One annoying thing about the homes in our neighborhood is that they completely lack architectural detail. They were built in 1947 and were some of the first prefabricated homes (see this really interesting article Building a House an Hour about the prefab process). They're made of steel and concrete so they're sturdy as heck but generally pretty ugly.
I love architectural details, and so making the rooms interesting by adding them is my main decorating goal. We added crown moulding in the living room and created a column effect with some bump-outs at the entrance to the hallway:
In Jack's room, I want to add an architectural feature wall like the one seen here on Bower Power:
They created their wood paneled feature wall using pallets and mounting the pieces directly to the wall. I love this idea (which surprised me a bit since I generally hate wood paneling, but this is sooo different than the 70's stuff we had in our old basement!) and I think it really brings a masculine feel to the room. I think it would look great. Thoughts?
At first glance, that nursery looks strange. The more I look at it, the more I like it. It can last for many years as a boy grows. Really cool.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit of an odd angle, and I think that makes it look a little strange. I had the same thought about it lasting - I'm trying to design the kids rooms so that they don't feel too "baby" when they're not babies anymore!
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