Silvery Woods from Low to High

We did a double-take during a virtual tour of a monochromatic home in Risskov, Denmark designed by haute-architecture firm Ardess: The luxurious silvery custom-made interior of Douglas fir, linoleum, and concrete looks curiously like the weathered silver-painted plywood door we spotted in Chelsea a couple of years ago, and fell in love with. 

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Tiny Plywood Studio Morphs into a Gallery via Pegs

We got a lot of ideas taking a little photo tour of the versatile 66-square-foot artist’s studio Anaan Stern and Shany Tal, with its many kinds of clever storage: folding bed, shelving, drawers of all sizes…But what we liked best are the wooden pegs inserted into sliding doors to hold works of art or open books, to make an ever-changeable private gallery.

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color lessons from the homes of 10 famous architects

Le Cabanon by Le Corbusier – Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Being weak (but learning) in the interior color department, we’ve loved Flavorwire’s recent round-up of the Surprisingly Colorful Homes of 10 Famous Architects. Although we’ve actually been inside Le Corbusier’s Le Cabanon in the south of France, we hadn’t quite realized just how much color he’d incorporated…

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design porn: industrial chic loft tour with good ideas

We recommend checking out Japanese Trash’s recent Industrial Chic loft tour. Though short but sweet, it’s full of good ideas using very simple elements. We especially love the 3 hanging globes above, which float upward, rather than loom as much lighting does these days. And the angled duct work over the window that we initially…

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