I'm going to be the voice of dissent here and say that honestly I don't think beige carpet places can achieve the look that wood can. A place can look great w/ beige carpet but the exact same place...

I agree that this technique is only suited for large rooms, in truly tiny spaces it can just make the room smaller by creating spaces that are unusable (you can float the furniture but only enough ...

WOW! I love love love this place and it's making me so excited for my upcoming move to Venice! I hope all my new neighbors are as stylish as Steve :)

I actually sit on the bench all day, no cushion! Guess I'm weird, it has never bothered me. It's actually supposed to be a side table. BrooklynRob the point you bring up is exactly wh...

I definitely like the creative touch on the desk, but I think you could add a lot by covering the side, the wood color really sticks out.

Thanks Phaedrus! I think my space is definitely small, I guess how cool it is is up for debate! Derek- not the most high-tech thing in the world but contains all of the technical eleme...

Agree that there are just fewer apartments that small in the midwest, especially occupied by people with the money/interest to be really into interior design. In new york even if you have a large d...

Native Austinite here! Honestly I'm just waiting to go back, the Chicago winters are too tough for me.