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Cape Schanck, Australia
Bachelor Pad.
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Beautiful
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as a fan of studios, this place looks great...
A Dallas-based widower who needed a pied-a-terre in New York to visit his kids and grandkids hired Allen + Killcoyne Architects to gut renovate the place. Out went the shag carpeting, according to Houzz, and in went several space-saving details that allowed 340 square feet on the Upper East Side to contain multitudes—discrete spaces for eating, bathing, living, working, and sleeping. To name just a few: the raised kitchen countertop, which allows an extra level of drawers and makes it high enough to act as a breakfast bar; the way the toilet paper roll holder is tucked into the side of the vanity in the bathroom; the bedside table and shelves built into the wooden divider between the sleeping and working areas; the flatscreen TV, hidden from view, that drops down from the bedroom ceiling. "You don't feel like you're trapped in one box," Stephen Killcoyne told Houzz. "You can live as if it were a bigger apartment."
A Dallas-based widower who needed a pied-a-terre in New York to visit his kids and grandkids hired Allen + Killcoyne Architects to gut renovate the place. Out went the shag carpeting, according to Houzz, and in went several space-saving details that allowed 340 square feet on the Upper East Side to contain multitudes—discrete spaces for eating, bathing, living, working, and sleeping. To name just a few: the raised kitchen countertop, which allows an extra level of drawers and makes it high enough to act as a breakfast bar; the way the toilet paper roll holder is tucked into the side of the vanity in the bathroom; the bedside table and shelves built into the wooden divider between the sleeping and working areas; the flatscreen TV, hidden from view, that drops down from the bedroom ceiling. "You don't feel like you're trapped in one box," Stephen Killcoyne told Houzz. "You can live as if it were a bigger apartment."
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That studio is dope as **** 
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Great layout and use of space by the studio designer. I've seen completely idiotic studio layouts bigger than that you can't do **** with.
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I'm sure she's paying $2000+ for that studio easily
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[h2]This Small Apartment In New York Has A Moving TV Wall[/h2]
MKCA have designed a 390 square foot apartment interior in New York, that features a movable wall.
The 5:1 Apartment is the latest evolution of MKCA’s research on micro housing, containing the functional and spatial elements for living, working, sleeping, dressing, and entertaining, plus kitchen, dining, and bathing space within a compact 390 sf.
A motorized sliding storage element glides from one end of the room to the other, revealing and exchanging spaces between daytime and nighttime zones. As the moving volume pulls away from the wall, it reveals a dressing room zone with built-in dresser drawers and clothing storage.
Fully extended, the space for a queen-sized fold-down bed is created. The sliding element is powered and cabled for television and audio, and houses all of the audiovisual and networking components of the apartment along with additional storage and display space.
A pivoting enclosure with custom speakers allows the television to rotate 180 degrees for viewing from the seating area, or the bed and dressing rooms. A built-in nightstand with power for a reading light and alarm clock is located adjacent to the headboard
During the day, or when the bed is closed the bedroom space is returned to the living and working spaces of the apartment. Rows of open library and display shelving in powder-coated steel are cantilevered from a lacquered cabinetry wall. Lower cabinets house a printer and other computer peripherals, while an adjacent cabinet is used as a dry bar.
A pair of sliding doors reconfigure the unpacked spaces, revealing zones for dressing and storage while masking work zones or vice versa. Space for a full-sized sofa is preserved opposite the television and sliding wall. A dedicated dining area large enough for four was created adjacent to the living room.
Situated in a 1920’s co-op building in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, the apartment was entirely reimagined by MKCA. The existing kitchen was expanded to create more working space. New minimally detailed solid surface counters with integral sink and white lacquered cabinetry with integral pulls were added, along with generous pantry storage and refrigerator.
The existing bath was thoroughly renovated and an additional linen and laundry hamper cabinet was added, along with a new pocket door. New LED lighting was added throughout the apartment, in a lighting cove above the cabinetry, and along millwork lighting baffles added to the underside of the existing beams.
MKCA have designed a 390 square foot apartment interior in New York, that features a movable wall.
The 5:1 Apartment is the latest evolution of MKCA’s research on micro housing, containing the functional and spatial elements for living, working, sleeping, dressing, and entertaining, plus kitchen, dining, and bathing space within a compact 390 sf.
A motorized sliding storage element glides from one end of the room to the other, revealing and exchanging spaces between daytime and nighttime zones. As the moving volume pulls away from the wall, it reveals a dressing room zone with built-in dresser drawers and clothing storage.
Fully extended, the space for a queen-sized fold-down bed is created. The sliding element is powered and cabled for television and audio, and houses all of the audiovisual and networking components of the apartment along with additional storage and display space.
A pivoting enclosure with custom speakers allows the television to rotate 180 degrees for viewing from the seating area, or the bed and dressing rooms. A built-in nightstand with power for a reading light and alarm clock is located adjacent to the headboard
During the day, or when the bed is closed the bedroom space is returned to the living and working spaces of the apartment. Rows of open library and display shelving in powder-coated steel are cantilevered from a lacquered cabinetry wall. Lower cabinets house a printer and other computer peripherals, while an adjacent cabinet is used as a dry bar.
A pair of sliding doors reconfigure the unpacked spaces, revealing zones for dressing and storage while masking work zones or vice versa. Space for a full-sized sofa is preserved opposite the television and sliding wall. A dedicated dining area large enough for four was created adjacent to the living room.
Situated in a 1920’s co-op building in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, the apartment was entirely reimagined by MKCA. The existing kitchen was expanded to create more working space. New minimally detailed solid surface counters with integral sink and white lacquered cabinetry with integral pulls were added, along with generous pantry storage and refrigerator.
The existing bath was thoroughly renovated and an additional linen and laundry hamper cabinet was added, along with a new pocket door. New LED lighting was added throughout the apartment, in a lighting cove above the cabinetry, and along millwork lighting baffles added to the underside of the existing beams.
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Anyone has experience with murphy beds? Is this a "you get what you pay for" type of thing? It seems like a good idea in a tight spaced room. Is this a "you get what you pay for" type of thing?
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I love seeing that kind of design and creativity with small apartments.
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Crazy the spaces y'all can afford.
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Me too, first started seeing it in Hong Kong/Japan.
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Ordered some new furniture...
Tried to go different this go round...
Will post pics tomorrow when they deliver...
Super contemporary. All urban and ****
Tried to go different this go round...
Will post pics tomorrow when they deliver...
Super contemporary. All urban and ****
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Its all relative.
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Moved into a new crib about 2 months ago. Going to get around taking pics pretty soon.
yall can see my old crib i posted on page 89
yall can see my old crib i posted on page 89
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Finally moving into a place on my own in a few weeks. Been living with roommates my whole life, so it's gonna be nice to live on my own finally. Getting a 1 bedroom place that's about 900 sf with a big patio for about $1000/month not very far from Uptown Dallas
I'll try to post pics once I get moved in. Might take a while to find some decent cheap/affordable art to hang on the walls though.
I'll try to post pics once I get moved in. Might take a while to find some decent cheap/affordable art to hang on the walls though.
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Rent or own? I've been looking for condos in the loop for a couple months now..
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you gotta think about what u wanna do man. owning is always going to be beneficial, but it has to make sense. unless there comes a day otherwise where property prices regresses, its obvious that owning real estate equates to wealth.
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anybody can share more pics and designs of.coffee tables for.condo living?
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where at,?Finally moving into a place on my own in a few weeks. Been living with roommates my whole life, so it's gonna be nice to live on my own finally. Getting a 1 bedroom place that's about 900 sf with a big patio for about $1000/month not very far from Uptown Dallas
I'll try to post pics once I get moved in. Might take a while to find some decent cheap/affordable art to hang on the walls though.
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Renting. Not quite ready to buy yet.
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About to pull the trigger in this...
http://www.westelm.com/products/rus...c=coffee-side-tables||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-
http://www.westelm.com/products/rus...c=coffee-side-tables||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_--_-
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Moving to an apartment building that just opened in December 2014. 613 sq ft 1 bedroom in the downtown Dallas area. $1150 a month. 5 minute walk to the train. 5 minute drive from Uptown, KW Park..apartment had never been occupied since it just opened.
It has a dog park, dog grooming station, hair salon, bar, huge gym, yoga studio, art room, etc..
Decided to go with new furniture..Nebraska Furniture Mart
It has a dog park, dog grooming station, hair salon, bar, huge gym, yoga studio, art room, etc..
Decided to go with new furniture..Nebraska Furniture Mart
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table is the FKIN truth bro, go for it! and that new color is bananas, i have the white lacquer and the homie Mez has the mango joint....the table is very versatile, classy and serves as a nice compact storage...
you can kind of see it here....anyways, im 95% done with the main wall in my living space, decided to stick with the Besta unit all the way through, i think i might go with the same units and add drawers to replace my old bedroom set, Besta is God sent bruhs....
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i thought we were all sleeping in bed together? 
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