Name: diego perez-olave
Location: New York, NY
Type of Home: rented apartment
What inspired you to use color? Mainly the nature. For me, the colors influence our daily life, our mood, energy etc... For that reason it's necessary to look for the proper mix , the right balance of colors for the present moment of our life. It's like a color therapy...
Color Tip: If you live in a small place, don't use contrasted colors between walls & sofas or big furniture, try to keep them in similar tones & then accentuate the room with colorful accessories.
Colors Used: white, grey, brown, black, orange & gold
Fall Colors Introduction -------------------------------
Welcome, everyone, to our Fourth Annual Fall Colors Sharing & Contest. We're looking for the most beautiful & colorful home in the world and sharing all of the great ideas we get with our readers. This year we're amping things up and hoping to do things better than ever. There are two basic phases, the Sharing Phase and the Voting Phase...
1. Sharing Phase - you comment, judges decide
The 40 best, completed entries will be posted on a daily basis for three weeks. You can view them all at anytime via our new, improved contest pages under ALL ENTRIES. During this time your comments are VERY IMPORTANT as our six judges will be choosing 16 finalists from each region based on comments and their own colorful opinion.
2. Voting Phase - you vote till you drop
Starting October 20th, finalist voting will begin on a daily basis through our new bracketed voting system, which will pit our 16 finalists against one another until only one remains. Sound exciting? We hope so.
Best, Maxwell

Lovely, just lovely. I want to live here.
view Carder's profile
Really Nice. Love the long painting
view OliviaV's profile
that's in NYC? is it in an attic in a brownstone? i live in NYC and have never seen an apartment like that here before. it's beautiful!
view peahen's profile
Great use space in the attic(?) room. Love the turquoise painting.
view sandiv's profile
Yes! What is the setup? Is it a carriage house? It's lovely and peaceful and maybe my favorite so far. I've also never thought about matching the couch with the walls in a small space but good advice!
view ooh_food's profile
our apartment is the 2nd floor and the attic is the 3rd floor of a town house.
The turquoise paintings (there are 2) are actually wall speakers. All the others, are painted by my boyfriend or myself.
view diego&bruno's profile
I love the attic - The colors work really well with the warm wood and it looks super cozy.
view Tiny Banquet's profile
Like the 2nd floor (first 7 photos). It's so tasteful. We don't get enough of that at AT. Not sure I like the last three photos. They've got a different vibe.
Weasel Dearest is Mr. Dangerous
view Weasel Dearest's profile
the last picture makes me wanna grab a coffee and sit on the floor.
beautiful!!
view New York Muhtari's profile
beautiful place, especially the attic. I'm curious about your location also...I live in brownstone brooklyn, and there aren't any attics like that there... it's pretty rare to see a peaked roof like that in the city.
view amt230's profile
good
view ziiip's profile
This is really nice. I like your paintings very much!
view Danijela's profile
I LOVE IT! the artwork is beautiful. your color choices are vibrant yet reserved, relaxing yet energizing. I wish i was more eloquent, suffice it to say this is my favorite space by far and i've clicked through almost all of them! question - where did you get the attic space carpet?
view larchgirl's profile
best yet!
view Lesley's profile
thank's!! the carpet is a gift from friends from fedora design.
www.fedoradesign.com
view diego&bruno's profile
i love that brown wallpaper (i'm assuming). where is it from?
view terka27's profile
the wallpaper is from Habitat (Germany)
view diego&bruno's profile
Wow. Just wow. This is my favorite place yet. That turqiouse painting is amazing. And how I have always wanted one of those mirrors... And the carpet! Bah, i love everything.
view spiralcma's profile
1. what is that thing above the couch? it looks like a bed spring. very cool. i don't know how you dust it, but very cool.
2. where did you get that gray couch?
view mariegael's profile
Gorgeous rich colours!
view ilovebc's profile
This is by far my favorite place. I love how you integrated the many artworks into the various room without over doing it. Very inspiring.
view umeboshi's profile
I get a good relaxing feel here. I have a lot of color posts to catch up on, but the relaxing ones feel more like homes to me. Plenty of good uses of color, but a real restraint, light, dark, bright, muted. It's not screaming for attention, it's just bright and straightforward and lovely.
view K T G's profile
Very walm and welcoming. I really like the red-orange pillows on the grey couch.
view Eve in Hochelaga's profile
Erm... I meant "warm". Because "walm" doesn't mean anything.
view Eve in Hochelaga's profile
Love the colors, the contrast and the calm feeling of the apartment.. It looks like a great place for relaxing and entertaining.
The attic is fantastic. Great use of the space!!!
congratulations.
view laportena's profile
just lovely... this apartment feels sophisticated, but oh-so organic, warm & inviting, very well thought out! the attic feels like an oasis, perfect setting for inspiring pillow talks. Its my favorite.
PS. if you don't already do interior design, you should really consider this as a profession!!
view laviniax's profile
Love the use of color in the artwork and fabrics. Even though the walls aren't so bright, the apartment appears to be so lively and bright. Nice rug too!
view bonbon's profile
I´ve been watching all the pictures, and the place is so lovely, that makes me wanna live there....
congrats!!
view ferliz's profile
great apartment! my favorite one of the east bunch for sure!!!!!
view rocior's profile
you have such a beautiful apt...i just wish it was mine..
view ram's profile
love the colors, violet, pillows, artworks, the place east!!!
view fede's profile
I love this apartment, specially the mix of color with the grey and the orange, love it, the wall paper too, with the mirrored framed mirror by the white door. The Atic is so beautiful and inviting, I really like those chairs with the round back and the other pair on the other side. The paintings are amazing, the one in the bedroom with the flowers is so good ! The blue palete the y chose in the bedroom is perfect. This is definetly my favorite apartment !!!
view Dolo's profile
the best!!
view amaliabranaa's profile
I can't get over the Attic! Is so cool; love to have an After Party there!!!
Some turntables dudes? To spin around....
view Lolita's profile
Stunning! I particularly like the simple, yet sophisticated, aesthetic of this apt. Congrats on a job well done!
view Alvarito70's profile
the apartamen is the best...
view Gabriel78's profile
Stunning! I particularly like the simple, yet sophisticated aesthetic of this apt. Congrats on a job well done!
view Alvarito70's profile
The most beautiful place we have seen.
Lorenzo&Benito
view lorenzoa's profile
Adorable!!!
Full of good vibrations!!
Well done guys!!
view fernandaperez's profile
Precioso!!! Qué buen gusto, por lo visto lo llevais en la sangre tu hermana y tú. Besotes y mucha suerte!
view pochita's profile
simple amazing
view Gordo's profile
Congratulations from México City, your place is amazing!!
view urumex's profile
I love it! A relaxing atmosphere without being boring. I adore the painting with bright colored flowers, a beautiful statement piece for the room.
view rolf's profile
we want to thank all those that voted for our place!!!!!!
view diego&bruno's profile
Me encanta!!!, unos colores super divertidos, me dio la sencasion de paz!Maravilloso, asombroso, increible, hacia mucho q no veia un lugar que me gustara tanto...vivir en el seria lo mas!!!!!, saludoy y mucha suerte!
view Chus's profile
oh dont worry, if you win I go shopping with you guys...
view ram's profile
where did you get that great painting?
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view pdesign's profile
I dont know witch one you mean, but all the paintings are either mine or my friend.
view diego&bruno's profile
Is a very relaxing house and colors.
view crisol's profile
u are the best!!!!
view ferliz's profile