Comments on: Before & After – The Garfield Residence by (fer) Studio

By: meouw

meouw — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:57:51 +0000

I lurv lurv lurv everything about this place. When can I move in?

Okay, so some of the furnishings mightn’t be to my taste, but there’s nothing that can’t be changed within a day. This appears to be a home well-loved and lived in.

How did you get the glass doors to work without a frame in the dining room? How do the doors seal properly?

By: hZ!

hZ! — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:45:17 +0000

What a wonderful transformation. These are people who really know how to LIVE in a home, as could be seen by the before pics. Their life force could swamp the cruellest, most life-denying minimalist structure anyone could make- not that this redesign is of that ilk at all. It is proportioned beautifully for being comfortable in, and for expansion of the soul.
On the minus side, I wish people would place their fireplaces nearer to the ground. Heat rises, and the set-back from the front of the hearth of the fire in the fireplace means that the radiant heat is here blocked from people’s feet and probably part of their shins. You’d need ottomans to live here if you didn’t have under-floor heating.
Kitchen sinks should not have sharp corners. Pity the poor person who has to clean the gunk out of these.
I will forever abhor those inset downlights that make houses look like hotels, and the laths on the ceiling- are those cosmetic? Because if so, they look subconsciously wrong; too wide to be beading, too small to bear loads. Is the ceiling very thick for soundproofing purposes? It appears that the ceiling were a little too low and a not quite satisfactory aesthetic compromise was made here. The stainless steel kitchen bench and window sill are a bit humdrum though here absolutely practical, and thus a good choice.
The bedroom windows are very interesting. This looks like a tiny room, and the little awning windows celebrate the scale and visually envelop the sleeper securely, while making right the composition exteriorly.
How great to have the bathroom open to the outside, so that you can step out of the shower and straight outside to bask in the sun and feel the breeze on a warm morning.
Congrats to the wise and fortunate inhabitants.

By: cathy s

cathy s — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:47:52 +0000

wow wow wow — absolutely love and I am not a big fan of modern

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:13:48 +0000

Beautiful! I love the large windows and amount of natural light in the home.

But really? Wicker furniture? (dining chairs, bed)

By: robin holland

robin holland — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:03:21 +0000

i think the remodel is very well done. the kitchen i don’t love, and the furnishings aren’t my favorite, but the home is really nice, and some nice character was left. enjoyed this

By: jeffrey

jeffrey — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:39:41 +0000

great job! hate the furnishing though.. think the client might have sprung for more interesting stuff than antique breakfronts and wire chandeliers….. La Canada is in Pasadena near Descanso Gardens where i was an artist in residence.. lovely location

By: Troy

Troy — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:58:56 +0000

Excellent remodel and beautiful setting.