Design
A dark pub is appropriate for a dark basement, and Bittersweet Chocolate paint on the cabinets as well as chocolate Naugahyde on the custom built-in bench just go with it. Pendant lights and sconces set the right ambience. The floors are painted pine; the beams are boxed in and painted dark to match.
(1 of 2) Architect Neal Schwartz used his client’s collection of preserved aquatic life as the inspiration for a remodel. In his words it’s a “modern-day cabinet of curiosities.” In a move that Jules Verne, author of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, would surely appreciate, the pattern in the glass wall behind the specimens is the genetic code for a harbor seal.
window treatments
LOVE the angled doorway and the wide built-in bookcase that divides the room!!!
black door
floors
creeeeepyyy thing in the corner.... Although, I love how the lampshades compliment the umbrellas. Very clever, bravo
hanging lights and big mirrors
rest windows
2. On the ceiling. Here’s another smart way to add a small accent of big, warm color. Warm colors tend to visually advance, whereas cool colors appear to recede. The deep wine hue used on the strip of ceiling here works to lower that particular area even more, making it feel more intimate and friendly, and it also serves as a nice foil to the high ceilings in the remainder of the space — making those appear even more open and soaring.
(1 of 3) look at that beautiful smooth woodwork on the staircase! Very elegant and lovely. The doors frame it just perfectly.
(2 of 3) yep, love it
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Clever use of sliding barn doors to manage how much natural light is let into the bedroom
Tip: OK, OK, enough about the natural light! When you're working at night or in cloudy weather, artificial light is also key in an art studio. Work with a lighting designer to get it right.
Suspended sculptures don’t always require ultrahigh ceilings or wide-open spaces. A niche with a spotlight is a great place in which to suspend a beautiful and simple sculptural form.
One of the styles most closely associated with New Orleans is the shotgun house. The unique footprint of the shotgun house grew out of an old New Orleans property tax structure that was based on a lot's street frontage. The long, narrow homes minimized street frontage, squeezing in the most house for the least amount of taxation.
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