Posts Tagged ‘color’
Smooth Venetian Plaster in White Dove Before the Furniture and Art Move In
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, interiors, process, venetian plaster on June 17, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Another Artistic Fence
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, fence, whimsy on May 20, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Two fine artists in Alameda own this lovely garden and fence. Not overly concerned about security, they made the round cutout in the yellow gate for easy access to the latch
Facelift, Rearrangement, and Energy Upgrades
Posted in Design Projects, tagged color, doorways, El Cerrito, exterior shades, fibercement, green, houses, mahogony, modern, railing, rainscreen, redwood plywood on April 1, 2013 | 2 Comments »
This 1972 budget modern house needed a tune-up. In the process of replacing the windows & siding, adding insulation, replacing the double level deck, and adding exterior window shades and a bright red-orange awning on the NW & SW sides, we also rearranged things and made the floor plan work better. That was the most satisfying part of the project, but it is hard to show it in photographs. Type “Navellier” in the search box to the right for photos of the process.
Here are some photos after construction:
Approaching the house
New entry door and porch
Exterior window shades and awning (retracted) and fibercement siding installed as a rainscreen
Redwood and stainless steel railing
Guillaume and Freddy under the bright red awning
Interior Design and Color
Posted in Information, tagged color, interiors on March 23, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been following this blog of a color consultant & interior designer in part out of fascination with someone so different from myself, but also because she has some real tidbits of wisdom. Read the post linked above for her explanation of what is good about this room below.
Plumbing Pipes
Posted in Found Objects, tagged Alvar Aalto, Brooklyn, color, pipes, plumbing, restaurant, utilitarian on November 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This cafe in Brooklyn, NY has done a good job of turning what would usually be considered a highly undesirable feature into what almost might be considered an asset. (Sorry that all I have are quick snap shots with my phone.)
Plumbing waste line painted and wrapped in rope ala Alvar Aalto’s Villa Mairea
Plumbing wasteline continues
more pipes
Cheerful blue pipes
Final Details in a New Master Suite
Posted in Design Projects, tagged bathroom, Berkeley, cabinets, color, houses, paint, remodeling on April 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »
-
- Stainless steel support brackets that doubles as a towel bar
-
- Linen cabinet underway
-
- Choosing colors
A Few More Nice Details from Bisbee
Posted in Found Objects, tagged color, desert architecture, neon, patterns, salvaged, turquoise, wood on April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
-
- Neon Turquoise!
-
- rocket sign
-
- curly black painted handrail
-
- Scrapwood Fort
-
- Japanese birdhouse
-
- I like the decorative piece near the ridge and also the gate below
-
- Nice pattens in this brick building
Colors of Bisbee
Posted in Found Objects, tagged color, desert architecture, faded red, gates, landscape, turquoise on April 5, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I am going to treat you to a few days of pictures of this creative and historic town in Southeast Arizona. I climbed the hills in the late afternoon and enjoyed stunning views of the coppery mountains with houses in sun and shadow. This first series captures some of the colors. As you can see, turquoise and green are popular colors. Warm, rich reds, yellows, and oranges also are common choices. Even the hills are many different colors. Some are vivid rusty red-orange, and others are a less flashy brown with green shrubs dominating the pallet.
Its a long walk up to this colorful hillside enclave. The late afternoon sunlight lights up the hillside and brings out the warm colors
This outdoor dining area is very festive with its colored lights and faded red painted fence. This color reminds me of an ancient pickup truck faded by the desert sun.
You should zoom in to see the intricate details of these copper entry gates. What a nice tribute to the history of Bisbee and its copper mines.
This slightly faded USPS mailbox nicely complements the green bench. Again, the desert sun quickly adds a nice patina to painted objects.
muted red and yellow house and walls with a sharp accent of bright yellow porch chairs
We saw a US Sailing sticker on the side window of this house. Clearly these people miss the ocean. I'm not sure the yellow and blue really jive with the surroundings, but perhaps that is intentional.
Green house with rusty roof looks good against the orange hill
Pale Turquoise
red cliff, pale turquoise mural
bicycle shop
plaid and art deco
Black and White in Comanche Texas
Posted in Found Objects, tagged black and white, color, curves, minimalism, trim, windows on March 19, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I saw this house on a visit to Comanche, Texas a couple of years ago. I like the curved roof and the entry porch with the door and window with pointed head trim. I like the proportions of the attic vent. Most of all I like the tasteful paint job. Siding, trim, and windows, and foundation are all painted white and there is one accent of black trim. I am curious about the person who lives in this house in small town central Texas. Clearly an artist exercising great restraint and minimalism.
Planned development in the Catalina Foothills, Tuscon
Posted in Found Objects, tagged color, desert architecture, historical styles, houses, rigid design guidlines, turquoise on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not the greatest photo, but here are the promised southwestern blue (turquoise) windows. (I found it! southwestern teal on colorswatches.com and from the Catalina Pueblo architectural guidelines – DunnEdwards Reef Encounter– DE573 ) Probably the color is just right for the Sonoran desert because it mimics the color of copper and turquoise, abundant in the region. This photo is the front of my aunt’s house in the Catalina Pueblo. It is part of a 108 house development designed and built in the 1970s by Don Maxon. The association has fairly conservative design guidelines, but they do allow this one bright accent color.
Ahead of their time in the 1970s, the architect and builder preserved much of the native desert vegetation, including many saguaro that are now well over 100 years old. They modeled the houses closely after houses in Alamos, a pueblo in Mexico, sticking to design elements that were carefully documented. The community also has shared amenities such as swimming pools and walking trails. I have mixed feelings about rigid design guidelines, but in this case the result is a very tasteful and cohesive architectural fabric.
-
- Giant saguaro cactus and southwestern blue windows (and Aunt Dagmar)
-
- Curves in brick, stucco, wood, and metal
-
- Curving cream colored stucco wall with black lampost
-
- Roof deck
-
- Stucco curves with mountain backdrop
-
- Community pool with salmon deck chairs
-
- Burnt adobe bricks with scuppers
-
- Triple scupper and road runner weathervane
-
- Curving wall with lamp post
-
- Giant Saguaro and nice transition from stucco to adobe bricks in carport wall
-
- Shadows
-
- posts and beams with decorative ends painted dark brown
Diamondback Rattlesnake Bridge in Tucson, Arizona
Posted in Found Objects, tagged bridge, color, colored concrete, desert architecture, diamond, metal, rattlesnake, steel, Tucson, turquoise on February 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »
On a recent visit to Tucson, Arizona I saw this cool bridge for bikes and pedestrians over East Broadway Blvd . (If you zoom into the map and switch to satellite you can see the extent of it. It was designed by Simon Donovan. I also liked the bright blue bollards and railing. This particular color looks just right in the Sonoran desert, but Im not sure why. You will see the identical color in another post later this week. The painted steel mesh skin really looks like a snake – kind of like a dry, discarded snake-skin. The shadows created by the crisscrossing steel are also quite nice.
Three southwestern blue bollards
Southwestern blue ramp railing
snake-skin
Rattlesnake tail
Looking through the snake
Tucker exits the snake mouth
Snake head through the trees
Snake bridge body through the trees
Dagmar and Tucker walk back through towards the tail
Painted Poplar Treasure Chest Underway
Posted in Design Projects, tagged box, boxes, color, ensign, furniture, paint, patterns, poplar on February 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This prototype is solid 1.125″ thick poplar. It also has box joint corners and a piano hinge.
I am using my old artist oils for this decorative paint job. I went to the art store for a new paintbrush and noticed that they now sell “water- mixable” oil paints. I am curious how those work.
Tags
link to RSS Feed
