LARGER THAN LIFE

When I was last at market (in the winter!) I noticed a slight trend towards playing with scale in furnishings. We've seen this a bit in upholstered goods in the past, but this time it was all about lighting...
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This room created for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House by Brad Ford reminded me of how intrigued I was by the idea of a huge pendant or chandelier in a fairly normal sized room. I think the ginormous coffee table, and low lying furniture certainly helps make the case for it working. What do you think?

I'll be in Las Vegas in a couple of weeks for market, and can't wait to see if the trend has continued... and share with you what else is new! 

PS - It happens to be Mr. Ford's birthday today. Perhaps you should tweet him some well wishes? Happy birthday Brad, from all of us at c+k!

12 comments:

  1. Anonymous20.7.11

    Interesting idea - I wonder how it feels in person? Brad Ford is one of my favorite interior designers though so I had to comment! Happy birthday to him :)

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  2. Anonymous20.7.11

    Beautiful space!!

    xoxo, Maryam

    www.athomewithmaryam.com

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  3. Rachel20.7.11

    I'm going to be the oddball here and admit that I'm not a fan of this. I like a room to be well balanced. While I'll sometimes choose a feature to highlight, or create a visual stopping point, my eyes can't move beyond that fixture.

    A featured piece should not be so dominating, in my opinion.

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  4. Anonymous20.7.11

    i love this! perfect for a beach house xxo

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  5. cassandra20.7.11

    rachel, i LOVE you for speaking up and i think you're right, especially in this picture, the lighting is hard to get past! i have a feeling it's partially the angle too, but i do think it's a BIT dominant. perhaps if it was placed higher??

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  6. HUMANITYISBEAUTIFUL20.7.11

    very beautiful, but the table is what catches me first :))

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  7. Eleni Psyllaki20.7.11

    Playing with scale in a room can give a very interesting result. I love extra large pendants and I love the coffee table in this photo. I'd definitely go for it!

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  8. Andrea Reh21.7.11

    Ooh this is gorgeous, kinda reminds me of those guesthouses in the Japanese countryside.

    Andrea x

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  9. Jeannine 52021.7.11

    I think a fixture of that size hanging down into a normal sized room is obnoxious. If there ever were a case for that it would have to be an exceptional piece that was worth giving up all the airspace to accommodate. I try hard to maintain an openness in a room and that just instantly kills it. I don't see this being a trend.

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  10. Nat at Made in Home21.7.11

    I am with humanityisbeautiful, I hardly saw the pendant, all I could see was the table. I do like the work on proportions or scale, I am not sure this is the right pendant for it...

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  11. Sarah Sherman Samuel21.7.11

    omg LOVE this!!

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  12. Hena Tayeb25.7.11

    Oh my god.. that coffee table is to die for.

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