Name: Ana and Bob
Location: Alameda
Size & Type: 583 sq. ft. rented apartment
Original Entry: Click Here
Who was your favorite entry and why?
Midwest #34: James and Emily's Vintage Modern Studio - I'm totally in love with the green kitchen and the entire feel of the place is so warm and inviting.








Such a fresh, yet exciting look.
view Sleek's profile
Awesome little space - I love that it doesn't feel like a studio
view bepsf's profile
So fresh - the colors are perfect!
view ee2485's profile
Beautiful and perfect!
view twenty twenty-one's profile
I LOVE it!
Could you lengthen the shower curtain? It's silly, but it seems a bit too short.
view rhiana's profile
I love this, but maybe it is because it looks so much like my apartment:)
view 2lastnames's profile
Not a fan of the knotty-pine-like TV stand but you're my favorite so far. Good Luck.
P.S. I want to pet that black cat.
view Mr. Dangerous's profile
where is the coffee table from? I'm still struggling to find the perfect, medium to small round coffee table. So difficult.
color
view colormehappy's profile
color, the coffee table looks like the Thomas O'Brien collection from Target... I know 'cause I have the same one :)
view needleinthehay's profile
Great place; love the built-ins in the kitchen, and the clever curtain-cordon you've rigged to create a bedroom. I must say that I loved J & E's studio as well. Good luck!
view allisonlindsay's profile
Wow.. super cute! I didnt recognize it from the first pic.
view Modfan's profile
This is such a fresh, modern and inviting space. Love it!
view lilRoRo's profile
super great taste in music and lovely display of posters. Puts shame to the NYC studios I looked at.
view Amy MI's profile
Fantastic! Love the use of colors, and the posters look great the way they are displayed. Good luck!
view Barbara_A's profile
When they post our finalist entry (Family of Four), you'll see that you're our favorite other entry! So cool!
The bed has changed from the green to brown and black. I'm curious if you change it up periodically for fun or seasonally or if you just happened to change the linen look in between the sets of shots?
view KatieD's profile
I really liked this a lot! That coffee table is fantastic...too bad Target no longer seems to have it.
view suzy8track's profile
Nice. But finalist? I'm not sure.... Guess that's why I wasn't invited to judge....
view quiltmaster's profile
Love it!
view andromache's profile
I'm in love.
view AliceM's profile
So this is what my apartment is supposed to look like! Love it. I have lots of similar things, including the round coffee table (I found mine at a thrift shop for $30). Where is the couch from that's separating the living room from the bedroom???
view cadyncherry's profile
Thank you!
-The couch is the Tillary from West Elm.
- The table is discontinued Thomas O'Brien from Target.
- I've never tried to lower the shower curtain, I'm afraid they just painted around it...I'll take a peek.
- I've wanted to stain/paint the tv cabinet for ages, I've never had a proper space to do it in and I'm afraid to do it indoors.
-The bed linens, I have a ton of duvet covers and sheets, so I change them as needed. It changes the look of the "bedroom" instantly!
Thanks for all the comments, good and bad. We've only been here six months so I had to work fast to be ready for this contest. Only the couch is a new purchase so it's been fun to see how all our stuff looks so much better in a new (smaller) place.
view Ana's profile
Adorable! The colorful posters really make the place.
From where did you get the rug? Is it wool? I'm obsessed with finding an ivory shag that looks nice but doesn't shed like mad.
view k-pop's profile
I love it! The print collection is great, the whole space feels so uncluttered but still very comfortable. I love that you've managed to include a defined area for everything in such a small space. And kudos to having light colored linens and carpet with a black pet, I can't seem to manage it. ;)
The place is really lovely. It makes me want to spend time there, and I think that's the whole point.
view jes's profile
I like this one..It is a contender. I like that we are actually able to see the apartment in its entirety, I can understand the floorplan without seeing the floorplan. The archway in the foyer is charming.
Well done for a small place. The furniture placement is perfect. Exactly how I would have done it.
view recon1's profile
Maybe you are gonna call me crazy, but I really like the oldschool bathroom and the cool showercurtain.
view bettina playa's profile
Wow - been there six months and you're renters. This place is fantastic. Good job & good luck!
view Cynthia in SF's profile
Good use of a small space. Nice looking, clean, but not sophisticated. You need to consider colors other than white.
view oftherose's profile
K-pop, the rug is from Target and it really doesn't shed.
I actually like the white walls in this place, they have a very nice texture and I think another color with my pearl jam posters would be too much.
Also we're renters and I'm not painting until I own a space.
view Ana's profile
I need to know where you got that chair! I'm sure it's vintage, but does anyone know who may have designed it??
view Shannon in SF's profile
BEAUTIFUL Apartment!!! Everything is perfectly placed and very sleek! Must admit, I am a tad bit jealous....=) Very beautiful....=)
view Gen5's profile
Definitely one of my top favorite finalists.
view lolax's profile
One of my favorites, almost didn't recognize it. you changed the bedspread on us. Very nice apartment, me like vedi vedi much.
view rikstah's profile
It seems smaller than the listed square footage. I like this set of photos much better than the last.
view gpatudor's profile
as much as i love luca's and the family of four place-- i can really see myself living here. it's so inviting, calming, and the colors are just right. congrats and good luck!
view saya*'s profile
I also really think dramatically improved the pictures from the first set. You're kitchen table looks much better with the yellow table cloth, and in whole your apartment looks very nice. Good luck!
view davidasposted's profile
What an awful bit of spelling and missed words.
I really think *you* dramatically...
Your kitchen...
etc.
view davidasposted's profile
I'd like to know where your bedside table lamp is from. I love all of the colors.
view LaDonnaNichole's profile
The chair is nameless, the cushions say "Bloomcraft" on them. I did see the same one on ebay once. I think it's just a generic Danish-Modern rocking chair. Someone in my old building was tossing it!
The lamp is an ebay find.
view Ana's profile
What a great home Ana! Love how you have incorporated color in your home!
view atraveler's profile