Gentleman’s Pad

 

 

I had fun working on this project. The apartment was pretty fabulous to begin with.  The client was a joy to work with; a young professional with  sophisticated taste.

Though his taste was a little more on the traditional side, he was totally open to mixing it up with cool accessories and one of a kind artwork. He commissioned me for the large abstract in the living room and we commissioned a friend to do some interesting

Dining

string art in the bedroom. The art over the dining room table was by nyc street art vendors, so all of the art was local and original.

Living Room

LIC Terrace project

The work in progress

Check out this install. My brother, Eddie McElroy (furniture maker & do it all contractor) and long time friend, Francois Karimi, team up for a design / build roof terrace in LIC, NY.

Francois is a seasoned veteran in the fragrance industry and designer with no formal training, making this project even more impressive. He created this floor plan on Microsoft Excel! Eddie and his crew banged out this job with master craftsmanship in just 3 weeks.

The Plan

View- West

View towards NYC

View towards NYC

Before & After

Spring into Color with Customized Furniture at GO

We’re super excited here at Green Point Originals about color this Spring!  Check out the fresh Pantone colors Melissa is introducing for her X Magazine Holder ! Of course she has the Pantone Color of the Year: Tangerine  not to mention hot colors like Chartreuse, Turquoise and Good Ole White.

It gets even better. If turquoise doesn’t match your style, not to worry, GO has more colors! We’re now providing custom Pantone colors for a few select pieces, including the X Magazine Holder. Imagine the possibilities. Why you may ask? With the best finishes in town, a mad love of color and because we can, the real question is why not? Just send us your color selection and we’ll make it happen!

We don’t think it gets much better than having a your favorite art work, accents and furniture in your favorite color! At GO Melissa works hard to customize her pieces to fit your decor, personal style and existing furniture. See this femme fatale apt she just finished.

See her full collection of eco-friendly and locally created furniture here. And check out other local artists and furniture makers too!

How To Decorate With Pink – Traditional Décor Meets Modern Design With Blushing Feminine Beauty

Green Point Originals Founder, Melissa McElroy, is a mixed media artist, furniture and interior designer with over 15 years of experience in residential and commercial interiors. Melissa started Greenpoint Originals in 2008 when she tired of specifying cheaper imported furniture and accessories.  By featuring pieces from artists in the New York metro area, she is able to bring local, affordable, and unique items into the market place and of course her own designs. She discusses her design process and her latest project; a tasteful take on traditional feminine style.

http://www.greenpointoriginals.com/gocart/index.php?l=product_detail&p=255

 

It was my client’s first apartment and it was abundantly clear that this one-bedroom in the East Village had a lot to offer; great bones, a great layout and great finishes. All we really had to do was furnish and accessorize it!

We created pieces for the space that blended modern style with traditional that would make some lovely additions for any apartment, see a complete sources list below and more at The GO Shop. This was a fun project and a great client to work for!

Bedroom Detail

Media Unit

Media unit book shelf-
84″W x 11″D x 36″H.  2″ reclaimed pine surrounds fixed plexiglas shelves. Designed with wire slot in rear shelf for easy plug in and wire management.N
Available in custom sizes: http://www.greenpointoriginals.com/gocart/index.php?l=product_detail&p=253
Upright: 36″W x 84″H x 11″D

Liv rm/ dining

Brooklyn farmhouse table-
38″W x 66″D x 30″H
100% reclaimed pine. Hand finished- water based crystal clear Protective finish. Available in grey black washed, white washed (shown) and custom bright lacquer type tones.
Available in square edge as well.

Coffee table
Custom glass GGI- antique low iron glass
Custom base- ice cube style
30″w x 30″d x 18″H
Available in custom sizes
Available in wood top

Art

Abstract color drip, 60″ x 60″
Original painting in latex – prints are available in a bunch of sizes

Liv Rm 2

Print:

Ellie Beth

Giclee print of original photograph
“Bill Post”
24″w x 36″h x 3/4″ – stretched on canvas

available in 4 sizes

Meet Melissa McElroy, Furniture Designer and Multi-Media Artiste

Melissa McElroy, founder of Greenpoint Originals, was featured on Scout Mob website. Read the full article below or check it out here!

 

“Native New Yorker Melissa McElroy has always been a painter, though she chose Interior Design as her academic focus at FIT. Which is the same place she got interested in designing furniture. At a certain point, she started thinking of furniture as sculptural objects— a form of art that should be looked at from all sides. Claiming to have had a long-time love affair with wood (“no pun intended,” she says), she uses it as her main medium to build such pieces, in addition to creating a variety of other works (from pillows to prints) for her business, Greenpoint Originals, which brings together all sorts of local, Brooklyn-based artists. Which is awesome. And something we couldn’t wait to learn more about. So, we picked her brain. About her art, her business and what makes the funny, opinionated Melissa McElroy, well, Melissa McElroy.

SCOUT: So… Greenpoint Originals. How’d you come up with that?
MELISSA: I started to think about Greenpoint Originals in late 2008, when the economy was in the toilet and I had some time off from [my job]. I was doing a little freelance interior design work and I kept finding myself running to Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn and all the usual suspects for last-minute home accessories. I kind of felt weird about it, because although these pieces were nice and well-priced, they were all made in China or Indonesia or something like that. They’re obviously mass produced and available everywhere. There is nothing really that unique about them. And with the economy being so [terrible], seeing so many creative people who I know out of work and looking for work and projects, it just made sense to think about local resources and giving people access to them, [as well as] exposure. And so I took it to the next level with the site: greenpointoriginals.com

SCOUT: Wow, that’s really great. Now, you create some of the stuff found on the site, too—furniture to prints. Wanna tell me a little about that?
MELISSA: My work on Greenpoint Originals consists of some pieces that were designed about ten years ago, [but] which I’m now building using sustainable materials, and some new pieces that I designed with certain sustainable materials [in mind]. The newer pieces reflect a lighter aesthetic, more flexible and mobile. A lot of the pieces are pieces that can be self-assembled, most without any hardware at all. The art is art that I made is kind of quick, stream-of-consciousness work, focusing on color and mood rather than a personal concept.

Lights up! Modern Lighting for Easy Living.

We are excited about our new addition – Lights Up! In the age when IKEA can be found in almost every single home and “fast and easy” (and probably cheap) is becoming everyday’s mantra, we are proud to stick to what we know best – time tested quality and design that will meet everybody’s needs.

Lights Up! has been making clean, stylish and affordable lighting in the USA since 1987, with the philosophy that lighting should be beautiful, functional and of lasting quality. With custom shades printed right here in Brooklyn, and tons of available patterns, Lights Up! has the lamp you’re looking for. You want a colored resin base? They’ve got it. You want a box lamp with almost no visible hardware? They’ve got it. You want a brushed-nickel floor lamp? They’ve got it. Sky is their limit and crisp clean design is their mantra. Are you intrigued? Check them out!

Michiko. Quality Ceramics Made in Brooklyn.

Michiko Shimada is a NY based designer. She attended Parsons School of Design in New York City where she learned product design and grew her interest towards the beauty of hand-crafted ceramics. Michiko loves and enjoys working with clay. She now makes her ceramics in a small studio in Brooklyn. Check her designs and see for yourself!