Small Cool 2011

This place looks soooo cool. I can't believe it has so much storage. That's amazing. I also love the exposed brick and the little outdoor patio. The driftwood adds a mellow vibe as well.

You have great taste, Leslie!

This place is awesome! So Cute. You've really utilized the space well. I also love how comfortable everything looks, very livable.

Very nice, Leslie! I especially like the wavy ceiling, your cute little window seat, and your "tranquility inspiring" bedside lamp.

I love everything about your space! The way you separated your bed area from your living area is great-- the open shelving looks like it gives privacy without putting your bed in a cave. The little window seat/balcony is amazing too... and I just saw your ceiling, ha! That is so cool. Great work!

I love the walls and the bedroom space, but doesn't the high shelving steal off some precious light ? The surfboards could add some of this beach bungalow feel to the entryway if ever you chose to use the sleeping loft as a sleeping loft.

I am in love with your place. Where is the coffee table from?

ahh, and i just saw those wheels under your bookcase/divider. brilliant!

brilliant use of the space. what a sweet little balcony!

So smart! Whenever I see a long narrow new york lofted studio, they always seem to put the bed in the loft but I prefer what you've done here.

I also like everything put away so sleeping and living areas can be more sparse.

Very sweet space.

I have done the same thing with my loft...used it as storage. Isn't that balcony a fire escape though? Just confused...

Very warm and pretty. Not at all the cold loft-space vibe I'm used to. Nicely done. Love the subtlety of the colors as well.

you are literally living in my dream apt. What neighborhood are you living in? I am looking in a new apt in the city for june 1.

love love love the bookshelf as a room divider!

Tee hee, I lol'd at your diagram. What a fun little space. I love the little patio sort of area. So cute.

Brick exposed, white couch, book shelves as divider, totally my style. Love it!

Looks great in all pictures except the second, where it looks kind of cluttered...think I would have used the loft for sleeping

I agree with saucefiend that the second photo looks kind of cluttered; I think it is the series of surfaces right next to each other (table, desk, radiator cover) that are all similar but different heights and different colors.

Also, you should definitely take your surfboards out of storage and hang them on the wall. Maybe on the wall near your front door? Your high ceilings are just begging for huge art, and they could serve well.

Your space seems quite open in general, but it does seem like you're losing living space by using your loft for storage rather than sleeping. On the other hand, I understand not wanting to stumble down from there on midnight bathroom breaks. If the ceiling is as high as it seems like it is, you could put a curtain around part of it for storage and use the rest as an office area.

Yes, please what neighborhood? I'm looking to move with my husband in August, and we're looking for exactly what you guys have! Love it.

Oh, I miss living in New York! And too I would display the surfboards, how cool! But the 4th picture is actually a fire escape, no? I used to hang out on mine too and climb up to the roof. Sigh.

this is super cool but I would shift everything around so when you're watching tv you face the brick wall rather than sitting against it; it's so great the huge white wall is a disappointment by comparison. Agree surfboards displayed would be nicer.

Is that an Expedit that you put wheels on? GENIUS!

Love it! I keep seeing these the nosey side of me is dying to know what rents are like and which neighborhoods these homes are in. Am I the only one dying to know those details?

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the great comments! The bookshelf is not actually Expidit. I inherited it from an old roommate - I'll have to see if I can figure out where it's from. The coffee table is IKEA however, the style is called Hemnes.

Love the hanging-the-surfboards idea. Uusually we keep them in their bags to protect them, but we might want to rethink it!

The patio is in fact a patio, and the fire escape is out there as well. It's sort of shared with my neighbor to the left, but she has a wooden partition up to give us both some privacy.

Love the comments - keep em coming!

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Exposed brick wall is so wonderful! It's a great place! The coffee table, to me, seems tad big, though.

What caught my eye was your cute dining spot -- just big enough! Clever use of space!

Love the space.

Where did you get that small table in the hallway underneath the lime green poster? I have a Very small entryway and have been looking for a small console table like that for ages.

jpscully, the console is from the designer called TRUECONNECTION on Etsy. We love it!

your house is so small! but you made it looks great!

I love your place Leslie and I really really hope that I can see it in person when I'm in town in a few months! : ) XOXOX

Seconding the genius use of casters on your Expedit!

A donkey could fit in here with the way space is so well utilized. Well done, Leslie!

really nice, clean job. I need to do something similar with a drop leaf or shelf. where did you get the stools? thx!

Thank you! They're from CB2, but I just checked the site and they don't seem to be selling it anymore. They have some other great styles though!

Is this apartment on the upper east side, if so I'm pretty sure I looked at it (or at least one in the same building). Looks great!

lovely space!

Love the exposed brick wall...makes the place seem bigger. Your balcony is FABULOUS

Of course it's lovely like this. But have you tried lofting the bed and opening the space? I love my little private loft space. I was so excited not to have to look at my packing crates. Wouldn't some of the stuff in your boxes fit in a funky old trunk or clever bench-type storage? I think it would be wonderful to celebrate your hobbies more beach, surfboards (hung or maybe used as bookshelves? with something covering the waxy bit... or mounted onto a sliding door to hide that nasty TV). A little indoor/outdoor rug or some funky astroturf would give the patio a pop of color.