Tonight, as I was heading toward PetCo to pick up more Feliway, I spotted John from Season 1 of Top Design at the Starbucks on Clark & Belmont.
I felt the flush of famous, as I strolled down the sidewalk and peered in to see him sipping and chatting. It was very reminiscent of the time I met Season 1 winner, Matt Lorenz. Yet this time, I merely smiled knowingly through the window instead of hovering in an awkward linger and talking trash about my ex-boyfriend.
Unfortunately, I don't remember anything that John accomplished during his time on TD. I just found it rather funny, and somewhat stirring, that I instantly placed his face.
Showing posts with label top design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label top design. Show all posts
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Not Jan Brady
Oh, Goil. I am sad to see you go. True, you were a spaz but you showed us spunk and ingenuity. I will miss your emotional flair and your quirky accent. You can come paint stripes around my room any day.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Too Late for Disco
Todd Oldham Disco Mirror, at La-Z-Boy
Now that's a pretty ritzy prize! I might just have to try for this one. The latest Top Design Online Challenge is to:
Create or restore a piece of art using tape. Use any tape you like -- duct tape, transparent tape, painters' tape -- just make it creative and original.
I really don't know what that means. I have a vision of the Venus de Milo with her arms duct-taped back on. Restore? With tape? This could be interesting.
Create or restore a piece of art using tape. Use any tape you like -- duct tape, transparent tape, painters' tape -- just make it creative and original.
I really don't know what that means. I have a vision of the Venus de Milo with her arms duct-taped back on. Restore? With tape? This could be interesting.
UPDATE: Boo. This challenge ended today. I guess I won't go home and sculpt The Last Supper out of painters' tape. Well, I still could but there's no chance I'll win that mirror. Vote for your favorite tape creation here.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Weekend "Top Design" Project
This week's Top Design Online Challenge is to create something (..."the more creative, the better") with pipe cleaners. Yay! It's like being in preschool again, only this time, our little art projects might win us a Todd Oldham Dot Ottoman.That's so much more rewarding than a cookie and a nap.
Dot Ottoman at Target, $330
Dot Ottoman at Target, $330But you better hurry up and get to the craft store because the deadline is Monday at noon!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Top Design, Episode 2
As a design blog, it's only natural that we would post a re-cap on the most recent episode of Top Design. We thought about it for a minute or so. Yet the fact is, many other bloggers are already doing it better and, quite simply, we're just not that quick. But I'll ante up my two cents about the design.
Although Matt seemed the most nervous about transitioning his room into a child's room, I think he nailed it.
He didn't pimp it out to some adolescent theme that would soon bore the young client yet the room is far from generic. It's not an amusement park and it's not a museum. This room is pretty enough to delight a girly pre-teen but also mature enough to usher her into her formative years. Matt's choice of subtle color and classic trim, as opposed to loud paint and impractical construction, not only won over the girl but, I believe, would also win over her parents. After all, in the real world, the child can give input, but the parents are the true clients, and they don't want to come home to anything too crazy or poorly done. Finally, as a DIYer myself, I was most excited that Matt used simple work lights, recessed into the wall, to form those three rows of "Hollywood" spot lights.
On a side note, Captain Vellum sat down with me to watch this episode of Top Design and, as the opening credits rolled, he shouted out, "I know that guy!" Matt, designer of the beautiful room mentioned above, went to college with Captain Vellum! In fact, Matt even lived with one of Vellum's good (and current) friends so perhaps we'll find out some dirt. But this prior relationship has no bearing on why I think his room rocks. Just look at it; it rocks!
Lastly, I am terribly excited about the newly announced Top Design Online Challenge! This is our chance to show off our design skills and win Todd Oldham accessories! The first challenge, announced on Wednesday, was for us to send in photos of creative ways to display collectibles. I visited the web site today to send in my own example and realized that they already closed the challenge. Boo. But you can vote on the over-achievers who did enter. Online Challenge #2, however, is already up (and the deadline is Monday)! It seems that these challenges have very short deadlines so you must act quickly to make a name for yourself. The new challenge is to make a creative pillow covering. The winner receives a Todd Oldham disco ball vase so hop to it!
If you miss the challenge deadline, send your photos to us. We'll post them, have our readers vote, and we might even be able scrounge up a prize!
Although Matt seemed the most nervous about transitioning his room into a child's room, I think he nailed it.
He didn't pimp it out to some adolescent theme that would soon bore the young client yet the room is far from generic. It's not an amusement park and it's not a museum. This room is pretty enough to delight a girly pre-teen but also mature enough to usher her into her formative years. Matt's choice of subtle color and classic trim, as opposed to loud paint and impractical construction, not only won over the girl but, I believe, would also win over her parents. After all, in the real world, the child can give input, but the parents are the true clients, and they don't want to come home to anything too crazy or poorly done. Finally, as a DIYer myself, I was most excited that Matt used simple work lights, recessed into the wall, to form those three rows of "Hollywood" spot lights.
On a side note, Captain Vellum sat down with me to watch this episode of Top Design and, as the opening credits rolled, he shouted out, "I know that guy!" Matt, designer of the beautiful room mentioned above, went to college with Captain Vellum! In fact, Matt even lived with one of Vellum's good (and current) friends so perhaps we'll find out some dirt. But this prior relationship has no bearing on why I think his room rocks. Just look at it; it rocks!
Lastly, I am terribly excited about the newly announced Top Design Online Challenge! This is our chance to show off our design skills and win Todd Oldham accessories! The first challenge, announced on Wednesday, was for us to send in photos of creative ways to display collectibles. I visited the web site today to send in my own example and realized that they already closed the challenge. Boo. But you can vote on the over-achievers who did enter. Online Challenge #2, however, is already up (and the deadline is Monday)! It seems that these challenges have very short deadlines so you must act quickly to make a name for yourself. The new challenge is to make a creative pillow covering. The winner receives a Todd Oldham disco ball vase so hop to it!
If you miss the challenge deadline, send your photos to us. We'll post them, have our readers vote, and we might even be able scrounge up a prize!
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