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Who Lives Here: Sonia & Jesko, 2 cats
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Size: 650 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? It's compact but feels spacious and cozy at the same time. We wanted a really open kitchen and decided to place the kitchen elements (stove, sink, cabinets etc) around the perimeter of the kitchen with the dining table in the center of the room. It's great — people end up hanging out in the kitchen all the time.
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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your small home? Since the 2 main rooms (kitchen & living room) in the apartment were separated by a wall when we first got the apartment, each room felt very boxed in. In order to open up the space and create more light in the rooms, we had to knock down the wall but we didn't want the kitchen to be seen when you sit in the living area. Our solution was to build a custom wall/shelf that delineated the 2 spaces. On the kitchen side, it serves as storage with shelves on the bottom and a chalk board above. On the living room side, we built book shelves all the way up to the ceiling.
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I love the shelving unit that divides the two rooms!
view minnesara's profile
i love the kitchen! so lucky that you got to double up the cabinets.
view kdkaboom's profile
Really nice!
Love the stool in the kitchen. You've got some great pieces - Word of the Month Alert: The place is beautifully "curated".
view theserovingeyes's profile
love love love
view nov9's profile
Very nice...definitely a contender!
view suzy8track's profile
where is the beautiful kitchen from?!
view Raisa's profile
Really nice, your kitchen is beautiful.
view kocka's profile
This one is a winner! Beautiful use of shelving to divide rooms but leave an "open area"
view schroek's profile
Who said you could only paint small places white? Actually nobody said that...but this compact apt looks tres chic in grey.
view JohnJonesNYC's profile
Oh, is that the Hutton sofa from Room and Board? I've been thinking about buying it, how do you like it? Lovely place!
view annieo217's profile
Gorgeous!
view frenchbread's profile
i love this, amazing kitchen! and i am also thinking about getting the Hutton sofa from room and board- please let us know how you like it!
view maybemanda's profile
Add me to the list of people who want to know how you like the Hutton - I've been coveting it too!
view Matilde's profile
What is the name of the paint in the living room/divider? I always fall in love with it when I see it. Please share. :)
view Kimber's profile
It's very chic - I love the open kitchen and room divider/chalk board!
view pstar's profile
So beautiful. One of my favourites so far. Where are your kitchen cabinets from?
view azaleasmoke's profile
thanks for the kind comments...I love the Hutton - we practically live on it. It's deep enough that we can both lay on it! the only drawback is that the buttons on the cushions pop out every so often. Good thing is Room & Board has great customer service and will send someone to sew it back on right away.
view fuinebear's profile
our kitchen cabinets are actually from ikea. we decided to go the hard way to sand all the cabinet doors and refinished them with a stain we like. glad y'all like it!
view fuinebear's profile
I like I like gentrification again?
view accessoryshy's profile
!! I thought it looked like the Ikea shape !! which doors exactly did you sand down? and what stain did you use? they look walnut!
view Raisa's profile
Wow great job with the cabinets then. So awesome that you took the time to get exactly what you wanted on a budget. That takes some serious patience . . .
Your comment about the room and board costumer service makes me wich EVEN MORE that there were any of those bigger store (C&B, CB2, R&B, WestElm) anywhere near me . . . sigh . . . so jealous
view azaleasmoke's profile
wow, what a great place. I would love to live there! Great kitchen elements and beautiful pieces of furniture and lamps. Love it.
view Where You Hang Your Hat's profile
They were the Nexus doors. 2 years ago they only had the yellow/brown shade which we didn't like. I think they have a nicer brown now...a dark and a lighter version. Forgot what we used as a stain but it was a mixture of jacobean and ??
view fuinebear's profile
Mast Brothers Chocolate?
how Brooklyn of you!
:)
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view jll111's profile
i love it.
view ldv's profile
Great colors!
view Deidre88's profile
It's the best apt; not to overdone! Love the color pallet and the industrial touches without being too cold. Love the Norell chair! Smartly done! When are we invited!!! Want to get drunk and lay down on the sofa!
view tomandeddie's profile
I like this apartment from what I have seen so far. Nice texture, color, lighting and scale. Would love to see the bedroom though.
view Trumystique's profile
Love it! I'd like to see more photos too.
view Madame Is's profile
oh man im drooling all over my laptop
what a beautiful space! especially love the kitchen
view Fuzzyummy's profile
Love your place. Those kitchen cabinets are gorgeous. Congrats!
view hessilou's profile
Love the kitchen!!!
view rhianna's profile
Beautiful textures - brick, blackboard, those kitchen cupboards...
view lucica's profile
Nice! Who built the room divider? You two or a carpenter?
I want one too. I'm also in Brooklyn.
view el Bo duchamp's profile
thanks, my boyfriend built the divider all by himself!
view fuinebear's profile
Cozy!
view buckteethandalazyeye's profile
One of the best kitchens ever!
view Gaby_S's profile
functional, smart nicely edited.
view sprucedecor's profile
Tre Chic! What an amazing space!
view kwoolworth's profile
i love the fact that this apartment is real and honest. the owners picked and incorporated original and vintage pieces that suited their taste rather than relying on obvious haute-designer pieces that you can readily buy at any upscale boutiques (ehem, like their opponents). good luck, you guys!
view kurisu's profile
Great Work!
view crobs's profile
Very cool, I love it.
view NigelMcKenna1's profile
yay that´s a home
view geulenka's profile
;-)
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