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Small Cool 2009: JasonSF's Period Details
Tiny Division #41

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Who Lives There: JasonSF
Location: San Francisco, California
Size: 445 square feet

What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I LOVE that I have huge windows that give this place a lot of really nice light. It makes the place seem larger. I also love how the windows open outward...gives them a lot of charm. What really makes this place though is all the period details that come from a 100 year old building...wood floors, great moldings, original subway tile in the bathroom, etc. I fell in love with it when I first saw it and had to live here! Plus it was great to get a place with a large enough closet to make a bedroom nook.

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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your small home? The biggest problem I had was my living room layout. I don't have an open wall, because every wall has doors or windows right in the middle. The room is too small to float the furniture I have, so I needed someplace to put my sofa. Since the bedroom nook has 2 entrances, I closed off an entire wall with curtains. It gave me a lot more options on furniture layout, but because it is blocked off I also don't have to make my bed all the time :)


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Comments (25)

the shelves above the bed are great. I like that they provide storage without giving you the feeling that something will fall down on your head as you sleep.

posted by amazonikon on April 15th 2009 at 9:36am
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Not enough is shown of the place to judge.

posted by Joan52 on April 15th 2009 at 9:45am
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I like the pictures of the MEN in the bathroom.

posted by FilthyMcNasty on April 15th 2009 at 9:46am
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Wonderful!!

posted by morina on April 15th 2009 at 10:07am
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That snippet of your bathroom makes me want to see more (I can't believe I just said that about a bathroom).

posted by EC on April 15th 2009 at 10:13am
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Very nice, but I worry about the large baskets stored over the bed. Since you are in SF, I hope you have thought that through, and that only lightweight fluffy items can fall on you in an earthquake.

posted by aaakid on April 15th 2009 at 10:18am
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I love the grouping of old boxers in the bathroom and also the different pieces of art hung around. It all ties together nicely.

posted by PutzFrau on April 15th 2009 at 10:26am
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Quite nice from what I can see. I like how the furniture is more contemporary/modern in style than the apartment but they all go well together.

Love that blue lamp by the couch.

I love it when an older place still has its original period details such as tiles in bathrooms etc. Nothing worse than a place w/ its original tiles replaced with something cheap and hideous like I had in a studio I lived in for 6 years.

posted by ciddyguy on April 15th 2009 at 10:30am
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I love what I am able to see! Would definitely like to see more pics. Especially pictures of the entire room rather than a close up of a small portion.

posted by HeartsAndCrafts on April 15th 2009 at 10:32am
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I really like your paintings above the chair.. nice apt. gets my vote.

posted by Jmack1 on April 15th 2009 at 10:35am
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I agree the place seems fantastic but pictures could include more. Love the pictures in the bathroom and the wall color in the living room. What color is the living room? Thanks!

posted by Oftheaprilbirds on April 15th 2009 at 10:48am
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Where is this lamp from?

posted by OliviaV on April 15th 2009 at 11:09am
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the large one

posted by OliviaV on April 15th 2009 at 11:10am
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Get job! You have an eye for simple details. I love your vintage art collection.

posted by OBEYFAN on April 15th 2009 at 11:29am
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Great place ! It feels much larger than it is !

posted by calgarymn on April 15th 2009 at 12:16pm
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What a fantastic colour palette.

posted by Juliet on April 15th 2009 at 12:51pm
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i cant really tell whats going on here...

posted by designFish on April 15th 2009 at 12:52pm
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This place looks familiar - Jason, do you live on Powell Street?

posted by dmh on April 15th 2009 at 1:03pm
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LOVE the wall color! So much more elegant than the other entrants!

posted by perludesh on April 15th 2009 at 1:11pm
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Hey, thanks everyone for the great comments. I have only been in the place about 8 months, so it still has a ways to go. Sorry dmh, I live close to van ness and geary.
Pretty much everything you see came from thriftstores, fleamarkets or craigslist (i rarely buy home items new and never pay full price for anything I own)...the lamps came from the salvation army, and the wall color in the livingroom is called Silent Night by Benjamin Moore. The pics in the bathroom came from a great little used book shop around the corner from me that has several boxes of vintage photos. I loved the middle picture of the boxer from the 30's, so I built a collection around it. Thanks again!

posted by JasonSF on April 15th 2009 at 5:53pm
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Love, love, love our place.

posted by Elizcrtv on April 15th 2009 at 6:05pm
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ooh...love the wall color in the living room...I think I am going to have to pick up a can of "silent night" paint for my little bedroom nook. thanks.

I think this place "looks" great...It's hard to tell since the pictures don't seem to give a full view of any of the spaces. I hope you make it to the finals so we can see more. Good Job!

posted by desertflower on April 15th 2009 at 6:25pm
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Hot!

posted by sdefloria on April 15th 2009 at 7:00pm
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I love, love, LOVE your apartment! Great use of space and color. There's definitely lots of character and charm in your little nest!

posted by reddiamondheart on April 15th 2009 at 7:07pm
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fantastique!

posted by tree123 on April 15th 2009 at 7:28pm
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