Joanna D.'s Profile

This was my favorite too. Small, cool, innovative and intriguing. Great use of space and a wonderful coherent design, leading to a lovely, cheerful and comfortable looking space. Congrats!

Great space, and I really wanted to love it. Especially after seeing the Ramones poster! Unfortunately, however, that shade of green alone, much less together with the color of the couch, is really not doing anything for me at all... it feels kind of depressing. Sorry.

Fun and funky apartment. Love the collection of hand signals over the couch!

Very creative approach to a challenging floorplan. Well done!

I love the bold green wall against the concrete and crisp whites. I think you've done a great job in meeting the "small cool" brief... good design, color, and use of space, and personally, I'm quite pleased to see those Ikea pieces put together so well with your personal touches like that fabulous deer cutout high on the living room wall.

Well done and good luck!

Fascinating to look at, but I don't feel it's really a livable space. There's nowhere to put simple ordinary things like clothes and shoes, much less to store any mementos or off-season clothing.

Simone - Thanks so much for the Daniadown info -not only do they ship to Montrreal, but there are no shipping charges (in Canada) for orders over $100. Woohoo!

Re the smurf-splattered rug, I think you've nailed it perfectly (no pun intended). Brightly splatted shag rugs with Danish furniture were all the rage in the late 60s and early 70s.

Beautiful apartment... sophisticated and urban, but with a lot of personality. Love those blue chairs in the living room, with just the right table between them. Generally, love the varied collection of occasional tables in different places, the use of color, the art, and the way your collection of white ceramics is featured spilling from room to room - all give the place a personal stamp. One of my faves and I hope we'll see more in the semi-finals. Super cool from me. Good luck!

I don't think you have to get too drastic to get quite a bit closer to what you want. I'd remove two chairs from around the table (put them elsewhere when not in use) to show off the shape of the table better, and place a nice big shallow white bowl on the table. A piece of artwork with a huge white matte (or white background) hung above the table would help too. When you can manage it, add a rug under the table and replace the bar stools. I don't think there's ever going to be a way to marry those stools with that table, but something very simple and white, even if still modern in shape, could work. You could add a pop of color from the artwork to accessories in the bowl, as well as to accessories in the kitchen, to help pull it together.

I don't how I missed this first time around, but your place is absolutely gorgeous. LOVE your light grey sofa and and dark rug. I can't tell if the rug is genuinely black or very dark charcoal, but it looks stunning on the wood floor. (How do you live without a coffee table? Not a criticism... more of a lament, since I can't imagine being without one.)

I'm not missing color, I like the white walls because I would imagine the changing light probably alters the feel of the place through the day. The whole place has a sophisticated, airy, calm, welcoming feel to it, and your gorgeous outdoor space - which you've set up beautifully - is the cherry on top. You've pretty much got the apartment of my dreams here. LOVE it!