Collection by Michael Frank
A blue checkered Moroccan rug amps up the visual interest in the space, along with a new yellow Togo couch and Herman Miller coffee table. Switching out the mullioned windows for new tilt-and-turn windows from Semko help the space feel larger and increase energy efficiency.
A blue checkered Moroccan rug amps up the visual interest in the space, along with a new yellow Togo couch and Herman Miller coffee table. Switching out the mullioned windows for new tilt-and-turn windows from Semko help the space feel larger and increase energy efficiency.
A wallhanging adds texture above the bed, where a playful barbed-wire pillow sits atop boldly patterned bedding.
A wallhanging adds texture above the bed, where a playful barbed-wire pillow sits atop boldly patterned bedding.
Even the garage offers an opportunity for Josh and Matt to experiment, with lighting rescued from an ice cream shop renovation and even a seating area (complete with a cherry-red Panton chair).
Even the garage offers an opportunity for Josh and Matt to experiment, with lighting rescued from an ice cream shop renovation and even a seating area (complete with a cherry-red Panton chair).
The space was originally a dining room, but the first day they moved in, Josh and Matt decided to throw the floor plan out the window and reclaimed the space in the window for a conversation area, inspired by the sunken lounges of the 1970s. The cushions are crafted from recycled rugs.
The space was originally a dining room, but the first day they moved in, Josh and Matt decided to throw the floor plan out the window and reclaimed the space in the window for a conversation area, inspired by the sunken lounges of the 1970s. The cushions are crafted from recycled rugs.
Matt’s big advice to renters? Invest in modular furniture. “As we’ve moved, these pieces have all taken on different functions, in different rooms. If you don’t know where you’re going to be living in a couple of years, choose something that will evolve with you.”
Matt’s big advice to renters? Invest in modular furniture. “As we’ve moved, these pieces have all taken on different functions, in different rooms. If you don’t know where you’re going to be living in a couple of years, choose something that will evolve with you.”
The Ligne Roset bloom couch is topped with a carrot pillow. “Our design furniture wish list kind of came true after we started blowing up,” says Josh. A Moooi rug lies under foot. Josh and Matt bought one Togo chair, and then happened to find a second on Facebook Marketplace for a steal. (The coffee table is from Marketplace as well.)
The Ligne Roset bloom couch is topped with a carrot pillow. “Our design furniture wish list kind of came true after we started blowing up,” says Josh. A Moooi rug lies under foot. Josh and Matt bought one Togo chair, and then happened to find a second on Facebook Marketplace for a steal. (The coffee table is from Marketplace as well.)