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Sam enjoys mixing bargain buys, such as this card catalog found on Craigslist, with more expensive splurges, including the modern Wassily chairs also in the room. All the furnishings also speak to Sam’s love of functionality — the drawers in the vintage library card catalog, for instance, serve as storage for the couple’s wine collection.
In the sitting room, giant anatomical drawings make a bold statement. The vintage scrolls are family heirlooms, given to Darren upon his graduation from medical school. Vintage couch: Indigo Market; Wassily chairs: Design Within Reach; coffee table: antique; Moroccan leather poufs and rug: Serena & Lily ~~~~~~~ Love the card catalog on the right
The Lumiere 05 lamp is by Foscarini. The lampshade is made of amber crystal.
Nordic style generally – and Martín and Pons’ version in particular – flees from total symmetry. Hence, the frames are in an asymmetrical arrangement and the bedside tables are disparate. In this image, we see the Around model from Muuto.
Turning pendant light cord into wall art
In the hallway, there is another shelving unit like the one in the living room. On this light and minimalistic module stands a wooden skull, which Martín found in Stockholm. It was designed and created by Acne JR. There is also a unique Edison rechargeable lamp by Fatboy. The couple didn’t like the floor of this enlarged hall, so they decided to cover it with a reversible plastic rug by Pappelina. They display its brighter side in the summer months and the darker one in the autumn and winter.
The couple kept the original table and shelves in the work area, but repainted them white. The Fiber chair stands out. It is coated in an innovative material made of recycled plastic and wood fibres. It’s a piece by Muuto and was purchased from Nordicthink, as was the iconic Wood lamp, made in pine and designed by TAF Arkitektur.
Stacked Shelf System collection by Muuto in ash wood and white MDF.
Use a pingpong table for your dining room. Finally, we circle back to the artist’s home with the pink-striped 7-year-old’s bedroom. Homeowners Darren and Sam Sidney embraced this genius idea of using a pingpong table to double as a dining room table. “You can seat 10 people there,” Sam says. Game on!
stairs, stair rail, polished concrete floor
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