Frank Lloyd Wright updated bathroom
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Comments (19)What a great house! I love the windows, the expanse, the split levels (yes!!!), the entry door, the stone, the paneling, and even the railing & the dangerous half wall. I like the bathroom even, though I'd switch out the oval sink for a rectangular one (integrated bowl, some kind of solid surface again; I prefer the look of rectangular sinks in contemporary homes). It would be a nice house for a child: the overlooks to "spy" on people, the hallway to nowhere -- great play spot. Looks like there's a nice balance between private nooks and public, interactive space. You could retreat to the LR with a book without being completely cut off from the family watching sports in the FR. I had a house like that once, and I loved that aspect of it. Is the entry floor vinyl? It's not awful looking, but perhaps it could be done better. The parquet floor in the DR -- a little fussy, but I'd keep it & try to work with it. The recessed cans along the walls are wonderfully atmospheric, but I wonder how dark the rest of the rooms are & how they could be lighted without cluttering the rooms with lamps. The house looks to be in excellent shape, judging from the photos. Yes, I'd buy it. This post was edited by awm03 on Wed, May 29, 13 at 11:10...See MoreNeed help finding bathroom soffit light...not recessed
Comments (18)M Miller, I apologize to you, but you didn't JUST ask a question..."Your" making things too hard." Some people on Houzz have a tendency to criticize and suggest things that people have already said they didn't want. Some pros and designers know exactly how to get their points across without criticizing. Some people don't read all of the posts, and just respond so the OP feels they must answer and explain. Live_Wire_Oak set me off, because he uses the word "ignorance" every time he posts, and your post came right after his did. You said recessed lights were called for, and I already said I did not want them. It doesn't matter why. But, I apologize for saying welcome to his club., and I hope your head gets back in place. : ) RL Relocation, your response was very helpful. Thank you. I did create a mockup with a cardboard box. The old light had 5 or 6 huge bulbs in the bar and stuck out about 8 inches from the wall. The new light that I found is 5" deep so it will be better than what I had. Even recessed lights will shine down just like wall lights above the mirror. The light is 10" tall so the doors should clear. I thought about not recessing a medicine cabinet. The area to the right in the 2nd picture could have a floor to ceiling cabinet installed instead. We already have a 24" deep cabinet beside the tub for towels. A shallow cabinet by the door could replace the medicine cabinet. This is an upstairs bathroom that gets used only when we have extra overnight guests upstairs. We still have a lower level bedroom and bathroom for guests. The upstairs seldom gets used unless we have more than 2 people staying. Upstairs can hold an additional 6 people in the bedrooms, plus 2 in the TV area. So, that bathroom and the entire upstairs is one I seldom see. This is a lake house so people love coming to the lake. Wd cruise, I looked at those same lights. On the first link I couldn't figure out which way the bulbs would shine. It said down and up. Maybe they get inserted horizontally?? On the 2nd link, the light direction said up, so if I put the fixture on the ceiling, the bulbs would point to the opposite wall. On the last link, it also said down and up. For a while that is all I could find. I think I would be better with lights pointing down towards the sink than pointing to the two walls. Plus, with the down and up lights, one of them would be really close to the drywall, I think. I may be visioning it wrong though. Thanks for your help....See MoreHow to Make Awkward Bathroom Space Mid-Century Modern
Comments (27)Ethan, I need help understanding what you are trying to do. You have a MCM bathroom vanity. You love the MCM style and want to continue it. So you already have what you want. What is it that you mean when you say "update"? To me, "update" means changing from an older style to a newer style, like abandoning MCM for contemporary. And I don't think that's what you mean. Do you perhaps mean "refresh", as in repairing and replacing worn fixtures and surfaces? Or, in your case light fixtures and faucets. To stay with MCM, just try to get replacements that match what you have as closely as possible....See MoreFrank Lloyd Wright design ideas any house can use
Comments (7)He often designed the furniture! A neighbor of ours was a FLW apprentice and designed, and built, his own house. Nearly all the furniture was built in, or he designed and built. The furniture he bought was two Stressless chairs with ottomans. They looked only slightly out of place. You’re right, FLW houses can be quirky. They are more like art. Very expensive, hard to move, art. You have to adapt to the house, which isn’t how home design should be. BUT, some principles, like using light, and ceiling height, and narrowing vs widening.One of my favorite architects was Stanley Anderson, kind of local, but his houses entice you to move into the next space, yet reluctant to leave the last space behind. I love when architects design that way. Not always about the room you are in, but ”oh the places you’ll go”. It’s nit about the boxes, but how they relate and flow, and how you relate and flow with them....See MoreKristin Petro Interiors, Inc.
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