Lisa Cregan's piece on developer Bob Ranquist's new "dream home' in Chicago Home + Garden is worth a look for many reasons — it's a successful conversion from industrial to residential, featuring lots of light, brick, heavy timber and interesting design solutions, such as this "embrace the cord" concept.
Photo 1: This dining area features a chandelier made of recycled materials that actually adds more lengths of bright orange wires to create a big "tangle" leading to multiple plugs along the top of the fixture. Rather than minimizing, this design maximizes the cords, turning what some might consider a design minus into an definite aesthetic choice.
Photos 2 & 3: in one of the kids bedrooms, light fixture cords stretch playfully across the room, creating visual interest in the high ceilinged space. they plug into a prominent power box with guitar jacks.
Check out the rest of the warehouse conversion at: Chicago Home + Garden
Images: Bob Coscarelli/Chicago Home + Garden
Industrial Style: Embracing Lighting Cords & Wires Chicago Home + Garden
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