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From Melissa:

Thank you all so much for your constructive comments - I really appreciate it. I am actually a project manager for a home renovation company here in Manhattan by trade. My husband and I took this studio and basically gutted it. We added the wall with the pocket doors, as well as the built in shelves in the dining niche and the lighted cabinet above the bed for additional storage. We chopped all of the electrical wires into the walls (including those for the flat screen tvs, which allow them to hang on the wall with a "wireless" look). We refinished the wood floors and re-plastered and painted every wall. Junction boxes were added (like the one above the dining niche) so that surface mounted lights could be hung in the appropriate places.

In response to some of your comments:

- the credenza in the living room came from my husband's mother. it was originally a lacquered linen that had faded over the years. We re-lacquered it in a bright white, and then I purchased some hardware over the internet and had a local plater plate them in polished nickel to give it an updated look.

- the coffee table is stationary and came from a local thrift shop. I refinished the base of it and had the original glass cut down so that it would fit perfectly in its spot.

- my husband and I enjoy sitting facing each other at the dining table, we don't think of it as facing the wall. the pooch that hangs on the shelf is similar to our own Frenchie who's name is Ruby.

- we opted to put the bedroom closest to the balcony since the living room still has a window. The milk glass panels in the pocket doors also allow light to filter through. I can't tell you how amazing it is to wake up to the light and breeze of a summer day when the balcony door is open and the sun is streaming in. We cherish it.

I welcome any more comments or questions! Thanks again everyone!