib: Nursery Works

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Aimee Wilder Pigeon wallpaper adds graphic interest in the older kid’s room. “I had wallpaper and a chair railing in my bedroom as a kid, and I believe I needed to replicate that for my own son,” Stuart says.

Dresser: Bermanfalk

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Stuart re-covered a classic chair from her husband’s grandfather in gloomy Ultraleather to get a sentimental but functional touch in her kid’s room.

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She had a bit more fun with colour in the kids’ bathroom. Red industrial lights, light blue walls and playful prints and fabrics add simple style which can be readily updated as the boys grow.

Lights: Barn Light Electric; wall and accent tiles: DalTile; print: John W. Golden, Etsy; wall paint: Polar Sky, Benjamin Moore

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Most of the wall artwork in the house appears in this bedroom. While she occasionally gets remarks about her relatively bare walls, Stuart wants to choose things she actually loves instead of fill the room with random pieces. “I am only waiting to stumble across the ideal thing,” she states.

Bed frame: Caban (currently closed); light fixture: Cartwright lighting; trunk: Pottery Barn; bedside tables: Caban; bedside lights: Home Depot

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The master bath feels soothing. A contemporary chandelier and industrial mirror lights add cheap visual impact.

Lighting fixture: Carrington light; floor tile: Euro Habita; wall tile: Euro Planks; mirror light: Barn Light Electric

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Lake Perspectives Lead a Luxury Vermont Home

The transfer from Siberia into Vermont was a large shift, however Svetlana and Donat Stern were excited to create the United States their home. After seeing their brothers in the University of Vermont, the couple fell in love with the state along with its natural beauty.

They found that a narrow couple minutes from downtown Burlington and collaboratively designed a new home with architect Ted Montgomery of Groundswell Architects. With energy efficiency, luxury along with a waterfront location in mind, they established a house with vistas of Lake Champlain, passive and active solar, a thermal wrap along with an indoor sauna to produce the space warm and inviting throughout the long Vermont winters.

at a Glance
Who lives here: Svetlana and Donat Stern
Location: South Cove, Burlington, Vermont
Size: 4,000 square feet; two bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, including a sauna
That’s interesting: a number of these windows and wall angles were designed to resemble those of a boat.

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“We wanted to see what working with a real architect was like,” says Donat. “We found the procedure to be very friendly and collaborative.” The couple worked with Montgomery to design an open floor plan with vistas of Lake Champlain. This wall of windows creates a casual summer vacation home ambience year round, preventing the beginning of wintertime cabin fever.

Countertop: Vermont Danby marble, Burlington Marble and Granite

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The lot is 64 feet wide. That narrowness was a challenge, along with the site’s slope and also the minimal land between houses, which generated privacy and erosion concerns. Montgomery carefully positioned each of the rooms — especially the second-floor bedrooms — to maximize privacy and views of the lake.

Glazed south-facing windows and active solar panels onto the roof help keep the house warm. The solar panels also heat nearly all the house’s hot water.

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The couple hired landscape designer Rebecca Lindenmeyr of Linden L.A.N.D. Group to create a three-level terraced landscape extending from the English flagstone terrace to the water. The terraces are built with rock sitting-wall retainers to absorb storm water runoff. The horizontal walls create an illusion of spaciousness, and the lawns are great for entertaining guests, incuding their active grandchildren.

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The family area, dining area, kitchen and entrance foyer all flow into one another. The slightly slanted wall helped create space for the stairway.

Kitchen island, dining stalls: Cheers Collection, Tech Lighting, The Lighting House; furnishings: Furniture World; cabinets: Calligaris; rugs: ABC Carpet & Home; table, chairs: Inmod

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The contemporary furniture in the foyer contrasts with the slick kitchen cabinetry.

Faucets: Close to Home, Burlington; cabinets: Alno, Dalia Kitchen Design; appliances: Boston, Miele; refrigerator: Viking

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Drenched with mild, this comfy sitting area provides a great climate for Svetlana’s orchids. The early-morning light makes it one of Donat’s favorite spaces, since he’s an early riser.

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Off an office the first-floor foyer provides a daily workspace for Donat, who telecommutes into the workplace of the Russian partners. Svetlana frequently uses it in the evenings to work on her pictures of Lake Champlain. “The view from the seat provides a gorgeous sight of the lake at any time of day,” Donat says.

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“The whirlpool hallway was Ted’s idea and one that we loved,” Svetlana says. “We’ve always had many books, and this is an ideal place for them.” The hallway contributes to a glass doorway, a little terrace and the master bedroom. A doorway to a guest bedroom is on the right.

Hall chandelier: Crescendo, Tech Lighting

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Natural light fills the hallway just outside the master suite. This set of paintings by Russian artist Postoev V.D. reminds the Sterns of nature back in Siberia, where winter frequently lasts up to five months.

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Donat’s favorite space, the upstairs game room, has a luxury cruise boat ambience, with nautical round windows and Brazilian tigerwood flooring.

A granite gas fireplace, full wet bar, wall-mounted television and pool table make this the greatest location for relaxing and entertaining. The few often engage friends and family in a game of pool, Chinese or chess checkers within this space.

Bar, fireplace granite: Capalavaro-Brazilian Quartzite, Burlington Marble and Granite

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The fully equipped game room bar keeps food and beverages within convenient reach.

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Place only 50 feet in the lake, the master bedroom enables Donat and Svetlana to see and hear that the lake in all of its beauty at any time of day.

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Repeated round windows in the master bedroom direct the eye into a walk-in cupboard and bath.

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Svetlana loves the master bath. “I was really careful to keep it manly enough for Donat with my colour and stone tile choices,” she says.

Flannel limestone and smoke marble onto the bathtub surround create that manly vibe. Linear stick rock from North Country Tile in Williston, Vermont, adds sudden interest into the walls.

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A slick, upholstered platform bed and fur pillows make the guest bedroom welcoming and warm for when the couple’s daughters visit.

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The hall bathroom is connected to the guest bedroom with a walk-in cupboard. Both rooms have their own doors into the hall.

Tile: North Country Tile

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“If the wind on the lake is powerful, we move to the front terrace and enjoy the outdoors and views of our garden,” says Svetlana.

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On the exterior, deep colors contrast with the rock and clapboard siding. “The exterior of the house is inspired by nautical layout, with the right lines, protruding left angle and round windows,” Montgomery says.

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A glass pergola over the front terrace lets in light and heat whilst providing shade and shelter from the rain.

After five years in their new house, it’s apparent that Donat and Svetlana are content. “We are so happy and comfortable, being near downtown, our daughters and their growing families,” says Donat. “What can be better?”

Architect: Ted Montgomery, Groundswell Architects
Landscape layout: Rebecca Lindenmeyr, Linden L.A.N.D. Group
Interior layout: Tami Esbjerg, Tami Esbjerg Designs
Contractor: Roy Rabideau, Royal Design and Construction

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Monopoly House Leaves Nothing to Chance

One glance in the Monopoly House, designed by Demerly Architects, and the reason for the name is obvious. The pared-down gable form recalls the playing bits that players stand up as they try to have hotels on Boardwalk and other Monopoly properties. However, the home is anything but cookie cutter. Since Mark Demerly explains this was very much a client-driven job, and also the form is closely derived from their position and the house’s circumstance.

House in a Glance
Who lives here: A couple of grown children
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Size: 4,500 square feet; 3 floors (including basement)
That’s interesting: The home is designed as two pieces, linked by a bridge.

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The clients moved out of New Mexico, and “their central request was to bring as much all-natural light into the home as possible to re-create the light of the Southwest,” Demerly says. They eschewed an all-glass facade in favor of carefully placed windows. This choice appears partly because the property is situated in a historical area, which also drove Demerly to make a contemporary gable “pared down to its essence,” he says.

Demerly argues, rather convincingly, that “there is a certain symbiosis between the new and the old — neighborhoods thrive on variety, and this endeavor is stronger due to its historic context, and we believe that the historic context can also be enhanced by our contemporary insertion.”

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The clients have two grown children who do not live at the home but need areas of their own when they see. Hence the splitting of the home into two volumes. The bridge links the master bedroom to the children’s bedrooms on the second floor. The link serves to open up the interior of the room and bring in more natural light. On the exterior these windows are evident, as is the fracture in the gable form. As Demerly puts it, “The interior and exterior of the home are inextricably linked.” The Monopoly moniker came after the layout, not the other way round.

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The central part of the home displays the large quantities of light which input from the selectively placed windows. Another strategy is to bring in light from porches carved to the gable form.

Demerly chosen to “reverse the relationship between the home and its porches … producing negative spaces,” he says, instead of adding them to the built quantity.

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This view shows the high windows within the kitchen which, like the dining room in the previous photograph, is located in the double-height central link zone.

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And here are high windows in the central space which are set back in the windows visible in the second photo. These windows help loosen the spaces in more light.

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When the children are not visiting, the home functions in all the regions minus the secondary bedrooms reached by the bridge. So, by way of instance, the stair contributes to the master bedroom, so the clients do not have to traverse the bridge to satisfy their daily functions. Yet the bridge is a constant indication of the children, whether they are here or away.

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This vantage point looking from the master bedroom toward the children’s bedrooms exemplifies how the interior is much more complex than the exterior signifies. While inside and outside have a symbiotic relationship, the ease of the exterior balances involving the interior functions and also the requirement to fit to the historic context. Spatially the interior is quite wealthy, making the home a rewarding experience for the clients’ family.

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12 Ways to Get the Industrial Search for Less

In the original converted old factories and warehouses which caught the eye of artists and designers looking for more affordable rents, to the sleek contemporary lofts, industrial style has caught on and stuck. It is more popular than ever and shows no signs of going anywhere — and naturally, with popularity comes a higher price tag. However, you don’t need to spend a fortune to have the appearance. With a little bit of creativity and persistence, you are able to pull together genuine finds, DIY projects and budget bits to present your mat cool industrial fashion. Here are 12 strategies to bring a bit or a great deal of industrial style to your home for less.

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1. Sawhorse as clothing rack. The industrial appearance is all about utility — and what might be more functional than a sawhorse? Pick up one of these at the hardware store, down it in your bedroom and toss that set of Levi’s over it instead of in a heap on the floor.

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2. DIY modern photo display. Utilizing cable and horn cleats (like they use on ships) or mounts, create your own distinctive display space for your favorite photos — white and black, naturally.

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3. Shop the army-navy surplus shop. Pick up real-deal army blankets, trunks and tin plates to the kitchen at bargain costs at your local surplus shop. Rough wool blankets are superwarm and hard, and they look fantastic on beds, on sofas or simply stacked on a shelf. Browse through your local shop with a watch to repurposing — you never know what treasure you could unearth.

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4. Turn a military blanket into a pillow. Old army blankets holes in them may be frequently be seen at a discounted price — simply cut off the unusable part and sew the fantastic part into a new pillow cover. You might also use parts of wool blankets to cover a seat cushion in an armchair or a couch.

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5. Move thrifting for metal seats. Metalwood, or metal and wood, chairs can deliver an industrial vibe into any area. These are fantastic pieces to hunt for in thrift stores and in the yard sales, since (unlike with upholstered pieces) you do not need to worry about concealed mold or bugs.

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6. Paint it black. Paint anything black for an instant industrial upgrade. Paint the foundation of an old claw-foot bathtub, your trimming, the radiators, picture frames — actually, the sky is your limit.

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7. Dip paint something black. Strong black a modest ho-hum? Try dip painting instead. Unless you’re painting a small thing, like the use of a wooden spoon, then you might actually wish to tape off the part you would like to keep paint loose (or use a rubber band), and utilize a brush-on or spray paint to coat the rest, instead of dipping the item in paint. I really like the combination of rustic old wood along with a lick of black paint, as with all the stump shown here. Seat and table legs are another natural choice for dip painting.

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8. DIY pipe bookcases. Pipe fittings and wood planks from the hardware shop could be transformed to a rustic industrial shelving unit in as little time for a weekend.

How to make an industrial-style shelving unit

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9. Put great big casters on an old table. Oversize casters and other wheels are hallmarks of their industrial appearance. Why don’t you place an old wooden coffee table on casters instead of spending an opportunity to buy a new dining table? If you’re feeling particularly tricky, I bet you could make something quite awesome with a reclaimed wood plank top, pipe fittings and classic wheels.

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10. Hang an American flag. Raw, bare concrete floors and white walls bring the American flag into industrial territory. The flag makes a big announcement, so depart the surrounding walls clean for maximum effect. And also to display it correctly, be sure to hang it with all the celebrities on the upper left.

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11. Galvanized culvert as planter. Search Craigslist to get a freebie culvert segment — if it’s too big, you are able to pay to get it trimmed to your specifications. These perform as is outside, but if you added a bottom and complete the top edge they would make amazing planters inside the house.

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12. Stick with a palette that is black and gray. One of the easiest methods to master this appearance is by limiting your decoration to a fairly strict palette of black, white and gray, with some natural wood thrown (the more worn, the greater). Shop budget-friendly shops for beds, bedding, pillows, towels and much more, in colors of grey, white and black — solid colors like these generally look great at any price point, so why spend more?

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Strange but True Parallels Between Old Japanese Style and Western

If you have wabi-sabi inclinations, finding this Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence feels like coming home. Most of us have been feeling the little-known philosophy’s likeness, whether we’ve known it or not, for the majority of our lives. That is because Western style changed toward a comparable wabi-sabi simplicity centuries past.

No-frills style has permeated all the significant Western design movements that still influence contemporary trends. The plain, efficient houses built by the utopian Shakers (the antithesis of the luxurious Georgian homes that were constructed since the usa got wealthier) along with the easy, unsentimental Arts and Crafts designs of William Morris and Gustav Stickley (a response to Victorian repression and the Industrial Revolution’s isolation), keep the wabi-sabi markers. As do Frank Lloyd Wright’s unadorned, compact Prairie houses — which he called”wallpapers for the life within their walls”– along with the Slow Design movement of now that urges designers to satisfy real needs over trend.

In another couple of weeks, I’ll Have a Look at Western design’s wabi-sabi-like historical path. Here I’ll analyze how a simpler fashion emerged in the mid- to late 18th century and the early 1900s, when industrialization was forcing paradigm changes that heavily influenced design.

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In the mid- to late 18th century, the Shaker aesthetic — showing that an ascetic pursuit of simplicity and efficiency that was free of decoration and embellishment — took hold. Westerners were attracted to the style, which was just a look; it was actually prescribed at the Shaker holy orders. Beadings, moldings and cornices that are only for elaborate might not be created by believers, goes the edict.

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When Japanese architect Tadao Ando first seen the USA in the 1970s, he wrote home about Shaker furniture. He admired its extreme simplicity and reserve, which he said had a controlling and ordering influence on the surroundings (high praise from a man who designs the surroundings). “Technically, the furniture was made without a waste of any kind,” he wrote. “At the excellent diversity of modern times, to experience objects representing an extreme simplification of life and form was very refreshing.”

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In 1889 housekeeping expert Emma Hewitt called surplus, cluttered Victorian decor”the American disorder” and urged homemakers to”have beauty only in which it’s needed and appropriate.” As the telegraph, railroads and steam electricity accelerated stuffy and everything, brocaded Victorian parlors signaled riches and standing, William Morris began his campaign for a return to handmade quality and the passing of inessential decoration. This ideal is at the origin of wabi-sabi, too.

Morris — a socialist whose naturally dyed, hand-printed backgrounds (one is shown here) were cherished by the robber barons — railed publicly and prolifically against what he called the”swinish luxury of the wealthy,” decorative surplus (“gaudy gilt furniture writhing under a sense of its horror and ugliness,” he explained ) and also the poverty of people who lacked imagination. “Have nothing in your home you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful,” he said — now one of the most often-repeated lines at home decorating.

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Morris despised fussy, cluttered Victorian decor, and he was a vocal critic of houses being constructed during the era. “It is common today to hear people say of such and such a piece of nation or suburb:’Ah! It was so beautiful a season or so ago, but it’s been quite spoilt by the construction,”’ he wrote. “Forty decades ago the construction could have been looked on as a vast improvement; today we have grown conscious of the hideousness we are generating, and we proceed on producing it.”

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Morris urged his pupils and disciples to continuously seek beauty in life’s mundane details. “For when a man cannot find the noblest motives for his artwork in such simple daily things as a woman drawing water from the well or a man cooperating with his scythe, he won’t find them anywhere at all,” he said. “What you really do love are your men and women, your flowers and areas, your hills and mountains, and all these are what your artwork should represent to you.”

Saying that a well-shaped bread loaf and a beautifully set table were works of art as good as the day’s revered masterpieces, Morris’ successor as the Arts and Crafts pioneer, W.R. Lethaby, claimed that modern society was”overly concerned with notions of genius and fantastic performers to appreciate common things of life designed and executed by common people.”

His and others’ appreciation for the beauty in everyday life resides now. I believe this simple, beautiful bowl of blueberries could make Lethaby and wabi-sabi followers grin.

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As the top spokesman for the American Craftsman movement, which evolved from England’s Arts and Crafts movement, Gustav Stickley attracted easy, creatively made furniture to the American masses at the end of the 19th century.

Stickley employed”only those forms and substances which cause simplicity, individuality, and dignity of impact,” he said. He and his family lived in a simple log cabin, of which he wrote:”First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open allure felt of these structural features which aren’t concealed under plaster and decoration, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Western architecture.”

Because This picture demonstrates, Stickley’s easy, classic furniture remains a staple in homes Across the World.

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Victorian clutter and crafts and crafts simplicity managed to reside side by side for several decades, before Frank Lloyd Wright wedged his wabi-sabi-like notions about organic architecture deep into the American mind in the early 20th century.

Rooms should be”wallpapers for the life within their walls,” said Wright in describing the compact fashion, with a noticeable absence of decoration and decoration, of his Prairie houses. Just to be certain nobody missed this stage (people rarely did), he added emphatically,”And no junk!”

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