Carrie's Apartment (the TV show)
Carrie's Apartment (the movie)
I realize this isn't a timely post but I am fascinated with set design and came across this interesting article from the San Francisco Chronicle about the set decorator for the movie Sex and The City, Lydia Marks. She explains how her biggest challenge was recreating the character's apartments using key pieces from the TV show while updating the spaces in a way to show evolved time. Furthermore, she wanted each character's home to be a true reflection of their current place in life. Lydia also had to keep in mind that this was for film, not television which required more detailing of the set for viewing on the large screen. Want to read more of the article, click here.
Charlotte's Pre-War Park Avenue Apartment
reflects her new role as stay at home mom.
Miranda's Brooklyn Brownstone
reflects her new life as a wife and mother in which comfort and practicality are key!
Here are some tips Lydia Marks provides to give your space more of a Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda or Samantha vibe!
-- Lighting is one of the most important things to consider. Great lamps are sculpture and can change the feel of an entire room.
-- Color is an easy and inexpensive way to change the feel of a space. Look at the difference going from a pale blue to the intense electric blue made in Carrie's apartment.
-- Another way to change the color and feel of a room, without doing anything permanent, is with fabric. Recover a chair, make a beautiful new bed with a mixture of patterns and colors, make new curtains, make new throw pillows. All this can be done without investing a tremendous amount of money or time.
-- With accessories, often editing things out makes more of a statement than displaying a collection of things.
-- Most importantly to a set or a residential interior, keep it personal. The space should reflect the person who lives there. It should be filled with things you love, both newly designed and family heirlooms. That will give it the warmth and style that make it special and your own. (Amen to that!)
~Images: 1) Traditional Home July 2008 2) San Francisco Chronicle article June 14, 2008 and LATimesblogspot.com