Digging the shades

Gorgeous space! How did you create the large abstract art pieces? I would love to see a DIY article on that topic.

Wow, the art in this place is fantastic. And I love, love that headboard. I did notice a conspicuous lack of wall color though. To me, oppulence means rich color, pattern, and texture. There is some pattern, on the furniture and window coverings and such, but really this is sort of a streamlined, contemporary design with a feminine touch. My two cents...

Well done.

Love the headboard.

Usually I like the simplicity of shades.
But in the area behind the sofa I would prefer the color and texture of a drape.

See that this wall is recessed in part so I would use a drape only coming from the right side all the way to the wall.

Really like the art.

I can't stop laughing about the silhouette left of the window. Such a funny, cheeky scene!

There's something sorta off about it. It seems impersonal and slightly uncomfortable, but I suppose that's because it's not actually a lived-in space. It kinda looks like a boutique hotel that tries to cater to women by randomly putting up pieces they think they'll like (romantic chandelier! red lips!) without really pulling it all together

I love Kara Walker!

Too bad my favorite part of the room - the rug - is on loan and doesn't belong to the homeowner.

fantastic headboard

I love the headboard!

Headboard, please!
P.S. Doesn't seem fair to rent for competition!

Holly is right..this is horrific and obviously done by an amateur!

The only thing that is oppulant is the headboard.
There are some great elments, but you can't just throw things together this way and give it a fancy name and call yourself a designer. Sheesh!!
Financial district professional??? I don't think so!!

i like the bedroom, but the living room just seems a bit unpractical. I'd never want to sit on a bench where my body rests against artwork.

I actually love this. Reminds me of Holly Golightly's apartment! Am especially digging the grey chairs.

I like the bedroom, it evokes a very serene and opulent feel, and I am loving the headboard! I also really like the art in the kitchen and the bunny in a jar centerpiece.

I think the living room does not evoke the same serenity and opulence that the bedroom does. That rug has the potential to be an amazing piece that grounds the whole room, but the way it is presented in this apartment it just looks, well, dirty! I think fewer, larger and brighter colored furniture pieces would go a long way.

@holly says: Took the words right out of my mouth. I don't hate this place, but I really don't like it.

Great artwork and I really like the chair in the bedroom. Is there paint splattered all over the living room rug or is there something wrong with my monitor?

There are some nice pieces in here, but as an assessment of the design itself, this seems like a mismatched collection of vintage pieces, trying-to-be-hip retro art, and overly trendy pieces (shiny animals! decals!).

the multiple small pieces and tired silhouettes of the furniture without enough cohesive elements says "quirky design student who likes but can't afford expensive things," certainly not adult or professional. Definitely not Manhattan!

I can't find a single surface I'd feel comfortable with. And as nice as the headboard is, I wouldn't want to lean against it in bed. And those dining chairs...ugh.

But some of the paintings are very nice. They would work well with more neutral and relaxed furnishings. They would be something to look at.

Other than the chandelier, there is really nothing oppulent about this place. It looks more like a flat rented by a young 20's recent college grad. Even with a tight budget...I am not impressed as creativity can overcome budget constraints. That is not the case here.

i love the bedroom... wish the same could be said for the rest of the place. the living room looks like craiglist crap and the dining room chairs, ugh! and what's with the artwork above the bench? why is paint dripping down it? it looks messy and not at all sophisticated. i feel like a nice modern grey/silver sofa in the living room would have worked so much better in this place and some color or beautiful wallpaper on the walls would have really made this place look like a professional woman lives here.

It doesn't really shock me this is for an imaginary woman.

Honestly I don't think either the stark white walls or the dotted settee in the living room carry through a theme of "opulent" - whimisical maybe. Contemporary.

Opulent, even streamlined opulence, would involve richer fabrics, tone-on-tone patterns, the appearance of high-quality materials, layered richness.

Not silhouettes, little metal birds, lip pop art...? Not that those things are crimes, but...opulent? I even am kind of fond of silhouettes and little metal birds, but I don't pretend to be glamourous.

Did anyone else pay attention to the silhouette in pic #9 ......why is there a stereotypical 'African' woman hanging from a tree by a monkey tail, crapping on people ?!

too random and mismatched (and no, you can't call everything eclectic ;) ), not well thought out at all. I like some pieces and abhor others. At least other house tours are consistent.

I worked in manhattan and am a female finance professional, I would not live in a place like that :P

Just noticed the painting RachelOM pointed out.. oh my god, what an abomination...

I'm in love with the furniture, rug, and drapes -- in terms of the apartment feeling impersonal, I think that things have a way of moving around once a home is actually lived in. So, the coffee table might move a little closer to the couch, the bench might move a little to the right, etc.... the overall effect is good. The sillouette mentioned above is shocking and appalling. What a shame.

I totally agree with Holly. There are some nice moments here, but it seems really scattered. I like the shades and I like the coffee table, but that's about it. Even though it's technically a furnished space, it feels empty, like completely without a narrative.

I can't imagine a sophisticated career woman calling this place home. It just comes off as cheap and tacky. To me it says dramatic college student who has an eye for decorating.

there are many elements of interest here... but sadly all of them are executed poorly. the overall effect is confusing, depressing and imature.

Well, I agree with some of the comments that this isn't completely pulled together. But given the time restraints, budget restraints, and the challenge of the task in general, I say Bravo. Good job and I hope this was a fun project!

the frames, the shiny (silver) and the glittery (chandelier, crystals..) is very pretty. =)

do you have more information the "Brooklyn Furniture Warehouse"? I googled it but can't seem to find something with that name on Grand St. Thanks!

Looks like a dorm room from an art student with rich parents.

Needs color on the walls, needs more dimension, needs more texture, needs to be cohesive. I LOVE all the pieces seperate, but together...I'm not so sure.

Maybe if this was truly lived in it would be a little bit warmer and less stark.

Yes, as an artist, I don't understand the use of Kara Walker or John Currin in this context either. Kara Walker's work, in particular, is quite potent and raw, since she is commenting on stereotypes of African Americans and the legacy of slavery. I just don't see how that fits into a model unit, and especially presented in the way that it has been here....

photo 6 etc, you cant rent a house without outlet covers, kids are going to get shocked badly.

bedroom is so snazzy, not seeing eye-to-eye with the living room (though i do like the not-one-but-TWO chandeliers in that small space)

I'd like to know exactly how low the budget was because I'm not at all impressed with this space. The bedroom is lovely but the living room is strange and uninviting. There is not one piece of furniture that looks comfortable and the arrangement does nothing to enhance the awkward space. The two oval pictures beside the sofa are too small and their placement, on either side of it,( in an attempt to create symmetry?) is weird. It would have been much better to hang them on one side, one above the other, and then put something else on the other side.

I don't know if its the photo but that chandelier just seems really gigantic for the room.

I wanted to feel differently about this than the rest of the commentators, but I just don't know. The living room layout is the first thing that caught my eye as off. The window seat is lovely, but used in the wrong way. And is anyone else bothered by posters tacked up on walls? These would be stunning framed, but unframed I feel like I'm in a dorm room.

ahhhh...the bunny under glass...cute!

Oh dear, after being an AT lover for years, it is the audacity of this space that made me finally register. Agree that the job is amateurish (like your typical B student at Parson's or FIT). As a contemporary art professional, I am pretty appalled by the willy-nilly regard for the works of Currin and Walker...this was handled in a clumsy and thoughtless way.

Biggest splurge being fabric is a great idea...but that fabric being micro suede is not only un-decadent, it's inefficient: microsuede is the go-to fabric of cheapie sofas, a la Jennifer Convertibles. Personally...I got a barely-used JC 'Varsity' sofa on craiglist for $100...the dimensions & proportions of that sofa are great, but are hidden beneath generic microsuede and badly-proportioned (and shoddy) pillows. For less than $ 500, I then then had a grey wool slipcover made and am making my own pillows. And I'm definitely NOT trying to imply that I'm a good designer...but after living in different small NYC apartments (and visiting others), it's hard not to get creative with a restrictive budget.

Oh dear. This is truly awful!

If there were a real client I expect she'd be shocked.

This is a college student's effort, surely.

I am embarassed for the "designer" who put her name to this!

Honestly sorry for that, but: I don't see any design, neither opulence, and I definitively can't imagine a sophisticated bussiness woman feeling "clearly happy" in this crap...
No sense or sensibility in presenting room, furniture and artwork. Looks cheap (and this means not small budget).

Vile. No taste. The whole thing looks like a hotel lobby/bedroom, and not in a good way.

Nice place to visit (for a cocktail party) but I wouldn't want to live here.
No reading lamps. Normally I don't like ceiling lights, but I do like chandeliers. Please hide the chains.
And the only thing the headboard needs is a pair of handcuffs.

To me, this is just another example of someone "showing they know how to mix & match disparate pieces to make a whole" and it's simply not working! The pieces do not relate to each other in any way. Its all overworked.

Take the lips off the wall (tacky),get rid of the little table with the 3 candles, take down the "paint" art. The bench is so cute, but arrange it so its not competing against the 2 chairs, it relates more to the couch,but then again, it doesn't look very comfortable,maybe place it somewhere where it wont really be sat on!

Mirror the front of your bedroom dresser, to continue the glam look of your bedroom, it would be gorgeous, but take down that curtain, it just doesn't work,get some curtains similar to your bedspread, (and the creases take away from the glam!)
I LOVE your lucite chair. And I love the headboard, very creative and pretty.
I like the idea of the mirror collage,but you need many more mirrors, and lay them out on a piece of paper on the floor to see how they look before putting them on the wall (I read that somewhere)and keep them silver.
Otherwise, I dont see any opulence or real creativity,just the same old tired arrangements. Make yourself a floor plan, it helps so much!

The "paint" paintings might look nice framed and put on the wall where the silhouettes are, would visually take up more of the blank space & create an interesting contrast to the couch.
Put the bell bunny on the coffee table, to give some spark to all the dull,I mean subdued colors!
The shade still has to go, it doesn't relate to anything in the room.
Ok, I hate the rug, and the color of the chairs!! Sorry!!

The large abstract line paintings featured in Jacquelyn's show apartment above are by the artist ANTON PERICH. http://www.antonperich.com/

Uhhh...while the overall pieces are nice, if you really want 'opulence' this place SCREAMS for wall color!!! I couldn't even enjoy looking at everything because the glare of the boring white walls overwhelms everything. A couple buckets of shimmery paint along with some darker, richer colors on a few walls would do wonders! Turn the place into a small jewel box.

I loved a couple of the items, but overall...still too boring.

p.s. those lovely lamps in the bedroom need BLACK shades!

p.p.s. now THIS is a great after of those same lofts: http://tinyurl.com/6tj87v8