Friday, August 13, 2010

Charles de Lisle

Charles de Lisle is a San Francisco-based designer/ architect. I viewed his firm's portfolio of work and found this home that I love:

Above is the family's little girl's room. Interesting use of a corner, usually these spaces are hidden or forgotten. In this instance it is made to be a focal point.


Look how tall the ceilings are! Can you even reach the upper cabinets? That step stool would have to be necessary. Also, I love how Dwell photographs real families in real situations. It makes the spaces seem so much more personal.

I love this master bedroom, it is so peaceful. Love the built-in bookcases, love the eames lounger rocker, love the leather head-board. In this home, most of the windows were above the beds. I would change the fan (yes, its modern, but a chandelier would look better, in my humble opinion).


It's no secret I LOVE all things mide-century modern. I saw this project, below, blogged on grassrootsmodern and I fell in love. This is definitely a way to make modern cozy and livable. The wood accents and hand-made custom furniture are so great!


What a great tile backsplash! They really use the vertical space on the walls well; I would think this is a necessity for such high ceilings. I love the light fixture, not so crazy about the cabinet faces though. Personally, I would like to see the cabinet faces in an ebony wood.



These chairs can be sourced at Magis Design. They are designed by Konstantin Grcic, a German designer.

If this were my home, I would add a soft silk, graphic and colorful floor rug to soften the concrete floors.

Look at the 1940-s danish wing chair near the fireplace. I love the shape, color and style of this. Also, I really love that green color furniture. It is the same color of sofa that I have, and it really acts like a neutral. I don't think it is too overwhelming at all. This is a great example of what to do with an asymmetrical split-level home, I think cladding the ceiling in wood and using beams helps to warm up the awkwardness that plagues split-level homes.


Look how they hung the art-- what a great solution. Love the texture on the rug-- it looks so soft!

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