Comments on: sneak peek: zelen home

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:21:39 +0000

Dear Jesse Lu,

I wont take offense against your comments about my tacky shell mirrors….I have tough skin!!!

Still, if you could see the quality of my workmanship up close, I think you’d be surprised!!

And I agree with you on the wicker…the dining chairs are next to go!!

By: Jesse Lu

Jesse Lu — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:28:51 +0000

Hi Dan,

I so totally understand about the “when the person you love made it” conundrum. Please don’t tell her or him what I said! ;) And really, I do love the wicker… I forget that these ‘Speak Peaks’ and ‘House Tours’ belong to real people, too, with real budgets and constraints to work within. I’m so used to the Eammes-everything tours we’ve been seeing so much of recently, and actually, your home was a great relief from that. Thanks for sharing.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:54:18 +0000

for Jenn,

The fabric on the pillows is by Kelly Wearstler for Schumacher with simple linen backs.

for Cara,

The painting in the living room is huge and has no signature on it, it reminds me of a Yes album cover by Roger Dean.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:39:33 +0000

hi Jesse lu,
Yes there is a lot of wicker right now but we had it and I used it. The only place I will remove it from is the dining area as it doesn’t work for me either but I had it. The shell mirror looks great in person and when your other half makes it you gotta go with it sometimes as a happy home is a happy home. Thanks for the honesty of your comments and I had my reasons for doing what I did …there is something to be said for getting in with what you have and then when you find the perfect solution whatever you get it. The house, as our lives, evolves.

By: Jesse Lu

Jesse Lu — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:06:43 +0000

Um. Does anyone else feel like this is a little wicker overload? I love all the different wicker styles but one or two pieces of each would be more than sufficient to make a statement. Or maybe try not matchy matching everything, incorporate some of the wicker pieces into the modern sets and vice versa. And for goodness sake, do something about the tacky shell-collage accents… they aren’t cutting it. I do love your lighting choices however. The dining pendant is fabulous and the wooden table lamps on the lanai are totally neat. Also, totally dig the bare bones of the places, that wood paneling is to die for.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:11:30 +0000

Montecito is my dream town. I love the idea of the train blowing past each day. Lucky ducks!