We stumbled on this inspiring idea for painted floors while leafing through Artists’ Handmade Houses, which is chock full of ideas. Sculptor- designer Costantino Nivola painted the kitchen in his Long Island home a sublime, deeply saturated yellow available in a singular paint.
Read Moresoleri’s cool chalky walls from “artists’ handmade houses” (+ our giveaway winner!!!)
In honor of the conclusion of our Artists’ Handmade Houses giveaway contest, here’s one final photo from the book: some lovely chalky walls at Paolo Soleri’s Cosanti . Six small sleeping areas, located along the east side of Cat Cast (so named because the earth pile on which the concrete was cast was mounded with a Caterpillar…
Read Morelast call to enter: ‘artists homemade houses’ giveaway
Our giveaway of Artists’ Handmade Houses, with text by Michael Gotkin and photographs by Don Freeman ends tonight at midnight EST so you have a few hours left to enter. Click here to find out how (it’s easy) and to browse the book. We’ll be announcing the winner tomorrow afternoon. Related posts: more from ‘artists handmade houses’…
Read Moremodernist noguchi-esque paper shade lights (cheap)
As we combed through Artists’ Handmade Houses, the prize in our current book giveaway, we noticed an interesting theme running through the houses of many of the 13 artists featured. They often used the simple rice paper globe ceiling lights pioneered in the 50’s by Isamu Noguchi: an electrical wire hung from the ceiling from…
Read Moreconstantino nivola’s yellow tractor paint floor
To our minds, paint is about the easiest way to give something a new look without spending a lot of money. We have a special fondness for painted floors, since floors are a pain-in-the-neck and expensive to replace. We stumbled on this inspiring idea while leafing through Artists’ Handmade Houses: the sublime yellow floors Constantino…
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