I would have liked to see more of the house and less of the 'things'.
I did see a record player AND a type writer...cool.

lovely home! I especially liked your entryway (we have a similar bench) with the painted mirror

Would love to see a post on how that sunburst mirror was made!

Another fabulous home tour from DENVER!!! Keep them coming.

everything looks very nice the only thing I would change is the color on some walls to make it a little warmer, otherwise great house and nice neighborhood glimpse from the window.

Thank you for sharing this, one of my favorite spaces in a long time! You have given me some great ideas.

Love your sweet home!

That's low-income housing? Jeez... It's awesome. They did a great job so far. Clean and stylish and not too trendy. From the view it looks like that hood is super cool!

I really loved seeing a home that felt "accessible" to me. I just bought my first condo and don't have a lot of money for new furniture or makeovers, but I want it to look stylish and to have some pride in where I live, so I was inspired by this post. I was disappointed, though, that the kitchen was not shown. From the glimpses of the kitchen that I could see, it looked very similar to mine. Being graphic designers, the Binghams clearly have more talent than I do for making these kinds of spaces work ... I would love to see how they do it, instead of just a house tour that treats a house's imperfections as embarrassments that can't be displayed. As it is, I agree with the commenter above that this feels more like a display of cool objects than a house tour. Can you do a re-visit with the Binghams after they've lived in the place a bit longer (maybe two years)?

The place looks awesome, very comfy and airy. Also, I just had a little geek-out moment over the Rainbow Brite book on the wall in image 24. Because my inner-4-year-old still loves her (and She-Ra and Thundercats).

I like the tour, and really love how chic and modern a small space can look. However, I always look forward to seeing the section of the house that needed work. It would have been inspiring to see what home owners did with their kitchen and bathroom. Hiding those spaces is somewhat paradoxical to their best advice--"It's your house — LOVE it."

From what i could see, the cabinets weren't that bad, although they might be builder-grade.Also, given that they are restricted to what they could sell their house for, it would be my guess that they will not replace them in the future.

That baby is sooooo cute. He makes me want to go all 'itty widdy cutems' in a squeaky voice.

I just needed to say that. (nice house, too).

Great house guys! As a fellow low income would be homeowner currently on the hunt in my greater metro area I can only hope to find something any where close to as nice as this. I only take issue with the gun print in the main living space, you were going for hip I suppose but I'd feel uncomfortable sitting in view of that piece (pun intended), like I was being threatened subliminally. You did characterize your style as "family friendly" but as a mom myself I'd disagree on account of that unfortunate choice alone.

Very sweet with a retro aesthetic!
I love that you keep it very simple and uncluttered. You have a very good eye for decorating.
Nice job!

( Best were the sweet kiddos, though! :P )

I love the house! Cute family, too! Buying a home and getting settled in is no easy task, no matter how much money you spend. What I can appreciate with this family is that they put together a nice home without trying to buy everything at once. It would be nice to catch up with them in another year to see how they will have grown and adjusted to their castle.

@Lionstill agree totally. More house, less 'things' please.

Nice home, adorable kids!

Adorable family and sweet home. It's really amazing what you can do in a year if you put your mind to it...

Oh! I love Daphne's desk.

Love the place! I saw that Heart's "Dreamboat Annie" album was filed in with male vocalists. Somebody move that, please!

Can I just live here? I love how budget friendly this home is. It would be suitable for my family of three.

Oh, and Nic, your beard is AWESOME!

I have a Daphne too!!! Not a name we see often. Mine's 8 months though. We also have a three year old (fun age!) named Lorelei.

I adore your house! Very well done!

WOW! Stapleton Affordable Housing Program. Good work, Denver!

Congratulations to the lovely family of homeowners.

You know, what I've been learning about my own home is that it takes time for it to come together and, as a parent of two myself, it takes it even longer to bring it together but it's a process. We change, and encompass more tastes and behaviors (i.e., kids and sofa as trampolines, for example...) So thanks for showing your home. As many have said, what an amazing find! Great bones and location! And you seem very mindful in your choices. I like the story of finding the desk and stripping off the gross paint ;-) I find that rocking chair totally hot, great purchase!

Living in an apartment, I like how the things look in the house. I am drawn to yellow lately, so the decor struck me. Love it!

I'd like to see more of the home's components rather than the stuff the owners have. I think it's a cool home, too. :)

-- I love the idea of a brand new house, where one can just relax and decorate rather than spend all that cash on renovations. Great bed frame, it really is beautiful. A lovely bright kitchen -- very nice cupboards and appliances and a big sunny window in there ~ lots of great stylish details all around and a happy family, what more could one ask?

@nereid - It's an Andy Warhol print. It doesn't bother me, but I can see why it would bother others.

Additional photos of the housing:

http://www.stapletondenver.com/find-your-home/homes/new-town-builders/central-park-row-homes-central-park-west

Beautiful home! Really well done :)

he's rocking a brian jonestown massacre tshirt. LOVE.

Lovely and lively home, BUT child's bed partly in front of window (#22?) is dangerous. This room should be rearranged.

I love that you are featuring an "affordable" home - and with such a great model family! Buying a Land Trust or other affordable home is a great way for families/individuals to live well, affordably, and then to pay that benefit forward to the next buyer. Anyone interested in buying an "affordable" home in Chicago can look here: www.cityofchicago.org/CCLT

I LOVE this home!!! I love the simplicity and the impact this family has made with a tight budget. I've gotten some clever ideas from them! I'm moving my young family of 4 to Stapleton from NJ in 3 weeks. Maybe we'll run into each other ;) Thanks for this tour, apartment therapy.

I like how uncluttered this home looks - even though it's not minimalist. As one who likes "stuff" I applaud finding the balance between sterility and order.

You have to love a man with massive whiskers sitting in an Eames rocker and feeding a baby! That pic needs to go in the permanent family album. This place goes to show that even if you have a modest income, you can live like kings when you have openess, light and good eye for editing. Great first home, and no doubt you'll be in a kick-ass ranch when the time is right. Please, never abandon your less is more philosophy. It's serving you well.

Love what you have done to the place 11 months in and with a newborn. I also love how bright and airy it is, while uncluttered, but lived in. Thanks to apartment therapy for highlighting a space that isn't palatial and inaccessible for most folks.

What a cute house! My favorite things in the home are the Sputnik and the bedrooms.

I could really get comfy in this place!
one suggestion...paint those bottom kitchen cabinets black or grey or dusky blue and tops some jazzy colour pulled from the rest of the home. Its the only point that takes away from all the style!
thanks for posting

Could have done without the gun art. With kids in the house?

I would also love to have a DIY tutorial on that starburst mirror. Please?!

Good work on your new home. You've made lots of good choices, except for the awful gun print over the sofa. Seems like it would bother you and any one else who looked at it, especially after the recent awful event in Aurora.

yes...please somebody do a post on DIY Sunburst mirror!!!! PLEASE!!!!

You had me at the foyer, you lost me with the gun print. There are so many wonderful things about your home. I understand this is a Warhol print. I just don't know get why in Colorado, home of the Batman killings and Columbine, anyone would want to glorify guns. It seems very unsettling, but to each his/her own.

Yes! DIY sunburst mirror tutorial please!

Beautiful home with lovely art and great graphic feel.

The last thing we, here in Colorado are willing to do is let seriously troubled individuals who have taken so much already, take one more thing from us. Art is art. Each person views it in a special, unique way unto themselves. And no one should be judged for choosing to hang something on their wall.

You might see this gun as being glorified, while we might look at is as a reminder to never forget those who have fallen in front of it.

I like the art above the bed. Very cool. And as a dad myself I totally love the picture of dad feeding the baby. I have great memories of that.

I also have to compliment them on the Stratocaster, framed Brian Jonestown Massacre postcard, and The Velvet Underground and Nico on wax. My kind of place.

my favorite part of the entire tour is their daughter's now-vintage fisher-price play kitchen. i had the exact same one...25 years ago!

You had me at the BJM references. -Matt's sister. ;)

That's awesome Jen! When it was announced they were playing Austin Psych Fest I bought a weekend pass right away and was going to fly down there to see them. Then I found out they were touring after that and were actually coming to Denver, so I pre-ordered my tickets to that show and decided to just cut my losses and not fly down to Austin since the venue is close to my house in Denver. At one point when you googled the bands' name, my twitter was on the front page from my last.fm account posting all the time.
I wish I could have talked to him when they played in Denver. Im really into The Out Crowd too. I brought a record for him (and them all) to sign and stuff but I didnt get to meet anyone. So that was kind of sad. But I'm sure they get too many people wanting to talk to them all the time and it prob gets old for them. We got kicked out of the club right before me and Kirsten got to talk to Joel. The bouncer thought we were creeping around for too long. It was a bust to not get to talk to anyone, but the show was one of the best days of my life.
I make pretty much everyone I meet listen to their music :)
Still hoping to meet Matt, Anton, and Joel someday. Hopefully they come through Denver again.

Aw, man. Too bad you couldn't have made it to both shows! (We only made it to the Wiltern this year)
If you ever make it out to an LA show, we'll see if we can't get that record signed for you.
...and don't feel bad being creepy, I do it too. My son has a framed "When I grow up I wanna be in the BJM" onesie that I had everyone sign years ago at Coachella when I was newly pregnant. :)

oh man, that is SO awesome about the onesie! I might try to make a onesie of the shirt i have on. it would be time consuming so we'll see haha.
And thanks for the offer, that would be really cool to see everyone in LA. I might hit you up someday. :)

Cute family and nice home. I'm fighting myself to not be the one to say that they should think about bracketing the tv to the wall or hutch because kids injure themselves all the time pulling tv's on top of themselves. But here I am saying it...The gun print thing is interesting. We have a large poster of a photo of John Lennon, naked, with Yoko that used to hang in our living room. That offended people so now it's in the bedroom. So, you can't please everyone. I guess the lesson is please yourself.

@Ashley.Poshkin......here,here

We in Denver are sickened by what has happened in recent years but this is not exclusive to Denver. Everywhere in this country has potential for violence. Period.

To the family in this article, I have a feeling that with folks like you around, Stapleton will not become a Stepfordville!

Cool!!