even though I’m more about functionality (or precisely because it integrated wonderful living arrangements into a fantasy decor) I wanted to share this.
I need just this type of encouragement, because I’m really disappointed in me running away from home as often as i can.. Returning just to grab some shut eye doesn’t make living alone any better
Looking through my daily art sources, mainly on quest for inspiration but also to take my mind of work for a couple of minutes, I find a bunch of things that I would gladly frame. So many that the choice will be really difficult and I might find myself taking advantage of this platform, write less and bookmark more.
Dividing things up into categories, I found that I am mainly interested in three or four themes (previously mentioned): these are
And I’ve come up with the decision that the best way to merge these is to assign each one a separate wall: I have three walls I will paint white, I will give each one a theme.
And it only makes sense that I would hang no. 1 on the wall the living room shares with the bedroom. Sitting on a couch on that very same wall I would be facing the hallway, so it would be expected that I frame some cityscape on the opposing wall. And since I really don’t watch TV but I always do when I have the chance, that wall could be the retro one. Maybe I can find a vintage TV set…
Typography is more general and could go on the fourth wall, across from the TV. Wordart and type might be a good way to improve the view: depressing buildings, just like mine.
I would love to model my kitchen like this. Just the right amount of old school and industrial with all the benefits of moving things around.
The great liberty of a modular design is to be appreciated, I asked around and cooks told me so. I was planning on writing about this more extensively, but here’s everything in a nutshell: it’s better for me not to opt for a fixed kitchen (I think this is the current trend) since I don’t know exactly what kind of cooking and eating I will eventually prefer.
Kitchen mobility for the win!
(via kev)
The flat also came with some religion, three icons are hanging from nail hammered in the wall that divides the living room and the kitchen. The daily wear of the building left a parallel crack that runs on the same diagonal.
Having been built in the industrial, the flat is full of lines that run between the concrete slabs. I have no idea how to fix this, but since i have to take everything apart, I will eventually figure it out anyway. Will keep you posted.
But I was writing about the three icons; not wanting to go into the depths of such a delicate subject, I couldn’t help it wonder if I should keep them or not, keeping my mind at use for not being blasphemous or something. Pascal’s wager just popped to mind, and it would be so simple to stray off and start a whole different post.
The best things would be to pass them to someone else (they’re really in the face of whomever comes to visit, even though I’ve learned not to pay attention to the icons; when I do, i snap out of it quickly; should i want to have any sex in the living room, I’ll have to keep in mind to look away) and replace them with something more discrete. I could rest the Coran, the Torah, the Laws of Manu and other religious writing on that an IKEA shelf, acknowledging faith, and also my own doubt. I need more time to settle on religion.
Art would be more appropriate for my living room/work area. I keep my desk here, I would appreciate inspiration and beautiful things. Good design, retro design, urban spirits and sexual energy.
