What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? My favorite element is the fact that, yes, I do live subterraneanly — but it certainly does not feel like a typical basement. We have tried very hard to keep the space light and (somewhat) minimal. By opting to keep the walls white it really maximizes the overall feel of our home. We add pops of color to keep things interesting.
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What was one of the biggest challenges you faced in furnishing your small home? I've found there are several challenges to living in a basement apartment. A big one being the numerous access panels and breaker boxes randomly scattered about our walls. We have become very creative in disguising things, ergo the wood art in the dining room and the hinged bookshelf off the kitchen. And when we could not find a sturdy enough wall to mount our television, my boyfriend concocted a brilliant idea. We bought a telescoping support column that is used in construction. We painted it black, drilled the necessary holes to attached our tv and voila, It works great!
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whats that door being blocked by the sofa? i love your colors
kitty!
I really like your place. It looks like something I could be happy living in.
Is that a vintage real or vintage knockoff eams lounge chair & ottoman?
Ditto on the sofa placement that's blocking the door? Everything else is pretty & charming.
"Is that a vintage real or vintage knockoff eams lounge chair & ottoman?"
It's a vintage Selig knockoff.
Very nice place - but I agree that the LR needs rearranging so that you can use that closet.
Just like every one else - whats up with the door being blocked!!!!! Its so nuts! haha
I love your kitchen so much. And the bedroom. the those amazing wine bottles.
very very nice
hahaha @ watching HGTV.
Very nice, simple, open, and clean. I like.
very nice space...
I really like what you've done-- I can't tell that you live in a basement at all! I am curious as to the sofa placement, as well.
Thanks for the comments guys! Trust me we know it's odd to have the couch blocking the closet, but it's actually only a closet housing the hot water heater and tons of water pipes. The reason the couch is not on the other wall is because that is where the only base board heater resides. Obviously it was too much of a fire hazard to have the couch right up against it. Hey, you work with what you have, ya know!!! :)
oh Tiff it looks great! I want to come viist!
I really love your place. It feels comfortable and well thought of. I understand completely about working with what you have... it only adds to the charm jejeje.
How many windows are there? The only one I noticed was in the DNRM....
Great job!
I would have never thought it was a basement. I've never seen such a nice basement apartment.
i knew there had to be a good reason to block that door.
your place is quite lovely. i'd love coming home to a place like yours each day
I LOVE your place! I was curious as to where you got your sofa? We too have a knockoff eams lounge chair/ottoman and I'm having a heck of a time finding a sofa that compliments it. Yours goes perfectly! TIA!
I've seen a lot of basement apartments, but none done up so nicely as yours! The painting on the living room wall is superb. You have done a great job keeping the scale of pieces dramatic enough to make a statement, but airy enough so that it's not too cluttered. Lovely!
Here is what I love the clean, open vintage feel to your place. Nicely done.
@ maddiesmama: That couch looks like the Corona sofa from Macy's.
i love your space! fantastic job. i've actually been looking for a small glass end table - similar to the one that you have - next to the chair; with the orange dishes on it. where did you get it? i really like it. let me know - thanks.
really nice!
I really like it - this does however encompass two of my interior styling pet peeves - the "casually" placed shoes, and the floating flowers! Otherwise, really nice - sophisticated, but feels comfy as well...
Great job working under challenging conditions.
I also really like the art over your sofa. Who is the artist?
omg, im so in love with this place. LOVE!
really great space - kudos on creating the wood art to cover the box on the wall - it looks fab.
this does not look like a basement at all (i could only tell because of the placement of the windows) and is very well decorated. you've done an excellent job of giving it a 'light' feel.
thumbs up!
Love the wall color in the bedroom. Great space!
I like the contented cat. It's very nice and only 780 square feet.
Oh man am I jealous! I also live in a basement apartment and I have the same couch as you and blue walls...but my place isn't nearly as nice, I would love to have your kitchen. I have 3 of those high rectangular windows too..drags me down in the winter man. I love your breaker box cover idea too! Great job!
I like the overlapping wooden squares art. Where did you get that?
What a beautiful space. Your bedroom looks so inviting and relaxing!
Heather C: The art in living room was a score from a local thrift store... it's signed "shelly 1969"
Elizcrtv: I actually made the overlapping wood piece from scraps of wood I found in my garage.
i love ur laurel lamp i have one too but the base is chrome
You really have done a great job of making this space feel very light...and big!
Love your wood art in the dining room and all of your furniture (We have that same Corona sofa from Macy's, too)! Very nice place!
you get extra credit for making all of us want to live in a basement... bravo
This is absolutely beautiful. Like other ppl have said, this actually makes me want to live in a basement apt! I've never seen one done up as spectacularly as this. Amazing job.
I can't believe that you have the exact painting we have. We found ours at a thrift shop as well thousands of miles from you. Great place, can't believe it is a basement!
Does one need to be especially handy to pull off the Tv support column project? or need a special drill?
Love the TV holder!
you have such a wonderful apt! Can you tell me the name of your contractor? It's so hard to get good help these days!
Please tell me where you got this wine on the wall. I love it!
Please tell me where you got this wine rack on the wall. Love it!
luvin' the kitchen! :D