Level Up Lounge
A private place for private conversations. Vibe is speakeasy meets the jungle.
It's clearly a work in progress...
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I started with a blank slate:
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I generated inspirational images with Midjourney to home in on the vibe:
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Then we got to work. Paint is Sherwin Williams Cast Iron.
Brett helped me with the plant wall. It's fake, but still looks awesome.
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Clearly more work to be done to get closer to the inspirational images:
- Needs to be darker yet. Moodier. The sputnik fixture looks cool but the light is too even (especially in photos). Needs more point lights.
- More plants, more detail and texture.
- More brass (some cool old solid brass lamps).
- Interesting cocktail table.
- Shelves with books along back wall - wood siding that was here already is a bit too light...