Lights, Camera, Action! TV's Most Beautiful Interiors - Part I
Alexia Rossetti Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 10:00AM 
(Dr. "Bones", played by Emily Deschanel)Bones, from the Fox network, may have a grisly theme and name, but the set designs are fabulous. Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance “Bones” Brennan - played by Emily Deschanel - investigates the skeletal remains of murder victims for clues in the soaring and unique setting of the imaginary Jeffersonian Institute. The Institute is part museum and part laboratory space – one wall contains from floor to ceiling a display case filled with bones that’s backlit for a ghostly effect.
But it’s Bones’ home – a renovated loft - that really shows off the design talent of the show’s set designer, Kim Wannop. The loft is an open space plan with the work space, dining, kitchen, and living space all flowing together. Wannop chose an Asian theme, displaying sculptures, crafts, weapons brought back from Dr. Brennan’s extensive travels to study anthropological sites around the world. The large open display case (see first photo above) shows off these treasures. The warm mellow golden hue of the display contrasts beautifully with the nine foot long slab of white concrete that is Bones’ work table but also looks like an altar for some foreign deity.
The living room below continues the Asian theme with Chinese lanterns and Indian or Chinese goddess sculptures decorating the walls. The pale melon color of the walls provides the needed contrast and warmth to the dark sculptures and the duller earth browns of the brick walls. The tall ceilings of the loft require the multiple levels of light, from the track lighting on top, providing ambient light, to the suspended Chinese lanterns for mid-level lighting. The table lanterns add also accent lights to the side of the room.
(Bones' loft - dining area)The loft may be a huge space that could provide problems to design but the warm color palette of oranges, yellows, and browns and its Asian theme pull the whole apartment together into a cohesive entity. Tune in next time for our ongoing review of television’s most beautiful interiors!
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Reader Comments (27)
What draws my eyes is the whole lighting of the set blended in with the soft tones of the whole set really nice touch...
The soft tones help add a sense of elegance and yet not too overwhelming, good job!