Snade
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Looks like the perfect retirement pad to me. And the word original comes to mind and not cliche.
Looking good. Snade
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Does anybody else match their interior decor/furniture to their gear? Pics.
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Looks like the perfect retirement pad to me. And the word original comes to mind and not cliche.
Looking good. Snade
You're living the dream! I love that place. It looks perfect to me. I love the cabinet between the two angled-back speakers (not sure brand...AR?) I used to live in Orange County (Dana Point then Laguna Beach) and much preferred Palm Springs. It has everything you need, and if you ever long for cold just get on that cable car up to San Jacinto mountain (if I remember the name correctly). The pad looks really nice.
sheltie dave
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Ticntoc, I like it! AR4s, Belles, and Fortes, and HeyWake catseye chairs with the double whalebone table - sweet! Who made that eye catching chest?
ticntoc
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Thanks. I know I will like it out here. Its hot, but the pool is 80 degs and the beer is 40.
The speakers in the living room are Dynaco AR25s, I think. The cabinet in between is a Lane bar. The Danish Mod goes well with everything. The Heywood Wakefield table and chairs I found at a garage sale. He was cleaning out his mothers house. The Le Corbusier couch and chairs were a score from work. They remodled the lobby and I got them for hauling them away.
Dave. Was the Lane bar the chest your were refering to?
Glenn
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sheltie dave
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Glenn, that's it! That is really an eye popping piece of furniture in a room filled with iconic items. :thmbsp: Ranch houses feel so comfortable with the natural lighting, and yours takes full advantage. :thmbsp:
Anyone into mid-century design should check out last Sunday's episode of "True Blood" on HBO. An incredible mid-century house makes several appearances.
marqueemoon
Gimme indie rock!
Well you certainly do at least.
And Mad Men starts up again this Sunday, too. Great ideas for decor on that show (though I wish my industry, advertising, was as fun and sleazy as they portray it.)
I've never really gotten into that show. I've tried, but it hasn't grabbed me so far. I need to rent the first season and give it another shot.
Surely it's more interesting than chasing whining, deadbeat parents while listening to complaints about not being able to perform miracles every 30 seconds.
ticntoc
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Mid-century modern architecture is making a big come back in movies and in commercials. I will not remember the product being sold, but I will marvel at the cool mid-century interior of the house. The exterior shots are as simple as a newspaper being tossed or 2 men standing out front comparing notes on cars. Love it. In California we had a guy named Joe Eichler that built tracts and tracts of the greatest post and beam, glass atrium, modern homes ever. You see them quite frequently in commercials.
Glenn
MisterFishey
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I hope to furnish my house in Danish Modern... but all I have right now is this solid wood stereo credenza with built in Lafayette (actually Matsushita) coaxial speakers. Saved from being turned into firewood. 
It's really quite a statement piece - it's probably 5 feet long, 2 feet tall, and a foot and a half deep. And quite a pain to move.
It's really quite a statement piece - it's probably 5 feet long, 2 feet tall, and a foot and a half deep. And quite a pain to move.
I hope to furnish my house in Danish Modern... but all I have right now is this solid wood stereo credenza with built in Lafayette (actually Matsushita) coaxial speakers. Saved from being turned into firewood.
That's quite a credenza. I really like it...I'm a sucker for those type of legs. Do you use the speakers in it? I've thought of using the ones in my zenith console but they're pretty generic full range 12". As Ray said earlier in this thread, we could put something great in there..I just don't know that I'd ever really use it for it's purpose. Works great as something to put equipment on, though.
Nice credenza but I think I like the gear on it even better...what's that turntable?
Some cool houses from one of my favorite architecture/design blogs:
http://www.beltstl.com/2006/03/beautiful-home/ (unfortunately demolished)
http://www.beltstl.com/2007/07/sunset-hills-teardown/ (fortunately saved)
http://www.beltstl.com/2006/03/beautiful-home/ (unfortunately demolished)
http://www.beltstl.com/2007/07/sunset-hills-teardown/ (fortunately saved)
John,
Mine ended up in wood instead of the black ash I recalled them being. I was there when my friend bought them back in '86 or so. I've also been partial to B&Ws but most that I'm familiar with are all about midrange and "listenability." Kind of the opposite of fast, snappy and critical. I really like them but need some more time with them. Surprisingly, they image very well for a big speaker.
Is that the way your DM-2s sound?
I wouldn't call them fast or snappy, but they're not overly slow, either. The bass is nice, actually, they're not warm...they just sound 'right'. They certainly aren't like the Regas in pace and timing, but I think they have a realism about the mid range that just lures you in. So maybe they're more about listenability than critical listening, but that's what the system they're in is used for. The SS-m7s are better, but these are great, too.
ticntoc
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I really like the second one. Particularly the pink and turquoise bathroom. OK, the brick work is pretty amazing too. And the angled windows...and..
I didn’t read the whole thing, but it looks kind of Frank Lloyd Wright-ish.
Check out his site on the Eichler homes in my area.
http://www.eichlersocal.com/
:thmbsp: on the Danish Modern stuff too. My house is not big enough to hold all that I want.
Glenn
Yeah what great houses. I actually prefer the first one, which to me is truly beautiful while the second one is fascinating but not quite beautiful (except for the hallway with the zig zagging brick wall).
One thing about the modern style is that I'm guessing it tends to be an acquired taste. It's so inorganic that I doubt many people would instinctively like it. You kind of have to think about it some and appreciate what the designers were up to -- then there's kind of an a-ha moment where you get it. ANd once you've got it it feels natural to like it, but not before then. Or at least that's how it was for me.
One thing about the modern style is that I'm guessing it tends to be an acquired taste. It's so inorganic that I doubt many people would instinctively like it. You kind of have to think about it some and appreciate what the designers were up to -- then there's kind of an a-ha moment where you get it. ANd once you've got it it feels natural to like it, but not before then. Or at least that's how it was for me.