Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label library. Show all posts
Street Style Meets Decor Monday
Happy Monday, Everyone! Hope you had a relaxing
weekend. Here is a little street style to jump start your
week! Yes, that is the fabulous, Gwyneth Paltrow, rockin'
the olive green chinos! (Seriously, I don't think that
girl ever looks bad)!
image 1 copenhagen street style, image 2 elle decor,
image 3 street peeper, Chicago, image 4 decorpad,
image 5 & 7 martha stewart, image 6 street peeper,
image 7 street peeper, Chicago, image 8 from the right bank
Which look is your favorite?
New Work - Library
Shelving finished and ladder tucked in.
Shelving continues over the door.
Ladder out and ready to use.
Sliding ladder detail.
The great book collection.
Before the new shelving.
After.
Finally - here are the photos of the 'library' that I have previously mentioned on this blog. My clients have been among house renovation madness, however, they managed to un-pack their book collection (and give away 18 boxes of books!) and fill their new shelves. It looks great and already a part of the room. The clients have located the comfy armchair on this level for future reading and have asked me to design a desk for their computer and toy (lego) storage. This will complete the picture.
Photographs by Charlotte Minty.
New Work - 'Library' being Installed.
Here are my joiners installing the shelves that I have mentioned previously on the blog - the first time when I was researching 'home libraries'; the second on library ladders and then we saw shelves in the factory before they were painted.
It has been a long process as my clients had a stint overseas in between. However, it is being installed today and tomorrow. It will be great to see the ladder up and running.
At the best of times, it is challenging to install custom joinery because buildings/walls are never truly square and have had movement over time. More so when it is this size! When I visited this afternoon - my guys were pretty knackered after spending a lot of time fitting and tweaking it.
I look forward to seeing it finished, seeing the ladder up and for my clients to fill up the shelves with all their books and objects. I will take some photos when they have done that. Til then...
Photograph by Charlotte Minty.
New Work - Living Room and Library.
Living Room - Before (looking from Library)
'Library' - Before (looking from Living Room)
Living Room and Library - After
Library
New Built in Sideboard
When I first visited this house, the clients barely used the main Living area. The furniture layout was not working and the little back room attached to the Living Room (what we now call the Library) was under utilised as it was uncertain of its function.
We placed a built-in Sideboard for the TV and storage against one wall. This created a focal point for the furniture to be placed against. The back room became a 'Library' and a shelving unit with a little desk was designed for its main wall. The joinery were finished in a light colour to contrast with the muted grey walls.
Finishing touches of new drapery, re-upholstering existing furniture, new cushions and accessories has helped this room become more cohesive and the clients now retire here every night.
There's still a coffee table to be found for the centre of the room and the clients are slowly filling the shelves for the library.
Photographs by Charlotte Minty.
Inspiration - Library Ladders
One of my clients, who is a writer and has many, many books, wants some very large bookshelves to store them all. We need a ladder to access the top shelf which is not far off 4m high. I had previously found a German ready made timber and metal one - however, that went out the window when we heard the price - a cool $10,000.
I have come across all kinds - who would have thought there were so many. Bulky, vintage, modern, industrial, timber, steel and so on. The above images are a few that I have found.
Photos from various sources.
Inspiration - Libraries
I am designing some joinery for a client's library and I found these images from Living Etc. for inspiration. All the the joinery are quite different but all look good and yes, are in fail-safe white.
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