HGTV Urban Oasis 2011: Living Room

One of those Frank Lloyd Wright accents I mentioned last night were what I thought was panel art on the wall of the living room.  According to HGTV, they are actually wall sconces.

Below is the overall look of the living room:

The lights make the look a little too 70s feel for me, but I still like the wall sconces.

A closer look at the “panels”:

The wall sconces are custom-made by Vern Yip.  Since anything custom-made is way out of my price range (even most of the items on Etsy) I will probably never aquire anything like this, but here is a description of them.

“Vern’s custom-designed wall sconce — a tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Tree of Life art glass skylight designs — adds soft illumination in the gathering space. A mahogany box houses the lighting system and six laser-cut cherry panels that are backed in Plexiglas.”

Here is a close up of the detail

A quick look at the room all lit up:

A little blurb about the room from HGTV:

“When HGTV announced the Chicago location of Urban Oasis 2011, interior designer Vern Yip knew exactly where to look for inspiration. “I immediately thought about Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School of Architecture and Louis Sullivan and the Carson Pirie Scott Building,” he says. “And I thought about all those iconic architectural moments; Frank Lloyd Wright specifically worked in a really warm palette that was inspired by Mother Nature.”

via HGTV Urban Oasis 2011: Living Room Pictures : Urban Oasis : Home & Garden Television.

HGTV’s Urban Oasis 2011: Powder Room

After seeing part of the episode last night, I had to hunt around on HGTV’s website to get a closer look at some of the elements that I liked.  One of them was the black and white bathroom.  Since we recently renovated our bathroom, and may renovate our masterbath next year I was definitely interested in checking out the details

I was able to pull these images from the HGTV website today.

The overall look:

The main draw of course is the tile stripes on the wall.  This is a love it or hate it look, but I happen to like it. (It may not be high on resale value though) Check out the detail below:

HGTV’s Urban Oasis 2011

The HGTV Urban Oasis 2011 walk-through with Vern Yip just ended.  This year the unit is on the 34th or 35th floor of a Trump building in Chicago.  I only got to see half of the episode, but I really like Frank Lloyd Wright accents he added.  There were two statues and a wall piece that were really appealing.  From the glimpse of the bathroom that looked very cool too. 

Bathroom Vanity Light

We recently renovated our 2nd bathroom and are still looking for a mirror and vanity light.  This is one that we are considering.  It is the Hampton Bay.  Not sure if it fits yet, but so far it is my favorite for a reasonable price.

http://www.homedepot.com/Bath/h_d1/N-5yc1vZaq6k/R-202024831/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Hampton Bay 3-Light Chrome Bath Light

Model # 15071

Internet # 202024831

$59.97 /EA-Each

(237-544 on the box)

• Assembled Depth (in.) : 3.625 in
• Assembled Height (in.) : 4.625 in
• Assembled Width (in.) : 29.5 in