I have been working on my home office for what seems like years now....in actuality it has been a few months....but being on a tight budget, well that is the pace of this project. I also don't need/want to go overboard on over designing a space I don't own.....so I live vicariously through the beautiful and unique pieces and materials I come across every day. Case in point, a fabulous flush sputnik, brass and ivory ceiling fixture from Downtown. What a fun piece to look up at! With that piece being my inspiration I whipped up this chic and feminine little space around it. What do you think? Is it 9-5 worthy? Happy Weekend! Background Wallpaper: Vivenne Westwood's "Magnolia" wallpaper for Cole and Son 1. Eames storage unit 2. Christopher Spitmiller's Lousia Lamps in a pretty sea foam blue 3. Moroccan antique shaggy carpet from Tony Kitz 4. Classic Eames aluminum management chair in a crisp, white leather 5. Brass and ivory ceiling flushmount, Italy 1960s 6. A lucite desk with chrome fittings, USA 1970s 7. Herve Van der Straeten's "Tabouret Capsule 174" side table 8. Pair of Carlo de Carli - Model 915 chairs, Italy 1969 Soundtrack for this space is one of my favorites, Lady Day (I secretly just wanted to share this great photo of her with her chi chi!!):
There are three sounds that are pretty much my top three sounds ever:
the sound of the Pacific Ocean
Nat King Cole's honey voice
the chatter of Zebra finches
and not on the list, but just an obvi is the sound of my friends and families voices....and my girlfriend Sheryl's laugh - it is basically the best laugh EVER.
You remember that I am a bit nuts for birds right?! As evidenced here. I know a lot of it stems from growing up around my grandparent's aviaries. They built a large aviary around the window of their Guest Bedroom (always known as "The TV Room" to us) that housed the little feisty Zebra finches and their muffled, soft calling is one that I just love. It's such a romantic, dusty sound...making me think of filtered Fall light, cups of earl gray tea, a game of bridge, Kitchen prep.....is that weird? So I am semi-intent on having a little pair of these fine feathered friends, but I do grapple with the idea of confining them to a small space. Winged beings should be able to fly, right? So instead I do what I do best when something is out of my reach....I fantasize and design and scheme up of what would be the ideal way to house these tiny musical masters. Case in point, the following fabulous vintage bird cages! 1. Metal cathedral bird cage, 20th Century 2. French chateau bird cage, 19th Century 3. Chinese pagoda bird cage 4. Art deco bird cage, circa 1930 5. Hand made wooden painted fretwork bird cage, France 1850 6. Pagoda shaped bird house, 20th Century 7. If i was a bird house I would hope to look like this beauty by Tony Duquette - perfection. Circa 1950. 8. Domed bird cage, 20th Century 9. 19th Century metal bird cage from Guatemala 10. 19th Century Victorian mahogany bird cage 11. Italian bird house, circa 1900-1920 Soundtrack for this fancy flight is Sarah Vaughan's "Lullaby of Birdland":
