I definitely didn't expect to go into a movie about male strippers and come out with a blog post. But I left Magic Mike loving more than just the washboard abs. The title character's blend of beachhouse masculine and Warm Industrial had style worth more than a wad of $1s.
Channing Tatum plays Mike, a stripper who dreams of leaving "the Life" and crafting one-of-a-kind furniture. Though his designs and business acumen are debatable, I loved the warm manliness of his living room. If you do, too, here's how to recreate it:
1. Fulham Leather Sofa, Restoration Hardware, from $3095
2. Ceramic Industrial Filter Coffee Table, MPG Home Design, $372
3. Leather Barcelona Chair, Ham Interiors, £850
4. Chilton Bench, Room & Board, $1599
5. Artemide Tolomeo Floor Lamp, Neena's Lighting, $1280
6. Concrete Low Dresser, CB2, $599
7. Antique Steel Wagon Wheels & Axle, Two Rivers Trading Co, $300
8. Arc Side Table, Crate & Barrel, $299
9. Alton Stripe Lime Decorative Pillows (2), Overstock, $54.99
(Images: product shots as linked above, Film screenshots from Warner Bros/Digital Spy via Examiner)
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I don't know if this is true for Magic Mike or not, but what bothers me on TV shows and movies is that often characters home's or apartment's are always expensively furnished, even if they have low income jobs; like Penny from Big Bang theory, she is a waitress (I was a waitress in socal just a few years ago), my apartment was furnished by craigslist, target, and Big Lots, and hers is full of ikea, anthropologie, etc. I'm like, wait, what?? You can't afford a $500 comforter!
I love that sofa. I also love the "German Pavillion in Barcelona" chair but think the Mies would not tolerate the imperfection of that leather. :)
I have trouble with that particular shade of brown, glossy leather in general (let's just say I have spent too many years cleaning up after dogs), and the blobby shape of that sofa makes my aversion that much stronger.
I see a giant turd.
The lamp, on the other hand, I covet.
Strippers can make a lot of money. Just sayin'. The apartment is cool and that bench is classic.
Been wondering if it's possible to have a place that looks good but seems gender neutral as you couldn't guess which sex lived there. (assuming not an overly feminine man or overly butch woman).
I LOVED Mike's place in the movie - that wall with the angled boards took my breath away; as did other scenes in the film...
That bastardization of the "Barcelona Chair" makes me nauseated. Total travesty.
Um, I left Magic Mike with a "blog post," too.
The ACTUAL Medical Supply Coffee Table in Magic Mike was made here at Rehab Vintage Interiors. Check us out: www.rehabvintage.net
The fact Mike was short of cash, was a key plot point- he was saving it all for his bespoke furniture business. And he hated 'knock offs', as he pointed out in the girl's apartment. No way he could afford those 2 barcelona chairs.