tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post5958606676796731486..comments2024-03-27T03:54:04.570-04:00Comments on architect design™: A Chicago BeautyArchitectDesign™http://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-53407855733127021122010-03-01T01:17:24.777-05:002010-03-01T01:17:24.777-05:00Your point about black appliances is compelling: k...Your point about black appliances is compelling: know I'll mull that over for a long time. Thank you.<br /><br />This is a wonderful apartment - so coherent. The bedroom, however, needed a shot in the arm: some color; less beige; some red; something vertical....something vital. <br /><br />Was the apartment decorated to sell? Be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-79926054801037228862010-02-28T20:01:20.463-05:002010-02-28T20:01:20.463-05:00i like the bath also.
but the rest isn't too ...i like the bath also.<br /><br />but the rest isn't too shabby.<br />i would live there. hahaha<br />xxRenée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-28278819731820568672010-02-26T09:42:51.793-05:002010-02-26T09:42:51.793-05:00The panels in the dining room are indeed original....The panels in the dining room are indeed original. The previous owner had painstakingly "restored" them and stained them in a horrid dark, flat stain which made for an easy stretch of painting once we moved in. The panels seem to follow the proportion & scale of the room/walls. It was my intention to add them to the living room following both the proportion & scale of the walls as well as the art. I think it would be an easily executed affect with minimal costs.marktcoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749130269181301073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-43655007975174261342010-02-26T03:05:43.312-05:002010-02-26T03:05:43.312-05:00It is indeed beautifully executed; very simple and...It is indeed beautifully executed; very simple and very functional. I'm taken with the panelling in the dining room, and I wonder if that was existing, or installed in the refurb. (I'm keen to use it in the next project I do. My only concern with it is getting the correct sizing and line up for picture hanging, as it works so much better if the pictures fit in to the panelling. But doing that is quite often difficult when there are a lot of pictures involved, and you have a keen sense of symmetry; and what happens when you change the picture layout?) Perhaps symmetrical pannelling is the answer.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-34946824580709854592010-02-25T22:06:23.315-05:002010-02-25T22:06:23.315-05:00I love the civilized restraint, the personal choic...I love the civilized restraint, the personal choice of color, of being brave and bold while also letting the room speak for itself. Having the courage to do what one pleases always pleases me.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-49967722694869050102010-02-25T19:40:45.248-05:002010-02-25T19:40:45.248-05:00Stefan,
I'm with you on the bathroom...it is s...Stefan,<br />I'm with you on the bathroom...it is so tasteful and not over stylized, yet I could easily see it in a fine hotel or gracing the pages of Architectural Digest! Any way to get a shot of the ceiling...LOVE to see it too! The rest is all nice executed as well.Acanthus and Acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603547994268012876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-28853328082310138812010-02-25T18:20:22.038-05:002010-02-25T18:20:22.038-05:00I am a big fan of the woven wood shade. They are a...I am a big fan of the woven wood shade. They are a wonderful "all-purpose" treatment that seem to fix a multitude of ills. I tried in vain to convince a client to use them to warm up a room with too many mid-century iconic pieces.<br /> Love the bath too.Kerry Steele- Design du Mondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13066816712379181399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-37081753405241285482010-02-25T14:42:56.689-05:002010-02-25T14:42:56.689-05:00The apartment is a scan 1200 square feet. For two ...The apartment is a scan 1200 square feet. For two men & a black lab, it was comfy. The living & dining room are exquisitely proportioned. Ebonized floors in Chicago were rather revolutionary. Most folks tend to a bland, blond oak. Snooze!<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words.marktcoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749130269181301073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-70068843939277530552010-02-25T14:31:52.656-05:002010-02-25T14:31:52.656-05:00Very chic.I Love the dining room and the bathroom....Very chic.I Love the dining room and the bathroom. It's all in the details!Picture of Elegance Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117185238396096986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-46681648577344331432010-02-25T14:08:45.908-05:002010-02-25T14:08:45.908-05:00Gorgeous! Another guy with style!Gorgeous! Another guy with style!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572400688345132982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-66168951801522003382010-02-25T13:41:42.929-05:002010-02-25T13:41:42.929-05:00As expected, you did not disappoint. And either t...As expected, you did not disappoint. And either that is a HUGE apartment, or the designer make it look so. Also, I want want want ebonized floors some day. And the bath door... Need it now!!!The Shiny Pebblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517491723434964702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-55282766093051512122010-02-25T13:12:31.798-05:002010-02-25T13:12:31.798-05:00I really enjoyed this. Those older
buildings alway...I really enjoyed this. Those older<br />buildings alway seem to have more detail and they used better building materials. Most of the older ones have larger rooms too.<br /><br /><br />yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-58722584589084265932010-02-25T11:34:06.741-05:002010-02-25T11:34:06.741-05:00Beautiful tour! Your blog is an inspiration and a ...Beautiful tour! Your blog is an inspiration and a shot in the arm every time I look, thanks.Hollywood forever, Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608998958466509181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-91611793768056845432010-02-25T11:24:48.011-05:002010-02-25T11:24:48.011-05:00Fabulous, I love the final results. The contempora...Fabulous, I love the final results. The contemporary abstract art in the dining really make it!! Would love to see art over the master bed. Well done!!<br /><br />KarenaKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-18901287821367171742010-02-25T11:13:05.191-05:002010-02-25T11:13:05.191-05:00We were particularly proud of the bathroom renovat...We were particularly proud of the bathroom renovation. Considering it was a mass of grey Corian & past-its-prime tiles & sliding frosted glass on alumimun track around the tub. Ick!<br />What you can't see in the photo is that the celing is covered in a silver foil. It's subtle yet striking.<br /><br />The doors were a smashing success. My contractor & We hired a guy who took 11 layers of paint off & we sprayed the doors with Benajmin Moore, black. Glass-like smoothness. All the doors in the apartment were original - heavy as lead - yet lacked any detail. I had him add mouldings on the outside for depth.marktcoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749130269181301073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-55852657479564261152010-02-25T11:00:36.007-05:002010-02-25T11:00:36.007-05:00Down East -YES, you hit the nail right on the head...Down East -YES, you hit the nail right on the head! The bathroom and kitchen are both attractive but functional -they're not 'showpieces'. THANK GOD. I hope we see a return to normalcy SOON.ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-68402285173079157272010-02-25T10:57:46.577-05:002010-02-25T10:57:46.577-05:00I'm always pushing 'post comment' too ...I'm always pushing 'post comment' too soon. Both the terrific, and obviously very functional kitchen, and the bathroom show very strongly the value of keeping it simple and how UN=NECESSARY and tawdry some of the overwrought kitchens and baths of the last decade really are.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-84700842980228026052010-02-25T10:41:55.296-05:002010-02-25T10:41:55.296-05:00Handsome apartment, but oh-that-bathroom. I'm...Handsome apartment, but oh-that-bathroom. I'm in love.The Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-54902403869141767242010-02-25T10:16:46.072-05:002010-02-25T10:16:46.072-05:00very Handsome. Love the bath and love the lime twi...very Handsome. Love the bath and love the lime twist of the Kitchen, should be interesting to see the work in progress when complete.P.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-42715600303573307312010-02-25T09:58:18.902-05:002010-02-25T09:58:18.902-05:00I am so drawn to this - the paneled walls, the dar...I am so drawn to this - the paneled walls, the dark accents, the amazing olive leather sing chair. But hands down my favorite element is the lack of casings around the chic black bathroom door. Perfect! MarijaMarijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995005729922220681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-54717327670798058642010-02-25T09:38:32.505-05:002010-02-25T09:38:32.505-05:00I'm with you, I could move right in and be hap...I'm with you, I could move right in and be happy in any of those rooms. Really lovely.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18003316530755458623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-65173790093725087252010-02-25T09:22:47.726-05:002010-02-25T09:22:47.726-05:00Ditto on that bathroom!Ditto on that bathroom!Lizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616797456948582117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28651976363618994.post-41156532278229086152010-02-25T09:16:24.558-05:002010-02-25T09:16:24.558-05:00Wow. It is gorgeous.Wow. It is gorgeous.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.com