tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post2057688144567839978..comments2023-12-08T03:56:59.376-05:00Comments on An Aesthete's Lament: DIY: Gaffer's TapeAn Aesthete's Lamenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-32445290478497587472010-12-19T13:14:06.195-05:002010-12-19T13:14:06.195-05:00just so merry that you are back to blogging a bit ...just so merry that you are back to blogging a bit more; am loving every minute of it. thank you. happy happy wishes for the season (& far beyond) :)Victoria Thornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464329551302212978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-30180552911224255772010-12-14T12:02:09.534-05:002010-12-14T12:02:09.534-05:00prooving yet again that creativity is more importa...prooving yet again that creativity is more important than money :-)ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-40701806204483510842010-12-14T09:04:51.650-05:002010-12-14T09:04:51.650-05:00It is wonderfully an example of the "more das...It is wonderfully an example of the "more dash than cash" school of design, to which I heartily belong! Brilliant! Thank you so for sharing and showing such a fine example over ingenuity and imagination trumping money and brand!Thea Beasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073469552693120069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-70829430186730457542010-12-13T10:58:36.711-05:002010-12-13T10:58:36.711-05:00The equivalent of what picture framers call French...The equivalent of what picture framers call French lining has always appealed to me~the power of those<br />two different widths of line creates an authoritative<br />panel by the simplest of means. But as a rule it is carried out on plaster walls with paint, and it is a hellish<br />task! The gaffer's tape was a stroke of genius. On the<br />ceiling too, I see. Oh my...pass the smelling salts, please.Toby Worthingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887066048372484464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-39020887168212381572010-12-13T09:18:00.975-05:002010-12-13T09:18:00.975-05:00What HOBAC said. This takes one directly back to ...What HOBAC said. This takes one directly back to those years in the 20's and 30's when chic was more about illusion and flair than merely throwing expensive solutions at some drywall---I'm enchanted.<br /><br />Oh, hell, let me add jealous to the list. I've craved a pavilion library for yearsThe Down East Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950254669198151850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-90683743511726803752010-12-13T07:49:54.856-05:002010-12-13T07:49:54.856-05:00absolutely the most brilliant thing i've read ...absolutely the most brilliant thing i've read in a while, and so witty. love love love this man, and feel a bit embarrassed that as a Canadian (and we are serious about our gaffa tape) i never thought of this! ColetteColettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07212668608828865652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-73404473070406679492010-12-13T03:43:10.701-05:002010-12-13T03:43:10.701-05:00This is beyond chic!This is beyond chic!Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-15019641493029535192010-12-13T01:40:23.180-05:002010-12-13T01:40:23.180-05:00genius!genius!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665731475028899362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-36895583077369068592010-12-13T01:28:22.723-05:002010-12-13T01:28:22.723-05:00I forgot to say. ( I was in shock for a few hours...I forgot to say. ( I was in shock for a few hours; I must admit)<br /><br />this is MAGIC. Decorating at it's best; is MAGIC.<br /><br />One senses it the minute one steps in the door.<br /><br />Very rare. <br />I am very happy it is still extant. Quite miraculous.<br /><br />Brilliant!!!Penelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044698051543677637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-6439487935889130892010-12-13T01:17:31.507-05:002010-12-13T01:17:31.507-05:00I'm hyperventilating! I would have had to be ...I'm hyperventilating! I would have had to be dragged from there.Susan Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410955163249085072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-3253996701073422592010-12-13T00:43:58.151-05:002010-12-13T00:43:58.151-05:00Absolutely beautiful. What a charming salons have ...Absolutely beautiful. What a charming salons have been conjured up with next to nothing. It illustrates how taste, and knowledge of style, are more important and better than money! <br /><br />It must have been quite a surprise to walk in there and discover these beautifully detailed chambers.<br /><br />Is the tape used here is black or grey? <br /><br />I'm reminded of Van Day Truex or Billy Baldwin using simple materials like canvas and rattan to create such "pauvre deluxe."<br /><br />Very much enjoyed the post. I look forward to the magical effects with webbing and burlap.Square With Flairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10587474304650348836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-88916577238753003212010-12-12T23:10:13.846-05:002010-12-12T23:10:13.846-05:00More, please, Sir!More, please, Sir!Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023638064968979769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-88251505930854241582010-12-12T22:51:44.738-05:002010-12-12T22:51:44.738-05:00It certainly looks terrific, and clearly a lot of ...It certainly looks terrific, and clearly a lot of hard work and serious thought has gone into the design. What a treasure trove to which to escape.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-74097195983949486802010-12-12T19:42:27.333-05:002010-12-12T19:42:27.333-05:00I can hardly breathe. Absolutely the epitome of ...I can hardly breathe. Absolutely the epitome of what decorating means.<br /><br />Never have I seen anything like it.<br /><br />Thank you!!Penelope Bianchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044698051543677637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-66511867885273595662010-12-12T18:20:03.784-05:002010-12-12T18:20:03.784-05:00I hate to say it, but gaffer's tape can cure a...I hate to say it, but gaffer's tape can cure a lot of ills. even let me finish a show once when I sprained an ankle.... Brilliant. Amazing. Students take note.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-76050739547427378372010-12-12T15:16:05.528-05:002010-12-12T15:16:05.528-05:00Who IS this guy?!!! Asheton Langdon (née Jay Langd...Who IS this guy?!!! Asheton Langdon (née Jay Langdon Gaiser, 1928—2010 is a wonder; is there a book on him?<br /><br />I have created Doric metope moldings and Corinthian columned rooms with the architecture painted onto generic wallboard, but now I see the magic of the tape! Amazing what a constrained budget and an unconstrained imagination can create to an effect often greater than that achieved with precious materials. <br /><br />A Met museum curator once said that the superb 18th century French giltwood furniture was initially created to replace solid silver items melted down to pay for Louis XIV's wars, giving impetus to a wondrous industry and perhaps the world's finest furnishings.Quatorzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16337746034416005462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-67883247434219560242010-12-12T14:35:20.821-05:002010-12-12T14:35:20.821-05:00truly amazing, how could you enjoy the books? more...truly amazing, how could you enjoy the books? more visits. by enlarging the photographs every element and detail is just right- To do it, requires a great deal of creativity, precision, trust, and tape. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-77796253900907806552010-12-12T14:32:43.879-05:002010-12-12T14:32:43.879-05:00Now that's a room that can start my engines! W...Now that's a room that can start my engines! What a wonderful folly...did you get to borrow any books?home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-31772722143841192822010-12-12T14:30:01.424-05:002010-12-12T14:30:01.424-05:00Completely amazing. I'll never look at all th...Completely amazing. I'll never look at all those prefab garages and double wides that litter upstate the same way again. Not that this garage looks like prefab even from the outside.balsamfirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347379810451503618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-20276748374814984792010-12-12T13:04:38.854-05:002010-12-12T13:04:38.854-05:00Beautiful... I'm heading out for some gaffer&#...Beautiful... I'm heading out for some gaffer's tape now! I adore this type of creativity. Perfection.My Dog-Eared Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02939044939925149444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-20119826095249077012010-12-12T11:58:20.262-05:002010-12-12T11:58:20.262-05:00If Jean-Michel Frank could create an elegant salon...If Jean-Michel Frank could create an elegant salon out of straw I guess it shouldn't be a surprise that someone of great talent could create an equally sophisticated scheme using common materials from the Dollar Store. It's like the decorating version of a boxed cake mix. <i>Just add genius!</i> <br /><br />Here's the real question: how can this kind of ability fly under the radar for so long? And what a shame he wasn't discovered by the world at large--and let's face it: if you haven't heard of this guy, you know that none of the rest of us have--until after he's already dead. But leave it to you to find him. Don't ever leave us again.Room Temperaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607564640695937012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-11386181710559212522010-12-12T11:01:59.253-05:002010-12-12T11:01:59.253-05:00A kindred 'Soul' who has ditched the garag...A kindred 'Soul' who has ditched the garage for a more Fantastical setting for Books to reside within...yes, even Percier, Vanbrugh and Jones - all with some stage background - would reside within these walls...Very John Wolff meets the outskirts of Versailles...or closer yet, the carriage house of Clarendon Court in Newport!<br /><br />I love a "GOOD BOOK" that is not judged by its 'COVER'!The Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159724663060240920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-57135989221900952772010-12-12T10:49:56.086-05:002010-12-12T10:49:56.086-05:00Love gaffer's tape! It's super strong thou...Love gaffer's tape! It's super strong though. It was used at a historic house where I worked. They were shooting 12 Monkeys there. When they pulled it up from the wonderful old floors, all of the beautiful parquet came up. OOPS!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-16423911827281932932010-12-12T10:46:48.825-05:002010-12-12T10:46:48.825-05:00Agreed, HOBAC. My mouth quite literally dropped wh...Agreed, HOBAC. My mouth quite literally dropped when I stepped into this room. Absolutely unexpected. And magical, especially at night, with candles blazing.An Aesthete's Lamenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620941811191294750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3111886388324003324.post-70128311599568749952010-12-12T10:40:30.727-05:002010-12-12T10:40:30.727-05:00Now, this is the epitome of what decorating means....Now, this is the epitome of what decorating means. To me a least.HOBAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354831628721898035noreply@blogger.com