Matuschka converted the original dining room (built in 1896) into her master bedroom. This entailed removing three entrances, two transom windows and all the bulky molding on both the ceiling and walls. To make the room more airy, the artist reconfigured the window casings and cut an interior 'picture' window on the adjacent living room wall.
All right angles were arched and curved.
Bottom molding was sunk directly into the wall and the original soft yellow pine floors were sanded and stained.
Paint job based on the Rudolph Steiner Method.
Architectural influences: Wright, Soleri and Goudy.
Additional galleries: Kitchen, Living Room/Dining Room, Office, Bathroom/Hallways.
The closet standing in the before pictures is indicative of the storage problems Matuschka faced when renovating her apartment. There were no closets, just old-fashioned compartments built out of cheap clapboard.
Matuschka removed these units along with the large oak sliding doors and pushed back one wall 6 inches. Additionally she removed the old upright radiator and reconfigured the molding around the outside windows by arching the casing with recycled wood from the apartment.
The Italian lights are sunk into the ceiling.
The interior window, cut between the living room and bedroom, provides light mostly for the living room, which faces inside walls.
Painting by Matuschka
Influences: Wright, Goudy.
