Monday Mash-up: Young on the inside

I love the architectural detail, soaring ceilings, and handsome finishes of old houses. They are made all the more interesting when contrasted again the pop of modern furnishings. Here’s a nice Monday mix of furniture and finishes and some quirkly personal items. Love it! 

{ All images by photographer Richard Powers } 

List Love — 01.31.10

Here are some treasures from this week’s Craigslist. Scoop them up while you can!

Chrome and lucite side table — $200

Ikea Malm parsons console on wheel — $50 { Super versatile! }

Pair of Arteriors Home glass lamps with linen shades — $200 / 2

Armless side chairs — $100 / 2 

 

Two DWR Frank Gehry Superlight aluminum chairs — $400 

Patchwork ottoman — $15

Alligator imprint + brass studded club chair — $100 

West Elm chair + ottoman — $150 / 2 pieces

By Design low profile coffee table — $100 

West Elm chunky console — $125

Vintage Wegner rope chair (or knock off) — $100

Steelcase lime green task chairs — $75 / each

1980s-fabulous brass + glass dining table — $100

Sweet child-sized upholstered chair — $30

Monday Mash-up: Formal + bone fide, but fun

Martha Angus has 2 design firms — one in San Francisco, and another with Paula Caravelli in New York — and some serious art / antiques creds. { Restoration studies at Sothebys; design education at Ecole Des Beaux Arts. } At first glance, all the museum-worthy art and important antiques give her interiors a formal face. Yep, there’s a good bit of gilt. But you’ll also see that these interiors are edited down to the sparest elements. Angus’s approach is clean and modern. But it’s her talent for mixing-it-up that give her interiors a fresh look and a dash of fun. 

{ Images courtesy of Martha Angus and Paula + Martha } 

C’mon Craigslist

No List Love yesterday, my friends. My beloved Craigslist has gone all high and dry. Here’s a sampling of the dreck parading around as prized treasure. Ick.

A castle for your castle? — $3,000 

Shabby. No chic — $50

King-sized  “refinished, Polyurethened oak!!!” waterbed + headboard — $185  { Could it be creepier? And there are dozens of these flooding Craigslist! Make. It. Stop. } 

Mirror finish stripper pole from a “smoke free, pet free environment” — $500  { Yes. I guess it could get creepier. }

Designer’s Studio: Steven Gambrel

We all love Steven Gambrel’s interiors. Take a peek where genius happens. 

These cabinets are perfection. Should Mr. Man and I win the lottery, w will immediately take an ax to our own kitchen cabinetry and hire a contractor to have these copied right down to the matte finish gray paint, chicken-wire-mirrored inserts, and brass hardware.

I especially like that unlike most interior designer’s office tours, this one actually looks real, like real work is taking place. Papers cover desks, samples are strewn about. Or it could be Gambrel’s display of talent and skill — perfectly styled disarray. 

 { All images from Balustrade & Bitters }