If I was single and living in Manhattan, this is the space I would want. An open studio with a fireplace, exposed brick, original shutters, heavy molding and hardwood floors, in the garden level of a
Harlem brownstone.
It's charming and cozy and just right for my friend Sarah, but it needed some love and pink!
BEFORE:
Here are a few things I did to re-vamp this studio:
painted all walls bright clean white
used my favorite stencil for a dramatic gold patterned wall
made the ceiling light fixture out of coffee filters
re-surfaced a black dresser with white high gloss paint and new brass hardware
wallpapered over the boring beat up wood cupboards
painted and striped the desk
oh, and spray painted a dinosaur gold
AFTER:
Working on this apartment was so much fun. Bonus points that it is located 6 blocks from my own apartment, so transporting a ladder on my scooter wasn't that ridiculous. I am so very proud of the way it turned out and so lucky to have a friend that completely trusts my taste and style and gave me complete freedom to do whatever I wanted, no questions asked.
I could get used to this.
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