Pacific Heights Remodel
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The public areas are as bland and sterile as the vodka bottles on display...a little boring. TV room and bedroom seem nice though. If I was invited to dinner I would be concerned that I might be at an intervention when I saw that table and that kitchen - no color and no contrast....
The kitchen puts me in mind of a sterile lab. It feels cold and lifeless, it needs some color! Every room leaves me feeling cold. I know the Bay Area, you need brightness to offset the foggy days!
In general, I loved the approach and style. Obviously money wasn't much of a constraint, considering the appliances and some of the furniture, not to mention the premium paid for being in Pacific Heights. The idea of using the entire length of the wall for the bed/night stand system was something I should have done. The 'bones' are definitely present, but I assume as the space is lived in, accessories that will provide color pop and/or represent personal aspects of the resdients' lives will evolve themsleves into the space. I also love clean/crisp/quality/less-is-more, but this test tube aesthetic begs for a little more adventure. I'd love to have the problem of bringing life to this property! But I'd do it over time and get it right, because to my sensibilities, this is a brilliant beginning.
Beautiful overall. Bathroom seemed generic contemporary. Nothing wrong with monotone. Soothing, restful, graceful spaces.
It's hard to believe human beings live in this place.
The whole point of this space is being 'sterile', using the word from the above comments. This is what distinguishes much of the minimalist, contemporary style that uses clean lines and never bursts with much color. Contrast - yes (as in black and white), but never the whole spectrum.
Why does a home's decor need to have "color" or provide "contrast" for the home to have life? It is the people occupying the spaces who bring life, color, contrast and warmth to a space. I don't understand this reliance on seeking these qualities from objects. A red pillow or a green wall is inanimate; it doesn't provide warmth. It takes a certain kind of confident person to live this way -- someone who can use such a neutral space as a background for very colorful thoughts, conversations, and activities. And when you bring out colorful objects like books and magazines, the images really pop in such a setting; but you don't necessarily need to have it all out on display. As a person who works in design and who is dealing with color and images all day long, I need to come home to what everyone else is calling a "sterile" environement to cleanse my mind and refresh myself. And I find that it creates a fantastic setting for conversation and listening to music, and -- best of all -- quiet contemplation.
You do know they make paint in colors other than white, right? My eyes hurt from looking at all that.
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