One Smart Designer

"In 2007, Grant K. Gibson, an interior designer, offered his future landlord a deal: in exchange for two months' free rent ($3,000), he would renovate the San Francisco apartment. Above, Mr. Gibson sits before 18-century architectural drawings of Rome from an old book that he mounted in $20 frames."

So, he  sanded the floors and stained them walnut.

"Mr. Gibson installed mirrors at the back of this cabinet, which is built into the wall, to create an illusion of depth."

Brilliant.

I think I may do the same thing.

"To make the room more dramatic, Mr. Gibson placed sculptural fig tree branches on a table in the bay window"

"Mr. Gibson bought an iron canopy bed at Pottery Barn Teen on sale for $500, but he attached a headboard his seamstress made by padding and wrapping a sheet of wood in caramel-colored mohair that cost $20 a yard. "If I buy something at a retail store, I try to think how I can make it even more comfortable, more functional, more beautiful," he said. "

I love the classic detailing on the leading edge of the drapery panel.

My post on the Greek Key pattern

"Mr. Gibson spent several weekend afternoons retiling the bathroom with 99-cent, black-and-white linoleum tiles. An aversion to toilet paper holders prompted the purchase of this $50 silver-plated trophy from eBay, which hides the roll."

This article was taken from The New York Times

I was cruzing my normal blogs and found this blog that looked interesting on the sidebar at one of my regular haunts.

The blog was called Grant Gibson "The Blog"

I hit it and am looking around .... then I decide, this guy looks familiar, the black and white floor looks familiar, and suddenly a dim light bulb goes off in my head.

I run over to my files of a post I am working on and what do you know.....?

It's the same guy.

'Gibson' is Gibson !!! The blogging world is a small one.

#1. Don't you think that his idea 

to trade 'rent' for fixing up the apartment was genius ?

(The reason why I think he is brilliant is because he would have fixed it up anyway, but his business head was in full gear)

#2. How small do you think the blogging community is?

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