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One of the poorest examples I’ve seen. Describing the paint design in the entry, kitchen, etc. as ‘moody’ is absurd. It’s gloomy and depressing. Without a window in or near these areas, what were they thinking?
Surely, it would have been better design to have invested some of the 10K on an electrician to hardwire wall sconces. The cords are not only unattractive, but horribly unsafe for children.
The ribbon/tack treatment is weakly finished, but more importantly, a parent would never hang loose ribbon with tacks that could easily pop out of the wall at a child’s eye level. Nor would they hang pom-pom window trim in a child’s room or place what appears to be a concrete/plaster bunny on the floor next to a crib… ridiculous. For the same reason, why would you hang chains on a wall behind a bench adjacent to a telephone with a long cord? Sensing a theme? Beside the chain display being altogether unattractive, once more no parent would ever place a bench under such ‘art;’ a child could climb on the bench and pinch their fingers in the chains or become caught-up in the phone cord.
Next, the taupe-brown floating shelves with glassware leading into the kitchen… have you never been around children? Children play, have toss toys, love to hang from things. Yet another disappointing design element. The row of bookshelves along the wall in the living room shouldn’t be accessorized in such a manner. I do realize that adults will live in the space as well and deserve to enjoy the space, but wouldn’t it have been better to place a row of lovely baskets along the bottom shelf sections for children’s books, ‘blankies’? The child(ren) has its own room with storage obviously, but having a few of their things in the living room makes them feel comfortable.
The dining table is quite small for family living. As there doesn’t appear to be a coffee table, where does homework, crafts, or coloring happen? Where does a family dinner take place?
As I happen to be relocating to Manhattan sometime in the next twelve months and am also a young parent with a very small budget, I was excited when I came across a link to this family home tour. There are attractive still shots of various areas of the apartment, but almost no pragmatic real-world ideas to utilize.
Before designing an actual space for a client with young children, you should really do some research.
P.S.: The headboard is not proportional to the space – simple math solves that problem.