younger and started decorating that way I found that I wasn't
comfortable maintaining the proper level of austerity and cleanliness
to get the real effect.
I still like it aesthetically, but I've tried to eschew most
affectations and just relax at home. So now I've got a comfortable mix
of modern casual sofa and chairs with prairie style cherry coffee
table and entertainment center and shelves.
We're still gradually buying pieces, but we don't have a real plan for
any of it. We need more bookshelves though. And frames to hang
pictures. The frames will be simple, not too ornate. And I need a tall
vase with decorative grass or something for this one spot in the
living room.
-Kevin
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 16:57:57 -0400, Jerry Johnson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Enough of all this religion and politics. Let's get on a topic that people REALLY feel strongly about.
>
> What style is your living space? What do you like in interior design? (Does anyone actually like "Southern country")
>
> My apartment is decorated in a Japanese style with a little bit of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West's feel. Someone truly familiar with Japanese style would probably not like it, but I do.
>
> Does anyone else find it difficult to find affordable, quality pieces that fit your style? I have ended up making most of my furniture and accessories because of this.
>
> I am in the middle of making a nice step tansu to house my electronics and games (the carcass is finished, but the drawers and doors are missing).
> 3 walls of my living room are covered in oak-and-paper shoji screens.
> My bedroom has a nice low (hard) futon bed.
> The lighting is a mix of paper globes, cloth shades and wood-and-copper fixtures.
> I've got a nice copper cut out (projection map) of the earth backed by a blue flagstone endless waterfall.
> Lots of accessories are from Boston's Chinatown, Pier 1, the Portland OR Saturday Market, and yard sales.
> My computer table is a low kneeling 4x4 foot table with 15" flat screens.
> My eating table is a bar-height 3x4 foot oak table that is always set for 3. The chairs are wicker-and-iron bar stools from Pier-1.
>
> What do you have? Eclectic mixes? Well-defined styles? Does anyone else care?
>
> Jerry Johnson
>
>
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