Publication Magazine Volume 2 Friendly House | Page 6

JONATHAN WAGNER
Jonathan Wanger, AIA
Licensed in Connecticut,
New York,
Vermont,Florida
www.jwaia.com
dwayne berqmann
Robin McGarry, ASID
Connecticut, New York
Southwest Florida
www.dwaynebergmann.com
Budget-Friendly Ways To Turn Your Home Into A you made was finger-painted). Or a lone frond and a pair of me-
dieval crutches.
Minimalist Paradise
For your color palette, think Oreo cookie. And use semi-opaque
materials to allow light into windowless rooms. If you want to
make a small space feel bigger, put up a white curtain instead of a
new wall. Or replace doors with sliding walls. Strategically place
ONE black-and-white patterned blanket that says “I’m cozy...but
not THAT cozy.” Also, you must buy everything with stripes or
plus signs on them. To keep the kitchen ~simple~, DIY a break-
fast bar in 20 minutes.
And display everything that’s NOT a framed photograph. Like
paintbrushes and scrolls of paper (even if the last piece of ~art~
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You can also display coffee table books and throw away that
framed Ph.D. Expertly curated clothes can also be a wall accent.
As well as palatable footwear. And if you’re going to display im-
age-printed papers, use welded wire fence or hardware cloth
with binder clips. Also, have ONE gold item visible at all times.
Buy furniture with hairpin legs. Or just screw hairpin legs into
your current pieces. If you have kids, their toys should be able
to pass for whittled folk art of museum quality. For lighting, go
for a single overhead lightbulb. To avoid rewiring your entire
place, you can also hang a corded lightbulb off of a wall-mounted
shelf bracket. Also, lamps with shades are an abomination. KILL
THEM WITH FIRE. If all else fails, fill your house with tons of
mirrors to reflect every particle of light you’ve got.
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