WHORANGE

it's not easy being green...

...it's fabulous.

{harry allen roller stop at areaware.}

reading is fundamental...

{above:  karl lagerfeld in his library in wallpaper magazine via yellow trace.}

{above left: eero alone in the library via karin and bruce;  above right: the map via ethanollie.}

{above left: color coded library via eismann-sf;  eames house bird via xtremetothemax.}

{above:  new english books via ivy style 33.}

{valley of the dolls on shag via the stylish mirror mirror.}

...not to mention -- fabulous.

the soundtrack of my life...

...would be played on this.

{1970s ball speakers and tulip-based turntable via teddy qui dit.}

sunken living rooms...

...equal sunken treasure.

{top to bottom:  mid-century living room tropical paradise via chateau thombeau;  sunken living room via the evanskey;  mid-century time capsule home for sale - des moines via 50s pam;  eero saarinen's miller house via atomic indy;  the practical encyclopedia of good decorating & home improvement via heath and the blt boys.}

swimming with sharks

vs. whoranging with sharks

{sweater shark by minimarket; jonathan adler neptune placemat (18.00);  fishes dangerous to man book, 1969 via aquavelvet.}

james braund photographed these rooms...

...and for this, we are eternally grateful.

{james braund photography found via deedee9:14.}

RUG WITH A VIEW: view master rug

now i just need a giant view-master viewer.

{a.carpet view-master rug found on design for mankind.}

man job

remember, kittens -- if you're going to have a masculine looking office, make it fabulously masculine.

{left to right from top:  deco industrial victor manual pull adding machine (38.00);  vintage gooseneck desk lamp (22.00);  vintage japan numerical wood blocks puzzle game (14.00);  vintage modern electric walnut crystal buffet service (41.60);  japanese wood bird clip paper holder (22.00);  lucite base geographical world globe (48.00).}

thank you, junk culture!

HOUSE MUSIC: amped furnishings by rocket design

a wall coat track, wine jack rack, and a cassette deck shelf -- fabulous furnishings to bring out the hospitable groupie in all of us.

{rocket design rock n' rock wares discovered via the always splendid urban design blog.}

WHORANGE'S monthy pad: easy living on beaver street

it's that time of the month again, kittens -- time for WHORANGE'S monthly pad.

this month's pad comes to us from architect craig steely who gloriously remodeled his two story home on beaver street in san francisco, CA.  (side note:  i actually dated a guy on beaver street in the 90s, but his place looked nothing like this man's pad.)

craig's delicious redo involved relocating the kitchen, living room, and dining room to a groovy new rooftop addition.  keep in mind, i lived in san francisco for seven years and never even knew anybody with a two-story home let alone a rooftop rendezvous.

guess i was too busy dating guys living in illegal basement conversions on beaver street?

little did i know that a monthly pad was in the making just a few doors down.  never again will i take the magical possibilities of beaver street for granted.  PERIOD.

{all images via trendir and craig steely architecture.}

if you'd like your home to be considered for WHORANGE'S montly pad, please drop me a line at tula@whorange.net.  feel free to include two non-flash, composed, sexy pix of your darling den.  no nudity required.  xoxo.

bau down

 

the bau pendant lamp premieres in october.

my birthday is in october.

the formula is simple, kittens.

{bau sculptural lamp by vibeke fonnesberg schmidt for normann copenhagen.  via from scandinavia with love.}

once upon a time, in a fabulous land...

...chairs were named "coconut," storage units were comprehensive, and george nelson zoo clocks grew on trees.

{vintage george nelson furniture and accessories images from style park via modern findings.  and thank you, sandi v., for the inspiration!)

whoranging for transit design train scrolls

friend of WHORANGE (and ridiculously talented) michael jon watt just opened the doors to his fabulous new etsy shop -- transit design.

transit design crafts bus, tram, or train scrolls fashioned after vintage destination signs used in buses, subways, and stations.   each piece is made-to-order, carefully laid out, and printed with archival ink on high quality canvas.  an aging technique is used for a well-traveled look.

and get this...you can create ANY LIST as long as it contains 11-13 items.   perhaps you'd like a list of your favorite songs?  or your last 13 lovers?

i would like a list of my 13 alter egos.  it would look something like this:

TULITA
MITZI
via RODNEY DE LA PAZ
CONTESSA
MISS WHORANGE
PRUDENCE FOSTER
LITTLE EDIE
via TRIXELLA
LUPE VALEZ
BUNNY MAGPIE
LOLA
ZSA ZSA end of line

{create your scroll at transit design.  and tell michael that bunny magpie sent you!}

in my most glorious dream...

...i slide down the rail of this rainbow banister.

and, my hair looks fabulous.

{from the pages of from living etc. may 2010 via happy mundane.}