Another Sarah Beeney show thread
Susan Barlow
sick of hearing the word "Contemporary". That program is becoming a one
track record.
I like Sarah Beeney and I like the programme but I detest that style. To me
it looks uninviting, un-homeley and uncomfortable. That square toilet last
night was hideous, it resembled a porta-loo.
There are a lot of new barn conversions for sale round our way at the
moment, all of them have had the kitchens and bathrooms done in the
"contemporary" style. It's enough to put me right off, I would have to rip
the lot out and start all over again.
Out of interest, does anybody here actually prefer that style, as opposed to
more traditional styles?
Sue B
Sam Nelson
"Susan Barlow" <su...@man.ac.uk> writes:
> OK I'm well aware of the effect she has on some of you guys, but I'm bloody
> sick of hearing the word "Contemporary". That program is becoming a one
> track record.
Some developers can't even spell it. A building I pass regularly was
converted into flats last year, and the sign outside advertised them, in
letters about a foot high, as `comtempory'. I emailed the address given,
pointing out how stupid it made them look, but never received any reply.
> Out of interest, does anybody here actually prefer that style, as opposed to
> more traditional styles?
There's a middle way to be found here. You don't want it to be so
`contemporary' that it dates inside three or four years, but equally you
don't want it so `traditional' that it looks dated straight away.
--
SAm.
michael adams
"Susan Barlow" <su...@man.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:di0abt$g8t$1...@godfrey.mcc.ac.uk...
> OK I'm well aware of the effect she has on some of you guys, but
> I'm bloody sick of hearing the word "Contemporary".
What grated for me were the constant refences to "Art Deco"
Without being pedantic the house was in the "International
Style" which was based on radically simplified forms, a rejection
of ornament, and the use of glass, steel and concrete as preferred
materials.
Except strictly speaking it wasn't. It was probablty built on the
same basic plan as the rest of that estate when the builders put
them up in the thirties, except they modified one or two. i.e
brick underneath rather than concrete. There's one or two
international style houses in 30's detached estate near me.
Exactly the same outside proportions as the pitched roofed
houses on either side. I noticed the house alongside had
a long window on it as well.
"Art Deco" is a decorative style characterised by use of rich materials
such as aluminium, stainless steel, lacquer, inlaid wood, sharkskin,
and zebraskin. The bold use of zigzag and stepped forms, and sweeping
curves. Some famous buldings such as the Chrysler Building in NY
have a typically Art Deco shape and are sheathed in metal to give
a typically rich Art Deco finish.
> The only connection is that the two were arond in the 30's.
> There are a lot of new barn conversions for sale round our way at the
> moment, all of them have had the kitchens and bathrooms done in the
> "contemporary" style.
...
That's another total misuse of the term and just more marketing guff.
Which is intended solely as a criticism of the marketers, not of your
quoting them.
The "Contemporary Style" started up in the US just before and after
World War II, a "Worlds Fair" came into it, as with the birth of "Art
Deco" which was based on a particular "Arts Decorativ" exhibition in
192?. And its typified by furniture with tapered legs like on rockets
and patterns based on chemists models of molecules etc. There was a
lot of it in The Festival of Britain in 1951 and it hung around in the
UK until at least the late 50's. "Contemporary style" furniture was
cheap to make as a lot of it had screw in legs.
michael adams
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Richard Brooks
> OK I'm well aware of the effect she has on some of you guys, but I'm bloody
> sick of hearing the word "Contemporary". That program is becoming a one
> track record.
Careful or she'll put you on her 'find me a mate' website I see she's
just started!
Richard.
Honest Atheist
Or worse on pointynipples.com that the wife reliably informs me comes
up if you search for her
Mike Plowman
wrote:
Nope, we remodelled our kitchen and bathroom a couple of years and the
big thing then was 'Quaker' style kitchens. We studiousluy avoided
anything that was ultra trendy or 'contemporary' because they will
just look dated in a few years and will only appeal to a certain
sector of potential purchasers.
A grand on a toilet? A grand on a sink? Admittedly We spent 4k having
my bathroom done but that included a complete ripout of everything,
plumbing being resiited, electrics, lighting, tiling all round, vanity
units, loads of storage etc power shower etc and it was done so it
will help sell when the time comes to appeal to as many buyers as
poss.
i laughed like a drain when when those two idiots had to live in the
house cos they couldn't sell it without making a loss. Are people
really that thick? Almost every ep has an idiot that seems to trreat
the project as if tey were going to live there. this pair desrved to
have to. Idiots.
--
Mike Plowman
Coronation Street Visual Updates - www.csvu.net
"There was life before Coronation Street,
but it didn't amount to much." Russell Harty
Susan Barlow
"Mike Plowman" <mike.p...@csvu.net> wrote
> i laughed like a drain when when those two idiots had to live in the
> house cos they couldn't sell it without making a loss. Are people
> really that thick? Almost every ep has an idiot that seems to trreat
> the project as if tey were going to live there. this pair desrved to
> have to.
The guy was like Mr Bean, she was a complete air-head. I missed the start,
how were they funding it?
Sue B
Roland Perry
2005, Susan Barlow <su...@man.ac.uk> remarked:
>The guy was like Mr Bean, she was a complete air-head. I missed the start,
>how were they funding it?
They had "sold their flat". No-one explained where they were living in
the mean time.
--
Roland Perry
Richard Brooks
I'm laughing not at the repy but at your 'handle'!
Can I be 'Lying Atheist' or maybe 'Lying Nazi posing as an Aryan' ?
My first thread might be;
'1-0 for the lying Jews against the huggable vegetarian Nazis who loved
kittens and knitting'
Sorry, wandered away from Sarah Beeney and her 'beeney bags'.
Richard.
Chris J Dixon
>Without being pedantic the house was in the "International
>Style" which was based on radically simplified forms, a rejection
>of ornament, and the use of glass, steel and concrete as preferred
>materials.
>
>Except strictly speaking it wasn't. It was probablty built on the
>same basic plan as the rest of that estate when the builders put
>them up in the thirties, except they modified one or two. i.e
>brick underneath rather than concrete. There's one or two
>international style houses in 30's detached estate near me.
>Exactly the same outside proportions as the pitched roofed
>houses on either side. I noticed the house alongside had
>a long window on it as well.
>
It seemed to me that the others had already had a pitched roof
added and uPVC windows fitted.
Chris
--
Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK
ch...@cdixon.me.uk
Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.
Paul Hyett
>OK I'm well aware of the effect she has on some of you guys, but I'm bloody
>sick of hearing the word "Contemporary". That program is becoming a one
>track record.
>I like Sarah Beeney and I like the programme but I detest that style. To me
>it looks uninviting, un-homeley and uncomfortable. That square toilet last
>night was hideous, it resembled a porta-loo.
Not to mention it would surely be incredibly uncomfortable!
--
Paul 'US Sitcom Fan' Hyett
Paul Hyett
>
>i laughed like a drain
What does that sound like? :)
> when when those two idiots had to live in the
>house cos they couldn't sell it without making a loss. Are people
>really that thick? Almost every ep has an idiot that seems to trreat
>the project as if tey were going to live there. this pair desrved to
>have to. Idiots.
I think they'll have a *long* wait for it to reach £350k.
Personally, I wouldn't live in that hideous monstrosity if you *paid* me
350k!