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From Readers: Maude's Mondrian Kitchen

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Speaking of amazing reader-submitted painting projects, Maude sent in her inspiring Mondrian-themed kitchen this afternoon. She says:

Hey there! I wanted to share with you some pictures of my Mondrian kitchen wall. As a big Mondrian fan, I also dreamed of doing something around it and I finally move in a new place that was perfect for my idea. We did by hand with tape and patience, it took us about one day and on the second we did some little touch up. We're extremely happy with the result!

 
 

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The light in the room is fantastic.

Is there a chandelier out of view? If none, a white one would be great.

posted by amygdaloides on November 11th 2008 at 11:01am
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I imagine this is what the cafeteria in the Bauhaus looked like.

(Looks great!)

posted by shlacking on November 11th 2008 at 11:08am
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Powerful and clean. Love it.

posted by avianmission on November 11th 2008 at 11:15am
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I'm curious to know whether you also incorporated what is often uncelebreated in Mondrian's work -- the brush strokes and textures in those color blocks. For example, is the white flat and smooth, but the red made special by pronounced horizontal brush strokes?

posted by kimg924 on November 11th 2008 at 11:19am
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Does any one remember the bus in the television show The Partridge Family? The wall's colours and graphic design reminds me of it.

posted by boogaloobaby on November 11th 2008 at 11:20am
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Hey! Thank you all! To respond to Kim, no particular brush stroke were actually used since wall and canvas wouldn't respond the same anyway and we also wanted to make sure every color would be bold.

:)

posted by mod on November 11th 2008 at 11:34am
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My childhood neighbors had created a Mondrian kitchen floor from primary colored vinyl. It was fabulous.

posted by Lori on November 11th 2008 at 11:49am
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I think this is great, Maude.

posted by typicalstudent on November 11th 2008 at 1:54pm
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You are lucky to have a great space to accommodate the look. I don't think a room lacking good sunlight would be able to pull the wall off as well as yours does. Excellent job, Maude! :)

posted by Kimber on November 11th 2008 at 2:12pm
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This looks completely sensational. Absolutely beautiful. Fabulous colors; wonderful proportions. Be VERY proud of yourself. But I beg you -- PLEASE do not hang "art" on top of it. It IS art. It's sensational. If you hang "art" on it, it will become the equivalent of a whatnot shelf.

posted by Curtis on November 11th 2008 at 6:13pm
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Speechless. To be able to visualize your art-influenced idea is one thing. To realize your idea is a whole different story. Well executed.

posted by I.P. Freely on November 12th 2008 at 3:46am
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Don't worry, I will never hang anything on it!

:)

posted by mod on November 12th 2008 at 5:04am
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wow, cozy. NOT!

posted by parisienish on November 12th 2008 at 5:49am
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I think it is incredible. I love seeing people doing the Curtis thing and painting their own "wallpaper". Gorgeous.

posted by brittanykate on November 12th 2008 at 7:05am
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I'm a huge Mondrian fan myself. This is beautiful!

posted by als1 on November 12th 2008 at 10:31am
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