My first reaction was "WTF" OMG its like my fathers ideal place - fugly -like someone else said "amazing and terrifying all at once" I have to agree...the picture of the owner of this space though pretty much says it all...It looks like she would be very comfortable there...

sometimes I just want to take a shower after reading people's very conventional and stupid reactions.

Wow. I started reading the comments on this one before I entered the gallery! I think all the above comments say more than enough so I'll limit my response to one question: Is the carcass really headless? Eww!

I suspect there will be plenty of comments added here today. At least this re-post is a fun/interesting/controversial one!

I remember this one...
so hideous...traumatic just to look at.
I'm calling my therapist now.

what a weird apartment

Dirty and cluttered. Do not want.

i can't help but remembering scenes from the Bates family house in Pyscho when looking at these pictures. It certainly has a "look".

With all that shit on the wall this looks like a really dirty, creepy Applebee's. *shudder*

What a fascinating and original place. I prefer this to the equally shocking minimalist, all white, aren't I cool, contrived looking places that are posted here so frequently.

Having said that I did find myself looking for the bottle of Prozac on her bathroom shelf.

Thanks for sharing your space with us Paige. I could spend hours here looking at all your treasures.

Well---this one got more comments then any pet site yet!
I think I would retire early if I were her cleaning person.
I smell a GRAY ESTATES movie here!

Beyond gross and yes, creepy. While a lot of folks went to Silence of the Lambs...my mind went to Seven.

My mind went to the Inquisition, Vincent Price, Edgar Allan Poe and Midieval torture chamber.

I really like the plants though.

Thank you, AT, for showing a space that wasn't bought all at once or decorated on a whim. Exactly, peachpie, I am so bored by all the contrived spaces. This one was a real treat, just because it's real. Thank you, thank you. I hope to see more real spaces like this that have evolved organically through the owner's inspirations instead of through the taste of corporate buyer from your favorite retail establishments. design isn't about buying things.

I think this place was meant for her and not for anyone else, which is to say that this is not so much 'design' as it is a sort of artistic expression. It's very presumptuous of me to say in this case, but many artists throughout history were often tortured souls with profound life struggles, which they obsessively 'resolved' through symbolic representation. The result is a surreal sort of 'beauty' that transcends the sum of the sometimes ugly parts.

Then again... some people just collect stuff :)

Well, this is CERTAINLY DIFFERENT.

Personally, not my cup of tea. Not exactly the type of place I would look forward coming home to after a long day of work.

I will give credit for this person for trying though and being different.

So much soul. It really looks like a home, and it makes me realize just how culturally diverse humans are.

Best comment award goes to Olga.

maybe it would be "interesting" if it wasn't just dirty.

Can't see the forest for the trees.

Lot's of great stuff, yet too much of it all competing for your eye . There's little contrast or accent it is all a kaleidoscope. The kind that was introduced in the 70's with lots of LSD. I respect the effort although I wouldn't want to sit on anything or eat there.

Normally when I view a house tour, despite any dislike I might have of a person's taste or style, there is always some element of their space I like. Unfortunately I am not impressed by anything in this one, other than how this person wasted 2000 sq. feet of precious living space and an apparent view, amassing a massive junk collection. I am especially perplexed by the need to create a sleeping loft in such a huge space, let alone one made of felled birch trees. Obviously she is happy with the space, good for her. However I know few people who would desire to live in or emulate what is apparently a 2000 sq. ft junk warehouse.

DREADFUL!

If she is under the age of 30 then I do not like her, let alone the space. If over 30 well, I perhaps have a little forgiveness in my heart for a person that has lost it. The reason I bring age into this is due to the large amount of hipster kids in that area and frankly, you can't tell who is who anymore...Hipsters do not count for anything. Their opinions do not matter, nor do they generally have anything intelligent to share. In case there are people at a lose for what I am saying, I"ll briefly explain. As a pure New Yorker (one who traveled to these areas of Brooklyn 15 years ago) We have this phenomenon here known as people from (generally) outside the city (mainly ohio and penn oddly and various enclaves of the south), who are well funded, trying to project an image of despair and creativity. They are neither. If you meet someone who lives in Williamsburg and they tell you they are an artist and they are under the age of 30. You have my permission to hurt them. Preferably physically. Sorry for the rant. I see this and that's what comes out..Ah therapy 101.

i have very strong conflicting reactions:
a- good on her for being completely herself. doesn't happen very often these days- uniqueness is a real gift
b- 2000 sq. ft. loft?! in brooklyn?! wow
c- i'm creeped out by everything in the place
d- I HATE DEAD PRESERVED ANIMALS. ALWAYS.

excuse me, i have to go and sanitize my condo now.....

This is not decorating or design, it's a manifestation of a psychological problem. I'm no germophobe, and I grew up with an eccentric mother who could care less about dust and grime and like to decorate the walls of our home with rusted things, dried flowers, feathers, chipped glass jars - the works. But even after growing up in a house like that, even after the weekend I just spent in a 19th century cabin with no running water or electricity and woodpeckers hammering away at the walls, Paige's place seriously gave me the willies. It looks damp, musty, cold, and unwelcoming.

Call me conventional if you will, but I feel like I want to forget that I ever saw this place. Sorry if my comments about the stomach-turning filthiness of this space irritate some people who are enlightened enough to find beauty in this "home". This woman has a problem. She needs a bucket and mop, some bleach, and counseling.

Flickvan, it kind of bothers me that you seem to think people would have to be crazy to live differently than you.

Not everyone has to be a germophobe; it's okay.

With the way you talk about your mother, maybe the one who needs counseling is you.

reminds me of the texas chainsaw masacre house.

Props for being unique. I love how eclectic it is, but I must say, it somewhat resembles scenes from my childhood nightmares.

It just makes me want to take a shower. Blech!

The personality shown here is...great, I like the little loft! How does she find things?!

oh my. Kudos for going against the grain, but I honestly think it will be condemned once she moves out...and rebuilt as a proper run of the mill loft with MCM from DWR and a few Ikea essentials like bookcases. I don't know which fate is worse. Hard to find a good balance between original/eclectic and pieces for the masses.