Small Cool 2009: Alec & Magdalena's Multi-Functional Tiny Division #37

Small Cool 2009: Alec & Magdalena's Multi-Functional
Tiny Division #37

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Who Lives Here: Alec & Magdalena
Location: Midtown East, New York City
Size: 375 square feet

What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? The kitchen is small but we make it work. We are total foodies and love to cook. The oven is dual purpose convection and microwave. The dishwasher is a space saver with sink above. We swapped out the dishwashers original black panels with stainless steel to tie in with the other appliances.

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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your small home? Function & design are important to us. Living in such a small space storage is key, under bed boxes provides a huge amount of space. Ceiling hooks store our Dahon folding bicycles. Custom designed closets provide maximum storage. Because of the open layout everything is on display and pieces need to look good and balanced. Since our table ware is exposed for all to see, we went with Iittala & Arabia. Furniture is West Elm, Ikea and Crate & Barrel. The Saarinen tulip chair was purchased on Craigslist. The Cosy lamp designed by Harri Koskinen, was purchased in Finland and we changed the guts to US voltage standard.

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Comments (23)

I love the bathroom shot. :)
And your kitchen is super cute!

posted by sparkle on April 14th 2009 at 5:06pm
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i'm so impressed that people live in studios with their beds 'out there' instead covering it with a curtain or screen et al....

posted by Bridget212323 on April 14th 2009 at 5:30pm
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where on earth did you get that shower curtain? It's gorgeous! I love how tidy your place is too.

posted by northwestgirl on April 14th 2009 at 5:42pm
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that kitchen is hardcore! i am intrigued by the sink/dishwasher deal. how does that work? i've never seen such a thing!

posted by kdkaboom on April 14th 2009 at 5:50pm
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Thanks for the great idea of the bookcase design for the computer. This will be great on my bedroom wall. How perfect; where did you get it?

posted by grandee on April 14th 2009 at 6:17pm
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Shower curtain is Marimekko and available at Anthropologie...*bonus* it's on sale!

http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=-1920024066068229787&id=69601&parentid=BATH_BATHROOM&pushId=BATH_BATHROOM&popId=BATH_BATHROOM&sortProperties=&navCount=10&navAction=poppush&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=one

posted by trixxie on April 14th 2009 at 6:55pm
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Excellant

posted by Joan52 on April 14th 2009 at 7:09pm
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Sorry Excellent

posted by Joan52 on April 14th 2009 at 7:11pm
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wow, for only 375 square feet it gives such an open and spacious feel. and i LOVE your kitchen and eating area...the tile is beautiful! very nice work!

posted by joyfulgirl on April 14th 2009 at 7:49pm
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Wait... do I spy a kitty litter hider? Possibly an Ikea Hack? Tell me about the lattice-work chest near the door, por favor.

posted by beanorama on April 14th 2009 at 9:03pm
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Hi it's Alec & Magda,

Thank you all for the nice comments. Dishwasher is a GE Spacemaker. The upper rack is smaller to accommodate the sink. Check out.

http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SPECPAGE&SKU=GSM2260NSS&SITEID=GEA

Also, the lattice work chest is from Ikea. It was sanded and stained and is home to our little vacuum cleaner. If we did have a kitty it would be in all the photos...

posted by green_apple on April 14th 2009 at 9:38pm
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the kitchen is awesome

posted by ss622 on April 14th 2009 at 9:52pm
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Hello darlings,
simply a great apt! Just realized I never visited your place.
Go iittala & Arabia & Saarinen & Koskinen & all other great Finnish design!

posted by tkuronen on April 15th 2009 at 3:26am
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I am in love with that kitchen.

posted by EmmaMiles on April 15th 2009 at 8:11am
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This is my favorite kitchen of all entries I think!

posted by boston brit on April 15th 2009 at 9:42am
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Can you help me with my Yankee Stadium pied-à-terre?
What a great nest you have!

posted by peterklaus on April 15th 2009 at 11:37am
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i wish i could hang my bike up like that, but then being height and strength challenged, i'm not sure if that storage solution is right for me.

posted by claire_quilty on April 15th 2009 at 3:03pm
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It's a winner, apartment looks beautiful.

posted by aiti2009 on April 15th 2009 at 3:37pm
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Great kitchen & social area. Excellent use of space

posted by jkapt on April 15th 2009 at 3:49pm
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yes the kitchen is soooooooo sweet

posted by LittleChris on April 16th 2009 at 12:03am
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I love your space!!! I also love the creative book shelf/computer desk. I would love to do the same in my small space. Could you please tell me where you found them? Thanks in advance!!!

posted by sapphirine7 on April 16th 2009 at 12:49am
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The leaning desk / bookcase can be found at Crate & Barrel. It's an excellent use of space.

http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=1141&f=30698

posted by green_apple on April 16th 2009 at 6:33am
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I love the kitchen!

posted by Gildo2009 on April 17th 2009 at 8:27pm
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