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Before and After
The co-op apartment we purchased recently in Manhattan’s Midtown East was extremely gray. On the positive side, everything was relatively new, the appliances were nice, the floors were in good shape and there was a ton of storage. On the other hand, it had no personality and the overall paint…
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All About Paint
When we first looked at our current one bedroom co-op apartment, it was a cool, sterile silvery gray. The previous owner had made some nice upgrades to cabinets, appliances, and floors, but overall the effect was hotel-like and bland with no personality. In order to make it a place that…
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Apartment Therapy
We are so proud to have been featured as a house tour on Apartment Therapy back in January. Read this amazing post and take the tour to learn all about our apartment design.
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Storage Stuff
No matter where you live, clever storage solutions can be helpful, but especially so in Manhattan’s space challenged apartments. Baskets & Bins Plastic or metal bins and baskets of all kinds are fantastic ways to create drawers out of any shelf or flat surface. These containers are especially useful in…
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Favorite Things
In addition to lighting and paint, here a few of my favorite things for our new apartment. I like objects that are functional and fun, with a hint of retro whimsy.
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Let There Be Light!
Our new one bedroom co-op apartment has great windows, but not a lot of lighting. There are two very space age silver fixtures in the entry and the kitchen and a terribly dim LED vanity light in the bath, but the concrete ceilings had apparently discouraged the previous owner from…
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The Search
In early summer this year, my husband and I decided to try to purchase a New York City co-op apartment as a way to create a more permanent home and stabilize monthly costs. For the last three years we had been living in a large, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel-style apartment in…
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