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It's a sexy apartment (except for the toilet facing the kitchen through the open door) - but I'd go crazy having all of my clothing hanging out in the open - would have preferred to have seen an enclosed storage solution.

very nice.

"extra-seep molding" I learned something today. yes!

ohhh...typo...I meant extra-deep! (i got new keyboard today and it is taking some getting used to!)

bepsf: I'm with you. My own apartment had no clothing storage. I went with something from Poliform for the bedroom/mezzanine and also an antique wardrobe for the main floor.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/liquidstereo/1360839287/in/set-72157600195882099/
I would love to have more storage but its too pricey...

I like this z-shaped space a lot and he's done a lot to get a good balance of "clean" and warm.

Cheers!

YAY FLOORPLAN!
The calculation of NYC square footage still baffles me, but that really helps to put things in perspective.

I love the dark floors on the bottom and the whiteness above. All white is too clinical and sterile, but this seems just balanced enough to be an airy and comfy home. :)

I like it!

Looks good. I think I would have swapped the dining and living areas though so the dining area was next to the kitchen and the living area next to the bedroom. That seems like a more natural progression of comfort moving from the front to the back of the apartment.

Perfect space and design for one person (but with uncomfortable looking furniture), everything is nice looking, and masculine.
Are you comfortable sitting on that sofa or kitchen chairs?
Something soft would look nice in the space.

I really like your all white kitchen.
Good use of space having the two in one washer/dryer !
Nothing much you can do on a budget of space and money with these old tenements and the bathrooms in the kitchen.

The first photo reminds me so much of this space from Marie Claire Maison:
http://flickr.com/photos/doorsixteen/2155840229/

Lovely apartment.

the place looks beautiful, but the bathroom is soooo far from the bedroom!

The deep dark brownness of the flooring against the whitewashed exposed brick is so sensual. Sexy. I like the molding idea; never seen it before! I would have made the bedroom closet floor to ceiling though.

Love the deep moulding - probably a huge dust collector, but it creates a great visual step which makes the rest of the room seem a little bigger.

Very cool- love all of it, except I do agree with the exposed clothing storage. Wouldn't work for me, but in theory looks good- very show-roomy. Good idea on the extra deep molding!

This floorplan makes sense considering where the entry door is. Who would want guests to have to walk through the bedroom upon entry, or when they had to use the bathroom? I also prefer clothes to be hidden, but he was obviously trying to utilize all the natural light to the most benefit. Excellent job.

I like this despite it being more of a portfolio design. The overall concept is spot-on. Not wild about some of the furniture and the lack of clothes storage.

I beg you to reveal the model and manufacturer of the media unit that's mounted to the wall. I'm desperate :)

The media unit on the wall is the MASH Studios LAX Wall Mounted Shelf from www.designpublic.com (http://www.designpublic.com/shop/mash-studios/11845).

He calls $25,000 a "tight" budget? That's over $400 a square foot for basically redecorating.

I agree about the clothes storage, although the designer seems to have made an aesthetic decision to reveal all. I was faced with a similar problem and modified the good old Mandal wardrobe from Ikea.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29627987@N04/3083243811/in/set-72157610709036978/

I am with miss nita on this one. I see so many places which look great, but the bathroom is too far away from the bedroom/clothes storage for this to make sense and would totally drive me crazy. It's nice not to have guests trek through your bedroom but to have bedroom and bathroom on opposite ends does not work for me. That and the lack of clothes storage would never do!

Otherwise, love the colour scheme, floors and loads of natural light.

I loved everything about this renovation, but one thing: I would have switched the living room with the dining area. The way it's set up you have to go through the living room from the kitchen.

Thank you! Thank you so much for the wall unit info. It's so perfect. You have no idea how hard I've been looking for exactly that thing to use as a sideboard. And free shipping, it's like, woah.

Thank you again. So nice of you to share a design secret. You did a beautiful job :)

xxx

forget the fabulous apartment - what about the owner! (yow-za.)

oooh love those rough hewn walls.

is that an ikea library/closet organizer?