Studio Apartment Design Ideas Nyc – How was everyone’s weekend? I finally feel human again after a hectic few weeks of packing, traveling to France and moving. I walked around the city and felt really good!
I’m almost settled into my new studio apartment and now I’m just working on getting organized and figuring out what will stay, what will come, and what I need to buy (the fun part). But today I’m bringing it back – one last tour of my studio!
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I moved into my studio when I got my first job out of college and ended up staying
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Year. Wow. Over time, the apartment showed up on The Everygirl, then Apartment Therapy, then Houzz, and finally Brit + Co., which I was so grateful for. I’ve made a few changes since my last Brit + Co. home tour, so I’m excited to share the latest iteration of my New York studio! I also sell several items, so if anyone is local to New York, please email me if you are interested or have any questions about sourcing.
The Ikea Hemnes bookcase was one of the biggest changes I made before the move and I really like it. I was debating between this and the Billy (which I also like), but chose this one because it has a bit more detail – plus it’s on legs, which makes it feel a bit lighter and less boxy than the Billy. I definitely recommend it if you are looking for a bookshelf where books will be the center of attention.
Headboard: West Elm // Curtains: vintage Urban Outfitters // Swivel Arm Sconce // Artwork: Jessica Durrant (for sale) // Pine Hollyhock Pillow: Arianna Belle // Throw: Garnet Hill // Curtain Panels: vintage Urban Outfitters ( for sale)
PS: Enjoying the New York studio apartment tour? Click here to read my top tips for sharing a studio apartment!
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If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your settings. This means that each time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. Living in New York is often associated with living in a studio apartment. I’ve lived in a studio apartment for eight of the almost nine years I’ve been here, and I’ve always enjoyed decorating them! If you want to look at it positively, the openness of the studio fits very well with the whole open living trend that you see all over HGTV and so on. That being said, most of us would probably prefer to live somewhere where the bed isn’t in the living room, but alas, that’s city life!
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To this end, people have many ideas for dividing a studio apartment that involve trying to hide what they are – temporary walls, curtain rods, etc. However, my philosophy on sharing a studio apartment is to simply accept it as it is. Is. Too often, trying to divide a studio into one bedroom makes it feel really cramped, dark and closed off – it’s better to just take advantage of the openness and light that a studio apartment provides. So for me the best dividers are not true dividers – they are design devices that make it possible
division of space. Rather than a physical wall, it is a significant element that speaks to the viewer
Decorative screens, especially transparent ones, are a great example of a divider, but not the one I explained above. This feature is from a 2011 issue of The Home Observer and I can’t believe I haven’t seen it before! Elizabeth Bauer set up this studio on the Upper East Side
– I’m obsessed with all details and patterns, but what best fits this entry is the quite decorative screen she used to subtly convey the division between the living space and the bedroom. And that’s not what this post is about, but I must mention the brilliant way of using mirrors to create the illusion of a larger space. In fact, you can see that the bedroom is mirrored and the living space is wallpapered – another clever way to create a sense of division, which I’ll get to below!
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Which brings me to another Elizabeth Bauer apartment I’ve been obsessed with forever – her own Upper East Side studio, featured in Lonnie in 2011. You can see that she used the same two strategies to create a sense of division – transparency, a decorative screen as a divider, and wallpaper. Here she also wallpapered the ceiling, creating a particularly cozy, rounded look. One caveat – I’m not sure this would work in every room as you really need the wallpaper to stop naturally – you can’t just stop it randomly in the middle of the wall. As you can see, if you look closely, Elizabeth’s space has some sort of architectural molding that creates a natural place where the wallpaper ends and the painting of the living space begins. If you’re really motivated/smart, you can apply these moldings yourself and get the same effect – or if you’re a renter, you can use self-adhesive wallpaper!
While I’m generally against false walls in the studio, this is quite clever – designer Elaine Burns used “plantation blinds” to create a false entry space that blocks her bed from viewers when they first enter the room, while also allowing light and air in, that he can go through. It may take some work and ingenuity, since Elaine had them custom-made – but it could totally pay off (especially in an apartment you own rather than rent). You can see the full tour of her studio here. The most important thing to remember is that it works because the blinds are open and airy, not stiff.
My love for the Ikea Ekpedit (now Kallak) as a room divider for a studio apartment is well documented in this space. It is like a transparent wall – it divides the space while allowing light and air to pass through, so it does not cut in or make the space seem smaller than it actually is. This too
extra storage and so much fun styling and decorating… I really miss mine! These photos are from my first studio apartment.
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This is a strategy I came up with by accident! When the moving company unloaded my things to the new apartment, my main man Julio (he was my mover and he helps me with everything, he is the best) put down the rug in the bedroom and for some strange reason I thought: no, I don’t want to. I don’t want this carpet anymore. He seemed skeptical, asking if I really wanted to get rid of it? I was totally for it! Throw him away! In fact, he convinced me to keep it, at least for now, and it turned out to be the perfect way to create a visual difference between the living room and the bedroom. Thank you, Julia!
I came across this photo on Kate Singer’s Instagram and thought it was such a cool example of unconventional ideas for dividing a studio apartment! A four-poster bed obviously creates a subtle division – as I said, more of a
Department. I think it’s really great and if I had to do it again in this apartment, I would seriously consider a four-poster bed. It makes your bed feel like a cocoon while still being open, bright and airy.
I will always be grateful to Darlene at Fieldstone Hill for suggesting this trick! Positioning the desk facing away from the wall (in my old apartment) rather than facing it really helped create a sense of division in my old apartment – especially with the large Ikea bookcase opposite. Remember: it’s a great thing
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Space, not just studios! Turning furniture to protrude from the wall really helps create a more dynamic and interesting floor plan. Try this with some furniture – it may not seem like it will work, but designers do it all the time, especially with tables – see a great example here. Placing all your furniture against the wall is not the best solution… just rotate one piece and you can really make a big impact. And again, of course, they are great