Ally says that she and her partner, Evan, had been living a “fairly bohemian lifestyle before planting our roots” in this three-bedroom Ridgewood rental apartment. “By ‘bohemian,’ I mean we were always on the go, usually in close quarters with other artists and performers, and leaving the city to travel with tours and shows, which meant we didn’t really put a ton of thought into making our house a proper home,” Ally explains. “Personally, I was hopping from sublet to sublet: I lived in seven apartments in the span of three years, so we both felt it was time to search for a place we could turn into our haven.” 

“When we first saw the apartment, it looked outdated and extremely lived in — the previous owners raised, like, 10 kids in the apartment before moving back to Europe,” Ally continues. “Although the home needed some fixing up, we were obsessed with the gorgeous architectural features like built-in cabinets and ornate millwork that had been there since the early 20th century, so that bit of history is still intact and by far my favorite part of the space. We did some renovations, and, as per usual, they took longer than we expected, so for the first month of living in our new home, we could only occupy one room while they finished the other rooms, so we slept in one of the smaller rooms with our mattress on the floor, surrounded by all our belongings with no access to the kitchen and, at times, the bathroom, so we had to shower at the gym and occasionally use our neighbor’s bathroom. Although frustrating at times, it turned out to be semi romantic … lots of pizza in bed!”

• Living room — Farrow and Ball “Duck Orange”
• Bedroom — Benjamin Moore “Blue Daisy”
• Dressing room — Farrow and Ball “Crimson Red”
• Kitchen — Benjamin Moore “Serenata”
• Front door — Benjamin Moore “Heritage Red”

• Sven sofa — Article
• Vintage coffee table— eBay
• Rug — Jonathan Adler for Ruggable
• Pillows — Cold Picnic
• Plaster sconces — Crate and Barrel
• Sputnik light fixture — Sazerac Stitches
• Blanket — CLR

• Marble bistro table — CB2
• Kartel ghost chairs — Kaiyo

• Mostly vintage!
• Duvet cover — West Elm
• Room divider — Amazon

Thanks, Ally!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.
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