Name: Cherry and Jeff
Location: Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Size: 800 sq. ft., 1 bedroom
Years Lived In: 2 years
Leaving health-crazed, outdoors focused, nature loving San Francisco for the densely populated, fast-paced, retail-obsessed city of Hong Kong was not an easy transition, but Jeff and Cherry welcomed the challenge.
It's been six years, but with extended family in relatively nearby Thailand, Hong Kong doesn't feel so far away from home.
Real estate and land are at a premium in Hong Kong. Every inch is precious! So, after moving around a couple of times, Jeff and Cherry were thrilled to come upon this well apportioned, smartly designed condo sublet. A big bonus: built-in storage!
Jeff is an architect and Cherry is a city planner who has started a street map based tableware company. They take design quite seriously and yet they have a minimal simple style that also happens to elicit a smile. On frequent visits to Japan, they buy a little something to add to their home that does just that.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Style: I'm not sure we have a style we can name.
Inspiration: Mid-Century Modern
Favorite Element: The open floor plan.
Biggest Challenge: Enough storage.
What Friends Say: It doesn't feel like you're in Hong Kong.
Biggest Embarrassment: The kitty litter.
Proudest DIY: I'm not sure this counts as a DIY but a lot of our furniture is used — our bookshelves, and dining table are used. The bed and sofa are new. We bought the two chairs from Trout Farm in Berkeley when it was still there on Bancroft Avenue ages ago, and shipped them over when we moved here. Our Ikea closet we dubbed the "Narnia Closet" due to its surprising storage capacity — we seem to fit a lot of things.
Biggest Indulgence: An antique Chinese sideboard that is lacquered in a happy lime green.
Best Advice: Surround yourself with color.
Dream Source/Resources: Retro Furniture place in Bangkok!
We go by Joe's almost every time we're in Bangkok.
Or something from D&D Department in Japan!
We make a point to get something at D&D Department — quality there is just too good to pass up.
Thanks Cherry!
Images: Jill Slater
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Big thank you for the comments on the pictures!!!! I like being able to figure out how things flow and what I am looking at. Love your artwork (esp. that eye chart) and the way you created rooms within your main room. The Chinese sideboard is gorgeous.
HHRI said it all - I agree. Thanks for an inspiring post!
I love the little pops of color. Such a beautiful place! :)
Lovely home! Just curious - where do you put the litter box? I am struggling with it, too...
Thank you all for the kind words!! Am so excited that we got featured!
@ HHRI -- the eye chart is by David Lance Goines and he still works in his workshop in Berkeley, Ca. :)
@ Wenyan we put the covered cat litter right by the red cabinet -- you can see it in picture 5 -- right by the front door. It's not ideal but still not in the kitchen or the bathroom. :)
Really like your bookcase at the front door! Awesome home :)
Beautifully put together.
I always wondered what a flat in Hong Kong looked like.
Thankyou for inviting us into your home.
the space feels very open and the storage is great. Love the art and that piece of bright green furniture. I also like the dining table and chairs and the little kitchen. feels very homey -- oh and it's the cat on the cat bedding that completes the feeling of home. nice to see the view and the clotheslines.would love to see more tours of spaces this size.
Love it! Artwork is great. Where did you get the red pig poster?
Thanks for sharing pictures of your apartment! I live in HK too and understand the challenges of making the tiny flats here a lovely place to call home. Great job!
Lovely! I've lived in Asia too and am familiar with the challenges. You've done a great job!
Nicely put together!
Nice place. Love how you created different areas in the main living space. Only thing I would add is some green plants. (kitty friendly of course!)
I like the pig too, source please!! :)
Hi there!
I'll try and get the source of the Pig/SF poster for you CarolG and Jeanies.
It was a gift so, need to ask my friend.
Thank you all for the kind words! Super duper appreciate ya all!
I love that you can live well in a small space. I'd love to see more photos!
nice place
Really beautiful, I love all the books you've managed to cram in, and your art, as well as how you've divided up the space using a mixture of high and low dividing furniture. I also really like your red lamp on the red cabinet, I wouldn't have thought of that but it makes them look almost like one unit. And I too appreciate the picture captions!
@CarolG and Jeanies -- the Pig poster is by Alyson Thomas of Drywell Art.
Here's the link: http://www.meatsections.com/
or http://www.etsy.com/shop/drywell
Thank you all and Jill S. for the post!!
Where in the world did you get that beautiful print of the chair and flower rug? It's the one in the silver frame next to the green chest. Lovely home...so bright and fresh.
Do you know the artist for the print/painting of the purple flowers - water lilies?
Hi BSTUBB,
Thanks for liking the artwork and kind words!! I bought the particular print you are referring to in the silver frame and the water lilies painting at Jatujak Market (aka JJ market) in Bangkok. There are a lot of artists who just set up a small stall and sell their work - it's really great.