apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

OK - so very nice living area but all 5 photos are of it and it's contents - where is the kitchen, bedroom, entry, bathroom photo? Hard to vote for this one due to lack of other views.

Nice and bright. I hate that my current apartment is like a cave all the time. Which neighborhood is this in?

Maybe you could send more photos when you finish moving in?

I'm really curious what that big round thing on the easel is.

I am sorry, I see no creativity here at all. The furniture is oddly placed - there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it, especially with the photography equipment scattered around. For that, I voted you down.

Also, on a side note (and this is a personal pet peeve of mine), religious icons should NEVER be made into decorative objects. Unless that is actually a picture of your altar, I truly consider that a deeply disrespectful act.

the photo tour was a bit random like i was walking randomly around one large room.

Its cool but needs a little work. Id like to see the day bed, ottoman and couch a little more spread out. they seems kinda squeeze together when you have so much space. but overall i like the vibe you have going on.

i like the vibe also.

not bad for a bachelor pad!

im pretty sure the big round thing on the easel is a big light reflector- for photography.

It seems more like a work-space than a live-space.. but i kind of like that.
For a while I was tempted to remove all the art from my walls and only have art set on the floor. but i dont have wood floors.. so i dont want people looking at my biege carpet.

i think i like it.... but, too much of the same in the photos. i want to see more.

I dont get it.

love the pictures on the floor against the walls and bare walls effect, love your furniture, love unusual things...and yet it does not form nice living space. couch, long banquet, daybed next to each other looks wrong.

This strikes as a work/photography studio, not a home...

I would agree that the layout of the furniture is kind of odd and the place looks not quite pulled together, unless that's the intended effect, artists are often like that I think.

However, I'd die for that apartment though, love it's layout and those windows!

Curious, where in Seattle do you live? I'm a Seattlite as well and thankfully have a bright and airy place too.

The big round thing is a reflector for photography.

This place drives me a little crazy. It looks like a carbon copy of every young photographer's pad I've ever seen. I don't mean to be disrespectful but don't be afraid to give your place a little life. You don't need studio "blank" to be a professional.

this is not minimal, it's merely undecorated. there is a difference.

re: siongchinchan's comment on religious symbols as decoration...

its only a disrespectful act if you're fanatically religious. otherwise its just another picture or sculpture of a guy on the wall.

i'd be very afraid to knock over all that wobbly stuff especially after a couple of drinks. it looks pretentious too if you're not really the local top natgraph photographer, and as visitor i would have the constant creepy feel of auditioning. i like the bones of the space though, so please start using the good aspects of the dwelling.

Eek, well, my honest opinion is that the furniture doesn't go together at all. You're a bachelor and it's cool to be somewhat unique and even a bit scattered, but I think this is just confusing. It doesn't have to be matchy match, but you've kind of got grandma's couch right next to this modern Italian leather daybed. I don't see the cohesion. I actually love all of the photography equipment and the photographs - the big light reflector is cool looking. I would keep the photography decor and just work on the furniture a bit more.

It's 5 pictures of the same space.

i like the white lounger, and how airy the apartment is but i would like to see more pictures of the whole space.

It looks like a porn set. Which is, of course, super cool!

Would have been nice to see the rest of the place...but living room and working are were nice looking.

Ewww... this is just a mess. Not small and not cool.

First off - no coolness here. No solutions, no creativity - odd given that the owner lists themselves as an artist.

Second - no cohesion. Someone else mentioned it, but I want to reiterate - traditional couch, with a mis-scaled ottoman, next to a Barcelona wannabe - with a Plycraft lounge vaguely nearby, but not interacting with the space at all. The photos along the floor get lost in the tangle of wires. The lighting pieces may be necessary for your artwork, but put them away when not in use, or integrate them better.

None of the pieces of furniture or equipment is bad in their own right, but nothing works together. And where is the rest of the apartment? Not my bag baby!

I think kidtwist nailed it. It looks like you have just moved to this country, bought your basic furniture and unpacked your photo equipment. This looks like a beautiful light bright apartment though.....good luck getting it set up.....

It does look like he's just moved in. Yes, you have nice stuff, but it looks like the movers just set everything down haphazardly and left.

This layout makes no sense to me.

hehe take it from a REAL urban artist. we can't afford that. :P

I see what you were going for, which is a look that I love when it succeeds.

The "photo studio" was one of the original loft themes back when big industrial lofts were still the domain of true bohemians, but it's harder to pull that style off in a small space and keep it looking authentic.

Anyway, one of my favorite floor lamps in keeping with this look is the Fortuny Moda -- too bad it's over $4,000 for Pallucco's version, whereas yours are under a hundred dollars...

Wanna be indeed!

This contest is open for anyone in a small space with a camera to enter. Obviously.

I like the atmosphere but feel like walking in a photo studio, except that photographers do not put their stuff like that either. Maybe trying a little harder to make sense would work.

this is just odd.. it doesn't make sense.. i'm with LauraZ. I don't get it.

with the lights pointed at the couch it looks like filming for an "independent" film is about to be shot

i really don't like the two random and unmatching couches and the ottoman in between. that does not work at all for me. confounding.

Like almost all of your pieces... needs some cohesion, though.

so cold, needs color

Fashion victim!

re siongchinchan comment on religious icons... I'm a non religous person who has a couple of catholic icons around the house which carry deep sentimental meaning for me, because of how they came into my life and what they personally mean to me. I would find it pretty obnoxious if a religious person told me that I'm somehow not qualified to appreciate them...

The photo equipment is just silly looking to me. Take the stuff down when your through with your shoot and pack it away... if you're gonna leave them out at least it could have been some pink alien bees (monolights) to liven up the place - and add a splash of color - which this place sorta needs I think...

There are some nice individual pieces here and plenty of potential. I would have loved to see more than just the living room.

I get the feeling that this entrant misunderstood the variety of photos to be submitted. I wish he/ she could get a do over.

Nothing to the space, but a couple of expensive pieces.

I really don't like this one at all. I'm gonna tell you why. First of all, your passion and/or career should make its way into your home, but it's scary when it BECOMES your home. I just shudder to imagine what we would see if this entrant were a mortician. Secondly, this space reminds me of a little girl playing dress-up in her mother's closet. She has on the big shoes and the long necklace, and she's trying so hard to look like a sophistocated grown-up. In the end, try as she might, she can't pull it off. This space is just trying to be something it isn't. That whole photog artist loft aesthetic that works so well in film backdrops just doesn't translate here. That's my take on it.

Okay. It appears from the layout that you have a very nice space. The light and big are great and I'm jealous. But, that's where it ends for me. I respect your choices but overall am not feelin' it. Hopefully, you're not done. If you are and you love it. Continue to do your thang.

Just moved in?
Some cool pieces.
Submit a tour when you're all set up.
I'd love to see how you hang your art and what you'll do with that thing (mirror?) on the easel.
Cheers.

This space has so much potential, but nothing is working together. It's obvious the owner is a photographer from the equipment strewn about, however these photos do nothing for the space, and there seems to be some rooms and views missing. I'm also not convinced that anyone even lives here but that it's a photography studio - which could explain the mix-matched pieces of furniture and such.

NIGHTRAIN made me laugh.

Great pieces, but i think this space says more "look at my super expensive furniture" rather than "this is my home"

beautiful space. beautiful things. now paint and arrange.

I sense a photography theme. Do you live here? Do you also work here? Do you have a lot of models through your apartment daily or do you photograph dog food and electronics for print ad?

In my opinion, it looks like a work space that doubles as a conversation piece, and also a place where you live, but only because you live there. In other words, I kind of suspect people think your place is cool because they don't have photography equipment and they aren't photographers, but that doesn't equal intentional design, or at least in the spaces I've seen where an artist carves out a studio in their home, with an artist's sensibility, but their studio is not within their living spaces. If you had a less glamorous profession compared to most people and turned your whole apartment into a home office, it would be off-putting to the average guest. Being an artist doesn't negate that logic by sheer coolness.

There is no color scheme or rhyme and reason to your furniture placement. It looks like you just moved in. This doesn't belong in a contest.