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Umm.... great cover photo but what is that black noose-knotted (restraint?) rope that runs through the truss over the bed?

Very nice. Modern yet eclectic.

Very well done!

Hunterk2, AmyInLA, and Missbrewsky,

My bed is from ny-furniture.com, but a google search for storage beds will pop up lots of different options. I went with ny-furniture because I could visit their showroom in Brooklyn to check out quality (and I got free NYC delivery).

My bedding is from West Elm. It's their pintuck cotton line.

Thanks for the support and the comments!

Thanks again to everybody that's supported me with their well wishes and votes.

I'd also like to thank apartmenttherapy for holding this competition as it has provided a great opportunity for me to reconnect and catch up with a lot of old friends and family. It's really been wonderful.

As for my detractors--I'm sorry if you don't like my home. I would like to advise that saying "no offense" before saying something incredibly offensive is not actually effective. It's sad to take a good-natured competition to a negative place.

What offends me are allegations about my integrity or accusations that I would somehow rig the competition. I take honor and fairness quite seriously and have adhered tightly to the rules in this competition. I am fortunate that a lot of people like what I have done or believe enough in me to take the time to log in and vote.

As for comments about my design intent--I very purposefully designed my apartment using as many off-the-shelf, economic, and accessible items as possible. Though I was on a student budget--I believe good design should be inexpensive and accessible. Most of the room is purposefully monochromatic to draw more attention to the art, the light and the subtlety of the different textures. Additionally--the light colors made the 17'x9' room feel a lot larger. I always strove to use the most common materials in the richest way possible: the paper curtain, the cardboard folding chair, a ceramic sculpture that reads as carved stone, common unbleached cotton linens. Accessible design has always seemed to be a tenet of apartmenttherapy and that seems to be something to which people have responded.

Sorry for the rambling length of this comment. In writing as in design--editing is the most difficult part!

Nice work. Your place is fantastic!

Very well laid out plan. Nice work!

Hi everybody. THANKS AGAIN for all your comments and votes.

To answer a few questions/source a few items:
Sofa: IKEA--it has storage and can fold out into a full bed. It was my most expensive apartment purchase, but it satisfied all the demands that I had and I liked that it had clean simple lines.
Bedding: West Elm pintucked cotton
Curtain: Tord Boontje designed it. It’s like a paper cutout made of Tyvek (think FedEx envelopes). Try googling his name to find a retailer.

The elephant watering can in the kitchen is from past ventures into raising plants. Problematically—the radiator is in the window and it really dries out plants in the winter. Nothing has lasted for long. Now the elephant mostly gets used as a pitcher since it was cheap, it has a nice form, and it can hold about 5 mixed drinks.

Hello everybody! Thanks for the comments and compliments.
To answer a few comments--no--it's not Columbia housing. It's just a studio I found nearby. Lilblackdress--the bedding is from West Elm. The paper cutout room divider is by Tord Boontje—it’s made of Tyvek (same sturdy stuff as FedEx envelopes). You can find bargains on it by googling his name. The sofa is from IKEA and my bed was made at a little shop in Brooklyn that you can find by searching for “storage beds NYC”.