Small Cool 2011

beautiful and stylish...

Steve, you've got style! The living room is elegeant with the tufted leather sofas, and the British Flag throw pillows is a cool touch. Nice work!

Makes me miss living in Sydney. Lovely!

Outstanding. Steve got everything right. Just wish we could get a better look at that kitchen wall on the left.

A sunroom! jealous.

Love the sunroom!

Mad Anglophilia! Fantastic.

And the more I look at this the more crazy-good it becomes. I love your vision!

Can I vote twice? No? Dang. (Okay, I'll stop now.)

A bit funky but totally functional! Example: the wall o'lockers/file cabinets: wow!

the kitchen space generally is great, and the bedroom forest is fun.

good job!

The dress form dressed in man clothing is too cute. Nice flat. The sun porch fantastic.

Love the terrace. The lockers in the kitchen turned out to be a great touch.

LOVE the lockers in the kitchen... I love this kind of quirky creative aesthetic, especially when a person is so obviously gifted at keeping it just this side of "too far"... FUN space!

I love this!!!!!!

Wonderfully well done!!!!

Nice! Love the sunroom, the giant mirror, and the forest mural.

Positively love this space... do you need a flat-mate? ;)

Personality-plus apartment. Very cool.

Overall this place is really nice.

I especially like the bedroom with that "forest feel". Also... what a sun room! I wish I had one of those!

I'm just not sure about stacking up the metal cabinets.

Am fascinated with:
- Dining Table top;
- Stacked file cabinets & lockers;
- Book display (living rm);
- Hanging drawers/boxes (bedrm)
- Maybe bedroom art display on right (can't see it too well)
- Sunroom.
Everything else fits together or pulls it together well. 720 sq feet of heaven.

Now this to me is what Small Cool is about! Well done. I want your sunroom!

Dream couches.

Totally rad. Where could one find that awesome magazine/book rack in the living room? Or is it custom-made?

I LOVE that sunroom!! Drool...
And the wall of books as art is really cool, too. I may have to do something similar here at home.

Fantastic! Love your plants and sunroom.

Nice Work! Looks like such a warm and inviting pad.

Looove it! Can I ask which part of Sydney is this in?

Where did you get your fab magazine or book rack? I couldn't tell if you made it yourself and it is just painted and with shelves or it somehow attaches to the wall?

I love that there's space for a sunroom in a small flat. I love the overhead arches (perfect for a train station theme). And you made it even better! Witty and delightful.

You really transformed the humble lockers into a highlight. The book wall must be copied. Is there a story for that huge mirror, and is the reflected train schedule written by you on a blackboard?

I like your outfit. too. ;)

LOVE the locker storage in the kitchen.
The whole apartment feels spacious and light. Great job. But I do wonder how you read in bed.

My favorite element is the stacked industrial storage. They each have their own character.

I also quite love the kitchen itself. What great appliances and layout.

Really beautiful space. Clean and spare feeling while still having tons of style, collections, and quirk. I'd love to hang out here. :)

How do you work the file cabinets on high? It's a very attractive idea; is it practical too?

You had me at the sunroom. :o)

I love so many of the entries, but you win!
Most original. The amazing architecture and good light of course helps. Great job!

this one is my winner! apartment envy for sure.

What's in the file cabinets?

Australians represent!

This is a great example of big ideas done well in a small space: the mural in the bedroom, the enormous triumvirate of chesterfields/mirror/tram scroll in the living room, the wall of lockers in the kitchen. I also like the use of old x-ray viewers for artworks, the clustered lights over the dining table, and the old-drawers-as-shelves thing in the bedroom. Basically this whole place is exquisitely done.

I look forward to seeing a full tour when the Small Cool contest is over.

Some fabulous ideas. Love the sunroom.

Go Aussie!

Love the big mirror in the living room!!

Great apartment! Where did you get the Kings Cross sign and the giant bus/tram blind?

You've got me at Kings Cross Station. I love it.

Great Sydney entry. YAY!

The sunroom is sooo cool! Not crazy about the bedroom, but everything else is so amazing. The Kings Cross Station sign is the best thing I've seen all year.

What a dream - and a sunroom, too. Like the locker-style filing cabinets, too. Great storage - and not just for paper!

I am moving into the sunroom, stat. Incredible place - love that you aren't following any design rules, it's obviously all you!

Lovely apartment. I like the enchanted forest on your bedroom wall. And the sunroom makes me want to pop down to the Victoria Room for some sandwiches and a Pimms!

Love your style Steve!

The stacked filing cabinets are amazing. Probably excellent for storage as well.

I love those staggered wood block shelves. I really dig the scale and proportions of everything in the space.

Awesome work of ART!

I think i've seen your place before Steve, in Real Living Mag maybe? Loved it then and love it now :)