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A Fashion-Forward Home
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Mixing high and low is always in style in our book, and it seems fashion design and homeowner Lynn Mizono would agree. Her Seattle home features a healthy dose of Ikea mixed with custom pieces and mail-ordered furniture, for a finished look that is both minimal and chic.

Mizono and builder Carl Magnusson came up with lots of creative ideas for the space, including "faux concrete" floors made of particle board and using corrugated plastic for the loft railing to let in more light. For the entire gallery of images and article go to Metropolitan Home.

Images: John Granen for Metropolitan Home

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More info about the "faux concrete" floors made of particle board, please. I'm intrigued.

posted by genjenn on March 9th 2009 at 9:56pm
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what's the zinc-y looking material on the drawer-fronts (photo 1) and columns (photo 5)?

posted by ljbmonkey on March 9th 2009 at 11:25pm
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Where can I get the sheeting that is on the bed (photo 4)?

posted by c.ashley on March 10th 2009 at 12:49am
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The curtain panels in the bedroom are really cool !

posted by joathome on March 10th 2009 at 7:38am
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c.ashley, I found this on the Met Home article:

"The master bedroom features a bed Mizono got from Design Within Reach, dressed in a quilt with a Girl Boy cover by No One You Know, in Australia"

No mention of the curtain panels, however.

posted by joathome on March 10th 2009 at 7:44am
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I love the bedspread.

posted by ChrisGal on March 10th 2009 at 8:11am
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I love this and I love that it was in Met Home and there are IKEA things are its not just ridiculously expensive...

posted by msjessiemeghan on March 10th 2009 at 8:26am
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joathome, thank you for the bedding information! I just looked it up on the website. Will have to order it soon.

posted by c.ashley on March 15th 2009 at 12:18am
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The floors are made of medex, which is an outdoor particle board(more durable and waterproof than the indoor version medite) The 4x8 panels were cut in half layed and spaces between sheets were caulked. I did a two color wash on it and if was finished with a waterbased verathane. The zinc looking appearance of the drawers are just from a metaliic paint. The curtains in the bedroom are also from IKEA.

posted by furrlong on March 21st 2009 at 9:13pm
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