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Guess the Decade: Sunny Rec Room Bar - The Answer

guess071108.jpgIt's a total slam DUNK by the readers this time around - you guys are good!

(Click here to guess first - then jump below for the answer & more photos)

 
 

It is most definitely NOW and 142 of you guessed just that - Bravo! It was followed (very distantly) by the 70's with 40 votes and the 60's with 30 votes. A few mavericks went with the 90's (10 to be exact), with the 50's and 80's bringing up the rear with 6 votes each.

As always, there were insightful comments:

My gut says now too. It just seems like too especially collected vintage items... could be the 60s for the same reason that it looks like now is fooling us. I have been looking at too many apartments with this stuff in it, it doesn't seem sincerely contemporary with its items. Minty greenish white walls and floor? Something is telling me it's also in Europe! (Would I get bonus points?) :) - KTG

now. no doubt about it. The stools. That's what makes me so sure.-Libby


The stools and the wine bottle holder scream "now" to me.In fact I looked at the picture before I read the headline and just assumed it was someone's cool retro drinks station.
- Madsarah

the springer stools are 70's, but weren't upholstered with asymetric patches back then. most of the 60's pieces are the sort of unsubstantial things that are being past for retro-chic now, but probably would have been paired with older or personal things in a true sixties setting. those wall arrangements of coasters/ashtrays are too silly.....they would be coasters or ashtrays on flat surfaces, not a "collection". in a vintage home, the pricessa glasses would be in the kitchen, china closet, or wetbar not merchandised. the rug seems current, and some of the liquor is new.the arrangements and colors are too forced and vivid to be anything but now......though it looks so dated already. - Healthyhome

too matchy-matchy for anything but "now"! glad we all agree :)
- Skippyandebsy


The bar photo is from the 2007 Kips Bay showhouse and was designed by Amy Lau. Here are a few more pics of the room:

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Here is some info about the room from House Beautiful: The Rites of Spring Lounge - Amy Lau has conceived the 500 sq. ft. top floor as an informal relaxing lounge with a breezy Big Sur vibe. Starting with a surprising palette suggested by a Joseph Albers' painting called Formulation, the room captures the essence of spring's fresh, saturated hues — from bold citron to soothing cobalt and turquoise. The room enjoys tranquil views of the terrace visible through an entire wall of windows.


And here are some details about pieces shown in the main photo:

WALL MOUNTED CABINET IN WALNUT AND GILDED STEEL BY PHIL POWELL AND PAUL EVANS - LATE 20TH CENTURY.

CUSTOM DESIGNED WAVELIKE WINDOW TREATMENT DESIGNED BY AMY LAU AND MAKI YAMAMOTO

SET OF THREE PENDANT HANGING LAMPS IN BRASS, SCANDINAVIAN, C.1960S;

CUSTOM DESIGNED "LILYPON" ENAMEL MIRROR DESIGNED BY AMY LAU

CUSTOM EMBROIDERED FABRICS PAIR OF OTTOMANS BY JUDY ROSS TEXTILES

Congrats to all who guessed correctly and thanks to all for playing along!


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Comments (10)

Woo Hoo! I finally got it right for a change!

posted by suzy8track on 2008-07-14 21:36:35
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I can't unsee those armchairs! Ack!

posted by K T G on 2008-07-14 22:43:33
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Yea! The white print running through the fabric on the two yellow stools was what gave it away for me... Those armchairs make me want to....toss my cookies too!!!

posted by Ta on 2008-07-14 23:27:18
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i was one of the few who got it very wrong... or maybe they got it very wrong!? I love Joseph Albers... don't tell me it was inspired by him.

posted by TaniaTingel on 2008-07-15 03:27:45
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The decorator ran amok. Less is more. I love the individual pieces but it's just too much in one space.

posted by LBhirise on 2008-07-15 08:46:47
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Oh, those sofa pillows....

Although they would look best on MY sofa, they and the sofa pictured would look a lot better without that wall treatment behind them. it's all OTT, and not in a good way.

posted by greer on 2008-07-15 09:10:32
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What is that wall treatment behind the dining set? I like how it feels "random". Anybody have any details?

posted by vjm on 2008-07-15 09:22:53
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It is all a bit much, but I'd be pretty happy to take the stools and those sand-sculpture-esque throw pillows, please.

posted by modhabit on 2008-07-15 13:14:24
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A Big Sur vibe? I haven't been there in several years, have things really changed that much?

posted by Erika in Seattle on 2008-07-15 17:08:40
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The wall treatment looks cool, it did catch my eye. While I don't know what it exactly is, it looks like they took tissue paper pieces and kind of scrunched them up like tissue paper flowers and glued them on. Might be a more important material - these things matter more when seen up close, as in, people who come into your home won't laugh if you have silky rosettes embroidered on your wall, while they might snort and laugh at you later when they go home if you tried it with tissue.

If I had to make another guess, I would say they worked off a pattern. This doesn't seem like it would have been as good an effect if they were just sticking them on wherever, because they are clustered very gracefully. Probably something you could do on your computer, plot out a grid and place dots randomly until you like it on the plan. It's obviously going to be more tedious that way, but anything that looks so easy most likely was a tedious painstaking process. Alternately, hey, chalk would probably work and it's easier.

There! Do that this weekend.

posted by K T G on 2008-07-15 20:03:22
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