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— Mark Twain
The Home Office
Quick post to show a few images of the transformation my home office/guest room is undergoing. I hope to write more about it later...it's been quite a process.
The whole project was set in motion when Butch barfed all over the standard-issue industrial carpet. The stains wouldn't come out, and I planned on buying a new carpet.
My Israeli neighbor, Oded Peri (a bit eccentric, but a true genius), is an expert designer of hard-wood floors with exotic inlays. He offered to install a decent, simple wood floor for a very reasonable price. I don't actually recall giving him the go ahead, but he soon showed up with his tape measure and notebook. I inquired about a modest inlay and before long, the project had expanded -- and continued to expand to include: - A White Oak Floor, with a Black Walnut inlay, including French Keys at the door - one of Oded's signature details.
- A custom desk of wide-plank White Oak with a double Walnut inlay surrounded by Zebra Maple. He spent many many gratis hours on this. It's truly a masterpice -- much better than I deserve.
- Custom shelves built-in to the recessed area next to the window.
- Then, somewhere along the way, this changed from a home-improvement project to an art installation. Oded showed me a gnarled trunk of a grape vine that had been drying in his studio for five years. We decided to install it, so that it appears to grow through the desk and the bottom shelf before branching out and twisting towards the ceiling. To say this is unique is an understatement.
This was all much more of an undertaking than I had intended, but the opportunity to have Oded design, create and install such a beautiful and unique room was too rare and wonderful to pass up. Oded is a designer, a philosopher, an artist, a mechanic, and many other things. He is totally manic and a total perfectionist. He is a great neighbor and friend. (Check out www.perisline.com for images of his incredible work.)
