We bring this up because pet month is almost over here at AT:SF, and next week we'll be moving on to a new theme. AT:NY will begin its annual August celebration of the hideaway. But we have a hunch that the hideaway theme may not generate the same level of passion here as it does in summer-muggy cities like NY and Chicago. So we're contemplating our own regional (Bay Area and PNW) theme for August (something we'll be doing a couple of times a year). And we're wondering what you think:
Where are you in August? Are you spending more time at home, or less? Where in your home do you hang the most in late summer? Are you preparing a temporary shelter for Burning Man? Are you hiking/biking/kayaking/wind surfing/camping? Are you on vacation?
Stay tuned this week for more pets-in-the-home ideas, fab Pet Décor Contest entries, and a launch party update.
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Comments (8)
The reason that people are coming to SF is that it is unbelievably hot inland. I live/work in Sacramento where it was 111 degrees Sat. and 110 yesterday. Only 108 predicted for today. Many places within a 2 hr drive of SF broke historical records for all-time melt-down heat.
how about a home entertainment theme? i don't have a fancy home theatre & i'm not a movie geek, but i do enjoy watching tv & listening to music. i find that it's always a challenge to arrange my equipment in a way that's both attractive in the room & good for viewing/listening. i notice on a lot of the hgtv shows that the designers will put the tv perpendicular to the seating & have the speakers in some funky asymetrical placement, just so the room looks good.
maybe we can start with pete's supercool cabinet plans. http://x818.com/cabinetnumber3/
How about something on multi-purpose rooms, as in how many "activities" can you smartly cram into a room without creating sheer visual chaos?
We're struggling to accommodate several in our small living room: Home office, play area for our child and her friends, adult entertainment (TV/music, gatherings) and relaxation. We were going to try to squeeze dining in, too, but that might be too much.
Anywhere I could get away to would be 108. Ick.
Here's another vote for entertainment/play/creative space somehow theme. As usual, I have loud opinions but no contest entries.
how about simple living?
How about a piece on all the great local SF design blogs? Hint, hint.. :)
I vote multi-purpose rooms as well. I'm currently trying to do this in my new smaller apartment, but I'm still a long ways from having the success I had hoped for.
I work at a college, so August is the time for cleaning and final preping for the onslaught of new students/faculty in September. After Sept 1 the rest of the year is a blur. This state of mind carries over to homelife too.
I'd love to read about weird spaces -- you know, that area under the stairs that you don't know how to use, or what to put in a bay window, things like that. I think we all must have some space like that, and I'd like to see what other people have done, get some ideas.