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Saturday, November 6th, 2010

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Friday, November 5th, 2010

Flickr Faves on Fridays

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Oh I am having a lot of trouble narrowing down my picks for today’s flickr fave. I caught up with our Fresh New Spaces group earlier this week and my finger is sprained from hitting “Add to Faves” so many times. Thanks to everyone who is adding their photos to the pool, it gave me a ton of inspiration on a yucky rainy day when I thought I was burnt out on design!

While I had trouble picking, I realized I was in awe of flickr member uydurrukcu’s eye. I was hitting “add to faves” over and over again, which sent me to her Profile and on to her blog. Posting from Turkey, she is great at finding fresh spaces, bathed in white with clever graphics and mixes of vintage, antique, modern and a bit of IKEA thrown in. Here’s a sample of some of the images she’s posted to our group lately:

all images from uydurrukcu’s flickr photostream

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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Organization Wednesday: Going Custom with Matt Eastvold

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Today we’re sitting down with furniture designer Matt Eastvold of Eastvold Furniture to look at some beautiful and functional custom work he recently completed.

Matt, how did this job come your way?

The homeowners contacted me after reading a blog that was following the work I was doing on another modern home. They were working with a San Francisco architect on doing a full remodel of a 1970′s era house that was in dire need of an overhaul.

Here is a floating vanity that was part of the same project. It’s so great that something that has such heft can float!

The design has a clean contemporary look, but it also recalls the handcrafted attention to detail that gained popularity during the Arts and Crafts era, and could easily fit into a mid-century modern scheme. How did you accomplish this?

The architect had come up with preliminary designs for the cabinetry and furniture and over the course of a year, I worked with him and homeowners to tweak the design and arrive at the best materials.
The design took various paths, all would have been good, but I think we all feel that the final result was the best fit for the house. It is always my hope when working on a project like this, that it can stand the test of time and be timeless enough to weather decades of fads and tastes.

How was the experience of working with the clients and the architects?

It is also humbling and flattering to be a part of such great projects. The homeowners and architect have put endless amounts of energy and heart into making sure each decision is the correct one and it shows in this house.

This upper book shelf with its back to the glass hangs from the ceiling:

This bookcase is 14′ long x 7′ tall and among other things, will house a collection of National Geographic magazines that date from 1941-present; they were inherited from an uncle:

Side Note: If you don’t have the means for a large custom piece, don’t fret! There is an entire collection of Eastvold Furniture to pick from! The Eastvold piece I am currently coveting the most is the Eastvold Classic Coffee Table. I tend to let way too many magazines pile up on mine, until they do a big slide and make mess. This table is perfect for tucking books and magazine away while keeping a nice sleek top. It’s also got some sexy legs! Check it out:

To follow Eastvold Furniture’s new lines and projects, follow the blog on eastvoldfurniture.com

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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

TV Set Decoration We Love: In Treatment

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I was so excited to see one of my favorite actresses, Amy Ryan, join the cast of In Treatment on HBO (along with another favorite actress, Debra Winger). I was even more excited to see the way the set decorators did up her light-filled office. The lightness actually played a part in the storyline as well. It seems that therapy offices on television are always great – I loved trying to learn a little bit more about Dr. Melfi on The Sopranos through her office decor, while Tony Soprano squirmed in a modern chair; then there was Betty Draper lying across a Barcelona daybed and using an ashtray on a tulip side table on Mad Men. Now we have Gabriel Byrne squirming in his new therapists office on In Treatment. I think it’s the first time I’ve seen bright pops of color in one of these offices on television:

I think I spy an Offi W Magazine Stand and a Metropolis mag:

Oh since I mentioned those other therapy offices, I thought I might as well post these as well, just for fun. I swear that dancer statue of Dr. Melfi’s was always changing!