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Absolutely delightful! I also love your bed nook and great use of colour.

I love your bed nook! Good use of space and color. I think some art with real color in it would look amazing over your couch. Other than that, I really like this apartment... it's tiny, but well thought out and put together

this is awesome truly small cool! Love the bed in the closet and the dining table that splits in half!

gotta give a huge thumbs-up to a fellow bed-nook-sleeper! that was my favorite photo-- i love the white, blue and orange accents. not so in love with the brown couch and brown things hanging over it-- maybe go for something a bit punchier above the couch?

overall, super cute studio!

i love the bed nook, too! does anyone get into bed by opening the door? do you use it to help make the bed and tuck in sheets??

also, i really love the shot of the dining table all decked out!

I have that table and its my FAVORITE thing in my apartment! i absolutely refuse to give it up- its perfect. apartment is awesome- great use of color with out being overwhelmed- i would have liked to see the living room and kitchen though.

That bed nook is the cutest thing I've ever seen! Perhaps you could paint it a contrast color to make it pop, or do some sexy drapey curtains on either side.

And where is your dining table from?

I love the bed nook! Great job on this one. Super Cool!

I really don't like the blue in this apartment, but I am in LOVE with everything else: the bedroom, the tables, the lighting, the use of space - but the blue just doesn't fit in this space for me. I'm torn on this one.

I love the sleeping nook, the colour, frankly everything. I wouldn't take away anything, if anything I'd add something.. something impractical... somthing a little silly... or large tree or...

Very nice, I love it! Great use of color! The little bed in the nook is truly adorable!

Bed nook bright colours clever kitchen table = yay!

The bed nook feels a little too squeezed-in for my taste, but I admire your creativity.

SUPER SUPER SUPER UBER AWESOMELY COOL!

wall colour - thumbs up
the bedroom - two thumbs up
the layout - too many thumbs up to number

I am in love!

Do you get into bed from the foot of the bed or through that door on the side? Thats hilarious!

You get an automatic Super-Cool vote from me for your bedroom, but I love your dining room too. The triangle-tables are great, and I love the way white becomes an accent color for you.

Also, I love that your bed has a side-exit!

I can't help thinking your place will only get better and better with time - but it's already super-cool in my book.

I love it! Love the blue!

Finally--an apartment that is actually small and cool in its use of small space! This contest has been pretty disappointing this year--few have really been showing off cool solutions to the challenges of living small, and this one does. Love it!

This a great example of what the contest is about. You have distinct areas and are able to use all the space without having a million pieces of furniture or lots of stuff. Not a big fan of orange but here it works great.

This is a very nice little place, but feels like it's just been moved into and a lot of unpacked boxes are hiding in the hallway. There's no stereo, computer, or any sort of desk or stand for such equipment of any kind in these shots. Is that part left out or simply absent? Who doesn't have a computer at home in this day and age? There are also no kitchen shots though there is a kitchen in the layout. I'd also be interested in seeing the state of that walk-in closet.

It looks great but feels very "staged" to me...as if this isn't what it would normally look like.

Very cool! Funny how you can go from the bed to the toilet in 3 feet by crawling through two doors!

I love the bed nook, love it!

I wish one of my closest were just 10 inches wider, I could cram my bed in there.

the bed nook.. drool. no wonder you moved in! super super cute!! :)

I really like the bed nook... and the apartment has a great start... but the dalmation shower curtain?

Your floor-plan shows a kitchen. Really? I don't see where you'd fit one in 370 square feet.

Your bed looks a bit like a refrigerator. I guess you like walking on your bed to get to the shelf behind? I know my cats like that.

Hm. Blues, oranges and greens predominate. Daring. For the color impaired.

You've done so well for such a small space, but I'd really like to see more photos. I feel like I'm not getting the whole picture here.

Not my style, but very nicely done! Kudos!

I love the bed nook...very clever! It's like an adult version of making a tent with the covers...very cocoon-like.

Kitchen amphibian! I have one too and I *heart* it.

I voted super cool! Great use of space...especially the bed! Well done!

I love your place, and I love the bed nook (as someone who intentionally built one into our apartment when we renovated!) Beautiful! I love how cozy it is!

Really nice studio. That sleeping nook is ridonkulous!

One thing, though: I feel like if your wall color was maybe 2 or 3 shades darker (ie. a true navy) it would take your space to a whole different level of amazingness.

I love the bed nook. Great that your closet is aligned so that you face out into the living space. Good use of that space.

Great closet idea.
The wall color seems a little too strong...but I love it.

The nook is a great solution to make sure you never get out on the wrong side of the bed.

Love the "bedroom"! Looks so cozy. Bravo for thinking outside the box. Fabulous way to make your square footage go the extra mile.

She did a really great job with a rented space! Wouldn't it be cool if the bed area was canopied with fabric since it's such a cozy place anyways? Love that she chose bold colors.

Karen

Love everything except the brown couch, which just doesn't go (at least in the photographs). But very nice job otherwise.

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all the comments, this has been so much fun! The folding white table is from Ikea. Also re: apartment looking staged, I totally agree, but I can't help it - I work in event design, my job is to stage parties!

cheers,
shannon

anything navy with orange accents is fabulous in my book! im so jealous of that wall color....

i think a nice Edward Hopper painting would compliment your place well. :)

LOVELY!!!!

I wish I was as tidy as you. Thanks for the tour.

Sweet, super cool.

How do you make your bed?

Cozy and smart! The bed nook is genius, but the triangular table by the window is also a nice space-saver.

Great space. The bed is terrific and, since it's open at the foot of the bed, it isn't claustrophobic. And the visage of the bed from the living area is just terrific.

I love that "bedroom" was in quotes on the floor plans. Great use of color. I really like the place.

I love a bold color choice in a small space. Your home looks very put together for its size. Do you rent storage space or does everything really fit into this apartment? Impressive, nicely done!

I do believe I'd have to medicate myself every morning in order to make that bed. Sorry. I have a thing about making beds. I love the use of space...and agree 100% about living more simply in a small space. But that bed..... Wow.

Is the zebra rug from West Elm? I have the same one and it sheds and pills like crazy and drives me nuts. Do you have the same problem? It looks good in the picture.

Tiny, perfect and WOW!

great bones. excellent execution of the sleeping cubbyhole. you're on the right track with the wall color & the neutrals... but the orange accents seem cheesy to me. cream accents would be so much more sophisticated.

Oh this is so gorgeous!!! I love this little place and who would have thought that blue all around would look that great. Great space! Super Cool indeed!

Oooh I see how you make the bed...through that door. That's so cool. :-)

Very daring colour choice. Like everyone else-- looooove the bed nook. Wish I had a studio just so I could do that! I think the blue would be put to better effect with more colourful art-- what about something large with red and white above the sofa instead of the (furry????) frames?

I love this place -- and it is actually very small!

This one I love too. Voted Super Cool. It's small and everything fits in the space, but it looks much LARGER than it says it is. That's because the furniture FITS in the space. Ha!

I love the blue and white combination. Reminds me of the many images of Greece, with the white buildings, blue trim and blue skies and sea. Do an image search at Google for:
Greece blue white

Good to see something that is both Small and Cool.

in a small space, all the pieces matter. love it.

What a great looking space! Our apartment is almost the exact layout - and most of the apartments in our building have the large bed nook. It is really cozy. I live in this size with my partner our cat and our dog! Thanks for sharing your space.

I love sleeping in a nook! Hooray!

The blue is too much for me personally, but I still think your place is great :) Ilove that table!

OMG I love the colors! Is the paint part of Sears Ty collections?

WOW! This has to be one of the best! Great use of color & space. Great job.

nice color... i dig the nook..

love the whole feel....cool, clean, Zen and functional. All of us should be so clever with our spaces.....

I love the bed nook and the use of bold colors, but may I ask why you submitted two nearly identical vignette pictures of the dining table while not submitting anything of the kitchen? This omission is precisely what kept me from rating it supercool - you did a little too much staging, without really showing us how you live here. The only spot that feels really lived in is the awesome bed nook, but that is more of an architectural feature than anything else. Still, you've done a great job making 370 sq. ft. seem a lot larger. I just wonder where the laundry gets folded and kept, and what personal items you keep in your space.

i would have loved a couple of pics that showed an actual overview of the apt. (and what about the kitchen? where are your clothes?) but i still voted super cool, and a large part of the reason why is the bed in the walk-in closet.

to me, this contest isn't just about whose place *looks* better, but is also be about (clever and original) use of the space. there hasn't been a lot of that is this year's entries, sadly.

incredibly stylish and bold color choices - really impressive

The dining table is in the kitchen, if you looked at the floor plan. You can see a corner of the countertop in one of the kitchen table shots. And there is a closet behind the kitchen where clothing is stored.

you're right. also the wall across from the sofa has three floor to ceiling wardrobes where I hide my crap and the bed flips up with storage underneath. amazingly, that paired with the walk-in closet means i have more storage than stuff.

i think i like the little pink flower pots the best, if only as a respite from the orange and blue!

kudos for making a small space your own

Hi
What a good effort for such a small space.
Very bold move using that blue.

Would you consider creating an L-shaped living space?
ie: moving the sofa under the 2 windows, then adding additional seating?
Unlike the others, I'm not crazy about the dining set-up.
I know it's a rental, but what about a 'bench' of sorts, along the dining window with a table and end chairs to complete it?
It would be a cozy nook to connect with the kitchen.
Being somewhat larger, it could also function as a work place too.

Cheers.

I want that bed area!!! LOVE IT

I, for one, love that blue. My husband wants to paint his office/den a dark blue...he's a law student and loves claustrophobia while he's studying...I'm going to see if he likes this color. Can you tell me where you got it? Also, I think the orange accents are great with the blue. Just enough to add a punch and very creative!

Blue is my favorite color! Will you be my designer?

I completely adore your place to bits!!!!

I love the corner expanding table and your bed nook is perfect.

I <3 the bed nook! Lucky you!

QUESTION RE: BED NOOK

QUESTION RE: BED NOOK

Whenever I see beds like this (including high platform sleepers) it always makes me wonder - how do you change the sheets???

It is a complete hassle? I prefer flat sheets to fitted as I think you get a smoother sheet and it rucks up less = better night's sleep.

Presumably with a bed like that flat sheets are a total no-no.

I'm just trying to imagine even putting on a fitted sheet - at the top end wouldn't you have your weight on the bed.

Plus how do you keep it clean - like down the sides of the matress etc - must be a real dust trap which can't be good for sleeping. How often do you need to take out the matress for a full clean?

It looks pretty but I suspect it must be deeply impractical.

Genuinely interested to know . . .

Did anyone ever find out what paint color that is? I'm fixated!