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A Look at Daybeds in the Modern Home
September 11, 2015
These holdovers from the Victorian age are surprisingly at home in the modern world.
In the study of this modern Phoenix home, which was featured on the cover of Dwell's first issue, an oil painting by David Kroll, one of the artists represented by Sette's gallery hangs above a Le Corbusier daybed.
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Originally appeared in Love's Labors Found
Much of this converted barn’s furniture is made from OSB, but the mobile daybed on wheels is a standout piece and allows the user to catch the sun or shade as the mood strikes.
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Originally appeared in A Pair of English Barns Hide Unabashedly Bold and Budget-Friendly Minimalist Interiors
In the living room of this beachside trailer home in Malibu, Commune designer Steven Johanknecht introduced custom built-in daybeds with storage beneath.
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Originally appeared in A Modern Beachside Trailer Home in Malibu
A George Nelson daybed takes center stage at the gallery level of this multi-story Amsterdam home. Part of the residents' collection of American mid-century design, it harmonizes with the newer Dutch pieces and with the apartment's 17th-century architecture.
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Originally appeared in Vertical Challenge
The first floor of this Portland, Oregon, house used to be a warren of five tiny rooms, and the first thing you saw when you walked in the front door was the attic staircase. Architect Ben Waechter opened the space up into one large, light-filled room. A birch plywood-sheathed box was designed to look like an oversized piece of furniture, mimicking the light wood of the Eames chair and Case Study Daybed, while cleverly hiding the stairs, storage, and powder room inside.
Originally appeared in Portland's Cape Cod Remodel
The dining room and sitting area of this Copenhagen renovation used to be an uninsulated greenhouse; now it’s a light-filled space where the family gathers for meals and curls up on two custom daybeds, designed by Bjerre-Poulsen, to read and look at the garden.
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Originally appeared in Light-Filled Family Home Renovation in Copenhagen
The cane daybed in the bedroom of this concrete villa is by prolific Belgian designer Maarten van Severen.
Originally appeared in 7 Spacious Bedrooms
A structural steel wall in the living area of this modern Lima house doubles as a built-in bookcase. The daybed and coffee table were designed by Maria Eugenia Alvarez-Calderón, who helped the residents with the interiors.
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Originally appeared in A Modern Concrete Home in Peru
In the study of this modern Phoenix home, which was featured on the cover of Dwell's first issue, an oil painting by David Kroll, one of the artists represented by Sette's gallery hangs above a Le Corbusier daybed.
Photo by Daniel Hennessy.
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