Reader's Art: K/B's DIY Doors of NYC

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We just switched up our old picture collection above our sofa and table in the livingroom. Pretty low budget, but a nice shot of color offset by oversized white-on-white gallery style framing (personal fotos, and self- framing/mating saved cash)...

- To All Reader's Art -

Not at all a new idea... a collection of raw NYC front doors, but most of them seem to play better off our nature-y theme than the black and white shots of
Madison we had before. thanks! -k/b

Comments (9)

my favorite so far!

posted by jamie on 2007-01-25 15:00:14

is that the new sofa from room & board? love it!

posted by the big d. on 2007-01-25 15:09:11

love these photos, and your place! - i actually bookmarked your slideshow a while back for inspiration:)you have a great eye for color and design-great job!

posted by brooke (nc) on 2007-01-25 15:15:48

Wow. I am currently doing the same sort of thing. I took a bunch of pictures of doorways/alleyways while I was in China and I want to frame them or put them in a coffee table book. Bookmarking this also.

posted by Jackie in Phoenix on 2007-01-25 16:53:13

Could you tell us your source for the frames? I am looking for some good quality pre-fab frames for posters and photos.

posted by Joey on 2007-01-25 17:13:20

Awesome artwork and cool frames. I want to know about the source of the frames too.

I would have liked the look of your place even more if that white throw on the sofa had a different color. There is a little too much white for me. Just my thoughts. :)

posted by mimi on 2007-01-25 18:08:52

Very nice! Very clean and crisp looking.

posted by Maureen on 2007-01-25 19:13:56

Thanks for the comments all! The sofa is actually the "Ona" from Room and Board- which, for some reason, was discontinued for 2007(?) -we'd been eyeing it for quite some time, and it was a good thing we got it when we did (Nov) b/c it turned out to almost be too late!

About the frames... standard IKEA = 28" x 20" "Ribba" Frame (white) -can't really go wrong w/ them for the price and how big they are.

Mimi- we are currently divided on the throw and the use of white there. However, because we don't have a single white wall in our entire apt (and the bedroom is a really rich bold rust... see "K/B Silhouettes" in Flickr Finds section) we wanted to introduce white as much as possible... but believe me, "1/2 of us" hears you!! Thanks for the feedback.

-k/b

posted by -k/b on 2007-01-25 19:38:23

What a cool photo project! I like the accent materials like the blanket and the pillows. Everything is tied in together wonderfully.

posted by Zina on 2007-02-07 17:06:47