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Living in the Fishbowl — Brooklynian

Living in the Fishbowl

newcolonist
newcolonist
edited November -1 in Park Slope
Why do people in Brownstones buy furniture at Ikea and then we see the Meier building filling with old-world brown furniture? There's a post about it at beinbrooklyn.com

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  • MOD
    MOD
    I have no idea what you are talking about. I live in a PS and bought all my 20's -50's furniture via craigslist. Also, Meier people have more money and are buyers right? So they have more invested in the place hence more money poured into it. Most brownstone in PS, like mine, are all rentals, so more cheap Ikea furniture and young tenets.

    Whats' you point with this post?
  • newcolonist
    newcolonist
    The point is a modern building should have contemporary furniture and you brownstone would benefit from some Eastlake.
  • arock75
    arock75
    why should anyone give a shit on how and why people choose to decorate their homes?
  • obamanut
    obamanut
    arock75 wrote: why should anyone give a shit on how and why people choose to decorate their homes?
    The real question is, what do nuevo-Brooklyn types have against curtains and shades? I don't get the whole "Life on Display" thing, especially with people who live on the first floors of buildings. All the families I grew up with in Brooklyn used to have curtains or shades. Anyone care to enlighten me as to the newcomers' thought process?
  • newcolonist
    newcolonist
    hmmm, there's a saying about Conservatives with nothing to hide having curtains, but Liberals who should have curtains doing without them...
  • MOD
    MOD
    I have a feeling this thread is going places....
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    ...and libertarians swim naked.

    Yup, anytime potential nudity is involved the thread gets more than 333333 posts long.
  • newcolonist
    newcolonist
    Someone should set up a Grand Army Plaza web cam aimed at the Meier building...
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    surely you've have seen the pictures on this thread....

    http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=47925
  • newcolonist
    newcolonist
    Jeez... no link? What the Corcoran pictures? So? http://www.urbanartantiques.com/2009/702/
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    funny posts on page 2
  • newcolonist
    newcolonist
    ah, yes... very good. If I had a couple million to spare, I may buy one. The view of the plaza must be awesome. Sunlight is bad for fine furniture, however. Plus the first bird I saw hit the glass, I'd be devastated my apartment caused the poor thing's death.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    maybe the windows have UV protection built in.

    ...but I agree, I think the building is dumb.
  • brooklynite03
    brooklynite03
    i know i might draw some comments here, but after disliking that building for so long... i have to admit that it's starting to grow on me. perhaps it is because i despise birds and like to stare at strangers, but i don't hate it as much as i once did. I do wish they would get some shades going though.
  • homeowner
    homeowner
    Obamanut wrote: [quote=arock75]why should anyone give a shit on how and why people choose to decorate their homes?
    The real question is, what do nuevo-Brooklyn types have against curtains and shades? I don't get the whole "Life on Display" thing, especially with people who live on the first floors of buildings. All the families I grew up with in Brooklyn used to have curtains or shades. Anyone care to enlighten me as to the newcomers' thought process?

    Ah...everything old is new again :D

    http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32545&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

    http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41878
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    yup, if it has to do with nudity ...it get discussed again.
  • flo
    flo
    Not sure if anyone has mentioned this re: fishbowl buildings-- I notice that what bothers me isn't seeing people or what they're doing because of no curtains. What I find distracting is the extra light at night coming from all the open glass and any large televisions on walls. I think this is a pretty minor complaint, all in all, but it is the thing I notice most at night walking down the street, how my eyes are drawn to the brightest thing on the block which is often someone's tv screen. Its amazing to me how much that can change what you find yourself looking at while walking down the street or hanging out on a roof. It's not really a change I like too much.
  • flo
    flo
    Forgot to say how entertaining I found the thread Whynot posted. Lots of good fun, but I gotta give the biggest kudos on that one to Karl the Druid. I was howling.

    http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=47925
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