FORMER: Portland-New York love on PONYtales (currently abandoned)
I want to live here:
It’s a London couple’s apartment that was featured in the New York Times (with a title like Design on a Shoestring: High, Low, Eccentric, I couldn’t resist the click). And I’ve scrolled through the slideshow probably half a dozen times by now. Ideas to take home to the studio I can’t figure out what to do with:
- Dark walls. Gray, brown, burgundy - all colors I’ve wanted to paint my walls over the years. “Dark paint really cozies up a space, making rooms look far more luxurious and sophisticated than they really are.” I couldn’t agree more. Like living in a big, sexy hug.
- Shelves. They create little tableaus here and there, scenes that divide up the rooms and create interest.
- Stacks of magazines, books, records - it’s art to me!
- Walls lined with art. Makes your home feel like your own personal gallery.
- Bookshelf wallpaper! Brilliant. I haven’t lived long enough to collect enough books for my own library, but I can pretend.
- Mixing styles. Stark modern with curvacuous vintage. The best of both worlds actually complement each other, believe it or not.
No shit. →
(“Tired of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own” - New York Times)
