
It's finally ready! The much-delayed Sunset Idea House had a soft opening last Friday, and we were able to tour the space earlier this week. The green abode, located in San Francisco's Mission District, is chock-full of cool products and materials. We especially like the wall in the study/craft room that's made of scraps of walnut wood.
In case you're wondering about some of the products shown in the photo above: The ceiling-mounted task lamp is Artemide's "Tolomeo"; the metal stool is DWR's "Marais" in vermillion (a similar stool can be found at NapaStyle); the table is Blu Dot's "Strut" in dark olive; the Benjamin Moore low-VOC paint color is avocado; and the concrete floor tiles in the adjacent children's bedroom are Ann Sacks/Angela Adams "Argyle" and "Manfred" patterns.
The Sunset Idea House is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through December 16, 9am-4pm; and January 4-27, 2008. (Note: The house will be closed the weekends of December 21 and 28.)
For more information, call 1-800-786-7375 or visit the Sunset website.
Love the way the floor tiles look, although I would never put concrete tiles in a bedroom. I'll keep those in mind for our kitchen/bath renovations.
I just tore a page from a magazine (or catalog?) that has a similar wall, but the wood is running horizontally and has a little more tonal variation. Love this look! If you have any more info on the construction, can you please post it, or a link?
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does anyone have any resources on wood walls like these? i keep googling wood paneling but it comes up with the old fashioned ick-factor paneling.
does one just hire a floor person and tell them to put wood flooring on the wall instead of the floor?
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That is like the wall in the CB2 catalog that I keep tearing out and coveting for a future home someday!
view ridge_van_winkle's profile
the wall is very interesting, the blue floor is gorgeous
view Lady J's profile
holy crap that wall is awesome. WANT!
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The wall is damn nice... But I would be afraid it would look dated in a few years, much like the trend of shingled walls in the 70s did by the 80s. I also fear that the cost would be beyond the means of most, given that it is walnut.
But, Damn it is a nice wall... Wish there was a way to incorporate that look into my tiny space.
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excellent way to use scrap wood!
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Here's what I was told by someone who worked on the house: "It was literally just made by using finish nails to attach scrap wood... with an artistic eye." I'm thinking I might have to try this on some ugly cabinet doors in my house ...
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I'm not a carpenter but to me it looks like 3 layers of plywood. The first layer being whole sheets. Then, it looks like they scribed a few different patterned panels and then layered them over each other.
I like this very much and will now be on the prowl for scrap ply.
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Ooooo, nice! Love it because its a little different without being to wacky or outlandish. Hmmm. Want to see this in my place painted white and textural rather than woody-looking...
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So is it actually possible to get such nice pieces of scrap, or did they probably buy whole pieces and cut them cup for some good old greenwashing?
view vagary's profile
beautiful colors and textures
view LaDonnaNichole's profile
budget obviously wasn't an issue here so I wouldn't doubt if whole sheets of "reclaimed" wood were able to be purchased. I'm sure it's not scrap.
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I was involved in this project. The wood is actual scrap from FCS wall coverings that were used in various parts of the house. This is a real example of re-use.
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mgolden,
Do have any advice on how to search for scrap like this?
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My construction company, Meridian Builders & Developers, Inc built this house and was responsible for all the carpentry from framing through finish. We cut up 4 x 8 sheets of walnut veneer to line the hallways. We tried to tried to use the wood in a way that would create the least amount of waste. One of my carpenters put this wall together with the little bit of waste that we did have from our hallway project.
You can try variations on this wall by staining each layer a different color so the front pieces are the lightest wood and the darkest ones are further back. (The pictured wall has 3 layers).
Also, try painting the layers with different colors. This can be really playful and fun for a kids room.
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I'm sorry, but the placement of that bed is killing me. It disrupts any usable space and it doesn't look good like that.
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