STYLeyes, thank you so much for the compliments! I love my work, and it has been great to get so many positive responses. Thank you everyone who took the time to comment. Apartment Therapy i...

Colleen, thank you! You'll be glad to know that the rug was $250 from Overstock, the chair was $99 from Bed, Bath & Beyond, slipcovered by me, fabric another $75, and the credenza as mentione...

Thank you for your kind compliments, aychihuahua! Tudor City's buildings are so beautiful, and even though the apartments are small, I believe as Consuelo did that you can live gracio...

Thank you, sweetiebox - love your screen name. Small spaces are my passion! If you want more details of this reno and to see my other NY projects, visit my website

And a dog! - admittedly a tiny Shih-Tzu, but I still had to make storage space for her stuff (diamante collars, hair bow collection, fluffy toys and all). Thank you for your kind comments, re...

Thank you, remy! You will get a better idea of the layout from my website http://www.lifestylespacedesign.com - there are lots of photos unde...

Hi, JenJen1973, It is a custom color I laboriously mixed myself, using a combination of green, black & white acrylic craft paint & Restoration Hardware sample pots, then had it matched in egg...

make that " $350 plus s/h" sheesh

Thank you, stpaulgirl! It is the Amanda 4-door lowboy from www.HomeDecorators.com, currently about $350 s/h. It comes with frosted glass, but I wanted an opaque look which would match the r...

Hi, lcat! Glad you like the "Stealth Desk"! I designed the desk built-ins specifically for the space (it was the old twin murphy bed closet) and had them built by a cabinet shop in Kans...

Dear tranzer, The barstools are from http://HomeDecorators.com I think this model may be discontinued, because I used them for another client, an...

queenbee - I've got more kitchen than you think! Check out my website, http://www.lifestylespacedesign.com

Thank you, kind commenters all! (even leehou - only the sofabed is Ikea!) To answer your questions - I wasn't able to show everything in 5 photos! You can see how I cook and the rest o...

Hi, Allison, Looks like you're off to a great start! Seems to me your layout is ideal for separating the 'entry' from the rest of the living space by putting the sofa at right angles to...

The beloved and I are both busy professionals who love to work. We have a pact - whenever possible we take the whole of Sunday as " 'jamas day ". Yep, we stay in our pjs all day long, in a deliciou...

Cosabeth, firstly, your living room has some charming details -nice wood floor and interesting windows! I design space for a living (my company, Lifestyle Space Design, focusses on renovations of M...

csnrugs.com - they've got thousands, great advanced search feature, no tax and no shipping. I use them all the time for my interior design clients!

I'm an interior designer in Manhattan, specializing in apartment renos - a couple of comments: 1. a bathroom renovation, like a kitchen renovation, is always going to improve resale value, especial...

Hi, avianmission! My midtown NY studio is a miniscule 10 x 17, and it is both my living space and work space (I have an interior design company specializing in NY apartment renovations). It's...

While I wouldn't say the first pic looked like porn (except for the poor quality of the image...er, I imagine, teehee) I thought it was weirdly irrelevant and slightly creepy, and wondered why it w...