Art Deco for 20-Something Man
bbstx
8 years ago
My nephew is in his first "adult" (as opposed to college/grad school) apartment. It has the ubiquitous beige wall to wall carpet and off-white walls. No curtains. In his bedroom, the furniture is all from Ikea in Brown-Black. His bedding is charcoal gray (Target?). He would like to add some Art Deco flavor. A little color wouldn't hurt either, IMHO.
Any suggestions for artwork and/or lamps? I doubt that he would want throw pillows. The operative word here is CHEAP! He is likely to be transferred to a different continent in 2 or 3 years.
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Noritake Art Deco creamer and sugar bowl.
Comments (3)It's hard top see the mark...is that "RC" to the left of the word Noritake? If so it's likely early 20th Century...I think that mark was registered about 1910....but the records for the Morimura group are varied and sketchy. My best guess is it's about 1910 to maybe 1920. Don't know what it's worth with out a lid....but they sure are cute.....and I would pay $1.40 for those 2 pieces any day! Linda C...See MoreArt Deco? What?
Comments (12)Please do not do any baking soda and vinegar press... Just rub it well with something like a micro fiber cloth...if you MUST polish it. But the spots that you call oxidation spots are spots resulting from the flair of sulfur from the striking of the match. Rubbing with a microfiber cloth would be best. And please be aware that the piece you saw for $175 is way over priced....a joke really! If you wash it any source of oxidation won't any longer be present. I repeat....please do not do any white vinegar baking soda thing....If you doubt what I am saying, try the process on a cheap piece of brass pipe or something. It removes tarnish but leaves an unpleasant reddish color on the copper. Your piece is very nice....not worth $175....but easily $40....but don't mess it up. Linda C...See MoreLooking for feedback on art for my son's room...(w/ pics)
Comments (24)A little more: So cute. Are your framed plane pictures matted? When I look closely it looks like they're either matted or there's a width of frosted glass or something that is not quite as white as the print. If they are matted, and the wall color is staying yellow, I would suggest taking them out and either painting them, or covering them with fabric, to something that will help seed them on the wall a little more. (I've both painted and used fabrics to change the color/texture of matting -- in the end there's no real difference other than the texture that fabric can add). Unless my color is off, I don't think those (look like/white) sheets are going to really tie in with the (looks butter) wall color. Maybe a red/blue/white/yellow stripe, or a plaid or something, or contrast the wall color with a navy or red/white stripe. Though it looks those sheets _would_ tie in to the shades, if you end up wanting to keep those (they look lime on my monitor as well). You could always go with blue walls. :) HTH...See MoreTransition from Arts & Crafts to Art Deco?
Comments (106)I went looking for images of those elements. Ribbed glass panels in cabinet doors is easy enough. Here's one in a bathroom vanity: Ribbed glass (or ''seeded'' glass) is also often found in period light fixtures: As for marquetry countertops, if you asked most kitchen cabinet makers for such, I imagine they would gape blankly at the gabbling woman. But there are plenty of companies doing stock and custom hardwood marquetry inlays using CNC laser cutters. Here's the thing - they are doing it in floors. Google ''hardwood floor inlay'' and see. Yes, many of the rosettes are infeasible for a 26'' counter, but look for the ''border'' designs - or create your own. Assemble a 26'' wide section of inlaid ''floor'' on a 3/4'' plywood substrate, encase it in Waterlox, and I do believe you'd have yourself a marquetry countertop. Another option - perhaps cheaper - is stenciling on hardwood, of which this is an example. And so is this What else? Beveled glass is readily available, as is chrome countertop edging, and any furniture or auto upholstery shop can cover a panel of 1/8'' plywood in soft butterscotch leather framed in silver studs (maybe not actual silver, but close enough). I don't know exactly what version of Art Deco you are headed for, or if you even like butterscotch, but the point is, you are not doing yet another white kitchen, you're doing something that isn't being done by the mainstream, so the ordinary kitchen sources are not making this stuff. Sure, there is cool Art Deco hardware around, but what passes for ''Art Deco'' kitchen cabinetry in the online catalogs is . . . disappointing. You are going to have to make it, or at least source it, yourself - and I think if you're comfortable outside the painted lines, you can. You'll find yourself hiring a floor guy to work on a countertop, hunting down the local hot rod upholstery shops, telling your cabinet maker to fit bathroom vanity faces to kitchen cabinet boxes - they'll still look at you like you're crazy, but you'll know you're not. Go for it, girl!...See Morebbstx
8 years agoThanks Pal! Lamp below is from Target. I'm not sure about a glass shade with someone who may or may not be careful. Berlin and Chicago are two of his favorite towns. I found the two below using Google image search, but I don't think they go together. Thoughts?
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8 years ago
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8 years agoI would look at actual art deco lamps, which will generally be expensive, and then try to find something similar. It may actually be easier to find a floor lamp in the right style, and this might be nice because they sometimes come with dimmers built in.
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8 years ago180.00 at Walmart or Overstock
56.00 at amazon
45.00 also at Amazon
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