Inside Out: A showcase for those who transform their residences into homes
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Name:Scott
Location: Tribeca/chinatown
Favorite furniture: My armoire
When the couple that owns Scott's condo came by for a repair, the wife stood in awe and said "It has such good energy".
This was exactly the kind of response Scott was aiming for when he whipped his boxy and banal early 90's studio into shape last month...
In just 2 weeks, Scott turned a very banal space into one from which he would be happy to telecommute 40-50 hours per week. He wanted something that felt "warm and comfortable"....
When I walked in, I immediately felt rescued from the madness of Canal Street, just two blocks north. Mostly through the use of textiles and color, Scott has created something that feels like a cross between a tea-salon in Morocco and a tibetan-buddhist shrine. It almost has a sacred quality—evoking and even demanding calm.
A man who is not afraid to ship, Scott was able to bring back some weighty momento's from his time in India, his favorite of which is an armoire he found in Jodhpur. Instead of a couch, the armoire commands the space and invites visitors to the floor level, pillow laden 'chill space' directly in front of it.
After growing up in West Hempstead, Long Island and then living in NYC, Scott recently spent some time in southern California, South America and South East Asia. These were clearly transformative experiences for him, informing both his approach to life and his design aesthetic. It was clear to me that he was thinking in new ways and taking risks never before considered. One of those risks was to stop watching television, one was to stop drinking coffee, and another was to recognize that his home should feel like home before he started looking for a job.
I love to travel and have always thought the more you leave New York, the better you are equipped to live here. Scott is living proof.
Originally Posted March 30th, 2005
Any tips on the best place to hang a bike? And how to know where to put the hook? I'm moving in two days, and that's when I start to plan the space...
Gorgeous! Would you mind sharing which paint colors you used?
I like the red accent color on the pillars!
I included the paint colors in the captions of the slide show--tan and red oxide.
As for hanging a bike, you can do it vertically with a tension bar or drilled into the wall, or you can do it horizontally via a pulley system.
Tan and Red Oxide are the proper names of the paints? (I'm assuming not Behr, Benjamin Moore, etc...) Okay, then. Thanks.
Two weeks? I'm impressed -- I was still tripping over boxes for a few months...
Two weeks was plenty of time as I didn't have to work during that time...
Now it's back to work and the last 20% will take forever to complete - hahahaha...
Thanks Mary...
Scott,
Where did you get those wonderful rugs?? I've been looking for something like them for a long time now.
Thanks!
Nicole
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great space!
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beautiful space. warm, peaceful, and revealing of the person who lives there.
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Rugs=Ebay
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Beautiful space, and beautiful words, Maxwell.
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Absolutely beautiful! Warm, serene, filled with color and wonderful things.
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I remember when this was originally posted. 2 1/2 years later, I wonder if his place looks the same.
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"...a cross between a tea salon in Morocco and a Tibetan Buddhist shrine.." Don't make me laugh.
Sorry, it looks like a poor 20 year old pot smoking student's digs. A few pieces of 'oriental looking' fabric and a couple of tourist souvenirs from India do not consitute an Eastern aesthetic.
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I don't know if this comment will ever be read, due to it's age, but where did you get that bedspread? I love it!
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