apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I love all of the dark turquoise in your apt!!!

I like the dark colors too - makes the space feel much larger and more comfortable.

I think the color and the layout are great! A little bit too much frames here and there seems really busy though.

I love the little Star Wars touches!

finally, a house that actually looks real, like people actually live in it. it doesnt look like a picture from a magazine. love the art in the living room.

I love the wall color in the dining room!

I don't know. I LOVE the vignettes and compositions, but a lot of the walls appear bare and the colors make the space a bit somber. Great design eye though.

Gorgeous, rich color.

I wish I could paint!

I love the teal and han solo mug!

Ok, I'm getting tired of seeing only ONE or TWO room shots and then 2 or 3 vignettes. How are we supposed to get a feel for the entire space? That aside, I do like this apartment, from what I can see. Nice use of jewel tones.

I can't wait to see more! The color choices are an inspiration for me and my white white walls.

I love the color choices. I could get very comfortable as a guest.

nice colour choices and nice expression of your personal style without being cluttered or overdone.

Colour choices are good, but the work desk vignette looks really odd.

I think the brown/blue thing is too overdone. Although I do love the DR color (the faux arrangement made me gasp a little). This is good entry, but I think it's too matchy for my taste, maybe introducing other colors would help.

I could be considered an "MCM drone" as I have seen elsewhere on the site but I think that your apartment is beautifully done. It looks warm and inviting and cohesive.

haha! love the star wars poster in the dining room (didn't notice it until the second look), and the color on the wall in there.

Really good color.

That's funny about the "walk-in closet." I wonder if originally that little space was supposed to be a bedroom (because how many closets are designed with windows?), then in more modern times it was reclassified as a walk-in closet and the apartment considered a studio instead of a one-bedroom. And now you've basically turned the studio back into a one-bedroom... interesting how society's perception of space changes over time.

I like what you've done with the space. I do wish we could see the kitchen, and I'm not sold on the desk setup (that mirror on the wall bothers me--how can you work sitting in front of a mirror?). The colors are dark, but I think you get enough natural light to help offset it.

Great intense colours! I love this place - it looks stylish but REAL. I'm somehow more impressed when i see a place that is well done by a 'non-design person' than i am by a place that's amazing and by a designer.

Very nice real space. I love the Star Wars touches, too.

Another closet-sleeper! Kudos to you for for inventing space.
Excellent bones, but the furnishings are kind of random... a little too random. Good color palette.
A light-colored, clean-lined sofa would do wonders for the living room... the mushy brown sofa is kind of dowdy looking.
I want to see kitchens! Is everybody embarrassed of their kitchens & bathrooms, or what??

I love the window above the bed. It looks like it provides just the right amound of natural light and ventilation for the space. I would love to lay in the bed with the window open in the evening and read. Great entry!

I really love this space. I think it was utilized very well. The bed looks comfy and inviting. I live in a San Francisco "studio" apt and I too have my bed in my closet which does have a window and 10 foot ceilings, so when I saw you had your bed in the walk-in closet I thought...genius. It really does free up the use of the livingroom. Well done.
I do agree that it would be nice to have a picture of the kitchen and bathroom as well.

Bonus points for the Han Solo pencil holder.

Thank you for the kind and constructive comments.

It's very interesting how many people are noticing the Star Wars items... it's fun to have a decent little place and be able to put little pieces of me everywhere!

:)

-Jess

Awesome place!! I like the colors you used and that your Mac is in one the pictures.

Juan

Not just cool... Super Cool!

Pumpers like to pump! Pumpers need to pump! Pump pump pumpers! Pump pump pump it up!

I envy your sleeping arrangement with the narrow window above your bed - the deep shade of blue was a fantastic color selection.

I would love to have been able to put up pictures of the bathroom and kitchen... !

Is it cheating to link to other pictures? Dang AT picture limit!!

:)

-Jess

Cute place!

What a great place. I really love the use of the neutrals and colors together.

Hi Jessie,

Just wanted to say hi...I don't know you, but judging from your address, we're neighbors!

Thanks for the Columbus representation :)

Yeah! Columbus! I love the view of trees outside your windows. Where is this, Jessie? Gahanna?

Down town in the historic district.... The building I live in used to be a luxury hotel is the 1930s! It has SO much character (and even a cool elevator with a gate, haha)

-Jess

Love it!
But I don't see any pictures of ME on your wall! :(

iBear

Great place and it's good to have more proof there IS some style in Columbus. :)

Very nice. The chair in front of your desk: do you or anyone else know anything about it? I have two and have seen them in Martha Stewart Living and have wondered who made them, etc . . .

I'm not sure if it was the "desk" or if it was a vanity/dressing table, but the chair was in the slide show.

Gourdsaregorgeous:

The chair in front of the vanity/desk I purchased from the thrift store ($8), sanded, re-painted and re-upholstered. Then all I needed was some turquoise paint, staple gun, and a scrap of leopard velvet fabric!

Thanks :)

-Jess

What a nice looking place. Your photography is amazing. I love the quilt on the bench. You have my vote hands down.

Love the colors in the room.

Chuck

www.ChuckEBrydWallArt.etsy.com

hey, neighbor! i'm in the victorian village. i have to leave c-bus by may though. :(

This is really charming. I always did kind of like that Pottery Barn look.

There's something about that teal that just makes this place look filthy rich. I like the other colors, too.

love the paint color choices! what color is used in the living room?

SD913 -

Olympic - "Sautéed Mushroom"

love the color in the room and the shot of the table. Hate the color combo in the living area. Mostly the tan color. And it just feels too matchy in there. Like if you come across something teal you buy it just because it will match.

black_sheep,

Oh.. you mean, like ... coordinating pieces that have personal meaning to me?

And fortunately, for your viewing pleasure, my local thrift store doesn't stock much in teal.

Thanks for the input!
-Jess

Love your choice of colors. Glad to see someone using fresh flowers. You're definitely in my top three.