Post by karinothing on Jan 24, 2014 21:03:37 GMT -5
That is kind of awesome. I didn't listen, just watched lol. I am impressed that he can throw a 12 person dinner party with what is essentially a hot plate
its interesting, but i don't love it. my current apartment is only 488 sq/ft and it has proper rooms. not huge, but fully functional and don't require moving walls :-)
i'm only jealous of his dining table. i can fit 12+ in here, but only for casual get togethers. proper dinner parties are not an option.
Very cool concept. He had some great ideas for the space. My favorite part was the guest room.
However, what a pain to have to move everything all the time. And that fridge would not work for me. Although I know I don't go out to dinner nearly as often as some in the city.
I thought it was funny that he tried to show us that he wasn't anal by showing his closet which was very neatly organized.
its interesting, but i don't love it. my current apartment is only 488 sq/ft and it has proper rooms. not huge, but fully functional and don't require moving walls :-)
i'm only jealous of his dining table. i can fit 12+ in here, but only for casual get togethers. proper dinner parties are not an option.
I want to like it, but its so uncomfortable for me. Cozy an small is more my style.
Very cool concept. He had some great ideas for the space. My favorite part was the guest room.
However, what a pain to have to move everything all the time. And that fridge would not work for me. Although I know I don't go out to dinner nearly as often as some in the city.
I thought it was funny that he tried to show us that he wasn't anal by showing his closet which was very neatly organized.
Super random question, but how did you stumble upon that site?
When 212 mentioned she liked the dining table, I remembered a site that had a lot of different options for console tables turned large dining room tables. So I googled convertible furniture trying to find it and came across that link and I thought it had some cool stuff.
ETA: where did he keep all those chairs for the table? It went too fast over that part. Also, I love that he has a few suit jackets hanging and the other closet is empty. Where are the rest of his clothes? Crazy!
Interesting and cool, yes, but it does not appeal to me at all. That kitchen with the burners you have to pull out of a cabinet and the tiny drawer fridge. The standing desk (with the optional uncomfortable looking stool). The supposedly spacious closet that appears to hold like 5 shirts. The apparent lack of space for anything non-essential. No. The whole thing looks like high-tech camping.
Brilliant. So brilliant. And you just found me a dining room table, so thank you for posting!
Ha, you're welcome!
I'm not sure I could handle 420 feet (I mean - I could if I had to, but would prefer not to, obviously!), but if I had to deal with 420 feet, that is an interesting way to do it. I loved the way the bed folded down and the shelves just switched to be the end of the bed.
Our first apartment was 440. Next was 650. Then 1100. Now 2000. I still think of out first apartment. Not sure how we didn't kill each other, but I loved that place. It was so easy to keep clean! Haha. I could totally live in the place you posted.
Ha. Our apartment is not that much bigger than that.
Just out of curiosity, how much time do you spend other than sleeping/showering at home?
When I lived in a teeny studio, I was out all the time and showered at the gym more often than home.
not pnky, but our apartment is only marginally bigger and h and i are homebodies. we work opposite shifts half the month so we aren't always home together, but we're each home/awake 4+ hours a day during the work week and at least half the hours on the weekends.
our set up is definitely different though in that we have outdoor space. when the weather is nice, we have a 400 sq/ft deck and a small yard to enjoy. makes a world of difference half the year to have that option to get outside.
Interesting and cool, yes, but it does not appeal to me at all. That kitchen with the burners you have to pull out of a cabinet and the tiny drawer fridge. The standing desk (with the optional uncomfortable looking stool). The supposedly spacious closet that appears to hold like 5 shirts. The apparent lack of space for anything non-essential. No. The whole thing looks like high-tech camping.
I have the stools. They're actually pretty comfortable!
Interesting and cool, yes, but it does not appeal to me at all. That kitchen with the burners you have to pull out of a cabinet and the tiny drawer fridge. The standing desk (with the optional uncomfortable looking stool). The supposedly spacious closet that appears to hold like 5 shirts. The apparent lack of space for anything non-essential. No. The whole thing looks like high-tech camping.
I have the stools. They're actually pretty comfortable!
I am sure they are great for sitting around and eating or having cocktails. I am not knocking the stool . It just seems like a non-ideal place to spend hours hunched over a computer. I am guessing maybe he doesn't work from home much.
Our first apartment was 440. Next was 650. Then 1100. Now 2000. I still think of out first apartment. Not sure how we didn't kill each other, but I loved that place. It was so easy to keep clean! Haha. I could totally live in the place you posted.
I love my husband but I am not sure I could say that as easily if we shared 440 feet of living space. Right now we share 1400 square feet of space and sometimes that doesn't seem like enough.
I was a baby. 18. Oh to be young and happy to not be living with the rents.
Awesome, but with the money he put into it he totally could have bought a much bigger apartment.
My first NY apartment was around 650 square feet and I thought it was a great size for the two of us. And so many of our friends would comment on how big it was when they came over. I couldn't do a studio though unless I lived alone. I'm too light of a sleeper -- I need a bedroom door to keep out noise from whoever is awake.
Is it really his apt? It doesn't look lived in at all. It would suck to have to assemble every room when you wanted to use it.
I DO wonder how often he decides just not to put up the murphy bed in the morning.
It's a bit modern and sterile for my tastes, design-wise, and I do prefer to have something look a little more lived in, but in general I think it's really cool. The guest room reminded me of a cruise ship.
Our duplex in West Hollywood was under 700 sq ft and it really seemed huge. Two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, a walk in closet, a formal dining room and a living room. The bedrooms and bathroom were small, but the layout was really nice and people always thought it was big. There was a great flow between the living room and dining room.
Eh, it can be done. My apartment is not that much bigger. I have found you need far less space then you think downgrading from a house. Weekends I'm here a lot, between gym, barns, randoms, but regular work reallyits just a place to crash. Though this year I just found out what truly is important in life and as for living space I could care less if its a shoe size, since didn't need the extra clutter.
I really like a lot of the concepts here, but it's just too small for me. And it's really not a functional kitchen, and that's the biggest drawback for me. But DH and I are in 900 square feet, and we do fine (and have a lot of "empty" square footage). If we owned and had 900 to work with, I would definitely engineer a few concepts like this guy.
I am really curious how much it cost to renovate that. Sounds super expensive. If it wasn't, you can bet that would be a majorly booming business for small apartment owners all across major areas like NYC. If I lived alone, if I could get a place like that in NYC, I would totally do it.
I admire people who can live in a space that small long term, but beyond a vacation (we'll say about 3 weeks, since my long term cruise ship room had less space) I don't think I could do it. The deck off my house is about 500 square feet...