Having issues placing your bedroom furniture? The New York Times shows us that Broadway director Jack O'Brien couldn't decide if he wanted "to awaken to trees and to fat little birdies in spring" or "to doze off to a blaze in the fireplace in winter at night". To solve this dilemna, he hired a set-designer friend and created a mechanized rotating group of bedroom furniture...
The bed, sofa, bench, end tables, lamps and bookcase are all connected and move together with a push of a button. While it takes a lot of space for this full rotation (space that we don't have), we love this idea! Check out the story: Rearranging the Bedroom Is Easier With a Rotating Bed.
(Pics: Albert Vecerka)
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25-30K for this "conundrum"? Sorry, too self indulgent.
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if you REALLY wanted to do this, I don't know why it would have to be mechanic! Couldn't you just spin it on the casters? Reminds me of the huge rotating set pieces we constructed in highschool theatre.
view marisajane's profile
very Austin Powers, esp. with the fireplace. Oh babyyyy!
(that is to say... cheezy and a total waste of money for a gimmick that's maybe kind of funny once)
view erica's profile
agree with Martita
view suzygirl's profile
All those tiny little casters with all that bulky furniture must do a real number on the floor.
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It is disappointing that he did not make the roof retractable so that when he was tired of the roaring fireplace he could fall asleep under the stars...
view Michael's profile
Hahahaha!!! Michael, my thoughts exactly!
view martita's profile
Wow - that's just silly. 90% of a director's job is making decisions. Hits or no hits, I would hate to see the budget overruns this sort of waffling leads to.
If he spent $1000 to have movers switch the furniture seasonally, he might actually figure out which way he liked his bed. Then he could donate the remaining $20-$30k to a worthy charity or take a spectacular vacation. That is, if he could decide where he wanted to vacation...
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