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Casa Quiz: Carrie's Redecorated Apartment

CasaSugar — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:15:57 -0700

How much do you know about Carrie Bradshaw's redecorated apartment from the Sex and the City movie? Take my quiz to find out!

Photo courtesy Craig Blankenhorn/New Line Cinema
©2008 New Line Cinema

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Get the Look: Carrie's Redecorated Digs

CasaSugar — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:00:22 -0700

Yesterday I gave you some details from Carrie's redecorated apartment. I'm back today with a few more ideas, and I'll also help you to get the look of her place as well.

Jeremy Conway, the production designer for Sex and the City, gave me some great tips about the products He told me that he custom mixes all of his colors, but the brilliant, lovely ocean blue on Carrie's walls is very close to Benjamin Moore's Electric Blue. The Rug Company was also the source for the movie's gorgeous rugs and a pretty LOVE wall hanging in Carrie's apartment.

To find out even more details about Carrie's apartment, read more.

Additionally, a fabric panel that runs up the hall in Carrie's apartment is a Marimekko piece. Jeremy also revealed another surprising fact: The writing on the storage shelves surrounding Carrie's flatscreen TV is actually quoted from writer Gertrude Stein, who Jeremy notes is one of Carrie's favorite writers. There's also an ikatpillow on Carrie's bench seat, and a mirrored table in her living room. Her magazines are stacked on neat gray shelves, and natural-colored, deco-inspired pottery coordinates nicely.

If you're interested in re-creating this look, here are some similar pieces that might inspire you!

Photo courtesy Craig Blankenhorn/New Line Cinema
©2008 New Line Cinema

Casa Interview: Sex and the City's Jeremy Conway

CasaSugar — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:00:08 -0700

I was recently lucky enough to chat with Sex and the City production designer Jeremy Conway. While many of my Sugar friends were wowed by the clothing in the movie, I was blown away by the sets. I was particularly excited about Carrie's apartment makeover.

My eye was definitely attracted to the bright blue shade on the walls of Carrie's apartment. Jeremy told me that he custom mixes all of his colors, but the brilliant, lovely ocean blue on Carrie's walls is very close to Benjamin Moore's Electric Blue. Concerning the dramatic change in Carrie's apartment, which was previously dressed in subdued, natural tones, and flea-market chic, Conway said, "Carrie had really grown up, but she wasn't living that life in her apartment yet." The challenge in the redecorating was designing an apartment that seemed like it could be a little more organized, lived in, and put together. One important change was to fit a dining table into the house, "so it could be a place that she and Big could have dinner together."

Conway said that redecorating the iconic apartment of Carrie Bradshaw definitely made him a bit nervous. "[Writer and director] Michael Patrick King didn't see the apartment until the day before shooting started. He came into the living room and said nothing, and I thought, 'Oh no,' and then he started to tear up, and again, I thought 'Oh no,' and then Michael said that it was fantastic."

I have a feeling that most fans of Carrie's old apartment will be equally - if not more so - thrilled with the updated look. To hear about a surprising source for materials of the set design, read more.

The surprising source? The Rug Company! In particular, my eye was attracted to a gorgeous piece of art in Carrie's redecorated entry. I asked Jeremy if it had been commissioned or painted by a local artist. No - that as well was from The Rug Company! The lovely damask-patterned rug in the picture below? Also from The Rug Company.

For more details from Carrie's apartment remodel, check back tomorrow.