Who would have thought that wood paneling could look so good in a modern home? Decorated with ethnic rugs, mid-century modern pieces, Ikea, and gorgeous sweeping views are just a few of the thing that make Tim Ross' home warm and comfortable. Detail shots after the jump...
Detail shot of a Grant Featherston teal chair and Arne Vodder sideboard.
[ Photo from Inside Out Magazine ]
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Comments (7)
Are you sure that's paneling? The shot on the right at least looks like the same tongue-and-groove redwood that I have in my 1954 post & beam.
Even if it is a paneling retrofit, it's precedented by a wall treatment that was very common in mid-century modern houses.
I have that same Ikea lamp, too ;-)
house lust
I love Rosso. He's a very funny man with a gorgeous house to boot!
I saw this in Inside Out, and I carted that magazine around with me for DAYS. I particularly love the little bit of IKEA thrown into the mix.
Love this pic, esp. the mix between the glossy brown floor and the white pieces. After all, this pics make me want the Nelson bech at once...
I want to buy it, but I am not shure, witch wood will fit to our livingroom.
envy, lust that is my kind of house
I find Tim Ross' house to be cliched and kitsch in the extreme. Mid century modern was a style that was clean, fresh and "modern", yet warm and elegant in the hands of great practioners like Richard Neutra, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, John Lautner, Paul Rudolph, and in Australia, Harry Seidler, to name but a few.
The home of Tim Ross is a long way from these. Like so many of the latest to "jump on the (fasionable) bandwagon", Ross has sought to encapture the ethos with none of the understanding of the philosophy behind this movement, artistic or otherwise. Being a "celebrity" of somewhat dubious claim does not make one a practioner of taste and style.
A riot of colour and cheap materials, it is more a "vomit" of individual pieces, scraped together (no doubt from 'Vampt') in a desperate attempt to impress family and friends.
And by the way, the "Grant Featherston teal chair" as described in the caption below your photo is actually a Grant Featherston B210 TV Chair. A small detail, but one an afficionado such as Mr Ross should have known.