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The Candy Room
“Being strongly influenced by the idea of designing a playful, simple, and somewhat illusional space for the Candy Room, the exaggeration of a ‘room’ idea was formulated.”"Mad Men" returned after its long hiatus Sunday, earning record ratings and a host of Midcentury Modern design fans newly obsessed with Don Draper's new Manhattan home. It's June 1966, and though Draper (played by Jon Hamm) might be a newlywed, he's traded in his dreary digs from last season for an Upper East Side spread complete with serious bachelor pad trappings. Apartment 17-B, right, set decorator Claudette Didul said, is "in a high-rise that feels like it was built in 1960 with a white-carpeted sunken living room and a fascinating fireplace and a Case Study-style kitchen with two pass through windows."
'Mad Men': The story behind Don Draper's new digs
The 20 Most Extraordinary Hotel Rooms in the World
[ Editor's note: In celebration of the holidays, we're counting down the top 12 Flavorwire features of 2012. This post, at #5, was originally published February 29. ] As much as we love virtual globetrotting, we live for real world travel adventures.
sneak peek: jennifer sarkilahti of odette
When Jennifer Sarkilahti first launched her jewelry line, Odette , she worked out of this Williamsburg, Brooklyn apartment that she shares with her husband, Steve. It’s easy to see the connection between her jewelry — inspired by organic shapes, natural specimens and her travels — and this apartment; both are airy, organic and highly personal.
before & after: living room transformation
This bright, sunny living room makeover is a great example of color shift.