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Amazing! That room when from Grandma to Gorgeous as if by magic! Well done.

What a tranquil, thoughtfully curated space. In a work/life space like this it is so important to have balance and I think you've really achieved it. I can practically see your long work days followed seamlessly by evenings of wine and music with friends or clients.

I've been both upstairs and downstairs neighbour, but if the solution is so automatically "get a rug" then why isn't equally automatically "tell them to get ear plugs"?

If you've chosen to live in an apartment instead of a house, you find you have to share things and ignore things that you don't necessarily want to. Share the elevator, share the laundry facilities, share the parking (if it's not assigned) and deal with evidence that you have living neighbours, ie: noise.

Communal living requires patience, diplomacy and tolerance. Just as living on a lovely treed street in a detached single-family house will require the same, when your neighbours have roofers show up at 7:30am or they listen to music while they wash their cars on sunny days. Patience, diplomacy, tolerance.

Just beautiful! Though I'm not a grad student anymore, I've just finished repaying my student debt, which means I've subsisted on a comparable meager income. I've struggled with creating a beautiful, character-filled home on a shoestring.

Your apartment is an incredible inspiration -- I live in a similar style apartment (a pre-war 4-storey walk-up in a beautiful, historied Toronto neighbourhood) and I have no problem admitting that my future design choices are going to echo yours. I love the hommage you've paid to the original character of the place, while also weaving so much of your own style and personality into the decor.

I'm about to embark on step 1 of my apartment re-beautification: painting! Security deposit be damned!

Thank you for opening your home to AT readers and good luck with the rest of your studies!

Love your B&W look and applaud your bravery of kitteh + white sofa. Your apartment certainly seems very big and airy, though also like a very under-accessorized Ikea showroom. I don't have anything against Ikea--I love that their pieces are affordable and so simply designed that adding a few of your own accessories gives them an undeniably personal feel.

I think your home would really benefit from some artful photos on the wall rather than the same Ikea stock that's in my office building lobby and my Dr's waiting room. DC is gorgeous, why not tap a local photog for something in their portfolio?

I'd love to see other "classic" chairs that go with this style of tulip table. I'd rather not have mesh marks on my butt after every meal :P

Lots of elements I love, even without excessive bits and bobs. Obviously if it's being rented out it's not going to be full of personal items.

However, I concede I am straight-up scared of those glass staircases. All I need to do is spill a glass of water when coming up to bed one night and the next person down the stairs slips and slides their way to the emergency room.

BADASS. That's the only word that comes close.

It looks incredible... it also looks like an incredible amount of work. Kudos!

"Large by New York City standards"? That apartment is gigantic!

It's absolutely beautiful, but it doesn't look much like someone actually lives there. Well...maybe the cat. He looked like he knows what's up.

I am in deep lust with all the wood furniture -- such a gorgeous contrast with the spartan, urban chic design.

What I love best? The matte/glossy paint treatment in her portrait. Such a luxe look with such minimal effort. Also, her choice of art is top notch.

I want to live in your apartment, Evelyn!