Long time readers are well acquainted with my love of decor and interior design magazines and even if content or viewpoint varies and is inconsistent I still stick with most of my subscriptions.
I was very impressed with House Beautiful's July / August 2015 edition.
Not because of every house featured but the one of the titles on the cover was
"Small Spaces!"
The stand out for me in this issue was the 525 sq ft ( 48.77 sq. m ) studio flat
in New York City whose tenant is the interior decorator
Max Sinsteden of the interior design firm Olasky and Sinsteden.
Most apartments are completely foreign in concept or architectural style in magazines.
For me anyway...
But having lived in large cities and having lived in two studios myself - one having been in Manhattan - I really appreciated this feature.
But having lived in large cities and having lived in two studios myself - one having been in Manhattan - I really appreciated this feature.
He shows that a small space doesn't mean that you can't have a "grand" scheme.
He manages to have every element of comfortable living.
My favorite part of this flat is his sliding curtain screen and his hanging artwork that fortifies his demarcation between living and sleeping area.
I wish I thought of that when I lived in those two studios.
You can see the curtain in action in the picture below.
