Just a boy and his blog…for now

While I am pleased to start sharing my sketches with the outrageous amount of you that frequent my blog. I ask that you excuse my drafting skills. Practice makes perfect, right?

Anyway I am currently working on a sketch for a flight attendant and lives in a “crash pad” with about 5 other airline personnel. His living room is super narrow, cluttered, and filled with furniture much too big for the space available. I’ve recently turned him on to the joys of IKEA and CB2 as well as a few other stores for buyers on a budget. The furniture from these stores are best suited for tight spaces, and they look great!

I haven’t decided on the color palette yet, but I’m aiming for shades of blue, red, orange, and white. Painting is not an option, so I’m going to rely on colorful accessories and some artwork he already owns. As far as tables are concerned I was thinking about using the Peekaboo series from CB2…but after I added the Jupiter Chandelier that just seemed like too much acrylic all around.

THE DOWN LOW

LIVING ROOM: apx. 111 sq.ft.

SEATING

– Sofa: MANSTAD, dark-beige (Ikea, $699)

STORAGE:

– Media Console: BESTA , white (Ikea, 94″, $400)

– Desk: Pull Out Desk, white (Container Store, $299)

LIGHTING

– Chandelier: Jupiter, clear acrylic (Z Gallerie, $400)

TABLES

– Coffee Table:  TBD

– Occasional Table: TBD

DECORATIVE

– Rug: TBD (But something natural like Jute, or Sisal)