What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? It's compact but feels spacious and cozy at the same time. We wanted a really open kitchen and decided to place the kitchen elements (stove, sink, cabinets etc) around the perimeter of the kitchen with the dining table in the center of the room. It's great — people end up hanging out in the kitchen all the time.
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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your small home? Since the 2 main rooms (kitchen & living room) in the apartment were separated by a wall when we first got the apartment, each room felt very boxed in. In order to open up the space and create more light in the rooms, we had to knock down the wall but we didn't want the kitchen to be seen when you sit in the living area. Our solution was to build a custom wall/shelf that delineated the 2 spaces. On the kitchen side, it serves as storage with shelves on the bottom and a chalk board above. On the living room side, we built book shelves all the way up to the ceiling.
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I love the shelving unit that divides the two rooms!
i love the kitchen! so lucky that you got to double up the cabinets.
Really nice!
Love the stool in the kitchen. You've got some great pieces - Word of the Month Alert: The place is beautifully "curated".
love love love
Very nice...definitely a contender!
where is the beautiful kitchen from?!
Really nice, your kitchen is beautiful.
This one is a winner! Beautiful use of shelving to divide rooms but leave an "open area"
Who said you could only paint small places white? Actually nobody said that...but this compact apt looks tres chic in grey.
Oh, is that the Hutton sofa from Room and Board? I've been thinking about buying it, how do you like it? Lovely place!
Gorgeous!
i love this, amazing kitchen! and i am also thinking about getting the Hutton sofa from room and board- please let us know how you like it!
Add me to the list of people who want to know how you like the Hutton - I've been coveting it too!
What is the name of the paint in the living room/divider? I always fall in love with it when I see it. Please share. :)
It's very chic - I love the open kitchen and room divider/chalk board!
So beautiful. One of my favourites so far. Where are your kitchen cabinets from?
thanks for the kind comments...I love the Hutton - we practically live on it. It's deep enough that we can both lay on it! the only drawback is that the buttons on the cushions pop out every so often. Good thing is Room & Board has great customer service and will send someone to sew it back on right away.
our kitchen cabinets are actually from ikea. we decided to go the hard way to sand all the cabinet doors and refinished them with a stain we like. glad y'all like it!
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!! I thought it looked like the Ikea shape !! which doors exactly did you sand down? and what stain did you use? they look walnut!
Wow great job with the cabinets then. So awesome that you took the time to get exactly what you wanted on a budget. That takes some serious patience . . .
Your comment about the room and board costumer service makes me wich EVEN MORE that there were any of those bigger store (C&B, CB2, R&B, WestElm) anywhere near me . . . sigh . . . so jealous
wow, what a great place. I would love to live there! Great kitchen elements and beautiful pieces of furniture and lamps. Love it.
They were the Nexus doors. 2 years ago they only had the yellow/brown shade which we didn't like. I think they have a nicer brown now...a dark and a lighter version. Forgot what we used as a stain but it was a mixture of jacobean and ??
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how Brooklyn of you!
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i love it.
Great colors!
It's the best apt; not to overdone! Love the color pallet and the industrial touches without being too cold. Love the Norell chair! Smartly done! When are we invited!!! Want to get drunk and lay down on the sofa!
I like this apartment from what I have seen so far. Nice texture, color, lighting and scale. Would love to see the bedroom though.
Love it! I'd like to see more photos too.
oh man im drooling all over my laptop
what a beautiful space! especially love the kitchen
Love your place. Those kitchen cabinets are gorgeous. Congrats!
Love the kitchen!!!
Beautiful textures - brick, blackboard, those kitchen cupboards...
Nice! Who built the room divider? You two or a carpenter?
I want one too. I'm also in Brooklyn.
thanks, my boyfriend built the divider all by himself!
Cozy!
One of the best kitchens ever!
functional, smart nicely edited.
Tre Chic! What an amazing space!
i love the fact that this apartment is real and honest. the owners picked and incorporated original and vintage pieces that suited their taste rather than relying on obvious haute-designer pieces that you can readily buy at any upscale boutiques (ehem, like their opponents). good luck, you guys!
Great Work!
Very cool, I love it.
yay that´s a home
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