Name: Mel
Location: Los Angeles , CA
Size: 600 sq. ft. apartment
Rent/Own: Rent
What is the advantage of SMALL? My small cozy apartment is easy to take care of and clean. It keeps me away from accumulating clutter that I do not need.
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What's your favorite resource for your home?
Modern Art Museum Stores are great for unique items. Local home stores carry a wide variety of cool things too here in LA. I love Abbot Kinney Street.
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home?
Marimekko Canvas Print is my favorite piece along with small pieces that I collected during my travels to Turkey, Japan, England and Mexico.
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i like the bathroom.
view ursa's profile
The picture of the bath is very nice...made me smile.
Overall I think the apt seems a little disjointed but that is just my opinion. Cool space.
view Marpesia's profile
Love your kitty cat! I love the pops of colors and the girly but not too girly vibe.
view oakland's profile
Very cute place! By the way...is that a painted cat on the wall? At first I thought it was real....hee!
view suzy8track's profile
i love what you did with the bathroom and those kitchen divider things. i have the exact same floorplan. i'm thinking you might live in the building next door...
view rlmesq's profile
cute but super run-of-the-mill i think.
view bmorebent's profile
What is going on with those room dividers, how, where... please! Love those.
view DahliaCactus's profile
It's cute, and feels 'lived in'. You do have a lot of small things dotted around the place though; I think it could feel more cohesive.
view TallulahBelle's profile
Hi, thanks for all the comments...The cat on the wall is a vinyl wall sticker that I got from Elly Nelly at etsy.com. The dividers are from West Elm and you can buy them individually or in bulk. They sell it under wall decorations. I would be happy to give the source to any other piece of furniture/decoration that you might have liked...oh and HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!!!...Mel
view Ckomel's profile
The bathroom is awesome. I loooove the huge painting in the dining room. Where did you get it please?
view stephanieokay's profile
The big canvas on the dining room wall is a fabric print by Marimekko. I got it from txtlart.com.
view Ckomel's profile
you clear understand color. love those choices. can't wait to see what you do when you have the courage (or permission) to paint walls. nice space.
view healthyhome's profile
I love the canvas in the dining room! Gorgeous!
view harmonyfrance's profile
where's the 'cool'?
view phaedrus's profile
First off, the first pic of the kitchen area w/ lights drew me in big time. Very nicely done.
Secondly, you have a great space there, the layout is quite nice and feels open even though it's not all that large. I do envy you w/ having a window in your bathroom, I don't. :-(
The place has a bit of that Asian zen thing going, accented with pop art and colors for a definite vibe that I think is quite good. The bedroom said it best with what looks like the bed on the floor and the West Elm wall art you have hanging as a divider thing for the kitchen/dining area, a nice touch.
Overall, not bad at all.
view ciddyguy's profile
Mel - I'd love to hear where your sofa is from. thanks!
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