Home As Art

The architecture of a home is often art enough. Know what we mean? The walls might be of beautiful wood slats, textural stone, or another well-crafted material...

Works of art aren't displayed on these walls - they are the walls. An example is the Bates Masi project pictured up top. It's the slatted wood partition and beautiful wood-finished walls of the Re-Cover house.

Interested in achieving a little material richness in your own home? Check out Kate's Wood Accent Wall from Apartment Therapy Los Angeles:

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This is the room from the April 2009 cover of Dwell. But what happened to the dining table? The furniture is different.

posted by funstraw on September 30th 2009 at 9:17am
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I love wood on walls - they're warm and inviting.

Check these out too:
http://donkeehouse.com/?p=205

posted by bitdot on September 30th 2009 at 9:39am
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I'm a huge fan of architecture being considered art (because it once really was art, even in lower end homes). Sadly, today's architecture (for the average dwelling) is merely function and little form. A box with a few windows and walls with a big giant garage to greet your guests instead of a beautiful front door and a welcoming front porch as the main element.

Sigh.

posted by LizinCO on September 30th 2009 at 3:22pm
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