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Wow, looks like your typical staged home.

where are those brackets for the shelves in the kitchenfrom?

how did you hide the tv equipment?

The bathroom and especially the kitchen are completely classic. I love the traditional cabinet fronts with the carerra and steel. That kitchen could blend into so many styles, its crisp without being cold. I also am completely in love with it as well as the bath. That carerra tub surround, so luxe!

The furnishings are too hard-edged masculine for my personal taste but i think you've done extremely well for yourself on the resale value. Just gorgeous.

Good thing you don't work next to Wal Mart! It's a nice start. Some more color--rugs and more artwork would liven it up a bit.

I like this a lot, especially the bathroom! The marble is gorgeous.

Just one small nit to pick: I don't like the way the coffee table straddles the area rug. I have a similar arrangement with a square coffee table and custom-sized shag rug (is that a Danskina, btw?) and I think it would look a lot more interesting if the rug was horizontal and maybe even off-center to the sofa. Or maybe the table is half-on, half-off the rug. Just something edgier and more unexpected with regard to this layout.

Nice kitchen. Nothing flashy but ticks all the boxes in terms of functionality and clever storage solutions.

I love the AT Survey, it's priceless. This is a great home :)

This is way too boring for my taste. I'm also curious where TV and audio is hidden.

White done right! Looks great.

Isn't it amazing what someone can do when they have a whole lot of money?

anyone know the origin of the wooden stool with metal legs that the laptop sits on?

Yeah, not real surprised that he doesn't know what DIY is. "If I Had a Million Dollars" started running through my head as I watched the slideshow. Not to say that it isn't skillfully curated--just not inspiring.

Hi Ed,
I think your place looks great! If you're feeling a bit embarrassed about your closets, you might want to think about hiring a professional organizer.
Cheers
Jeni
www.cluttercowgirl.com

Anybody who likes StoryPeople is an OK guy in my book.

love the island and the finishes. and who wouldn't love some of the furnishings like the marc newson chair?

don't get the mismatched pairs of stools. to my eye it's like a decision waiting to be made. (go with the white ones!).

the bathroom is nice but i'd have liked a rainshower from the ceiling and a steam feature on this budget...and it's missing something - a really big chandelier instead of the current one? color? something vintage?

overall a nice job. don't think i could do it at your speed. now take some time to make it sing.

prolix-

took the words right out of my mouth.

Your home is looking great, Ed. You've invested in some beautiful, classic furniture pieces as well as finishes.

Let your living room realize its potential by laying the rug on the horizontal in front of your couch.

Take advantage of living amongst some of the greatest artists and galleries and put some art on the wall. Your home and the art community will thank you for it.

Keep up the good work!

Confirmed by pic 9, this guy doesn't cook. Such a beautiful kitchen!

I love how he showed the inside of his fridge like he's on MTV's cribs! LOL! Priceless.

I dont mean to be harsh- I think the apartment is well done (in total awe of the bathroom), but it just doesn't look like it has any personal touches in it. I just look around and in my mind I am thinking:

Carrera marble? Check.
Stainless steel? Check.
Vintage poster? Check.
Vignette with books and Apple products? Check.
Subway tile? Check.

Now all of these things I enjoy, but seeing them in the space, it just felt so clinical, so deliberate.

I think this apartment is a great start but needs some more life and color. Grouping existing pieces would help. For example, instead of leaning the 3 pics in the kitchen why not make a grouping to give the wall at the end of the counter a focal point? Or why not take all the little art pieces around the apartment that look lost in all the white and make a salon wall? In the living room or bedroom a salon wall would look great. I love the painting between the windows in the living room. Another bold piece above the sofa would work as well.

The bedroom puts me to sleep. Maybe that is intentional? I'd like to see a more playful side in that room. The mirror adds nothing and the colors...I'm snoozing.

Again, nice start and some of the art is stunning. If you put more of YOU into the place, it could be great.

I like that red cross medicine cabinet, where is it from?
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Hello Ed,

Such gorgeous marble countertops.
Just curious about the care of the material and concern you have w/ stains and watermarks, etc.

...I'm thinking of going "marble" on a custom piece and was excited to see your space.

Thanks and best,
Darla

The medicine chest is by Thomas Ericksson for Cappellini.
$649 at Unica Home.

He should have hired an interior designer, shopped at some antique stores, maybe kept some of his old things. Perhaps a beloved baseball bat or mitt. None of his possessions have any history with him. The place looks sterile because of it.

This is the trap many fall into when they feel they must furnish a whole apartment within a week.

Darla - just finished a reno and installed carrara (sp??) marble counters in th ekitchen and bathroom... did lots of research, hemmed and hawed... but went with it, and are very happy I did. It looks soooo nice. Does it get watermarks... YES... I think I had heart failure over the first one, then got over it. The marks blend in, and at the end of the day, its meant to be lived in, not ready for a magazine editorial.

So go for it!

I like this small space a lot. Great use of white marble. Since it is obvious money was not much of a constraint, I wish a modern wall system would have been incorporated on the wall opposite the sofa. As it is now, the TV and 4 bars stools give this place a college dorm look (albeit on the high-end). Plus, de-clutter all that stuff on the shelves above the stove. Less is more, as Mies said. Plus, I cannot date or trust a man who does not have at least a few shelves of books around. IMHO, one who is well read is more likley to be very attentive and hot in bed. So, run to B&B Italia and get that wall system pronto!

It's a nice apartment, but it seems to be set up more as a higher-end hotel suite crash pad rather than permanent, long-term living space.

I don't understand how the bedroom has what appears to be an air conditioning/heating unit and no windows? Was this supposed to have been a walk-in closet originally?

After all those pictures, exactly where does Ed store his stuff? I saw very little provision for storage other than the kitchen cabinets, and what appear to be two small closet doors in the "bedroom".

It is inspiring to see some who can be creative with their space using little money. This apartment is nice and I wonder if he did not say where he got his furniture from, would some of the comments be different?