Name: DeAnna
Location: Old Town Orange, California
Size: 500 square feet
Our home is an apartment located in Old Towne, in a very cute area, busy with antique shops. We just moved into the apartment next door which has a bit more space. We splashed vibrant colours on the walls and dripped art all over. My girlfriend Nicole is a clothing designer and painter so our house is inspired by her artist edge...
The kitchen is orange and white, the living room is all colours of green with landscape art and guitars, the bedroom is slate gray and filled with vintage pieces and nick nacks inspired by owls. Everyone that comes to our tiny apartment says they want to live here! We love it here and would love for others to see what we have created in such a tiny space.
Thanks for sharing your new small space, DeAnna!
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What a comfortable looking place. I could totally live here :)
view chez shoes's profile
I live in Old Towne Orange too and our first apartment was above Citizen's Business bank in the circle! I love your windows & the great moldings... makes me miss our first place! Fun colors, btw.
view jhill's profile
Love the splashes of orange in your kitchen.
thanks for sharing!
view sassydo's profile
beautiful :) well done and bases nicely covered.
view nico_forgot's profile
It looks great!
I cant help but see a goofy face, though, LOL
view ohjodi's profile
A lot of verve in little space, well done!
view Kate (NC)'s profile
I love the pegboard orange. I was hesitant about using peg board in my own apartment because, well, it can end up looking a bit shabby, the board itself, but the orange makes it look like a piece of art.
view M. L.'s profile
big thanks apartment therapy for featuring our apt!!! what a huge compliment...
more pics here if anyone wants to see...
www.randomnicole.typepad.com
www.randomnicole.com
www.thecraftkitchen.com
-nicole & deanna of old towne orange
view RANDOMNICOLE's profile
it is cute.
i can't help but think about what the outside looks like
view kerouazy21's profile
Very cute! I work in Old Town Orange and I'm fascinated with the apartments above the retail spaces. It looks like a fun way to live.
view shannzu's profile
You actually matched the plaid sofa. Whoa. That's talent. O_o
view rosenatti's profile
love that orange in the kitchen!
view CozyLittleCave's profile
Old Town Orange is pretty much one of the best places ever invented of places. Talk about untouched-by-time charm and pride of residents, it is one of the few remainders of Orange County's golden past, perfectly preserved in Craftsman architecture and good people.
view Seaside's profile
Lovely space. I wish you had taken the pictures during the day.
view oakland's profile
You did a really good job relating all the different colors in each room together. Very cute!
view rgn's profile
Great job ladies! While it's my least favourite element of your lovely and charming apt., I'm so impressed that you made that sofa look like it was hand selected for the space. I normally can't stand plaid, but that looks great!
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thanks everyone.
plaid is not my favorite either, but there it is.
thanks for the lovely comments!!
deanna
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