Who Lives Here: RojahnFamily (2 + 1 cat + 1 dog)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Size: 450 square feet
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? Since we only have to choose one, it would have to be the library we built in our living room closet.
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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your small home? The biggest challenge was designing a layout for our small living room to accommodate our grand piano. My husband and I are composer and pianist respectively and use the piano on a daily basis. We decided to break the living room into two areas. One for working at the piano and one for entertaining. The need to free up extra space gave us a good excuse to purchase a flat screen tv, which we hung on the wall.
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Comments (26)
I love it but then again, a baby grand, green, a chippendale sofa, and library are in my dream house.
What an amazing use of such a small space. Congratulations on creating something both beautiful and grand (in both senses) that seems well beyond its scale.
I love your cat!
Beatutiful! Traditional without being stuffy or stiff. Well done!
I'm so impressed that you fit that piano in there without the rest of your space seeming totally cluttered and packed full. I love all the stuff on your walls too!
I really like the use of space. It feels lived in but not cluttered. Love the art on the walls.
For some reason I find animals sleeping on furniture amusing.
Especially when they're completely oblivious to everything else. For example, there is a person in the room taking a picture and the animal doesn't even care.
I love the library in the closet. Tricky use of space!
Books, cats, music? Life is good.
This is really amazing - two people, two pets, and a large piano in a very small space, without it looking crammed. Congratulations on a job well done!
Love to see more photos of the 'library'
Very cozy!
I love the artwork everywhere.
Big fan.
I think it will have an uphill battle, unfortunately, because it's not modern/mid-century style. Here's hoping more people vote for it.
I love that they were able to fit in a (freakin') piano! Jeez.
Plus, I have the same sheet music cabinet :) it's lovely.
Now THIS is my kind of style! Very grand, rich yet comfortable and warm. It seems almost Parisian to me.
Love it!
Thumbs up from me!
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Very inspiring! We're moving to a 700 sq ft place near Boston and I wasn't sure how my grand piano would fit into the space.
I feel like much of what it hung on your walls is hung significantly too high.
YES.... style and personality!!!! You get my vote. I love every inch of your place. Thanks for sharing
Love the colors!
oh i love love love this!
love it!! especially the book closet, the warmth of the colors, and the neatly organized music...
I am so impressed you fit a grand piano and all those books in your living room! Well done! Nice Beethoven bust above the built in bookshelf. :) The music filing cabinet is a great piece, too. Good luck!
Very impressed
I was going to say freakin' about the piano too. Love the library and would love to see more details later. Thumbs up even though its too late.
Too bad the voting was closed....I would have given you a thumbs up. Traditional with a little twist....looks like an evolved decor over the years. The piano is beautiful! The home looks very cultured, with music and many books...with a little furball on your lap. :)
Creatures, music, art, and books. One can tell a lot about you guys from your loves! Very homey home...I also love it.