Vinny_in_Vancouver's Profile

My ideal home would be just a single storey (which I believe is the right spelling!?) with the "backyard" being placed in the middle of the property, rather than at the back. One of the two "halves" (which would be connected by a quasi-hallway) would be for the more private spaces, and the other for "living". I know this would probably result in certain problems, like wildlife getting into the space then not being able to get out, etc, but I'm sure these could be overcome with some clever (or even simple) planning. I used to love 2-level places, but then I lived in a 1400 sq. ft, two-level, two bedroom apartment in a self-contained building (with no other residents! whoo-hoo! we made all the noise we wanted) and now I live in a 1-level 600 sq.ft. "loft" and I greatly prefer the smaller space. The high-ceilings and open space help a lot. Maybe I'll change my view when I have a family. I also have an ageing dog and so I don't see stairs in my life during his lifetime.

Super-envious of the glass-brick wall in the bathroom allowing natural light in. That's very rare for a loft space. My loft is extremely bright, except for the bathroom - this is inspiring me to find some way to remedy that.

The design is great too. Nice restraint. Love the Eames chair and the fact that you didn't buy everything else from Herman Miller.

With respect, that couch is not only ugly, but, as I like to say, FUGLY. So ugly that it deserves a censored, abbreviated profanity at the beginning of the word ugly. You should sell it - or at least try to...I won't lie to you - I see these on Craigslist now and again and when they do sell, it's not for very much. If you ask $1,000, you will be buried with this sofa. Try $200 and offer milk and cookies as inducements.

Take whitespike's advice for a temporary, or even long-term, IKEA solution.

I think you could achieve both objectives of "hiding" the bed in the alcove/arch area, while still getting to "look" at the arch. You could do this by putint the bed in the arch, lengthwise so the foot of the bed is at the end of the alcove and the headboard is protruding out into the room, and then EITHER you put your bookshelf/room divider against the headboard from the living room side, OR put the sofa's back against the back of the headboard. Have you tried these options.

It took me 4 months of re-arranging my furniture at least twice a week to finally come up with my current set-up - trial and error is really the best way.

Who cares about the lack of bathroom/kitchen. Most of the entries so far have submitted 3 pictures of their living room from various angles, and then merely depicted the bathroom/kitchen in the floorplan.

I think this is a great little place. It's not a contender for the title, simply because some of the other places are so much nicer and more complete, but this is one of the most efficient strictly living/sleeping areas I've seen so far. Nice use of restraint.

By the way Tim...the money situation doesn't get better for a little while after school - those loans have to get paid back after all.

It's the TV being in front of a window that I find more sinful than having it in front of the sofa. Especially a gynormous TV like that one that is set rather high up off the ground. If it's about the "music", then what's with the massive tube? And even more so given that the window is actually a balcony door leading to a nice sized patio! You've ruined this place's potential.

BTW, for those living in apartments, the Bose Wave II system is the way to go.

This place has lots of positive things going for it, but the ridiculous tv/stereo placement kills it.

I have to go with Christopher on this one: I think it's a little too eclectic. It all needs to be tied together somehow. And personally, I hate the Noguchi coffee table. I know...everyone else usually loves it...what can I say.

The only thing I like about this place are its bones. Nice space, great patio, good bathroom, lucky to have a closet like that, etc. I think the bed and living areas should be reversed. The bed could be partially hidden with bookcases. As it is, in the summer, you walk through the bed area to hit that killer patio. The patio's awesome but the bed being placed between it and the living room really stunts things.

Definitely my favorite so far. It's a well-thought out space, not a MOMA showroom like so many others I've seen recently (especially on the Chicago site). It doesn't feel remotely small. Of course, they had outstanding bones to work with in the first place.

It's nice but not my style. Too cliched on account of arguably the FOUR most-identiable pieces of mid-century/modern furniture design. I appreciate that the Eames chair was done in white to add some edge.

Also, I'm a little mystified at why there is a Noguchi coffee table, Nelson bench, and two side tables (one is over by the Eames lounge chair). That just seems like a lot of tables for a making-the-most-of-small-space contest. I hate the Noguchi table for small spaces because it's only a coffee table (I guess it's "art" too...) - plus it's glass so you can't even use it as a footrest.

So...I think this place looks very pretty and was obviously thought out, but I'm not seeing the space being maximized through creative multi-tasking of pieces. I say flip the Noguchi for a profit (after waiting long enough for the CL sharks to forget about the earlier sale so they don't post whining "this person only paid $400 and now he/she is trying to charge more...") and multi-task the Nelson bench. All the pieces will then have more impact, and you'll be able to put your feet up when you're on the sofa. Here's another thought: if you had a rectangular dining table, you could get by with only 2 dining chairs pull your Nelson bench as additional dining seating. But please, no Eames DCM or DCW's...