floors are really nice? original or added?
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15 Jul 2018 12:07
15 Jul 2018 12:39
looks smashing. how much did you pay for the restoration job, if you don't mind me asking?
posted 15 Jul 2018 13:25, edited 15 Jul 2018 13:25
15 Jul 2018 17:36
15 Jul 2018 19:15
Good question - it is a house I grew up in, and has fantastic potential. Great location near the coast and a really good sized plot. When I was younger I wanted a glass/steel box, but to be honest, period properties have grown on me an awful lot. The character they offer is second to none, and in my opinion the mix between old and new looks really good (and so far hasn't been done to death). I agree, mock Tudor decor would look odd in anything but a period house!
16 Jul 2018 08:42
Good question - it is a house I grew up in, and has fantastic potential. Great location near the coast and a really good sized plot. When I was younger I wanted a glass/steel box, but to be honest, period properties have grown on me an awful lot. The character they offer is second to none, and in my opinion the mix between old and new looks really good (and so far hasn't been done to death). I agree, mock Tudor decor would look odd in anything but a period house!
yeah I agree, it's kind of like the feeling of wearing Goro's with Goretex. It's just this cool juxtaposition
Thanks. The bench is an early Ercol no349 love seat. I actually found it locally on Facebook.
The floor was put in back in the 1930s. The house was bought by a wealthy builder who transformed it from three cottages into one. The floor is Canadian pine, it was stained really dark so we've had it refinished to match the now much lighter beams. Has made a huge difference.
The floor was put in back in the 1930s. The house was bought by a wealthy builder who transformed it from three cottages into one. The floor is Canadian pine, it was stained really dark so we've had it refinished to match the now much lighter beams. Has made a huge difference.
1965 Hille produced Robin Day Leo chair finally back from the restorers and couldn’t be happier. Ugly vinyl cover replaced with Gerd Hay Edie fabric as used by Robin Day and five star swivel base replaced with original production sleigh legs
looks smashing. how much did you pay for the restoration job, if you don't mind me asking?
Thanks all.
Chair/ footstool came in at £1775 which is more than I’d budgeted as the chair needed more work than id thought from sellers pictures and I opted for a more expensive fabric (even with a 50% discount) hand woven rather than machined version but almost exactly half of current reproduction retail price so good value and a fun project.
total breaks down roughly as following
Chair and footstool = 15%
Restoration = 45%
Fabric 30%
Replacement legs for chair = 10%
Chair/ footstool came in at £1775 which is more than I’d budgeted as the chair needed more work than id thought from sellers pictures and I opted for a more expensive fabric (even with a 50% discount) hand woven rather than machined version but almost exactly half of current reproduction retail price so good value and a fun project.
total breaks down roughly as following
Chair and footstool = 15%
Restoration = 45%
Fabric 30%
Replacement legs for chair = 10%
Pops & Nick
It looks great, but just to be contentious (and I rent, so my view means nothing), but can I ask why you chose a 16thC cottage when you have a passion for mid-century design? Thinking the mix works for you but would obviously be odd if Pops had fitted his place with mock Tudor furniture!
I guess in an ideal world you would have an 'architect designed' 50s detached, but obviously space, location, schools etc are huge factors.
It looks great, but just to be contentious (and I rent, so my view means nothing), but can I ask why you chose a 16thC cottage when you have a passion for mid-century design? Thinking the mix works for you but would obviously be odd if Pops had fitted his place with mock Tudor furniture!
I guess in an ideal world you would have an 'architect designed' 50s detached, but obviously space, location, schools etc are huge factors.
Pops & Nick
It looks great, but just to be contentious (and I rent, so my view means nothing), but can I ask why you chose a 16thC cottage when you have a passion for mid-century design? Thinking the mix works for you but would obviously be odd if Pops had fitted his place with mock Tudor furniture!
I guess in an ideal world you would have an 'architect designed' 50s detached, but obviously space, location, schools etc are huge factors.
It looks great, but just to be contentious (and I rent, so my view means nothing), but can I ask why you chose a 16thC cottage when you have a passion for mid-century design? Thinking the mix works for you but would obviously be odd if Pops had fitted his place with mock Tudor furniture!
I guess in an ideal world you would have an 'architect designed' 50s detached, but obviously space, location, schools etc are huge factors.
Good question - it is a house I grew up in, and has fantastic potential. Great location near the coast and a really good sized plot. When I was younger I wanted a glass/steel box, but to be honest, period properties have grown on me an awful lot. The character they offer is second to none, and in my opinion the mix between old and new looks really good (and so far hasn't been done to death). I agree, mock Tudor decor would look odd in anything but a period house!
Pops & Nick
It looks great, but just to be contentious (and I rent, so my view means nothing), but can I ask why you chose a 16thC cottage when you have a passion for mid-century design? Thinking the mix works for you but would obviously be odd if Pops had fitted his place with mock Tudor furniture!
I guess in an ideal world you would have an 'architect designed' 50s detached, but obviously space, location, schools etc are huge factors.
It looks great, but just to be contentious (and I rent, so my view means nothing), but can I ask why you chose a 16thC cottage when you have a passion for mid-century design? Thinking the mix works for you but would obviously be odd if Pops had fitted his place with mock Tudor furniture!
I guess in an ideal world you would have an 'architect designed' 50s detached, but obviously space, location, schools etc are huge factors.
Good question - it is a house I grew up in, and has fantastic potential. Great location near the coast and a really good sized plot. When I was younger I wanted a glass/steel box, but to be honest, period properties have grown on me an awful lot. The character they offer is second to none, and in my opinion the mix between old and new looks really good (and so far hasn't been done to death). I agree, mock Tudor decor would look odd in anything but a period house!
yeah I agree, it's kind of like the feeling of wearing Goro's with Goretex. It's just this cool juxtaposition
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