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All the World’s a Stage

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As the demand for real estate increasingly grows and the supply dwindles, some may think that it wouldn’t be necessary to stage a one bedroom condominium.

Vic Yepello didn’t feel that way and tapped me to lightly stage this condo in Downtown Palm Springs that is set to go onto the market.

I was charged with creating an inviting contemporary space without unloading a shipment of large furniture.  I focused on using lightly-scaled and  interesting multi-functional pieces that could easily be moved about the condo without much effort.

Large scale art pieces not only add a punch of color.  I used one piece to stand in as a placeholder for a TV.    Potential buyers are able to visualize how a large flat-screen television would look in the room.  Just a little staging trick.

Whether you are thinking of selling or buying a home, contact us.  We have design and staging services to fit your needs.

High Desert Tour – evening

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Though not officially on the PS ModCom High Desert tour, I found this cube house by the students of Samuel Mockbee’s Auburn University Rural Studio very interesting.  Also please note it is clad in rusting metal!  There must be something in the air up here!

After a few quick snapshots, I continued on my way to the Mohave Sands Motel for a much needed adult beverage.

Built in 1949, owner Blake Simpson completely renovated the motel and reopened it in 2010.  It appears Blake is adept with a welder!  New door and window frames are custom-fabricated in steel.

Crisp metal detailing appears everywhere – from the caps of stucco walls to landscape edge detailing that keeps the desert at bay.  The repurposed grating also works well as a shower screen in the private outdoor bathing courtyard.

If it’s a soak you’re after, a recycled tub a great way to relax while vintage vinyl is spinning an Hawaiian serenade.

 

High Desert Tour – late afternoon

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Sun kissed with color, I stood my docent duties at the Furst Studio in Joshua Tree.  There’s something about the high desert that demands metal collection – massive amounts of it left to the elements.

What awaited me under the curving arches of a collection of customized Quonset huts,  was astounding.

A spin around the studio harkened back to my grandfather’s shop/garage.  It was teeming with bits and bobs of rusting iron – well frankly any and all types of metal stuff.

But what was fascinating, was the organization.  It was all catagorized!  Neatly stacked pipes, orderly lines of rebar.  Piles of this and stacks of that.  It was truly amazing to see – anal retentive hoarding!

All that metal is awaiting inclusion in some construction or art piece, like this PEACE art piece constructed of spent bullet casings – one for each soldier killed in the Iraq War.

If you’ve ever wondered where all the old Tonka toy trucks have gone to, I think I have the answer!

And of course, there were obligatory travel trailers, restored and used as extra guest rooms.