1- What is the base material, thats the first thing you need to know when painting anything. if its galvanized as I assume then it hard...to get anything stuck on it. then talk to the p...

to Raisa thanks for your comment. yes! the counter will be on market soon through a high end kitchen showroom. Ikea retrofit was a pain but always worth it if you have a good idea.

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I take bags to store and they get annoyed too,( except Wholel foods) I would think the cleaners would too. T ry to have a good talk with them to explain why you do it.

to bmorebent maybe you missed our article on AT earlier last month. everything in the apt is customized and designed/built by the owners - who are designers themselves.

to Cha NOir, after all these comments do you still want to use glass on your bathroom? The bathroom doors were a huge undertaking and an ingenous way we put it together no...

do you really need that large refg.?

PS. The confusion comes because this place has been transformed from it being stlyed for a photoshoot 10 months ago to the recent NY Times article. I know that a semi finalist is...

to ridge_van_winkle actually it kind of works as there is a curtain not shown here. we also close the metal french door so our friends who visit have DOUBLE PRIVACY rather than one.

guys we have a curtain on the front glass doors of the bathroom. not shown here - since we wanted to capture the entire bathroom.

Toilet is Toto nexus, low Gravity flush - good for planet good for the design. oh you never hear the flush, now thats cool. The Door was custom designed/made by us. The glass does not ...

to all AT readers, its great to read all the comments. NYTIMES photos should be combined with these photos to get a glimpse of our styling and our living. Too bad we did not have...

Beautfiful space. I would hate to hide the wood currently on the ceiling. That has character that the new wood will not plus its a waste for our environement to use twice as much wood/ sheetr...

sensitive and charming

too tacky. I hope there are atleast 12 families living in there.

one better wear slip resistant shoes on that staircase.

try to paint the entire wall a light green, ever so light. gray works well with green which is slightly warm. sofa and staircase can be the same gray if sofa is light. if not go ...

wood needs to breathe its organic, so Dont paint. I believe the dark furniture you have should offset this really well.

this may not be everyone's taste but it is something to appreciate. Its great she has a large empty apartment and maybe planning to live here with a family. Its a great start to be minimal. Its rea...

yes its great design by Europeans but please keep in mind our environment when shopping. Cheap does not translate into disposable products. Buy what you need- only what you really need...