Love the bay window photos. What did you use for your (modular?) bookshelves along the floor in front of it? Do you find that they collect dust bunnies positioned like that on the floor? I also lov...
Any apartment with plants gets my "super cool" vote. Anyone can look in a West Elm catalog and imitate the MCM look. You went in a different direction and stood by your design choices. From what I ...
You nailed the botanical design motif. The red cabinet doors in the kitchen are very cute. I'm not that enthused about the contact paper, but it is understandable considering the alternative. I lik...
LuluLiz, the art table is a DIY piece. Thank you for noticing. The frame and legs are poplar (which is a very hard-grained, hard-to-abuse wood) and the top is MDF. The top can be repainted whenever...
(In my new Midwestern accent):
This is the Brian half of the entrants.
We are also in Midtown, Sara--the little brick building next to the Atlanta Ballet School.
And...
Neat floorplan--all those nooks and crannies. I like the built-in bookshelves, and I bet the place looks great lit up at night. But in that cool sunlight it comes across as cold and austere to a fa...
If you're just curious about growing your own tree, or can't buy a larger tree from a nursery, I think this kit would work. Or, you could just go out in the woods and gather your own seeds for free...
You have an interesting floorplan layout--you have to go through the kitchen to get to the bathroom or bedroom. The white is very peaceful, but there's very little variation that I can see. It look...
Keeping with the "lodge" design philosophy, I liked how the rustic touches I saw (especially the panelled walls) meshed with the more urbane design elements. However, there just wasn't enough of th...
Bravo for your craftiness/handiness; the best solution in a small space often requires the ability to customize or build from scratch. I also think your kitchen is beautiful--but are those mugs hun...
Carly, it does have a particularly Gallic charm, but I feel like you're trying to fit provincial farmhouse style into the space of a Parisian garret--the space makes me feel slightly claustrophobic...
I'm assuming that's a futon for M. Cole to sleep on? I like the interplay of red and yellow, but there's a bit too much red in that main room for me. I really like the effect of the red wall behind...
I, too, understand the extra challenge in improving a space that you do not own, so I think Eddie has done a remarkable job. I like seeing some houseplants in there (so many entries have overlooked...
I love the way your apartment is laid out. The rooms have a nice flow to them. How do you use that first room, the little junction space right after the entry way? We get a little glimpse of a chai...
It seems very secluded and quiet--I chalk that up to your excellent lighting and color sensibility. However, it does seem like there are little clusters of life and interest separated by expanses o...
That's funny about the "walk-in closet." I wonder if originally that little space was supposed to be a bedroom (because how many closets are designed with windows?), then in more modern times it wa...
I'm usually put off by the all-white look, but this one is slightly different and I am impressed. Maybe all of those modernist gew-gaws fooled me into thinking I was at a museum of modern art? The ...
Yolanda, your design sensibility is superb, and I love the white rooms filled with light (what I would give for your alcove!). I'm assuming you don't have puppy paws clambering over all that white ...
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Love the bay window photos. What did you use for your (modular?) bookshelves along the floor in front of it? Do you find that they collect dust bunnies positioned like that on the floor? I also lov...
Any apartment with plants gets my "super cool" vote. Anyone can look in a West Elm catalog and imitate the MCM look. You went in a different direction and stood by your design choices. From what I ...
You nailed the botanical design motif. The red cabinet doors in the kitchen are very cute. I'm not that enthused about the contact paper, but it is understandable considering the alternative. I lik...
LuluLiz, the art table is a DIY piece. Thank you for noticing. The frame and legs are poplar (which is a very hard-grained, hard-to-abuse wood) and the top is MDF. The top can be repainted whenever...
Beer bottles? No. Most are soda. One is bourbon.
(In my new Midwestern accent): This is the Brian half of the entrants. We are also in Midtown, Sara--the little brick building next to the Atlanta Ballet School. And...
Neat floorplan--all those nooks and crannies. I like the built-in bookshelves, and I bet the place looks great lit up at night. But in that cool sunlight it comes across as cold and austere to a fa...
Nice. Is that some kind of flat-screen monitor in the kitchen, just through the doorway and to the right?
If you're just curious about growing your own tree, or can't buy a larger tree from a nursery, I think this kit would work. Or, you could just go out in the woods and gather your own seeds for free...
You have an interesting floorplan layout--you have to go through the kitchen to get to the bathroom or bedroom. The white is very peaceful, but there's very little variation that I can see. It look...
Keeping with the "lodge" design philosophy, I liked how the rustic touches I saw (especially the panelled walls) meshed with the more urbane design elements. However, there just wasn't enough of th...
Bravo for your craftiness/handiness; the best solution in a small space often requires the ability to customize or build from scratch. I also think your kitchen is beautiful--but are those mugs hun...
Carly, it does have a particularly Gallic charm, but I feel like you're trying to fit provincial farmhouse style into the space of a Parisian garret--the space makes me feel slightly claustrophobic...
I'm assuming that's a futon for M. Cole to sleep on? I like the interplay of red and yellow, but there's a bit too much red in that main room for me. I really like the effect of the red wall behind...
I, too, understand the extra challenge in improving a space that you do not own, so I think Eddie has done a remarkable job. I like seeing some houseplants in there (so many entries have overlooked...
I love the way your apartment is laid out. The rooms have a nice flow to them. How do you use that first room, the little junction space right after the entry way? We get a little glimpse of a chai...
It seems very secluded and quiet--I chalk that up to your excellent lighting and color sensibility. However, it does seem like there are little clusters of life and interest separated by expanses o...
That's funny about the "walk-in closet." I wonder if originally that little space was supposed to be a bedroom (because how many closets are designed with windows?), then in more modern times it wa...
I'm usually put off by the all-white look, but this one is slightly different and I am impressed. Maybe all of those modernist gew-gaws fooled me into thinking I was at a museum of modern art? The ...
Yolanda, your design sensibility is superb, and I love the white rooms filled with light (what I would give for your alcove!). I'm assuming you don't have puppy paws clambering over all that white ...