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Josh and Adele,
The decor is spectacular! I especially like the plexiglass partition. Did the company just provide the material or did they install it as well? Also, the chairs stacked together are sleek...where did you get them? You are so lucky to have found a spacious (by NY standards)space with such a generous outdoor space (with views no less). Good going!

The sliding, plexiglass door is super, and I WILL HAVE ONE. MARK MY WORDS.

Agree with PAS and pphillipp (ok that's the first and last time I type those letters twice ;p ) about the plexi partition but as I have been banging the drum (as has Enrique) for Ikea lacquered cabinets for a while now I do like the kitchen. The marble goes very well with the red and I love the handles. In fact I have one of those as a sample from Stephen Whisler when he made our bathroom cabinet. I wanted to use it but with chrome faucets and polished nickel lights the brushed aluminium handle would not have looked right.

Congrats on finding a place with space, light, outdoor space and great views and what you did with it.

BTW, the outdoor furniture is great also. Clean lines and totally weather proof.

will Ikea allow you to mix and match cabinet fronts [i.e. red lacquered drawer fronts, aluminum or steel cabinet fronts?]

Adopt me! I'll be your houseboy. I'll do shopping, light cleaning, and maybe kid patrol if he/she has a good temperament. I'll sleep in a tent on the roof. Really. I'll provide references. You know you want to.

Nice lamps.

Why can't I be married and own a place in Brooklyn and have a kid? AND a roof deck with a view of Manhattan? Why?

who makes the actual shelves they have there? i know the supports are made by rakks, but I am interested in the white shelves themselves.

Wow, great job, and I, too, love the door. I hate Park Slope with a passion (though I like the rest of Brooklyn, even if I do have to concur with the New York article that everyone in Brooklyn seems really smug in the past couple years) but that apartment makes it almost worth it. ;)

Oh, the roof is amazing. Very nice.

Wow, this place is so inviting. You two have really scored. You must be so proud of what you've accomplished so far. All the previous comments have noted all the highlights that also caught my eye. I have to add that I really love the nursery/bedroom. The Heywood Wakefield nightstand, vintage lamp and Eames(?) rocker are such nice touches in the space. They add some whimsy without pulling the room too far into a mid-century realm. The roof deck is really the biggest selling point for me (as it probably was for you, too). Outdoor living areas are my current obsession since I'm trying to whip my own patio into shape for the summer. Weather permitting, I know I would spend most of my free time up there. The Janus et Cie pieces work really well. I'd be curious to see how you evolve this area over time! (PS to jamie pup--Solidarity, comrade.)

NICE pad. The color of those lacquered cabinets (Ikea, huh?) is so nice with the neutral tones of the rest of the apt. That bed looks so fat and comfy.

I used to have problems with Park Slope, too, but am starting to think it's at least a little less.... pretentious?... than those other quickly Manhattanizing neighborhoods of Brooklyn.

I love that you can see the Architect side of this couple everywhere in the space. Can't wait to see the Art Consultant continue to emerge!

Interesting, these folks have china (earthenware)
from Sunflower Mississippi by the McCarty clan.

As someone who lived for years in the "tony" part of Park Slope (in the smallest apartment in Brooklyn - where was AT's contest THEN??), and who then moved to the decidedly less tony 4th Avenue area (which I often referred to as "Part Slope" or "Park Slop"), I just want to let the PS dislikers know that there's a world of difference, the latter being infinitely preferable.

I left Brooklyn a few years ago, sadly - and of course now my old block is full of co-ops, and 5th Ave. is lined with (great) restaurants. But don't hate PS - it has many great qualities.

I liked the deck and some of the furniture. lot of stuff animals. wow!

To TC - Everything at Ikea is a la carte. You can mix and match everything with anything. So, yes, you could buy drawers with one front, lower cabinets with doors in another front, and upper cabinets with doors in yet another front.

My condolences on losing your original write-up, MGR, but you've reconstructed it beautifully.

Beautiful! Would like to ditto request on the company that did the partition - did they install or was that part diy? (if diy, was it difficult?)

Those cabinets are beautiful - does anyone know how expensive they are? I imagine that Ikea must keep it affordable, but...they just look so nice...

i think i spent about $2800 on the cabinets, ill let you decide if that is expensive.

as for the plexiglass, I installed it on Hafele Hawa sliding glass door hardware myself. I had carpenters frame and finish a sheetrock opening with blocking in the head to attach the hardware to and then I had the plexiglass fabricated based on the finished opening dimensions. Its not really hard but required precision, a carpenter type could handle it all. Raydoor is a company that offrs similar looking doors, but are several thousand dollars.

Thanks for letting me pry into your apartment. After the smallest coolest contest I missed peeping at others apartments. I think an apartment should be featured each week.

Nice job! Envy your outdoor space. I really like both sets of chairs - in the living room and the ones stacked together. Didn't see a response as to where you got them. Can you please let us know?? Thanks.

we have a loft in manhattan and are trying to build a bedroom (two sides next to each other) out of clear sliding plexiglass doors. Any suggestions?

how thick is that plexi? is it framed? if not, won't such a large piece warp? is it hung and tracked only at the top, or is there a lower track i can't see? so many questions...

whoa, how coincidental is this: i was at my friends in the slope - she's on the 11th floor of her building - and i was talking about how much i loved your rooftop! hahah! there are a few other rooftop gardens that i covet in the view she gets of neighboring buildings. lucky you - you're one of 'em!!

this was a disappointing house tour by AT standards. you really could have edited it down to maybe 15 photos. there were definitely some nice elements going on, but i didn't need to see a photo of a blank wall, even if it did have a cathedral ceiling.

i guess i'm the only one that didn't really care for the house tour? i don't really understand having clothes thrown around when taking pictures for a house tour. most of the stuff looked so drab.

From the evidence of this post and the slideshow Josh and Adele come across as delightful, interesting and engaging people, with whom it'd be an absolute treat to spend time.

Does this mean that they have any skill at interior design? No, apparently it does not.

I agree with J.L. and terka27. Some of these slide shows deserve some editing.

This place is OK but not spectacular.