Fabulous Fusion II

Filed under Digging Others' Digs

Notice the tile inserts on the windows.  I lust for this persimmon leather chair.

The moment you enter Kirk and Arijit’s home, you feel an instantaneous connection to nature.  Surely the naturalized landscaping helps set the scene, but the prominent use of wood throughout the space delivers the message. 

Arijit designed the windows and doors.  Bold swaths of teak, inset with colorful tile dominate, but does not overwhelm.  On the contrary, this space is in perfect balance. 

Teak doors

The lower bath is entered from either side of the home by swinging doors.

From the kitchen

Their coffee table was designed by Arijit’s mother.  The legs telescope up and the sides hinge out so guests need not relocate from their position of comfort to partake in a meal.

Talent runs in the family.

The mechanism.

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  1. By Fabulous Fusion III at Design Strategies on December 17, 2008 at 12:40 pm

    [...] use of woods is only half the story over at my friends’ house.  Kirk and Arijit used tile to add color [...]

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