'Mad Men': The story behind Don Draper's new digs. "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. " It also sports walnut cabinetry with a built-in television set and one of those new-fangled-for-the-time push-button phones.
Didul said Draper's love of sleek modern lines and high-tech gadgetry and manly appointments (leather lounge chair, countertop cocktail bar with a drum-shaped ice bucket) is contrasted with his new wife Megan's youthful taste and love of color. "Smash" homes. Thomas & Vines Ltd - Natasha flocked chandelier. Natasha Chandelier The original and the best!
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This item has been added to your basket. 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.
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The English writer G.K. Room 306 at the Arte Luise Kunsthotel – Berlin, Germany A cel-shaded room ala an old Sega Dreamcast game designed by Berlin-based comic artist KEHL. Panic Room at the Au Vieux Panier Hotel – Marseille, France This schizophrenic room half-covered in graffiti was created by the artist Tilt. Room 121 at Hotel Fox – Copenhagen, Denmark Indoor camping by Australian design collective Rinzen. 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. The building is a fairly new construction, so Jennifer added some character by layering objects with a bit of patina and surrounding herself with natural pieces like driftwood, rocks and air plants. The apartment has become a catalog of the couple’s travels — a pillow and rug from Istanbul, a photograph taken in New Zealand — with each object carefully chosen as a reminder of an adventure. Thank you, Jennifer and Steve, and a big thank you to Lena Corwin for the styling and the lovely photographs. — Amy Azzarito Image above: I made the piece hanging from the doorknob out of wool roving and feathers.
The full home tour continues after the jump . . . Before & after: living room transformation. This bright, sunny living room makeover is a great example of color shift.
I love the transformation a new paint color can yield; the icy blue hue took this room from dim and drab to light and soothing. Interior designer Kirsten Krason was hired to bring boldness and energy to this room, and I think she succeeded splendidly — especially considering how many original pieces she kept. The mix of different patterns in the various textiles is expertly done. Nice job, Kirsten! — Kate Have a Before & After you’d like to share? Photography by Jessica Kettle Read the full post after the jump!