“Our goal was to limit our total reno-architecture budget to under $500,000,” he said. “Which we pretty much succeeded in. It meant that at times we’d splurge on one light fixture, but not another. And it helped because we ended up having to retain original detail, clean it up and leave it as is.”
reno-architecture, Mr. born in 1965
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 13 June 2013 14:42 (ten years ago) link
I think he could afford to upgrade his stereo.
― chinavision!, Thursday, 13 June 2013 14:53 (ten years ago) link
To get that last .5%?
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Thursday, 13 June 2013 14:56 (ten years ago) link
It's just funny that they've thrown money all over that place but the turntable is just a regular old TT sitting on a tea cart.Eh sorta funny anyway. Or maybe Not really.
― chinavision!, Thursday, 13 June 2013 15:09 (ten years ago) link
the beastie boooyyyyyyyyyyyysssssyou know they splurging on a light fixxxtuuuurrreBut only occasionalllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyOnly occassionllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:05 (ten years ago) link
China otm; it's just surprising there isn't a bigger, more terribly self-mythologising ~musical~ presence in the decor. bono probably has Elvis Presley statues & shit, it's weird that this place is 99% expensive glasswork & only minimally manifests musicianship
also this place is way too breakable. for a house with kids? a Pierre Cardin rug & exposed collections of antique china perched on glass shelves? any one of the things in this house being broken would be enough to tear apart a family, a modest Brooklyn earthquake would be like the end of the world here
― daft on the causes of punk (schlump), Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:33 (ten years ago) link
i mean i ask you, mr. diamond, do you even remember what happened when i broke my granddad's cuckoo clock
― daft on the causes of punk (schlump), Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:35 (ten years ago) link
huh, i always just assumed the beastie boys still lived above
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rYfuewuzrOc/TKVYt037WuI/AAAAAAAAEGQ/GMpVWJGsJO0/s400/110288_1_f.jpg
― j., Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:39 (ten years ago) link
those speakers look lame too. he should have doper speakers. man he looks freaky.
― scott seward, Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:44 (ten years ago) link
ya, just sayin for a guy who would buy that "beautiful" chandelier you'd think he'd have some stereo equipment that would match the conspicuous consumption elsewhere. he's supposed to be into music I think!
― chinavision!, Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:48 (ten years ago) link
That chandelier is going to be hella dusty in 6 months.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:49 (ten years ago) link
wasn't he the least musical beastie though? didn't they want to kick him out of the group for years? i thought i remembered that.
― scott seward, Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:54 (ten years ago) link
it'll be time to buy a new one xp
― high inerja (seandalai), Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:54 (ten years ago) link
i mean its an arty rich house but it is totally a rich people house. like i'm sure the kids know not to touch the friggin' china or they get sent to swiss boarding school.
― scott seward, Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:55 (ten years ago) link
why arent i rich?
― Lamp, Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:56 (ten years ago) link
― daft on the causes of punk (schlump), Thursday, June 13, 2013 12:35 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
He had a broken clock that won't tell time, to go with his thick-ass book that was filled with wack rhymes?
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:57 (ten years ago) link
you guys know they probably set up the house differently when there's not an NYT styles shoot right?
― i didn't even give much of a fuck that you were mod (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:04 (ten years ago) link
i do wonder why none of those apartment therapy photoshoots ever get snaps of peoples basement storage lockers and overstuffed coat closets. 'here's where we stash the xmas tree 11 months out of the year' 'this is were we cram the kids uncool backpacks and the extra wheel-y suitcase we never use'
― Lamp, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:07 (ten years ago) link
they hire a kids backpack consultant to ensure that they are always rocking the most stylish kids backpacks
― iatee, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:09 (ten years ago) link
I know a good one in brooklyn
reading the article/slideshow it seems pretty clear that this was ms. d's project which is maybe why its not more music-focused
― max, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:10 (ten years ago) link
i like the house tho, dont love it but some cool stuff. hate hate hate that bug cabinet
xp And why it includes ornate mirrored dressing tables that hang from the ceiling. Because when you have a lot of delicate perfume bottles and items of jewelry, you definitely want to store them on something that moves at the slightest touch.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:11 (ten years ago) link
Fuck them. They ruined my brownstone.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:12 (ten years ago) link
THEY HAVE A BACK YARD AND THEY ASTROTURFED IT.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:13 (ten years ago) link
I'm Mike D and I get respect / Your fantasy brownstone is what I expect
― Doctor Casino, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:14 (ten years ago) link
the bathroom is corny imo. Everything is a little TOO designed. Still nice though.
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:15 (ten years ago) link
i'd live in that house
― http://threeframes.net (gr8080), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:17 (ten years ago) link
kitchen is dope, and living room with that giant sofa thingy for laying out while watching projected films
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:17 (ten years ago) link
i like the bathroom the best, v v envious of that bathtub. i like the wallpaper too.
but mostly i just want a big townhouse
― Lamp, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:18 (ten years ago) link
Okay it's not the exact same building but it's got to be in the same row because the fireplace stone and room proportions/layout and the light are exactly the same. But the fireplace carvings and the window trim are different. Mike D is forgiven, for the moment.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:20 (ten years ago) link
Maybe you can still get your brownstone after all!
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:21 (ten years ago) link
Hold a bake sale and breakdancing contest to save it!
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:22 (ten years ago) link
I like to pretend it exists outside of time, an icon.
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:25 (ten years ago) link
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3http://media.corcoran.com/Media/2535770/box/225x300
― Tottenham Heelspur (in orbit), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:26 (ten years ago) link
if i had that much money and labor to do all the shit i have to do myself now, it'd be a cool place to live.
― Let's Talk Tech with Curr3n$y (Hunt3r), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:28 (ten years ago) link
acting like life is a big commercial
― mookieproof, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:31 (ten years ago) link
mike d's apartment is kinda cheesy in a sort of uncool way, but that's cool. I feel like actual cool artist types have apartments that sorta look 'accidentally' way cooler, but mike d is kind of a dude who wants to impress actually cool art types! is my take.
― chinavision!, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:32 (ten years ago) link
here's the real deal (minus the 'accidental' part because this is obviously effort-full): http://www.styledon.com/decor/decor-porn/articles/apartment-porn-lawrence-and-alice-weiner
― chinavision!, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:33 (ten years ago) link
yeah that one looks a lot more lived-in and less forced but still really fucking nice. Would rather live in that one.
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:36 (ten years ago) link
― chinavision!, Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:32 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah this was what sort of surprised me about it, like I didn't think of him as the dude that would want his apartment to look right out of a catalog but it really does.
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:37 (ten years ago) link
mike d's place is kinda flailing
― chinavision!, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:39 (ten years ago) link
poor mike d :(
― high inerja (seandalai), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:40 (ten years ago) link
walking in that weiner place must feel like a hug. from a robot.
― Let's Talk Tech with Curr3n$y (Hunt3r), Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:40 (ten years ago) link
The 90s!
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/13/fashion/the-night-comes-back-to-life-the-return-of-the-90s-dance-club.html?_r=0
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:41 (ten years ago) link
mike d would be so hurt if he knew we were saying this about his apartment!xpost
― chinavision!, Thursday, 13 June 2013 17:44 (ten years ago) link
his wife seemed kinda appalled by him tooalso he described his home as vernacular?! the bug cabinet is repulsivei like the mirrored swinging shelf thing but it's totally opulent rich people thing -- it was in a palace!
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Thursday, 13 June 2013 18:09 (ten years ago) link
i like the bug cabinet :)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 13 June 2013 18:17 (ten years ago) link
i think i might like it in a museum more than my home
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Thursday, 13 June 2013 18:26 (ten years ago) link
bug cabinets are so 2008.
― scott seward, Thursday, 13 June 2013 18:34 (ten years ago) link