ABC Award of Excellence Winner!

<a href="http://www.elzinga-volkers.com/home">Elzinga & Volkers Construction Professionals</a> and <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> took home an Award of Excellence for StoneWater Country Club's Restaurant and Banquet Facility as part of the <a href="http://www.ascribehq.com/abc-west-michigan-projects/awards/construction-under-2-million/oct2011/P5531">2011 Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)</a> of Western Michigan Chapter Awards.  That makes two-for-two on this project, since we were awarded a 2010 Award of Excellence for <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2010/12/abc-construction-awards-winners.html">StoneWater Country Club's Clubhouse</a> & Pool Facility.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Here is a little tour of the completed project...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEielfrQVXQs1IBZzHe-85Fs8eal3UrM_1lidWyJyYlZhqAuNkt1mRmpqYvJiJ9_4nCFtHRzKyfObGSY7Zfd0jCLX0P-i7tKiYFsp7OHfBDs1oryr7yYLmJ4vBqXNSvxYhmO9ZJWsioa653A/s1600/DSC_6477_78_79_80_81Enhancer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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ABC Award of Excellence Winner!

Elzinga & Volkers Construction Professionals and Visbeen Associates took home an Award of Excellence for StoneWater Country Club's...

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Brooklyn Museum Shop Tour

As your learned from our <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2012/04/brooklyn-museum-shop-opens-for-business.html">blog post</a> two weeks ago, the <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/">Brooklyn Museum</a> Shop is open for business and people are talking!  Now we have the pleasure of giving you a pictorial tour of this rehabilitated and renovated space.  With local artisan pieces like the chandelier and wooden toys by David Weeks, and Keith Haring paintings displayed behind the cash wrap, the shop brings the beauty of the museum's exhibits inside.<br /><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnT0olHdVnossYTUjrSv0GHQnHgkngcKKCDjkKil9__lLW76QIra_f0cW_BDKN_ikjuBCnoUvAAB6vAnoxUF-0rKG42AP1hfLROZLS9PT_l6GmbvjG3OTbSQcRk6i7Ald7674lYPW8Y1xX/s1600/BKSHOP_ESP8433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnT0olHdVnossYTUjrSv0GHQnHgkngcKKCDjkKil9__lLW76QIra_f0cW_BDKN_ikjuBCnoUvAAB6vAnoxUF-0rKG42AP1hfLROZLS9PT_l6GmbvjG3OTbSQcRk6i7Ald7674lYPW8Y1xX/s320/BKSHOP_ESP8433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAmSVi5xUie1AOOb9qc6002diNclWukqxqTLCqubCu7HFQoQ47I40ofNxt5Meyp0aL3nR1o-MS1Fu7s_CY1u_UebKJrrkHTivTy-UE4uXdyB_KLK7VGpkYDXVBV3Aqbzp23cI_dv4r9Z7/s1600/BKSHOP_ESP8318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAmSVi5xUie1AOOb9qc6002diNclWukqxqTLCqubCu7HFQoQ47I40ofNxt5Meyp0aL3nR1o-MS1Fu7s_CY1u_UebKJrrkHTivTy-UE4uXdyB_KLK7VGpkYDXVBV3Aqbzp23cI_dv4r9Z7/s320/BKSHOP_ESP8318.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftwMarfFJQcQPGmPYcl4yrMLQ90LXP4BxD_RbH9rt5po933b21gwWv9THGQ2MMpXSij2II_q0EVGcyYwa2jcMKQCqImAKYsOFxaF4KnbuQqA3vvqSDH3OiCUfRtwiV5ydJx-453tb47qS/s1600/BKSHOP_ESP8326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftwMarfFJQcQPGmPYcl4yrMLQ90LXP4BxD_RbH9rt5po933b21gwWv9THGQ2MMpXSij2II_q0EVGcyYwa2jcMKQCqImAKYsOFxaF4KnbuQqA3vvqSDH3OiCUfRtwiV5ydJx-453tb47qS/s320/BKSHOP_ESP8326.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuS6f2uHmasI5fdToAf94OfZYi7M_Olt0Hpr6Rx_T37q6CgTm4OP76QVZSLimDGZHK3Y6ZDKmnBuMuDjXDZqxOP9fWhWMaAvCN154YR18EKzneS4sCl_xZ2ONnGniz4Vhx5nFdTtRbJRH/s1600/BKSHOP_ESP8330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuS6f2uHmasI5fdToAf94OfZYi7M_Olt0Hpr6Rx_T37q6CgTm4OP76QVZSLimDGZHK3Y6ZDKmnBuMuDjXDZqxOP9fWhWMaAvCN154YR18EKzneS4sCl_xZ2ONnGniz4Vhx5nFdTtRbJRH/s320/BKSHOP_ESP8330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DamBuGykqFC3t5EMKWD_B38ZsujtCWrj6lNy7W8doMFoa86eGDkHS5b-EBPyuIMFCW-rtj7xuYZBwetAWO2aDZIcm0ESE0GmjYJEsBE9_anJ7GEm4qf5aiBqDJHPz1bXgQ4HQUEnxrLJ/s1600/BKSHOP_ESP8342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DamBuGykqFC3t5EMKWD_B38ZsujtCWrj6lNy7W8doMFoa86eGDkHS5b-EBPyuIMFCW-rtj7xuYZBwetAWO2aDZIcm0ESE0GmjYJEsBE9_anJ7GEm4qf5aiBqDJHPz1bXgQ4HQUEnxrLJ/s320/BKSHOP_ESP8342.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8RZYi1yENod4AiWJIuAuMYo5hIA3iifOEtBSNY_oK89dXyoA19MRCSa-N8Gh-TckFavLi3PG84gw0nzE4naJ-W6o54L-QUBngF7U5S60KCPy5YXdB8QMA1CHcZxWR9Dh7ipboj70Qpxs/s1600/BKSHOP_ESP8359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8RZYi1yENod4AiWJIuAuMYo5hIA3iifOEtBSNY_oK89dXyoA19MRCSa-N8Gh-TckFavLi3PG84gw0nzE4naJ-W6o54L-QUBngF7U5S60KCPy5YXdB8QMA1CHcZxWR9Dh7ipboj70Qpxs/s320/BKSHOP_ESP8359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i><br /></i><br />For more photos of this retail space, please visit our website:<br /><a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">www.visbeen.biz</a> > gallery > commercial projects > retail > brooklyn museum shop<br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>Interior Merchandising by David Hopkins</i><br /><i>Photography by <a href="http://evansung.com/">Evan Sung</a></i><br /><br /></div></div>

Brooklyn Museum Shop Tour

As your learned from our blog post  two weeks ago, the Brooklyn Museum Shop is open for business and people are talking!  Now we have the p...

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Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

Ryan in our office recently took a tour of one of the most famous homes designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright called Fallingwater, located in rural southwestern Pennsylvania.  The home was designed by Wright in 1935 for the Edgar Kaufmann family, president of Kaufmann's Department Store in Pittsburgh.  This unique home is on the Smithsonian's Life List of "28 Places to visit before you die," it was designated as a National Landmark in 1966, and in 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) named it the "best all-time work of American architecture."<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY0DaYrt-CZPRleMptZ5GJQ4Es8ZSeL8eAN8djWv4RU5MrXYe_wObXhiOPf7v6yzcdFOHMiGNujjewbh-5-Krev06TfSwYyy5HKQdcMqf0RQpjCZvnltY3TUs1GJiNUKlmTFFVHC_TFD8/s1600/DSC05840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY0DaYrt-CZPRleMptZ5GJQ4Es8ZSeL8eAN8djWv4RU5MrXYe_wObXhiOPf7v6yzcdFOHMiGNujjewbh-5-Krev06TfSwYyy5HKQdcMqf0RQpjCZvnltY3TUs1GJiNUKlmTFFVHC_TFD8/s320/DSC05840.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>The most recognizable vantage point of this famous residence</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZtfdaz5TDhODzix456DF2fLporJL8GOQKWB5lPmAAxn-MeyWLyUUY41ZlC9fIo4sltD8cTUNiCnVSyDidf5dNvVLK4JIhHI1zw-5rLXi9vixsJoBaEQUmnbIerkCmhQgCketRMRAG2eH/s1600/DSC05848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZtfdaz5TDhODzix456DF2fLporJL8GOQKWB5lPmAAxn-MeyWLyUUY41ZlC9fIo4sltD8cTUNiCnVSyDidf5dNvVLK4JIhHI1zw-5rLXi9vixsJoBaEQUmnbIerkCmhQgCketRMRAG2eH/s320/DSC05848.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>Cantilever Balcony and staircase going down to the water below the home.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYh8fUW2d2YP3LZkxIFRtCk_UCRl4oVeBAqOIuWx4x23Y-J6e6UO6NwztT8eI6qS432LoprnlyyPB7Vgl1pErqs7RhHUKaAYBeVfJEsW30584y-OoR7GPhjJNsnuRdz3wEm8YnYF5Lysh/s1600/DSC05856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYh8fUW2d2YP3LZkxIFRtCk_UCRl4oVeBAqOIuWx4x23Y-J6e6UO6NwztT8eI6qS432LoprnlyyPB7Vgl1pErqs7RhHUKaAYBeVfJEsW30584y-OoR7GPhjJNsnuRdz3wEm8YnYF5Lysh/s320/DSC05856.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>One of the most unique aspects of this home is the fact that it was actually built into the rock surrounding it, on top of an active waterfall</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANFURx8Ms3H8_HEccfQSAaVJVLHyXx1-F3GMbKohSxNORu6eivliAvqCQCf_Wbry70NRlu3J_URyOW3tKWr2vwbtvKWXlAAUB3_KwHqGL9sAewDdo4Q7HpyhDQBxMesB9MIEPkGGiHojV/s1600/DSC05888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANFURx8Ms3H8_HEccfQSAaVJVLHyXx1-F3GMbKohSxNORu6eivliAvqCQCf_Wbry70NRlu3J_URyOW3tKWr2vwbtvKWXlAAUB3_KwHqGL9sAewDdo4Q7HpyhDQBxMesB9MIEPkGGiHojV/s320/DSC05888.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>A modern marvel at the time, a cantilever staircase</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsuxegrj5vXTBY3ofc37FwqdZT27lLs9WD_DGiBU55lpGPsAnDT0MpYlDx_d1pwq4ljXSuyGsXYMnyyun895-DYq7oAgRlb3GRZW7l0xFMgpJpK9nUNjptic9oJe2-9jU2J4xJtt8p92U/s1600/DSC05890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsuxegrj5vXTBY3ofc37FwqdZT27lLs9WD_DGiBU55lpGPsAnDT0MpYlDx_d1pwq4ljXSuyGsXYMnyyun895-DYq7oAgRlb3GRZW7l0xFMgpJpK9nUNjptic9oJe2-9jU2J4xJtt8p92U/s320/DSC05890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>Unique interiors with furnishings designed by Wright as well.  The floor is made up of the rock the home is built upon and to the left of the fireplace is a globe that can be filled with water and swiveled in front of the open fire to heat.  There is a spigot at the bottom to distribute the hot water. </i><i> </i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigiL0nngTJ6pa4Vgaam9vlxtD901jQdwL0vtkpiV1_fxjKslVkWYTklPX7gTh93M87Xi8R4RVLxZ7lvFMIL7vJfcw1L1gsA2SC9uHfZNBQEc_-ImmDLFpHnSi5QchEO3le_I4TJORY7rS/s1600/DSC05892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigiL0nngTJ6pa4Vgaam9vlxtD901jQdwL0vtkpiV1_fxjKslVkWYTklPX7gTh93M87Xi8R4RVLxZ7lvFMIL7vJfcw1L1gsA2SC9uHfZNBQEc_-ImmDLFpHnSi5QchEO3le_I4TJORY7rS/s320/DSC05892.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>This glassed-in area is retractable to reveal the cantilever stairs to the stream below.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNs8C4Uf6famlKhvxkdLXUSZGc56B55CxnjdNGGD69c9VYgVj4IDkQu5ZVZXrCPtwf5k-E4PPDEyDCYjLY-yqIWgMR2Pg_Eatz6ze-5nrM6mc48bRZi3lS7tXNZbfA_vNV5U_3nraQIvp/s1600/DSC05906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNs8C4Uf6famlKhvxkdLXUSZGc56B55CxnjdNGGD69c9VYgVj4IDkQu5ZVZXrCPtwf5k-E4PPDEyDCYjLY-yqIWgMR2Pg_Eatz6ze-5nrM6mc48bRZi3lS7tXNZbfA_vNV5U_3nraQIvp/s320/DSC05906.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>Interesting angles everywhere you look.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF32abtAuHafwEb-5QbJiqELRopHAGLSicOoK-N3_QNox-uDa1SfOxqIPBDjqfPoGPqnUhNXCIKXsbPtTodMK7ikpd4JiRg_1NmXY5EcH9RPfrKh8yEiNFzHkUQFfN5F3c9YhEG5PJY64H/s1600/DSC05935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF32abtAuHafwEb-5QbJiqELRopHAGLSicOoK-N3_QNox-uDa1SfOxqIPBDjqfPoGPqnUhNXCIKXsbPtTodMK7ikpd4JiRg_1NmXY5EcH9RPfrKh8yEiNFzHkUQFfN5F3c9YhEG5PJY64H/s320/DSC05935.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>Notice the built-in desk has a special notch to allow the glass door to the left to swing open, hearing the natural sounds of the moving water below.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1BNna9yb7aHI07e1YzftltapJ6aurIFYwgc2cZ75LGwaSa0IrtSu5PDNiresPGi_Ux78nQ0hkhIgDseyFYz3rSZVOX3DE0Wyo8lHN9pyFD1441_jj2pk7_8FJdVpXe2gbBudnNW_0sGc/s1600/DSC05944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1BNna9yb7aHI07e1YzftltapJ6aurIFYwgc2cZ75LGwaSa0IrtSu5PDNiresPGi_Ux78nQ0hkhIgDseyFYz3rSZVOX3DE0Wyo8lHN9pyFD1441_jj2pk7_8FJdVpXe2gbBudnNW_0sGc/s320/DSC05944.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>These windows were another engineering marvel of the time with both sides of the corner opening out and the screens opening in, leaving the corner with no structure obstructing the view.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFp8YMHSY9YU-iEMA8vaMDb0edkYnnmvkexowS8fssZMa8TUw3nAlYXTs4wdQQOupyB4U2IgakQM9YYcvySEDC4Ak5uW4U5TpOZQVK3glNkj3ckWVZoGyjy0mtRHDhsark0LRosPvAmE8B/s1600/DSC05945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFp8YMHSY9YU-iEMA8vaMDb0edkYnnmvkexowS8fssZMa8TUw3nAlYXTs4wdQQOupyB4U2IgakQM9YYcvySEDC4Ak5uW4U5TpOZQVK3glNkj3ckWVZoGyjy0mtRHDhsark0LRosPvAmE8B/s320/DSC05945.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i>Guest house with unique staircase.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh5jaaD1dGcGcA4q-40UnaE0NvxcZ683ZRUybALKPIAZisQQIfZsz91CmTqN9LqUdkLswtR5X9Y4fzQVIhRjhyXSql5mB0XZomwN0Xwb8fB6samZx4yf4E6X-EzR6OGrqqJFoNj2_gbm4/s1600/DSC05969.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHh5jaaD1dGcGcA4q-40UnaE0NvxcZ683ZRUybALKPIAZisQQIfZsz91CmTqN9LqUdkLswtR5X9Y4fzQVIhRjhyXSql5mB0XZomwN0Xwb8fB6samZx4yf4E6X-EzR6OGrqqJFoNj2_gbm4/s320/DSC05969.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>Every view displays another dimension of the design of this masterpiece.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE89_vf0-RsdUKZCLfuwwncTRPRicfiwK7knLgNGT86KROFsN1nfuFSccrcwv9zENJVsuMIrbHrWfejvpVhKevQ6oSkSfms3PUlx-T5daLQjNyEjGmk5Ba_vH3pdWU0yDaJGb4U7xVF9HC/s1600/DSC05977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE89_vf0-RsdUKZCLfuwwncTRPRicfiwK7knLgNGT86KROFsN1nfuFSccrcwv9zENJVsuMIrbHrWfejvpVhKevQ6oSkSfms3PUlx-T5daLQjNyEjGmk5Ba_vH3pdWU0yDaJGb4U7xVF9HC/s320/DSC05977.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><i>Covered staircase connecting the main home to the guest and servant quarters.</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbU0qflMxY2AZmLkknrafzusJZbeVPQCPtpk6yDn74R9ElRwK7Mo5pcXdS5ZehY5CL9sRAs-Np-YbELEft8uxVsBIuRRk_s40H4Cy9_yrLHZ5xmpKDwXOvxlmBpFa8ZJIElU1x6dZAFoNu/s1600/DSC05980.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbU0qflMxY2AZmLkknrafzusJZbeVPQCPtpk6yDn74R9ElRwK7Mo5pcXdS5ZehY5CL9sRAs-Np-YbELEft8uxVsBIuRRk_s40H4Cy9_yrLHZ5xmpKDwXOvxlmBpFa8ZJIElU1x6dZAFoNu/s320/DSC05980.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>The home was constructed using upside down T-shaped beams integrated into concrete slab.  Some sources say that the contractor was doubtful that there was enough reinforcement and quietly doubled the reinforcing steel specified by Wright.</i></div><br />Stay tuned next month for our "little inspiration" series focusing on Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the greatest American architects of all time.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallingwater</span></i></span>

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

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A little inspiration from Greene and Greene

<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another architect that has paved the way for <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a>?  It was actually a pair of brother architects - Charles & Henry Greene.  Their custom residences and ultimate bungalows are prime examples of the Arts & Crafts, otherwise known as Craftsman, movement.  After completing education at Washington University and MIT, and having apprenticeships at firms in Boston, Massachusettes, the brothers relocated with their family to Pasadena, California and established their firm, Greene and Greene Architects, in 1894.  Their style was distinctly Arts & Crafts influenced by Japanese architecture.  One of their most famous bungalows was the Gamble House, designed in 1908, for David & Mary Gamble, of Proctor & Gamble (check out our Architectural Tutorial on the <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/07/architectural-tutorial-craftsman-style.html">Craftsman Style</a> for more information). Much of Greene-and-Greene-designed architecture was incredibly custom, where even the light fixtures and furniture pieces were designed specifically for each space.  Here are a few of their notable works...</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1JFyuq2loeD3lHL5Y7iZHjnUT23dcuH_QZpLMyrKjmHruuGtow3GuG6rJir1rIfR4N-y4_d9VcoddTvg7igOxIT528Tyc-TFFqQPAg_NnFuqoxU1HvwiWaLO2UJV4yVgAQGDUOwiA1NC/s1600/Vertikoff-2071031-053[1].jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1JFyuq2loeD3lHL5Y7iZHjnUT23dcuH_QZpLMyrKjmHruuGtow3GuG6rJir1rIfR4N-y4_d9VcoddTvg7igOxIT528Tyc-TFFqQPAg_NnFuqoxU1HvwiWaLO2UJV4yVgAQGDUOwiA1NC/s320/Vertikoff-2071031-053[1].jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The Gamble House</em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Image source: </em><a href="http://www.gamblehouse.org/photos/ext/Vertikoff-2071031-053.html"><em>http://www.gamblehouse.org/photos/ext/Vertikoff-2071031-053.html</em></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLyREhu6g-MeOvW8_5VY5V7ChF-_DxkaXkzFqXxsh_VU9PAJh7R4VPMnCsoZ8wIvwaI_VI6W-NiXnLZsYJkCVHBrDvIUVUMxKEPAewuIahVpheyKyY8cwGGQptBOmjE_g9yGHmCZRllcf/s1600/pratthousesm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLyREhu6g-MeOvW8_5VY5V7ChF-_DxkaXkzFqXxsh_VU9PAJh7R4VPMnCsoZ8wIvwaI_VI6W-NiXnLZsYJkCVHBrDvIUVUMxKEPAewuIahVpheyKyY8cwGGQptBOmjE_g9yGHmCZRllcf/s320/pratthousesm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>The Pratt House - considered "structural poetry" by Architectural Digest</em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Image source: </em><a href="http://www.ultimatebungalow.com/"><em>http://www.ultimatebungalow.com/</em></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIIhSiQLbdq4qGAl4FrSW7zYxUh1R4vPWJ-J68iM_LCl46wklp-LnZi5Phtnwuc3uKCH6iXPOhw9H6H6q1yLxFBOFrlTBF-GokgTTMzE8-chPZOvMUZ_gzgQy9oAnMvYcuTf8stPNREWZ/s1600/800px-BlackerHouse_7-1-07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIIhSiQLbdq4qGAl4FrSW7zYxUh1R4vPWJ-J68iM_LCl46wklp-LnZi5Phtnwuc3uKCH6iXPOhw9H6H6q1yLxFBOFrlTBF-GokgTTMzE8-chPZOvMUZ_gzgQy9oAnMvYcuTf8stPNREWZ/s320/800px-BlackerHouse_7-1-07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>The Robert R. Blacker House, an extravagant home that cost upwards of $2.49 million dollars in todays dollars.</em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Image Source: </em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlackerHouse_7-1-07.jpg"><em>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlackerHouse_7-1-07.jpg</em></a></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are a few notable <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates'</a> works that were inspired by this dynamic duo...</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW45fUTXbEIWPpDXy6N0KM9q6rZt01oPTTv-FmUNor4dmWskDckZa3EVwOMfBS_twxV3fe8VtJpqW3HVf5CXgoqhyR1rk9jG3msI04_PFFBrSnruyOYjllqB6XDzhtiXJVeHHNEAT9Izs_/s1600/02_Amblewood+Rear1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW45fUTXbEIWPpDXy6N0KM9q6rZt01oPTTv-FmUNor4dmWskDckZa3EVwOMfBS_twxV3fe8VtJpqW3HVf5CXgoqhyR1rk9jG3msI04_PFFBrSnruyOYjllqB6XDzhtiXJVeHHNEAT9Izs_/s320/02_Amblewood+Rear1.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6SVP7VEqpAapR0RV38QYMUmVxmX5LWR4Lr_xey97mcvlf0TFf41As6X9WABQGIWbWjr1Ga_f_RjtiDkeAaAH8f3rxWVjbRazy4elqv73VPd0Z1G2NLVPU3errXYd-SyDcoJIPNbalcQ9/s1600/01_Amblewood+Front1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc6SVP7VEqpAapR0RV38QYMUmVxmX5LWR4Lr_xey97mcvlf0TFf41As6X9WABQGIWbWjr1Ga_f_RjtiDkeAaAH8f3rxWVjbRazy4elqv73VPd0Z1G2NLVPU3errXYd-SyDcoJIPNbalcQ9/s320/01_Amblewood+Front1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzgv1N6t5sKo0jfzwPDJc0yZjFL_DikcdezDMkDfqIADOvsuaDSuEE0Xf_HlANMPuyt8bezVUar_XuGhNXSX9EiRXmSK5MLA-rm0Ws6pfwSNKh1yeTCuybNK5KrofACL70sDiGPa25taN/s1600/03_stair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzgv1N6t5sKo0jfzwPDJc0yZjFL_DikcdezDMkDfqIADOvsuaDSuEE0Xf_HlANMPuyt8bezVUar_XuGhNXSX9EiRXmSK5MLA-rm0Ws6pfwSNKh1yeTCuybNK5KrofACL70sDiGPa25taN/s320/03_stair1.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Amblewood is probably our best example of Greene & Greene inspired work. Arts and Crafts style meets the modern world in this well-planned home designed for a small, narrow lot. The Amblewood's low pitched roofs, interesting overhangs and natural tones on the exterior blend with the environment and can be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">carried into the interior.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwdqyOtaY4NkXBQ_d-CdMAjMJaEXcgzBq3TagvDTYMvWIl-SEYKAdBpJUSCPlAtl_R80hgy4MmLCz-rmTLjXZqujDSASLeJE1SdCfKsd-GjR05CBGuY1Irp4D2YGXVI2QcxxaFpoGg6kR/s1600/04_Evanston-front-Rendering1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwdqyOtaY4NkXBQ_d-CdMAjMJaEXcgzBq3TagvDTYMvWIl-SEYKAdBpJUSCPlAtl_R80hgy4MmLCz-rmTLjXZqujDSASLeJE1SdCfKsd-GjR05CBGuY1Irp4D2YGXVI2QcxxaFpoGg6kR/s320/04_Evanston-front-Rendering1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Evanston</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH1bPlQGx33XrEnBR5xxIeJDgpHN6oVgcBpCmv7FI74SfErEYA1fsuqraUuHOtXzRv5RhuGTQi-wnVaTMO5TJJcqkr5K_j6cKDgB2aLJXGQ_8sMHCBS5Je5ccIi1IXBhhPOegAcxOOnG7/s1600/05_Dalston+Front+-+0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH1bPlQGx33XrEnBR5xxIeJDgpHN6oVgcBpCmv7FI74SfErEYA1fsuqraUuHOtXzRv5RhuGTQi-wnVaTMO5TJJcqkr5K_j6cKDgB2aLJXGQ_8sMHCBS5Je5ccIi1IXBhhPOegAcxOOnG7/s320/05_Dalston+Front+-+0004.jpg" width="320" /></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Dalston</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ2swyXLhABNMvfD4yuOpNXauQhGlvYMXbhocS6rgJyjwuCnZqnFdo8E0ATRmJ0FMdYeHxY1QpPMDPrpVWWuswP-iznIQ8RlNYTWImit-AUwbSDVl6uO6UC-YJU3qyBwPmAN89m9nqJml/s1600/06_Richmond+Front1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKQ2swyXLhABNMvfD4yuOpNXauQhGlvYMXbhocS6rgJyjwuCnZqnFdo8E0ATRmJ0FMdYeHxY1QpPMDPrpVWWuswP-iznIQ8RlNYTWImit-AUwbSDVl6uO6UC-YJU3qyBwPmAN89m9nqJml/s320/06_Richmond+Front1.jpg" width="320" /></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Richmond</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi603-7_lW8hGlnY4567qcrhyV8kwCiNTamihVriF6u5iEy5vOG_lvVlj8GSRTedrxmWEcMFOvMIMtHr5C5UtpcEfuP2zx1o1Ig559vEPsZgSwrIYpTjADpeV1oWgjgb85qsGOi9JQolSw0/s1600/07_Blackburn_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><em><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi603-7_lW8hGlnY4567qcrhyV8kwCiNTamihVriF6u5iEy5vOG_lvVlj8GSRTedrxmWEcMFOvMIMtHr5C5UtpcEfuP2zx1o1Ig559vEPsZgSwrIYpTjADpeV1oWgjgb85qsGOi9JQolSw0/s320/07_Blackburn_3.jpg" width="320" /></em></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Blackburn</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: </span></em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_and_Greene"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greene_and_Greene</span></em></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.casabarranca.com/estate/house.php"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://www.casabarranca.com/estate/house.php</span></em></a></div>

A little inspiration from Greene and Greene

Another architect that has paved the way for Visbeen Associates ?  It was actually a pair of brother architects - Charles & Henry Greene...

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Houzz feature: Hanging Furniture for Swinging Rooms

One of our designs, the Stafford was featured in another <a href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms">houzz.com ideabook</a>. Check out these tastefully creative beds, chairs and sofas hanging from the ceiling...<br /><br /><h1 id="galleryTitleDisplay"> Hanging Furniture for Swinging Rooms</h1><h2 id="gallerySubtitleDisplay"> Hammocks, air chairs and hanging beds for the indoors make furniture fun again</h2><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="viewGalleryRibbon" id="viewGalleryActions"><tbody><tr><td><a class="noFrameButtonContainer" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms#comments" title="View Comments"></a><br /><a class="noFrameButtonContainer" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms#comments" title="View Comments"></a><br /><a class="noFrameButtonContainer" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms#comments" title="View Comments"></a><br /><a class="noFrameButtonContainer" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms#comments" title="View Comments"><div class="noFrameButtonLeft"><div class="buttonIcon buttonIconComments"></div></div></a><br /><div class="noFrameButtonLeft"><div class="buttonIcon buttonIconComments"></div><a class="imageButtonContainer" href="javascript:;" title="Print Ideabook"></a></div><a class="imageButtonContainer" href="javascript:;" title="Print Ideabook"></a><br /><a class="imageButtonContainer" href="javascript:;" title="Print Ideabook"></a><br /><a class="imageButtonContainer" href="javascript:;" title="Print Ideabook"></a><br /><a class="imageButtonContainer" href="javascript:;" title="Print Ideabook"><div class="imageButtonRight "></div></a><br /><div class="ribbonSeparator"></div><div class="imageButtonLeft"><div class="buttonIcon buttonIconEmbed"></div></div></td><td style="float: right;"><div class="imageButtonLeft imageButtonLeftNoLabel"><div class="buttonIcon buttonIconThumbnails"></div><a class="imageButtonContainer imageButtonContainerPressed" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms" title="View as Article"></a></div><a class="imageButtonContainer imageButtonContainerPressed" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms" title="View as Article"></a><br /><a class="imageButtonContainer imageButtonContainerPressed" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms" title="View as Article"></a><br /><a class="imageButtonContainer imageButtonContainerPressed" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms" title="View as Article"></a><br /><a class="imageButtonContainer imageButtonContainerPressed" href="http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1978024/list/Hanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms" title="View as Article"><div class="imageButtonLeft imageButtonLeftNoLabel"><div class="buttonIcon buttonIconArticle"></div></div></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 4px;"><table class="shareTable" id="shareTable" style="display: none;"><tbody><tr><td>Share:</td><td><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.houzz.com%2Fideabooks%2F1978024%2Flist%2FHanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=80&height=21&action=like&font=arial&colorscheme=light" style="border: currentColor; 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left: 0px; margin: 0px; position: static; top: 0px; visibility: visible; width: 90px;" tabindex="0" title="+1" vspace="0" width="100%"></iframe></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="float" id="shareBar" style="display: block; left: 56px; top: 45px;"><div class="shareBtn" id="fbSide"></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryDescription" id="viewGalleryDescription">I'll admit it, I'm a swinger. I love hammocks, porch swings and hanging beds. And I especially love them inside. Having a hanging seat or a bed indoors automatically adds playfulness to the space. It also lightens up a room, seeming to create more space and a little more air. <br /><br />These 14 examples illustrate how hanging furniture can work in all different types of rooms with all different types of aesthetics. But they do have one thing in common: a touch of the permanent vacation. What else is a hammock aside from an invitation to relax? </div><div id="gallerySpaces"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage0" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 500px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="eclectic family room by Kerrie L. Kelly" id="galleryImg0" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/19367_0_4-7348-eclectic-family-room.jpg" style="float: left; height: 634px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -67px; width: 422px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/kerriekelly/kerrie-l-kelly">Kerrie L. Kelly</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/kerriekelly/kerrie-l-kelly">Kerrie L. Kelly</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay0" style="left: 41px; top: 222px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText0"><div class="thBuzz" hid="19367">This hanging loveseat is the perfect place for an afternoon snooze. It also adds something unique to this traditional living room. <br /><br />Designer Kerrie Kelly had this piece custom made with stained wood and drilled holes for the rope. "We lagged hooks into the ceiling and created the beehive knots after it was looped through," she says.</div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage1" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 402px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="tropical kids by Style On a Shoestring" id="galleryImg1" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/92029_0_4-6484-tropical-kids.jpg" style="float: left; height: 402px; margin-left: -89px; margin-top: 0px; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 377px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/tracylynn/style-on-a-shoestring">Style On a Shoestring</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 377px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/tracylynn/style-on-a-shoestring">Style On a Shoestring</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay1" style="left: 41px; top: 173px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText1"><div class="thBuzz" hid="92029">No floor space for a chair in the bedroom? How about ceiling space? You could curl up with a good book here. And the real bonus: Chairs like this run about $50.</div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage2" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 500px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="modern living room by escale design" id="galleryImg2" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/91252_0_4-8255-modern-living-room.jpg" style="float: left; height: 562px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -31px; width: 422px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/escale/escale-design">escale design</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/escale/escale-design">escale design</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay2" style="left: 41px; top: 222px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText2"><div class="thBuzz" hid="91252">An elegant black hanging sofa. There's no lazy Dagwood vibe here.</div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="viewGalleryItemContainer viewGalleryItemSeparator"><tbody><tr><td><div class="viewGalleryItemWideImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 640px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 398px; overflow: hidden; width: 640px;"><img alt="eclectic living room Jonathan Adler's Interior Design" id="galleryImg3" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/102729_0_4-1113-eclectic-living-room.jpg" style="float: left; height: 358px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 20px; width: 640px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay3" style="left: 150px; top: 171px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer" id="itemText3"><div class="thBuzz" hid="102729">Swing, baby! These rattan numbers have a distinctly '70s feel. </div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage4" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 333px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="tropical patio by Sure Thing" id="galleryImg4" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/555120_0_4-2593-tropical-patio.jpg" style="float: left; height: 333px; margin-left: -38px; margin-top: 0px; width: 498px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 308px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/ttlanarge/sure-thing">Sure Thing</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 308px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/ttlanarge/sure-thing">Sure Thing</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay4" style="left: 41px; top: 138.5px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText4"><div class="thBuzz" hid="555120">This is not technically indoors, but OMG, I couldn't resist. Romantic afternoons, family story time and solo naps. This item from <a href="http://www.houzz.com/user/jerrie-noyes" target="_blank">Floating Bed</a> is made with a stainless steel hoop with an adjustable-tension woven surface and a memory foam mattress on top. A little slice of heaven.</div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage5" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 500px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="kids by Inga Romberga (Jud [Džūd])" id="galleryImg5" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/92894_0_4-8339--kids.jpg" style="float: left; height: 600px; margin-left: 1px; margin-top: -50px; width: 420px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jude6/inga-romberga-jud-dd">Inga Romberga (Jud [Džūd])</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jude6/inga-romberga-jud-dd">Inga Romberga (Jud [Džūd])</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay5" style="left: 41px; top: 222px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText5"><div class="thBuzz" hid="92894">Who needs one of those fancy electric baby swingers when you have a good old-fashioned hammock chair like this <a href="http://chilloutchair.lv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chill Out Chair</a> from Latvia? Babies the world over spend their naptimes in these.</div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage6" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 500px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="modern kids by Tewes Design" id="galleryImg6" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/645919_0_4-1835-modern-kids.jpg" style="float: left; height: 634px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -67px; width: 422px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/ktewes/tewes-design">Tewes Design</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/ktewes/tewes-design">Tewes Design</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay6" style="left: 41px; top: 222px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText6"><div class="thBuzz" hid="645919">The space-age version: the Eero Aarnio <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/111382/photos/Eero-Aarnio-Bubble-Chair---hivemodern-com-modern-chairs" target="_blank">Bubble Chair</a>. Nothing hippie about it. </div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage7" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 500px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="eclectic chairs by Anthropologie" id="galleryImg7" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/582650_0_4-5938-eclectic-chairs.jpg" style="float: left; height: 500px; margin-left: 36px; margin-top: 0px; width: 350px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/anthropologie/anthropologie">Anthropologie</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/anthropologie/anthropologie">Anthropologie</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay7" style="left: 41px; top: 222px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText7"><div class="viewGalleryItemProductTitle"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/582650/Knotted-Melati-Hanging-Chair--Blue-Motif-eclectic-chairs-">Knotted Melati Hanging Chair, Blue Motif - $498.00<span class="viewGalleryItemProductArrow"> »</span></a></div><div class="thBuzz" hid="582650">Another hanging bubble chair, groovy in a different way. </div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="viewGalleryItemContainer viewGalleryItemSeparator"><tbody><tr><td><div class="viewGalleryItemWideImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 640px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 398px; overflow: hidden; width: 640px;"><img alt="contemporary bedroom by GayleDesigns" id="galleryImg8" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/151769_0_4-0339-contemporary-bedroom.jpg" style="float: left; height: 430px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -16px; width: 640px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 330px; top: 373px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/gdesigns/gayledesigns">GayleDesigns</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 330px; top: 373px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/gdesigns/gayledesigns">GayleDesigns</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay8" style="left: 150px; top: 171px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer" id="itemText8"><div class="thBuzz" hid="151769">We have this indestructible <a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/256554/photos/IKEA-PS-SVINGA-Hanging-Seat-modern-kids-chairs" target="_blank">PS Svinga chair</a> from Ikea hanging outside, but there's no reason it can't come in. </div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage9" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 359px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="eclectic by Cathleen Gouveia Design" id="galleryImg9" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/356394_0_4-6789-eclectic-.jpg" style="float: left; height: 359px; margin-left: -38px; margin-top: 0px; width: 498px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 334px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/cathleengouveia/cathleen-gouveia-design">Cathleen Gouveia Design</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 334px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/cathleengouveia/cathleen-gouveia-design">Cathleen Gouveia Design</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay9" style="left: 41px; top: 151.5px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText9"><div class="thBuzz" hid="356394">An elegant hanging bed. It adds a feeling of spaciousness to this room, but it's sturdy enough so that it won't make you seasick.</div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage10" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 500px; overflow: hidden; width: 422px;"><img alt="eclectic beds by Anthropologie" id="galleryImg10" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/204283_0_4-3761-eclectic-beds.jpg" style="float: left; height: 500px; margin-left: 45px; margin-top: 0px; width: 332px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/anthropologie/anthropologie">Anthropologie</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/anthropologie/anthropologie">Anthropologie</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay10" style="left: 41px; top: 222px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText10"><div class="viewGalleryItemProductTitle"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/204283/Barnwood-Hanging-Bed-eclectic-beds-">Barnwood Hanging Bed - $2,898.00<span class="viewGalleryItemProductArrow"> »</span></a></div><div class="thBuzz" hid="204283">A simple, modern hanging bed. Or you could DIY with wood, ropes and a very secure connection to a strong beam above.</div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="viewGalleryItemContainer viewGalleryItemSeparator"><tbody><tr><td><div class="viewGalleryItemWideImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 640px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 398px; overflow: hidden; width: 640px;"><img alt="tropical bedroom by Jeffrey Post" id="galleryImg11" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/127252_0_4-6991-tropical-bedroom.jpg" style="float: left; height: 360px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 19px; width: 640px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 330px; top: 373px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jpost/jeffrey-post">Jeffrey Post</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 330px; top: 373px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/jpost/jeffrey-post">Jeffrey Post</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay11" style="left: 150px; top: 171px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer" id="itemText11"><div class="thBuzz" hid="127252">The deluxe porch swing: an invitation to nap. </div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2 viewGalleryItemSeparator"><div class="viewGalleryItemContainer2Floater" id="floatingImage12" style="padding-bottom: 0px;"><div class="viewGalleryItemNarrowImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 422px;"><img alt="kids by Brian Watford ID" id="galleryImg12" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/97891_0_4-9880--kids.jpg" style="float: left; height: 566px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -33px; width: 422px;" /><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/bwatford/brian-watford-id">Brian Watford ID</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 112px; top: 475px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/bwatford/brian-watford-id">Brian Watford ID</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay12" style="left: 41px; top: 222px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></div><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer viewGalleryItemText2" id="itemText12"><div class="thBuzz" hid="97891">A bunk room with hanging beds. Nautical, but not too nautical. </div><span class="privacyInput"><input type="checkbox" value="1" />Private Comment</span></div></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="viewGalleryItemContainer viewGalleryItemSeparator"><tbody><tr><td><div class="viewGalleryItemWideImage" style="background-color: #f4f4e9; width: 640px;"><a class="noHoverLink" href="javascript:;" style="display: inline; float: left; height: 398px; overflow: hidden; width: 640px;"><img alt="contemporary kids by Visbeen Associates, Inc." id="galleryImg13" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/459460_0_4-6428-contemporary-kids.jpg" style="float: left; height: 426px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -14px; width: 640px;" /></a><br /><div class="viewGalleryItemCreditBg" style="left: 330px; top: 373px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/visbeen/visbeen-associates-inc">Visbeen Associates, Inc.</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemCredit" style="left: 330px; top: 373px;">by <a class="colorLink" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/visbeen/visbeen-associates-inc">Visbeen Associates, Inc.</a></div><div class="viewGalleryItemOverlayText" id="imageOverlay13" style="display: inline; left: 150px; top: 171px;">Like it? <a href="javascript:;">Save it to your Ideabook »</a></div></div></td></tr><tr><td><div class="viewGalleryItemTextContainer" id="itemText13"><div class="thBuzz" hid="459460">Hanging bunk beds. I call the top.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/products/swing" target="_blank"></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" hspace="0" id="I2_1334603865695" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="I2_1334603865695" scrolling="no" src="https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.houzz.com%2Fideabooks%2F1978024%2Flist%2FHanging-Furniture-for-Swinging-Rooms&size=tall&count=true&hl=en-US&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DFkbram2S_nE.en.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!-SXmuOx1_3GIepEFVA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTN_ueaAZrW_Lmm0X5U6WKMt_lFsoQ#id=I2_1334603865695&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.houzz.com&rpctoken=766439131&_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart" style="height: 60px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; position: static; top: 0px; visibility: visible; width: 50px;" tabindex="0" title="+1" vspace="0" width="100%"></iframe></div>

Houzz feature: Hanging Furniture for Swinging Rooms

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