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100sf??

100 square feet??? BULLSH*T!

Yes I think that has to be a typo, 1000 sq.ft. more likely.

yeah... that probably should say 1000

awww, i was all excited to see a little apartment.

I like this, but it seems dark to me. I think the basic rule for taking photos for a house tour should be turning all of the lights on and opening all the curtains. it makes all the difference.

Is that a geodesic dome on the floor? What's the story?

It was a typo! Should have read 1000 sq feet! Emma, do you want to explain the domes?

I also was looking forward to seeing a small apartment. Far too many large apartments and house tours. I'd like to see more for under 500 sq. ft.

I like this place. It looks like real people live there.

Where'd ya get the couch?

I love that red couch!

Cool stuff. I never find anything good on the street or in thrift stores, so every time I see one of these tours that makes it seem so easy, I get a little depressed.

The stupid thumbnails option STILL isn't working for me! This new slideshow program sucks; I wish y'all would go back to the old way. I almost never look at house tours anymore becuase I don't always want to go through every picture, but I can never see the thumbnails. Am I the only one still having problems??

Most DEPRESSING house tour ever. The interiors are dark and oppressive. This is real turn-off to mid-C modern.

OTOH, incredible deck and view. Perhaps spending lots of time on the expansive sunshiney deck needs to be balanced with a dim, tight feeling interior? (I'm in NY, so I have the opposite problem...)

Wow! Didn't give that editor much of a chance! Obviously 100 s.f. was a typo.

It's neat enough to be a museum piece, personal and modern enough to be a comfortable home.

Great job on the outdoor space as well.

kushkush, I find your comment mean spirited, but if you have a spare new york minute, you might try and to turn up the backlight on your computer. It looks fine on Macs but on an HP it is a little dark.

jenzoe, that was purchased at a store near Beverly on the east side of La Brea. You know the place that stores half of it's merchandise outside.

I built this dome for a flash animation piece "Flying Dome" for a recent show at SolwayJones in LA.

Where's the ceiling fan from? I've been looking for one with a light like yours, but haven't found it yet.

Hey Emma!

Nice to see the whole place. The inside's just as nice as the view from your deck!

cinema, the fans are Hampton Bay, Romano II. I think they are discoed, but you can try looking on-line! We bought them from Home Depot.

Emma, your home is lovely. I particularly like the black slate you have on the upper landing. Don't worry about the negative comments you see, sometimes the internet brings out the worst in people.

Thanks Gigi818, if you want to see an awesome black slate kitchen floor look in the "retro renovation" pool on filckr. Look for the house in Des Moines.

emmajay--I wasn't criticizing your house. I like it, it seems very real and thoughtful. I was just commenting on the pictures themselves (and yes I am on a mac). I have looked at a lot of house tours online, and I really do think that turning all of the lights on makes a real difference.

Icg, The house faces south so the lighting changes dramatically through out the day from east to west. The pictures were shot at 2pm so the sun comes in from the same side as the fireplace and blasts in from the deck during August. Also with a wide lens and such a open plan one area
is bound to be dim. The wide angle lens is used so that readers can see how the spaces flow together. If you care to see more pictures, you can go to the ATLA Group Pool on flickr, the house is there also.

the dining room is stunning. absolutely perfect. also the drop leaf table and bent wood chairs against the red bricks and green walls in the kitchen has knocked my socks right off. you have found so many great pieces. the wire lamp thrills me.

all in all, an elegant and comfortable place to live.

that is a great space to live in! Thanks for sharing.

any more info or better photos of the picture that is hanging on the wall behind the couch in the very first picture on this post. Looks intriguing to me and i'd love to see it a little closer.

Jmorey, the print is Haystacks #5 by Roy Lichtenstein and the sculpture is by Takashi Murakami.

love the tea/serving cart and all the Lane pieces. I have the same coffee table!

Please tell me about the flooring in the dining room. Is it cork? If so, did you have it installed? do you recommend it?

Yes NYS, it is cork. We went the economical route. The double tiles are glued the concrete slab to match the level of the original slate in the entry. The slab was skim coated prior to installation to make it even. Under the dining room table and especially with the chairs being moved around, the cork suffers from pressure dents. I have dinged it twice already by dropping heavy objects on it, though gratefully they are hard to see. As far as cleaning goes, I swiff, sweep, and use a damp cloth with a diluted 'green' cleaner. We still like it, and would do it again. It balances well with the original oak parquet floor in the living room. Is there a post on AT about cork? Research is the key. Good Luck!

Jenzoe, We bought the red couch at Nick Metropolis on La Brea. Abby just posted about it!

great pictures! I really like that couch !

I hate the new slideshow program too. It's awful to navigate and runs really slowly for me.

I love that it isn't some "show home". I hate the trends that are so rampant in design now. What's wrong with just liking something in it's pure and original form? I mean, why does everything have to be gutted and redone? Like that movie "The Thin Man", some interiors are so accurate to their time that they have a life of their own. Such is the case with this one. I'd have more fun with paint, though, and maybe, just maybe, update the windows.

I'm so bored seeing the same DWR stuff in every so-called "modern" home. Thanks for letting us into your refreshing, real home.