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WOW! This space is just amazing! I think this entry is a WINNER!

Quite nice.

i never thought about using the same color but a different finish. brilliant!

Absolutely gorgeous. I agree, we have ourselves a winner.

p.s. Love the bathtub right out there in plain view!

what's it like having the bathtub out like that in the middle of the floor? does that ever get weird or soggy?

It's very very nicely done. It all flows together. One question, it's hard to tell from the photos, but is that a bathtub in the middle of the room????

Really, really nice.

The colors are subtle but so profound in their effect.

I've made mistakes before trying to identify colors with my computer monitor but I'll say that the blue tones that you used are so soothing.

Terrific! Could you tell me the style name and brand of your bathroom counter? That would look good in my kitchen . . .

What an incredibly beautiful home. Are you architects?

Love the blue ceiling and green alcove. Great art as well. Not a fan of the tub in the middle of the room, but hey this a color contest and your use of color is discriminating and superb.

In the first pic - the coral-rust-like color rectangle - is that a canvas?

Hope to see you in the finals, would love to see more of your home.

What's the fine print on this contest? This entry looks too professional...like they hired an interior designer.

I love this... particularly the third photo. This is a great example of subtle, yet powerful color. The slatey blue and orange are breathtaking!

Fantastic!

the way you use color is amazing. It all flows together in an entirely natural way, yet there must have been considerable care in choosing the colors, and the accessories.

Fantastic! I, too, would love the details on your bath vanity and counter surface.

The winner in my book.

this is super awesome. love the architecture of it too.

This is the first use of muted color I've seen in this contest that I really, really liked. Insta-finalist vote from me, too.

Bath looks awfully chilly, though.

You've got color!!! This is a stylish apartment. Love it.

An excellent entry.

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its really beautiful, but it doesnt quite look like anyone lives there....except for the overnight bag on the floor there are no personal items!

this contest is getting hot which each new post... and my heart goes out to other contestants cause this looks like ainner to me as well.

G'Luck

I've always tended toward neutral colors for their calming effect. But I love this space - it's fun, sophisticated, and, at the same time, calming. I'm probably going to steal a few ideas for my own space.

And thank you for your restrained use (or non-use in this case) of the exclamation point in your narrative.

David

That second photo... how the light color is on the right-hand wall, and the dark color is on the ceiling... very smart. Usually it's the other way around, but this was is so much better! That, and the green inset bookcase, really make this great.

super nice except for the tub in the bedroom - it's crass.

Love this place! I yearn for a Papa Bear chair...

Your bar and stools are also amazing - who made them? And the painting next to the bar is gorgeous... can you share something about the subject and artist?

This isn't my style, and I wouldn't pick those colors, but they're combined so harmoniously that I really like everything. The colors enhance the space without overwhelming it, and tie all the rooms together even as they define each room. It's just great.

I'd have a hard time with a bathtub in the living room, though, especially on top of a hardwood floor. What made you decide to place it there?

hahaha! Why is it crass to have a bathtub in the bedroom? Impractical maybe but why crass? I think most of us get naked in the bedroom pretty much daily, what's naked plus water?

This place is so cool and unusual. It is very designed and precise but it's also unexpected and fun.

I can see how this could get an "Insta Finalist" based on architecture and overall style. But for color? I think the colors used are attractive, but yet the whole thing just feels a bit austere to me. Maybe it's because I'm hoping to see "the boldest and most colorful home in the world" and this just isn't it. Just my opinion.

Still a cool place though.

This reminds me why I always prefer the budget spaces better. I just feel like anyone can walk into Waterworks and put a bathroom together. But to see a creative, inspired space on a budget shows true talent, in my opinion.

I'm fairly certain the bath is not in the living room as others have posted. Looks to me like the bath is in the bedroom, right at the entrance to the bathroom. Great way of transitioning the space and blurring the lines between spaces. As for the color, love it.

Maybe I don't get it. The only color combination I really like is in the third photo with the red stained furniture and the greens of the painting.

...and I don't see "boldest and colorful" here, which is what this contest is all about. If this was a contest for sophisticated style and soft, muted colors, this would win.

re: whatizthat: It's a bold use of color, not a use of bold color. As color combined, I think it totally works throughout. IMHO too many of these entries look like bold color slapped on just for the sake of being bold. Yes, this does look very professional, but what's wrong with that if it works.

stunning, of course. my question is: why bother entering a contest where the highest prize amount is $2500 in gift certificates, when your bathtub alone must have been a fortune? you should submit this to AD, not AT!

I agree MI2. I think this place is phenomenal, but gives other entries an unfair advantage because the obvious financial advantage. I seriously doubt the owner of this apartment needs a $2500 gift certificate. Or at lest not nearly as much as some of the other entries.

The use of color blows me away. High marks.

That said, the house is a little too austere and perfect for my taste.

re: BB: Ok, where's the bold use of color?
I see safe, subtle use of color. I see elegant interior design. But I'm not seeing anything that resembles bold in any way that you care to phrase it. And by the way, the bathtub is in the bathroom; which is located off their bedroom. That's not the living room (Sprite). That's their bedroom. See? The red bed cover. Hey BB!, there's your use of bold color!

And I totaly agree with MI2cents. Why would two guys (I SAID GUYS) living in West Midtown NY, in what looks like a million dollar "2-bedroom apartment", be entering this contest? Things that make you go hmmmmm...

um, because the contest is open to anyone? and they want to show off their space? and they have a shot at winning?

So very very cool!

ummadden...ya' that's the problem with thse so-called contests open to anyone. No disclaimers. Matching money's no object with design on a dime budget. No contest. You can't compete against the Nathaniel & Keith's of the interior design world.

whatizthat-
yeah, and I'm not. *shrug*

If there was a Smallest Cheapest (or Youngest Poorest) contest we'd probably kick ass, though!

Just relax and enjoy the entries, ok? Or keep raging, if it makes you happy.

"yeah and I'm not. shrug?" I don't follow you. Please explain.

i'm not competing against the keiths and nathaniels of the design world.

I love it!! The colors are fantastic!! Not really fond with the bathroom, but everything else is so nice!

THE BEST ONE. Colorful. Understated.

I love the contrast of the blue and orange (?) in the first picture... can we get paint color information? :)

I've got it now: anyone working at the desk can chat with the person in the tub. Cool.

The difference in saturation of the photographs showing the two views of the upper floor is quite interesting to me. That is the same curtain in both photos. Crazy. How much better would some of these places look (and our own in our Cure photos) if we took such care with our lighting or our photo manipulation programs?

Anyway, neither here nor there, this is a bold use of colour...if only because they painted their ceiling and juxtaposed complementary colours on that staircase wall. This is brilliant. Would love a house tour--cause there's gotta be schtuff somewhere! (Maybe in the cabinets).

hee hee, that first picture kinda resembles one of my photos...which will hopefully be posted soon.

fabulous place. that fourth pic is seriously ooh la la. LOVE the painting! it's quite tragic when nice property in nice neighborhoods are designed poorly. yours is seriously magazine worthy.

i think people enter not so much to win, but to share their space with people. the gift certificate is a nice incentive but i really doubt it's the motivation behind this entry. thanks for submitting it- it's really inspiring!

This is lovely.

What a knowing sense of color you have, Nathaniel and Keith. It's not among my palette of colors, but partly because I could never pull it off. Love the green bookcase insert--a perfect stroke!

This is a very nice home, esp given that it is in Manhattan. Regardless of whether this entree wins or not, I hope at.com creates a virtual house tour gallery for it.

how did commentator "whatiztat" morph into commentator "colormyworld"? i'm so confused.

also, seconding the request for a full house tour. i'm not totally understanding the layout of this place, and i'd just like to see more!

Color me moody! In such a good way. Love, love love it! This shows exactly how you can make those little pops of color even more powerful when you contrast them with a rich background color (as opposed to a white background). And these folks obviously know how to use a camera.

And for those griping: I'd say painting your entire house varying shades of slate blue is a pretty bold move. Bold doesnt have to mean gaudy.

Amazing how vicious comments can get over something as SUBJECTIVE as personal taste. Raking the owners of the apartment over the coals for their apartment looking too 'done'? Or being too rich to get a gift certificate? Seriously people - channel that vitriol elsewhere and question why you feel the need to dump your negativity on others.

It's not diffiicult to say you dislike something without being personal and vindictive.

Btw, I meant 'entry' and not 'entree' in my original post.

[insert tasty pun]

Awesome space!

It's obvious that a lot of time, effort, and money were put into this apartment. I like the orange stripe in the first picture very much, and the barstools are beautiful. Otherwise, nothing is bold or interesting to me. It's all kind of cold and sad. It looks like a movie set, not a happy home.

god, all that space! *sniff sniff*. i covet.

I'm so jealous it hurts! Love the color palette and the well-picked pieces you have. Great taste.

This one's my favorite so far. It's carefully curated but doesn't feel cold to me, and the color choices seem bold but at the same time very, I don't know, adult. Until now, I hadn't seen a home manage to use blue, orange, green, yellow, and red all at once and yet avoid a romper room effect.

just not my thing, sorry.

Fairly judicious use of color, but the shades chosen are so pleasing together.

Has anyone else noticed the face in the bathroom that has been created by the marble finish reflecting in the mirror? freaky....

I noticed that too, barrettnet! I also thought it looked a little scary!

What greengelato said about why people enter these "contests"--to share their space, not win. (I had a great time entering the bedroom contest eons ago, because of the interesting comments--none of which were insulting.)

This is absolutely stunning. I adore accent brick wall interiors. Your style is amazing and simplistic, yet very eye-catching and fulfilling. Also, I like the bathtub being in a different location, as long as there is at least a shower in the bathroom! I love this entry.

This has got to win something. The use of color is the MOST creative. And the architecture they've added...the curved staircase wall, the floating bathroom cabinets...I'm in awe. And is that a tub in the middle of the room? Amazing.

shut...up...

the tub in the master (guessing?) is off the chaaaaain.....

I love this place. Very bold use of color without exhuding a childish vibe. Nice toned down versions of otherwise punchy colors. I love your barstools. The tub in the living room is exceedingly strange. While interesting, it doesn't seem very functional.

Good lord people....so many snarks here come off as petty and small...."looks professionally done....why do they want to enter....blah....blah....blah..."

Guys...your space is stunning, and I'm not one to throw compliments around too easily.

Good luck....and draw me a bubble bath!

It looks wonderful, but there is something about the space that looks too staged ... like it's a model for a condo project.

All ye churlish step aside........ where did that stunning tub come from, pray tell? I have to know.

Fantastic space all around.

Almost two years later, I still love this. I hope the homeowners do too.