I have been looking for good art pieces for my apartment. Apartment Therapy has great examples of homes that use art decor to really bring the whole place to life. It has several examples of “smart art” rather than pretty art, which adds color to everything and yet gives a unified appearance to the whole [...]
Archive for the ‘Renovation’ Category
Affordable Art Fair in NY
Posted in art, interior design, remodeling, Renovation, tagged affordable art, affordable art fair, art for the house, art ny, art nyc, artny, artwork, artwork for the home, interior design, paintings on October 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A day off
Posted in movies, Musings, Renovation, shopping, tagged eclipse, furniture, furniture store, Renovation, twilight, twilight eclipse on July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You would think that with renovation done and having moved into my new place would mean peace of mind. Quite the contrary. I am finding so many errors, and took the day off today to discuss details of errors with my contractor and run errands. I don’t know how to connect speakers into the wall [...]
The beauty of nature
Posted in Renovation, tagged african mahogany, bathroom, bathroom countertop, bathroom countertop types, bathroom types, cabinet types, cabinet wood, cabinets, countertop, countertop types, granite, jerusalem gold, khaya, kitchen, kitchen cabinets, kitchen countertop types, limestone, mahogany, marble, quartz, quartzite, sandstone, slate, stone, tile, travertine, vanity, wood, wood cut, wood grain, wood types on July 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A friend introduced me to a wonderful website that is the best online resource for wood. I love wood in all forms, and the various types boggle my mind. They come in different types and cuts. For floors, common cuts are plain, quartersawn, rift, and rift & quartersawn. Each cut has its own character, and [...]
Move completed!
Posted in Renovation on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I finally moved all my stuff to my newly renovated apartment. I love it! My new place is very close to work, and is quite well lit. It was just so peaceful sitting at home, an really your home is your home, and no other place can make up for it. There is smell of [...]
Bocci – what height to set?
Posted in Renovation on July 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I wrote about Bocci fixtures last year. I want to use them over my kitchen island. They are gorgeous, and look like candles floating in water. The problem is that I have to specify the height of each pendant in the fixture. Its extremely difficult because I cannot visualize it, and cannot buy and return [...]
Apartment coming along
Posted in Renovation, tagged Renovation on July 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Its been 8 LONG months into renovation and my apartment is finally *almost* done. I will move in next week – yay!!! I have cleaners coming in at 9am tomorrow — AM is not going to be happy about waking up early on Saturday. Both are guy cleaners. I have never gotten my apartment cleaned [...]
Lighting
Posted in Renovation on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I came across CXNY while surfing Apartment Therapy. CX Design makes awesome lights, and their fixtures are made from real Italian Murano glass. They are available in clear crystal or in color. When I went to Italy several years back, I saw how the glass is made and its actually hand-blown. AM bought me a [...]
Renovation month 6
Posted in Renovation, Uncategorized on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I thought I would be done with my renovation by now. And I had planned to take photos religiously during the course of the work and post it here. But I am not an avid photographer and didn’t have the energy to post photos. So I am nearing completion of my project and cannot wait [...]
Electrical plan
Posted in Renovation, tagged electrical, Renovation on December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had to make so many spot decisions on the electrical plan. Where should every single switch be located? Where should wall outlets be located? How many? One-way, 2-way, or 3-way switches? So complicated! The electrician, contractor, architect, AM and I went through every single location and made spot decisions on everything. It was all [...]
