Plan Your Design, Design to Your Plan - or else...

BEFORE - old built-in on the wall, very reminescent of um, I dunno, 1970s. That'll change.

The built-in is going to get the Art Deco treatment complete with a medallion on top, a fresh coat of black gloss paint and silver deco-style stencils on the door fronts. Plus, they'll be topped off with new silver art deco hardware.

The design is going to segment this large and unusual shaped office into a work area and a work review area. The desk will be centered with the built-in and flanked by some new black crystal lamps and will get two new white guest chairs to lighted the space up. The opposite end of the room will have a padded bench and cool retro orange chair and ottoman where he can chill out and review documents in comfort. Plus, there will be some upscale Art Deco and retro effects about the office to give it a classy yet casual feel.

And here are some of the elements that will make up the space.

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So.... did you ever have something with the best intentions go the worst of directions? Of course you did! I just did, and boy did that suck! I'm working on this law office design which is a mix of Art Deco and Retro with a touch of old school baseball becuase that's what the client loves. Well, his wife came to me and told me she had purchased some artwork that she thought he would love and it would be a surprise for him. Ha, you can say that again. Let's just say he HATED them and did not want them in the space, and wasn't too pleased with me for doing it. Ususally I'll request that 85% of the desgin I plan is exactly what the client gets. But I like to keep about 15% open to interpretation - my interpretation. Because as you design, things come up and you get ideas of what might look and/or work better - so you do it 'on the fly'. Well, that usually works, but this time it backfired - but that was due to an outside influence - aka, the wife. :-)

All ended well, or is ending well. We're back on track and soon I'll have some wonderful photos to show you. In the meantime, here's some of the design and what it's ultimately going to look like. BTW - now looking back on it, I think the art didn't work since they were mafia scenes which is all about thumbing your finger at the law. And he's a, um, lawyer. Yeah, things that make you go, hmmmmmm.