Modern yet warm and elegant-and yay no bold accent wall!

love, love, love!

Love the bed- so simple!
and the bathroom... omg, GORGE. It's my new dream bathroom...

My dream decor for apt. living. It translates so well. A good size apt. for a perfect sized family (one toddler and one pet).

That gray is fantastic! It works with the floors beautifully. It's a very sexy place.

Fantastic. An apt that is modern but full of wonderful vintage pieces. the bathroom is beyond amazing. job well done.

Effortless and gorgeous! I love the layout of your apartment.

"Sharon says that the men at the shelter across the street love to stand against the window and watch Sharon and Chris's TV."

Sounds a tad creepy. However, I do agree that the place is beautiful.

@kwhit9tl-Agreed! I've never been so glad that there are thumbnails in these tours; i do not wish to see a bookcase, up close, from 5 different angles. That said, this is a beautiful home, one that I can totally appreciate and would love to live in. The way the child's room really morphs with the rest of the house's design is a wonder. And that bathroom is GLORIOUS. Well done.

BEAUTIFUL! I loves me a velvet tuxedo sofa..and I would be happy to live in the bathroom. Can you tell me about the amazing mercury glass pendants over the peninsula?

Very pretty. Love the whites, grays, neutrals with soft faded colors everywhere...

I have no words - I love it all.

Absolute perfection. I need a poet to explain how I feel about this home. I don't have the words.

Exquisite. Simply amazing.

Classy, sleek, gorgeous and truly inspirational. The lamps throughout are especially exquisite. One of my favourite tours so far.

I have mized emotions on the bed. It's one of the simpler beds that I have actually liked, but the two tiny pillows? I sure hope you have more hidden away cause I cannot imagine resting your head on that is comfy.

Beautiful apartment--exactly what I would want if I lived in New York. I think the gray would get depressing, though, since the views out the windows don't offer much color.

Please, though, can we stop with the artsy vignette shots? A close-up of the corner of the dining table or decanters on the buffet tell me nothing about the space or how I might adapt the owners' ideas for my own.

Everything is gorgeous and sophisticated, but that bathroom is stunning. I am now in love with a bathroom!

I love love love the bathroom. I also have gray in my NY apartment and find it soothing after being overstimulated all day. Did I mention that I love that bathroom? <sigh>

This is a stunning apartment classic and chic!

That sofa is to die for looks like a linen velvet fabric? Poul Kjaerholm chairs one of my all time favorites that are like jewelry.

Love it. Just beautiful. All that closed storage is fantastic. The older I get the more I realize that closed storage is the secret of a peaceful life.

And the bookcases.... wonderful. Plus, I love the close-ups of the bookcases. I'm always curious about what books people are reading.

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!! One of my favorites. Thank you for sharing your home!

damn. so awesome it makes me MAD.

want. sofa.

I never thought of "Contractor's Neutral" as a design aesthetic but now I want it.

Love the clean simplicity.

Really lovely space. I adore the painting above the bed!

The whole thing is lovely, but the bathroom - and especially the trough sink - is killer. And I love the toilet paper holder.

The problem with the tour photos is that having the homeowner in several of them kept killing my fantasy that it was MineAllMine.

Who makes this fabulous "nimbus gray" color?

I love the color scheme. It's a lovely place.
I do wonder though how functional it is to have the couch facing the tv the way it is. I've seen it in a couple of tours, and personally find it so uncomfortable to not have the couch face the tv straight on. A sore neck is not worth the aesthetic.

I used to hate gray. Now I LOVE gray. (I'm so fickle.)

This apartment is perfection.

Here's one voice for the love of two flat pillows on that way-amazing bed. Hanging under that way amazing painting.

I like the flat pillows. They remind me of an old, unused bedroom at a lakeside summerhouse. Like, sleeping with ghosts. :)

just love everything in this home. I am drooling with envy. ... this is exactly my style. perfect size, excellent storage and lay out ... to die for bathroom... minimal and serene yet still has personality... perfection...

Lovely. This apartment feels like a home.

I don't find anything "monochrome" or "minimalist" about this apartment. It's warm and inviting and very comfortable-looking. I love the living room. No home is complete without books. :-)

However, I'll be the lone dissenter--I liked it all until I got to the bathroom. Eek.

Gorgeous! These people have amazing taste. Lovely, luxurious textures; & all the mercury glass is magical. I like how the design has a sense of inevitability.

This is my favourite bathroom I've ever seen....EVER!!!!

I'm digging the use of those fusty old 80s dining chairs with the sleek minimalism of the white table and the metallic accents in the rest of the room. Proof that even the most unfashionable, overlooked pieces of furniture can totally work if used correctly.

I'm also loving the kitchen and bathroom pendant lights and the leather pulls on the built-in cabinet doors.

I like the apartment a lot. However, the placement of some the electrical outlets seem very odd - in the nook of the built-in banquette, the middle of the wall in the child's room, right next to the tub (dangerous?). And the dining table chandelier is weirdly off-center and at an awkward height.

A success, thanks for the tour.

May be my favorite tour here, ever!

Love it!
So elegant and inviting, I love every corner of this apartment tour. Great job.
I want you bathroom.
You have a great taste.

fan.tas.tic. elegant, modern, warm & personal. would love to see some of the clothes sharon designs as well. i have a feeling i would love those too.

I think it's a beautiful apartment. Love all of it, but would like to see some artwork on all those empty gray walls in the living space and kitchen - for a bit more life and personality. I guess they feel the books are enough, but I personally couldn't leave all those other walls blank!

Love it! Love the kitchen pendants, the cabinet pulls on the bookcases, the couch, etc etc!
This places is comfy and personal but still very chic at the same time - great job!

Sorry, don't like when an old architectual building from the 1920's is forced to look bland and blah of contemporary pieces that only a mother can like on pay day. The only think I like about the bedroom other then the lamp ( and that's pushing it) was the white brick wall behind the bed. If you want something so modern, then buy a modern structure, then fill it up with 'nice' but boring furnishings. This mix has always infuriated me, but everyone to their own liking, just not in an old beautiful building that cries out for electic, Paris-ish, artsy furnishings that make a home cozy and warm.

the only 'thing'..(not think)

Wonderful apartment with well thought out plan and details. I want to pet that grey velvet.

@lastlook: I don't see an outlet next to the tub, but there is one next to the sinks, which you always need for razors, toothbrush chargers and hair dryers. The ones in the built-in must be there on purpose, possibly for a blender etc. People who renovate tend to place outlets where they know they need them. Agree on the chandelier though, I had mine moved four inches just because it would mess up my chi every time I looked at it.

so, so lovely.

where are those pendant lamps in the kitchen from? I love them :)

Really nice place. Love the couch. And the bathroom is really classy and fresh.

AT (please, enough with the vignettes, waaaaay to many on house tours) A few are nice, to display really interesting pieces or architecture details, but not 22! yes, I counted.

An amazing, beautiful home.

What brand is the paint? I love the color and have been seaching for the perfect gray for our new house.

Generally, I would agree that small vignettes are exhausting our patience and do not add much to the tour. But in this house, the small objects are completely unexpected, based on the style of the house. Yet they blend in so wonderfully! I love modern furniture and old objects but was not sure whether they can co-exist; this house shows one way to do it.

Fantastic house - everything I could wish for.

Fantastic!

Your bathroom is simply fantastic! Love the bookcases filled with books in a space with clean lines and cool colors.

to jmoeschler: Benjamin Moore makes Nimbus -- we loved it so much that we used it in three diff. rooms in our home.

congratulations! You should be proud

I love the way the chandelier hangs off center but is balanced by the lamp on the buffet. Nicely done.

Safe, safe, and dull. Sorry.

soothing! beautiful! peaceful contrast to the hectic tempo of nyc :-)

The blogger's "screams comfort without being at all ostentatious" pretty much describes my ideal home -- although I'd prefer it if my home didn't scream.

This home comes close. THe bathroom is over the top, though; ostentatious if only because it screams $$$$, rather than whispers it. Other than that I love it.

A blend with a character! It's a rare thing and I think they did great!

I especially liked the Turkish hamams-inspired bathroom. Being Turkish, I've seen many examples or should I say attempts to bring hamam feeling into modern bathroom. This is second to none!

Of course I live this apartment because I like the way monochromatic decor makes me feel. This is so calming...even the artwork over the master bed. I particularly like the stainless and gray kitchen. And admire your resistance to putting stuff on the radiator seats. Terrific bathroom. Who wouldn't want to shower in that lovely glass enclosure.

uh, wow. i saw this kitchen tour on the kitchn, but it's definitely more amazing in the context of the whole apartment. and grey velvet--yes, please.

Well done!

I'm in the process of decorating a century old house I just bought, and had been leaning in the direction of monochromatic grey, this is the clincher for me - I so love it.

Soothing, and calm.

It's nice, I guess, but so safe and generic. I often like monochrome but here it just seems dull to me. I also think some of the layout and design choices are a little off to me (like for example, those Poul Kjaerholm chairs just aren't the kind of soft, comfy chairs that look right with a cozy throw and velvet pillow). But I think I'm the only one who isn't crazy about this place!

Dull? Don't get it, this is the only house tour that I've ever bookmarked for ideas. Not crazy about the bathroom.

100% my style. LOVE IT!

OMG, this is exactly the plan for my house! But my husband and I have been working on our house for over 2 years now. I'm so jealous that you have construction people who did yours and you got it finished in only 1 year. So jealous. On the upside, in the meantime I have been scouring Ebay and Craigslist for awesome furniture, similar to the look that you have. In fact, that Gilda floor lamp in the natural is on my list, so please let me know if you decide to sell it.

A side note - the last owner of my house was a bachelor and the colors just screamed - they were too much. It's a similar size to yours, so you can imagine how that doesn't work. The first thing I did was "erase" it all by distributing neutrals throughout the house. (I do actually have a grey living room that's very similar to yours, but I like your grey better because it's slightly darker - what color is it?) Anyway, I never considered doing one color throughout the house, but in your place it turned out just lovely. Congratulations on such a stunning space. It feels modern (but not cold) and peaceful.

fantastic place! where did you find your son's bed?

So many lovely ideas, thank you for sharing!

@brightandbeautiful- Modern Nursery has the same bed: http://www.modernnursery.com/itemsDetail.cfm/OeufToddlerBedClassicWalnut/0/item_num/OE-TB-W/pcid/1/cid/116

I love it all. Even the bed pillows have a Bergman quality...
Who is the artist for that fabulous painting over the bed?

So beautiful and calming. Please share the specific paint color/brand!

I don't know what to compliment first. The dining room is sublime. The bathroom is a timeless dream. And the pillows on the bed are just plain smart. A stunning job all around, made even more so by such a thin frame of color. It reminds me of a high wire act - so much is accomplished and expressed with so little.

The color? I will be the first to make an educated guess on what appears to be a warm gray - BM Revere Pewter?

I really think that the color is Nimbus Cloud by Martha Stewart. I have her Complete Paint Palette and it looks like the gray has a bit of a blue tint but not overbearing. I surely wish we'd get the correct color b/c this would be an awesome color for my foyer!

Your bathroom is genius. The mosaics that wrap everything are well counterpointed against the 12x12 tiles on the floor. Well done. You'll get every penny back and then some.

Love. Especially love the vintage (?) silver trays for unexpected objects like lemons, perfume in the bathroom, etc. And the farmer's market wildflowers, which I normally shun, look so modern and elegant when arranged low and full in chunky vases. Totally going to steal that. And I love the stool in the bathroom. Sharon and Chris, if you are checking in here, where is it from? Finally, can't believe no one has asked about the bedroom lamps-- they are personalized west elm? Are they decoupaged with photos?

Hello! This is Sharon - Thank you so much for all of the very kind comments!! ...a few answers to some questions you had...

**The pendant lights above the kitchen island are by Flos - avail at Moss still I think.

**Paint color is "Nimbus" by Benjamin Moore (**Note - NOT Nimbus Gray which is a completely different color also by Benjamin Moore) **Bella Mancini - interior designer extraordinaire recommended for us

**My Son's bed is by Oeuf from Giggle.com

**The stool in the bathroom is vintage from Israel - sorry :(

**The bedroom lamps are from West Elm and (yes) they are decoupaged with photos and printed images.

Wow at all of it! I love how the color in the room comes from the books and objects. The bedroom and bathroom are so gorgeous and tranquil!

Oh my. I love this home. Just gorgeous.

(looking forward to hearing mschatelaine's comments)

wow! this is amazing! i love it all. so calm and restful.

i really love the artwork over the bed- who is it by?

nice work. :)

Restful color scheme, yes. I did something similar with a bedroom once, and it was fabulous. Why did I change that again?! I love that bathroom tile, and those candlesticks in the niche.

Thanks sooooo much Sharon. Honey you rock **said with my Southern draw** Beautiful Space hun!

I agree with the others that the pillow situation in the bedroom does seem a little odd. Why keep those pillows there if you aren't going to use them? I've never understood accent pillows or "show" pillows on beds, it just creates work when you want to crash at night. Otherwise, the bedroom's simplicity is lovely and I really like the painting.

I also adore the living room. The layout is great and those chairs work beautifully in the space as they're not too visually heavy and the whole space feels very open. Nice job!

I love what you done in the living room. Nice job on your space.

absolutely gorgeous !! When are you moving out so I can move in =)

brilliant. spot on brilliant.

Well, this place is just perfection.

I love a home that is clean and simple, but still full of beautiful and practical furnishings and all the things that you need for real life. I mean they managed to work a ginormous television in with the shelving and it blends in just perfectly.

The light fixtures throughout are lovely and demonstrate that quality and proper scale can unify a mix of styles.

Love the bedroom and the bed (is it nap time yet?)

Love the book shelves and massive book collection (Do people live here? Do they read ... books?)

And as if all of it isn't more than you could ask for at the end of the day already, you still have the bath!

Perfection.

Classic and stunning!

Cutie Pie house!

hmm, yes tasteful but sort of dull. looks like a corporate office lobby...

I like the resident's taste and the space is lovely. I have almost the exact same chandelier! The bedroom is nice but I feel the bed could be a little cozier with fluffier pillows.

see it for the second time and still think it's great... and at 1080 sq feet - wow

I love this. I am a huge fan of spaces that are modern and simple but work in harmony with older elements (like chandeliers and silver) and incorporate luxurious materials (velvet) and soft colors (pinks and greens in the pillows). It looks elegant, timeless, and still feminine. I am also a sucker for built in bookcases, which really help to accentuate the high ceilings as well as display the book collection beautifully. If I had the budget, I'd love to live in a place like this.

Lovely...

I know that the sofa is from ABC. Do you know the brand and/or model?
Love the choices you made! Great home.

amazing!