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1- What is the base material, thats the first thing you need to know when painting anything.
if its galvanized as I assume then it hard...to get anything stuck on it.
then talk to the people at powder coating, this is professional work, not your DIY krylon etc.

best luck.

ask at
studio@van-ny.com

to bmorebent
maybe you missed our article on AT earlier last month.
everything in the apt is customized and designed/built by the owners - who are designers themselves.

do you really need that large refg.?

to ridge_van_winkle
actually it kind of works as there is a curtain not shown here.
we also close the metal french door so our friends who visit have DOUBLE PRIVACY rather than one.

our friends are shocked at beginning but when they return they love it.

wish I can invite all the At readers to our home.

Toilet is Toto nexus, low Gravity flush - good for planet good for the design. oh you never hear the flush, now thats cool.

The Door was custom designed/made by us. The glass does not touch the floor or the ceiling, now thats cool too.

this contest is about Design , not about someone's privacy desires. it works for us, it's not for everyone.

Beautfiful space.
I would hate to hide the wood currently on the ceiling. That has character that the new wood will not plus its a waste for our environement to use twice as much wood/ sheetrock etc.

try to probe in a discrete corner and see what the roof is made up of. As a designer I know the roof will have joists behind it and gaps between the joists.

There is a solution out there where one can drill a series of hole between this joists and spray foam( soy based preferred) in these gaps between the joists and that would give you the R value you need or better than the 2" rigid INsulation. Try to get the right help for this roof.

any ?'s write again. see my apt. on apt. therapy at some point today. Gaastra Residence.cool contest.

too tacky.

I hope there are atleast 12 families living in there.

try to paint the entire wall a light green, ever so light.

gray works well with green which is slightly warm.
sofa and staircase can be the same gray if sofa is light. if not go wtih light shade of gray on the stiracse and drop a shadow in there by masking effect.

you dont need a contractor get a nice handyman/painter who will do your work w/care.

see our apt. on apartment therapy ( search Nette Gaastra/Suchitra van) there is a dark gray sofa against a pale green( too bad green shows as white:(

this may not be everyone's taste but it is something to appreciate. Its great she has a large empty apartment and maybe planning to live here with a family. Its a great start to be minimal. Its really good for the environment not to consume a lot and also good for your wallet.

I think maybe a lot of the stuff was stored in the bedroom during photo shoot nonetheless it shows her style and living.