apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

i'm sorry, but try as i might, i just can't handle the gold/mustard. i know it's all very "right now" but it makes the inner girl in me want to scream "ewwww!"

as for white, metal, and wood grain--bring 'em on.

i like it, very cute

What's the deal here? How did it fall apart? I checked the "sadder" blog post.

Any chance it can be designated "Historical"? So that it's protected and maybe eligible for some kind of assistance?

Here's the main site:
http://www.neutra-vdl.org/site/default.asp

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They need money, of course. But it appears they also accept people to work on the place?
"Donations of services are also greatly appreciated. However, gifts of personal service have no gift reporting value according to IRS charitable guidelines."

Source:
http://www.neutra-vdl.org/site/donation.asp

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Some of the problems mentioned are:
"Among the most pressing needs are to repair the roofing and the electrical. There are also jammed sliding glass doors; water damaged ceilings, walls and floors; cracked windows; non-rotating sun louvers; and malfunctioning lighting systems. A recent Getty grant has allowed us to accurately determine the cost of these repairs and renovations."

Source:
http://www.neutra-vdl.org/site/appeal-01.asp

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I'm wondering if there are any ways of having some kind of "Extreme Makeover: VDL Edition" with local companies and experts putting in time on that home, even if to just fix ONE item.

Like one window. One sliding door. It would be a big challenge to experienced journeymen to work on something that needs to be repaired, but that cannot be repaired by ripping out and slamming in something from Home Depot.

Everyone who has had to have something, anything, repaired by a professional knows that the parts aren't always the most expensive part. It's the experience and knowledge, the labor hours that are the most costly.

Combine that with working on a home that doesn't have the usual stuff...like it has reflecting pools on the roof. You just don't see that everywhere. So you need someone who knows roofs and who knows pools. "It's not supposed to leak, even though we are covering it with water all the time."

Over in one of the referenced blogs, there are many photos fo things that could use an experts hand:
http://mylittleapartment.blogspot.com/2008/06/neutra-tour-good-bad-and-ugly.html

There must be someone in the L.A. area that can restore those chairs and that lamp. As a source of pride in their own craftsmanship.

And it could be set up so that there ARE references to each and every craftsman contributer. With a documentation of before and after. So that other people can not only enjoy the way the home should look...but can find sources to restore items in their own homes or collections.

Even the selection of books may need attention. If the roof is leaking and the cabinet veneer peeling, the books could be damaged too.

It looks like it could close this October, if something drastic doesn't happen:
http://www.neutra-vdl.org/site/appeal-07.asp

I like mustard much better with the eggplant (when we thought the wall in the other pic was eggplant.)

Mustard and brown are too close on the ol' color wheel for me.

Oy, I can't get behind this. When I first moved into my house, the walls in the living room were painted a yellowy-brown, and my couches and chairs are all yellow, and it just looked AWFUL--like a bad 70s video or an elementary school library. Ugh. Thankfully, I found a beautiful, deep teal paint to go with the yellow and it looks wonderful now.

I like all the modern furniture on the picture, the colors but I do not like the brown wall on the back, I think it is because of the light that is coming from outside, is making the wall darker. I would like to see it without the light from outsite.