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| This kitchen is so stunningly organized and spacious (a dining table in the middle) |
I love movies. During my college years, I used to be a movie theater manager and got to watch all the movies I wanted for free. Sometimes, when the movie was a big blockbuster, we used to play it, the night before it opened, for our employees, mostly kids in college too. That's when my love for movies began. Dinner and a movie was something I did with all my boyfriends back in the days, and with my now husband as well. And part of the love I feel for movies, is the production set decoration and film photography, which becomes a very important piece of the whole film. The other day, I was flipping channels and came across
The Goodbye Girl, a 70s movie based in NYC starring a single mother (Marsha Mason) and her 7 year old, who live in Manhattan and become close friends with a theater actor (Richard Dreyfuss). This movie is so witty and romantic. But it's her apartment I really love. She redecorates it half way through the movie, in a style that's making the rounds in many current design magazines. I apologize for the picture qualities, they were taken with my phone.
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real location of the apartment in New York City.
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| I love the soft beige colors in this corner of the apt. |
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| Before renovation |
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| After renovation |
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| The fireplace mirror is gorgeous, and the hanging plant by the window was so late 70s. |
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| This hanging tapestry is beautiful, and gives the bedroom its distinctive flair |
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| I was trying to capture her low standing vanity, it's so old Hollywood, isn't gorgeous? |
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| The tapestries on the wall bring texture and dimension to the living room |
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| I was going for the mirror in this shot |
Haven't seen this movie in years! I remember though that getting the paint color just right was so important to the Marsha Mason character. I never really noticed all the other great aspects of the apartment.
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I just watched this on TCM yesterday. I, too, worked in movie theatres, in New York City, and saw this one many times, although I don't necessarily like it in the same way you do. I liked looking at the detail of the set (filmed at M-G-M studios, so say the credits) because they capture the grime of it. When the movie was new I thought it looked charming and cozy, but watching it yesterday, all I could think about was the fact that they sat on their bed in the same clothes the rode the subway in, or cabs, and wore their shoes in the house. I was cringing. What was once cozy to me became infested with bedbugs, bacteria and diseases.
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DeleteI found your blog after searching online to try and find the interior of the girl's bedroom. I remember loving it! I enjoyed reading this post! - Betsy
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