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wow this is gorgeous. love the vintage fans.

I normally hate Art Deco/Midcentury Modern/1940s Americana/etc. but this is very nicely done. The kitchen especially made me smile.

Ken--

What a lovely home!

Where did you get your dining table? I've been looking for one just like it.

Thanks!

Do you need a roommate?

Sigh. Boy, do I miss that 6th Ave flea market!

Way too bare. Where are the accessories and layers that make it look like somebody actually lives there?

My gosh. Would I ever love to move in. What a beautiful space you've created.

I love how artfully you have displayed your collections. Love the collection of fans. Love the collection of clocks. I also love how you have let some beautiful pieces of furniture (like your credenza) breathe. This piece is beautiful enough that it doesn't need stuff piled all over it. Same for your mantel. It is very artful the way you have allowed neither furniture nor objects to overpower each other.

The built-ins are beautiful as are your sofas. This must be a wonderful place of calm to return to at the end of the day.

Thanks for sharing.

I like your apartment but all of your artwork looks like it's trying to escape by climbing up the wall.

Wonderful... I really like how he displays his beautiful collections. I wonder if in 50 years from now people will be collecting our ugly appliances [that we currently try so hard to hide (e.g., TV sets, computers, etc.)].

Do you have 5 living rooms or is it just me?

I love the clean lines and vintage feel. What a neat way to display his fans and clocks! It feels so classic and calm. I love the blue-green color in his office.

Ken, where did you get that side table in your front living room? I love it! Exactly what I've been looking for!!

I can see why Ken spends so much time in that back room: it's truly the "warmest" room in the house.

I really like how Ken hasn't allowed the fabulous architecture to determine his "style." Somehow, it's allowed to exist in it's own right and though quite different from MCM there's no fighting. It's great to see an interior style and its architecture getting along so beautifully.

Love those built-ins.

I'm currently experiencing some serious apartment envy.

this is delightful -- very calm and peaceful interior. I like the palette you've chosen to work with throughout the house, and your lighting fixtures are TO DIE FOR!

boring and too self-consciously precious

Stunning and meticulous. You should be very proud. And the photos are great - you seem to have a decent camera with a wide enough lens, the only thing I'd suggest is that you try holding it level so the verticals line up with the side frame, and you will get a more professional looking shot. Not that you need professional looking shots! but in case you wanted to send to a magazine - like Echoes if it's still around.
Speaking of which, yes, that 6th Ave flea market is sorely missed!

I think I'm in love with a bulk of your furniture.

nice space but the objects (clocks, fans, etc.) are overinformed by the pottery barn catalog.

you appear to have a great cleaning-service, however.

ken!
where is the rug under the dining table from please!

Hi Ken,
I am wondering what you know about the green chair in your living room. I recently picked up two that are identical, though I am sure they are Danish- I do not know the designer. Any idea?

You've created a lovely showroom. Sadly, it's completely lacking in personality.

Some of your pieces are absolutely lovely. I particularly like your glass and wood coffee table in the living room. Do you have any information on who made it or where it comes from?

thanks!

This is fantastic! (And to those who nay-say other's taste, or claim there's no personality, remember that not every thought needs to be submitted to the AT crowd.)

Too much MCM. There are nice things here, but I'd like to see some pieces from other eras mixed in.

I just bought a flat (also in the Haight) with this exact same layout/architecture that I'm about to furnish, and I was worried that MCM might clash too much, but it's fascinating to see how you've made it work, and I wasn't even thinking of having that many pieces from that era. Bravo! I'm feeling a bit more liberated in how to design it, now.

Very masculine.

I figured out why it looks like a showroom - there are no plants.

"remember that not every thought needs to be submitted to the AT crowd"

but everyones opinion is as valid as everyone elses so they are as entitled to post theirs as you are to post yours

Great apartment but I find it a little cold and unfriendly - could be the lack of curtains - I find rooms without them look like no-one lives there - the word that came to mind when viewing this apartment was lonely - typifies a single mans apartment

(Time to refill those kitchen light blubs!)

I submitted a comment, but it never posted. Weird.

I think this apartment is charming. Love the colors. I also think that spare does not equal not having personality--and your flea market finds are quite eclectic.

I don't find it lonely or unfriendly at all--quite the opposite.

Does anyone know who made his side table? our coffee table (from antique store) has the same kind of curve and wood insert on the side.

i guess i should try looking around our table first to see if i can find a manufacturers stamp :)

The actual bones of the space look fantastic and it absolutely screams for color. Some of the spaces (namely the diningroom) look a little bare, but overall the space is great. I would absolutely die for your den/office space.

Hi Ken,

What a fantastic apt! Can you tell me where you got the blue couch? I love it!!!!

WoW love it!!
TTTT I see so many things that my father will still have in his house. I love your collections and the simple style...very very neat :)

Mid-C Frank feels like a kid in a candy store! Bravo!

My favorite part is how there is one clock amid the fan collection and one little fan in the clock collection.

god that's good! the sofas are amazing.

where is the bedroom?

I love the care and thought you've put into your place. I wish I had that kind of patience and forethought! I agree though with some other voices on here... the art is all too hung a bit too high.

Where did you get the equipment to hang the art from the picture molding? I've been planning to do this in my own apartment, but have been rather daunted by the task of figuring out how to do it and where to get the right hooks and wiring. You say it's very easy, so any tips would be much appreciated.
Lovely place, by the way--wish I could be so disciplined in my decor!

Although I'd probably want a little more color and/or action on the walls, themselves, basically I love this.

Wow! Your furniture and arrangements are gorgeous. The blinds on the windows are a good idea - they are in keeping with the age of most of your furniture and allow you to control the light - no curtains necessary.

Licnell,

I'm betting that table is vintage as I just inherited the exact one (but with a different colored fabric on the seat) from my grandmother. I'm pretty sure it's forty years old, though I can't think manufacturers name at the moment.

Dig it, love it. I like the sparseness of it.

love it, but would really love to see it with some foliage.