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Cute! Love how you took advantage of the small space. I like the bathroom tiles, too.

I love the height you've created within the space . . . the advantage you've taken.

i like how the mirrored dresser doesn't give the space a "dead end". wonderful space!

Love the artwork above the bed but the flower pillow really bothers me.

Am I the only one that thinks the place looks a bit cluttered?

It's very cute though!

i'm sorry, but i really do not understand why you decide to choose about 75% of the apartments featured on your website.

Yay! I'm a big fan of their blog.

you are not imagining things, Dre in Bklyn.

i'm with jaytee - i just hope my home isn't a pooper when i enter it in Smallest Coolest.

Oh wow, I LOVE the artwork over the bed. I want something just like that for my place. Who/where did it come from? Or does anyone know what you'd call that style, so I can narrow my artwork search?

Its a cute place. but I wish the loft was uncluttered or at least the items hidden from view with a curtain.

I'd love to be able to an older or historic building and repurpose it and I'm just afraid I couldn't pull as cool of a look without professional assistance.

i love the website too. but wow, i dont get this apartment at all.

They have some amazing pieces (dresser & painting above the bed) and the outdoor space is to die for.

the ceilings are great. & i'm in LOVE w/ that painting in your bedroom. i love your storage solutions.

& don't pay attention to the negative comments. people kinda get catty during smallest coolest season.

I LOVE the outdoor courtyard, but what's all the stuff under your stairs? is that storage or garbage? It ruins the "curb appeal" for me. I'd also never be able to walk up them without having visions of something (or someone) reaching out of the clutter and grabbing my legs...

I don't think it was ready for a house tour. (and my opinion has nothing to do with the smallest, coolest contest).

That said, I think there are some great elements here and there's a lot of potential. It just takes time to really pull a home together and cost is a factor for most of us.

Keep at it! (But next time, don't use a fisheye lens to take the photos ;)

i like the personality of the place. it's defining of something, and not emotionless.

I love their blog, so it's neat to see the space they occupy. I'm intrigued by the loft...is it just for storage?

Jealous! My friend lives in this building and i have been bugging her for years to stake out the next apt that opens up. I love the high ceilings and the lofts!

Thanks for the comments (all of them). To answer some questions.

The mirrored dresser is actually from Z Gallerie. We were forever on the hunt for a chest to replace a modern IKEA piece that had fallen apart. We are happy with this piece and also bought the end table.
http://www.zgallerie.com/pc-1388-67-borghese-5-drawer-chest.aspx
http://www.zgallerie.com/pc-1217-78-borghese-end-table.aspx

The art work is a commissioned piece from Aaron Morse (childhood friend). I've always loved his work and it's been great to see his career flourish. If you are in LA check out his work at the Hammer museum.
http://www.acmelosangeles.com/artists/aaron-morse/

The interesting thing about that piece is that it's painted on a metal screen. This makes storage, transportation, and installation a breeze. It was sent in a large poster roll box and we have it stapled into the wall. A great DIY idea!

The pillow is a touch of Murakami which is fun and a bit silly looking but that's what he's about.

I think your space is absolutely charming. I'm not afraid to see a home that actually looks lived in. I prefer it. I love how you draw attention to the height of your ceilings with simple things like putting pictures above the mirror behind the couch. ALSO is that a vintage stainless steal medical cabinet outside your kitchen? I have two of them that are slightly different and I LOVE them and take them with me during every move even though they way a ton. :)

I also, am totally confused. Great blog, very average apartment.

def. too cluttery for my tastes, but the space has such potential! i LOVE LOVE the outdoor courtyard, that was my favorite part...

love this place. don;t find it cluttered at all. it looks like someone actually lives here and your own art and style are reflected rather than a DWR show room. really like all the metal and mirrored furniture in both the living room and the bedroom.

I wish everyone how talks about how cluttered or boringthe house tours are would link us to tours of their houses and show us how wonderful their houses are.

First of all, I had to laugh a little, I actually have a larger kitchen than you have and I rent the place. True, it's mostly a vintage 1960 double galley (really the only thing left of the original kitchen are the cabinets and the pantry) but even so, I don't have a dishwasher and have an electric 20" stove instead of gas. Oh how I'd rather have gas...

I like a place that tends to be rather lived in, not cluttered and messy, but lived in that on occasion has that messy look to it but is otherwise organized and such. I think it say more about the people who live there than a place that is sterile and looks like it's just for show, rather than lived in.

I had a fellow comment on my place, a former apartment that was a studio and it had a less coordinated look than it does now and he commented on it as he fixed my radiator one time and it was the most lived in place he'd seen in the building, they'd either were ratty places or were too pristine, but mine had that nice lived in look that he seemed to prefer and this was a studio apartment in a 20's era building I once lived in from 1996-2001.

I agree with the commenters that say the apartment looks lived in. And I also think that Timothy and Laura have some really great pieces. For some reason they get a little lost to me. It may just be the photos, but I'm wondering if the apartment could use some paint to tie the elements together or strategic groupings of items to make them standout.

I think the bathroom is a good example of what I'm thinking -- the tiles and the shower curtain are both really cute. But I think the different colors of the bottles that are so evenly spaced takes away from their impact. Perhaps they could be corralled into solid-color containers.