LIVING ROOM - Page 3

BlueFinch · ‎08-31-2019

I really love the room, itself, but even though my favorite look is carved into nature (think elevated log homes), with dark woods and timbers, rusts, golds, wines and other autumnal colors, they never appear drab to me regardless of time of year.

In contrast, this beautiful room with so many windows and bright light looks drab. It lacks warmth. But, I know a couple of friends who would rave over it.

Oznell · ‎11-08-2014

The room is interestingly, like a Rorschach test!

The more I see it, the more I like it-- so comfortable, airy yet enveloping. Kind of a hallmark of Shea McGee, but here I think she's married the cozy vibe with the "fresh" vibe better than ever. Sometimes her work is almost too "vast" for me, since she works in very expansive spaces.

My take on this room, is it's like a modern version of a "Leave It to Beaver" living room. Or a Steve Martin "Father of the Bride" den, where someone would play soft jazz on that lovely piano at the wedding rehearsal, ha...

The arms of the occasional chairs are not metal tubes-- the chairs are all wood. They're beechwood and it looks like they've used the old Thonet bentwood steam (I think) method to give the wood the streamlined curves.

Funny you should mention the lack of curtains, @twinsister -- that registered with me subconsciously too. I also must have privacy, especially at night with the lights on! At first I thought the windows might have those invisible recessed blinds at the top, but if you look at the doors, there's NOTHING there, so....

Shea McGee often dispenses with window treatments. Of course, a lot of the properties they do are in the mountain West or California, with tons of land around and privacy.

Even that fab project she did in populous Rye, New York, I think she dispensed with curtains..

But as much as I personally favor bare windows, I had to at least have minimal cellular blinds at our first floor windows, which are too close to our street!

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

My favorite thing is the travertine table. Love it. I would want some sort of shades on the windows at night for privacy, but would have the shades up during the day to enjoy the outdoors. My grandmother had a single seat, taupe velvet sofa similar to the one in the photo. I appreciate your take on so many of the smaller things in the room; I love the pillows; not too many to me since they are not ornate. I would also pare down the number of things on the shelves. They seem to distract with such a calm ambience the room has.

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

Different strokes applies, I guess, @Sooner @Kachina624... Some of the very things some folks seem to appreciate are among those that make the room a miss for me.Take away the view into the kitchen and the personal items on the shelves and this could be a nicely appointed hotel lobby as far as I'm concerned. The vibe is too modern, the stone certainly doesn't warm it up and while wood is usually a warming feature, not so much here. I think this company does modern better than some, but sorry, modern is modern, even when tweaked with a few more pseudo traditional features. I'd add that regardless of the privacy of the location, I'm 'team window coverings'. Though they could be minimal, some form of covering would help to warm up this somewhat drab, generic space.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

@stevieb I tend to draw a distinction between modern and mid-century. To me, this is going toward mid-century especially with throwing uncomfortable furniture in.

Chairs with metal tube arms? Sofa with such low arms? Dark drab colors without wood paneling? Just doesn't invite me in to "sit a spell."

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

@Sooner wrote:
@stevieb I tend to draw a distinction between modern and mid-century. To me, this is going toward mid-century especially with throwing uncomfortable furniture in.

Chairs with metal tube arms? Sofa with such low arms? Dark drab colors without wood paneling? Just doesn't invite me in to "sit a spell."

@Sooner I don't always distinguish between the two, because I'm not fond of either and find them part and parcel of one another. For the record, I don't think the chairs are metal, I believe they're wood and had this team gone with the more traditional prototype for this style of chair, which I believe is a Spool chair, an example of which is pictured below, it might have made a significant difference. Otherwise, I tend to agree with your perspective.

Shiloh Spool Chair | Ballard Designs

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manny2 · ‎05-24-2010

I love the color palette @Oznell It whispers fall to me. The contrast of dark wood and light wall creates symmetry. I also love the play on cool, and warm colors she used with the furniture. This room is magnificent.

I am not a plant, or tree person, so I would get rid of the small tree in the corner. That is about it.

She even used contrast in her accent pieces. Note how she not only used the black leather and delicate vase together, but also filled that vase with a "spiky" floral rather than a soft petal.

jubilant · ‎06-10-2010

@Oznell I love, love, love this room! Living in the Midwest and being all about Fall leaves...... that is the only other thing I would add.

In fact, the trees are starting to change here and it put me in the mood so I decorated for Fall yesterday...even though it did get up to the mid 80's!