I had a great meal at the great-looking Walden in Williamsburg last night. How much do you factor in decor in your appreciation of a restaurant?
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Showing posts with label questions. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Walden
I had a great meal at the great-looking Walden in Williamsburg last night. How much do you factor in decor in your appreciation of a restaurant?Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, November 8, 2010
Primary colors
I spotted this Bau Pendant Light in the Times this weekend, and instantly liked it. But maybe it would strike some people as more appropriate for a kid's room (that is, if you ignore the price tag)? I think it's the primary colors that are associated with childhood. But I have a lot of primary colors (especially cobalt blue, but also some ruby red) in my apartment. What do you think?Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The thing...
My hotly anticipated new floor lamp has been delayed, so I thought I'd dredge up another apartment-related issue. And that's ... this thing.What is this thing? Well, this is a thing I picked up out of a trash can in Brooklyn last year. I've long been seething with jealousy at those people on Design*Sponge who are always finding Knoll credenzas and Finn Juhl chairs on the street and I can't help wondering why that never happens to me. Perhaps this sense of inadequacy made me overly eager to pluck this metal branch from its fate and carry it home (plus, it was easy to carry). I had this idea that I would paint it a super high-gloss black and it would be this cool sculptural thing in my apartment. But the months have passed and I haven't done anything with it (I know this photo is really old because it predates my CD organization project).
So, I ask you, my few readers, to give me your opinion. Is this thing hideous, tacky and useless — and should be returned to the ash heap immediately? Or, if I were going to give it a black lacquer makeover — how exactly should I go about it? All responses welcome.
ETA: I've now learned it's a jewelry stand from Urban Outfitters (thanks Grace!), but my question still stands. Worth the effort?
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Distraction...
One side effect of being a wee bit decor obsessed, is that you notice things in films and movies that you really aren't supposed to. I mean, in Julie and Julia, was I really supposed to be wondering if Julie Powell could afford a Tolomeo light? I watched an episode of Burn Notice (above) this week and was way too distracted by the presence of a Christian Dell lamp in Michael Weston's barely-converted warehouse apartment. Closer inspection proves that of course it's a low-cost knockoff. Still, I'm pretty sure that the show's creators don't want viewers to be contemplating the hero spy out shopping for a lamp to perfectly complement his industrial-chic decor. Does anyone else find themselves doing this?
