Name: Chloe
Location: San Francisco
I live in a classic Marina studio apartment with vintage details and the original 1940's stove. It is gracious, spacious, and adorned with warm and colorful patterns and textures. A secret "garden" postage-stamp size patio is a surprise treat off of the kitchen.
A studio apartment presents a few challenges: 1. making it feel like a real "home" not just a small apartment, 2. keeping it as open and welcoming as possible while providing space for storage and the necessities of life, and 3. dividing "working" from "relaxing" space.
At first I had my computer in the main room with my bedroom. I was having trouble sleeping, so moved it to the kitchen, and not I sleep much better! The kitchen has become grand central station. I spend the lion's share of my time there - cooking, eating, emailing, and working on the computer, as I own my own health counseling practice (in addition to being a full-time planning and strategy consultant for colleges and universities). When I started my practice, I also needed more storage space for reference and cookbooks and client files/other materials. I found a terrific vintage cupboard that fits perfectly in my kitchen/home office.
I believe I have created a space that invites guests to relax and feel taken care of and comforted by the space. It is certainly a place I look forward to working, cooking, and relaxing in!
Thanks, Chloe!
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omg i love the idea of a pink kitchen!
You are so lucky to have that little patio off the kitchen! I also love the pink kitchen. Single girls have to try a pink room at some point. I have a pink bathroom and it's so fun.
Really nice work!
Oh my gosh. I ADORE your rocker. Lovely.
the kitchen is adorable and I like the chair fabric combo.
spoons go right of plate or top, sorry just incase you did not know.
Completely adorable and homey and girly and I just love it! When I see studio apartments done well I wish I had one and not a house.
Nicely done, Chloe. And to have a patio is so great. Thanks for sharing.
Kudos for not gutting that adorable vintage kitchen. Very nice.
It's adorable. I love the sewing machine handy there in your kitchen too!
The place is full of character and charm. Thanks for sharing it with us! :)
What a sweet place! I love your kitchen and can imagine friends chatting at that table. Good job.
it's cute but it looks like an older person's home. perhaps that is what you are going for, a more vintage style but it definitely is interesting.
where is that hanging lampshade from?
Chloe really did a great job utilizing the small space she has. Her studio is lovely! I love those vintage stoves--- I used to have one just like that in my old apartment in LA.
First, I love it, it really is homey. Second, where did you find the "CA Scenic Route" art print? I have been so close to stealing one of the signs of the highway so many times!
I love it!! So very cozy! Where is the microwave and tv?
Love your place! So cozy and adorable! This is a great example of how minimalism can be warm. You're so lucky to have the great architectural details- scalloping in the kitchen and the great curved ceiling. Great use of color as well. The neutral color in the main room and surprising pink wall in the kitchen which is perfect with the scallops and vintage stove. I think you mixed your vintage and modern furniture very well. Very cool pendant light by the way- where is it from?
pier723 - maybe she doesn't have either! I choose not to have a microwave or a tv, and I love it. :)
Cute place, I especially like the kitchen. But I wish there was more art up in the living space! I also think if this were my space I would put the couch up against the window and a chair on either side of it. Anyway, very nice apartment. :)
@livc, I am hoping she at least has the microwave and I'd want to know where she stores it 'cause my kitchen is about the same size! =D
oh my gosh I WANT IT!
..and I don't have a microwave, either. I cook every night at home, and then bring leftovers to work the next day...so yes. Don't need one.
I love how you hung your lamp, I have two petite chandaliers and wasn't sure what to do with them since I am in a rental, going to change the color of the cord from black to match my walls so it will not stand out when I hang them!
P.S. I love you space!
Anybody know where Chloe got her kitchen table?
lovely! I am a sucker for artwork displayed in closets. When you live in a tiny "0 BR," the closet really becomes part of the living space.
Also, is your bedside table a disguised radiator cover?
what a cute kitchen. this is a nice place..good job.
To answer some of your questions:
1. I don't have a TV or microwave.
2. Kitchen table is from Ikea. It folds in half to make a triangle - great for small spaces and flexibility.
3. I think the hanging lamp is from DWR but I'm not sure as I bought it from a friend.
4. Yes, the bedside table is a covered radiator!
5. A similar painting to my 49 Mile Drive one can be found here:http://www.3fishstudios.com/ Annie and Eric are amazing!
Hope that helps!
By the way, if you're interested in more home pics and lots of health recipes, check out my blog: http://zestforlifetoday.com.
Cheers, and thanks for all of your compliments! It's fun to share...
Oops! Sorry, that's my website. Here's my blog: http://zestforlifetoday.blogspot.com
Such a cool apartment Chloe! And my little painting looks great there.
Zinc Details on Fillmore St. San Francisco still has a lot of my 49 Mile Drive paintings, and as Chloe said, we always have them at 3 Fish Studios.
Incidentally, if anyone is in San Francisco tonight, Friday, March 12, 6 - 10 for the party, or tomorrow 11 - 5 for the open house, please come by the studio for our grand opening in our awesome new space. 610 22nd Street at 3rd (same building as Serpentine restaurant), 3rd floor, suite 304.
We'll have lots of art, wine, and music, and everyone is welcome!