THE STORY

THE CHALLENGE: Fix an apartment combination so that a bedroom is not in the entertaining spaces.

THE CLIENT: A professional who understands design wanted to remove the third bedroom from the middle of the entertaining areas to create a quiet bedroom wing. In addition, they needed ample storage for a Kosher kitchen.

THE TRANSFORMATION: We created an open plan entertaining space that takes advantage of the expansive deck, separated it from the bedroom wing with ample coat storage, a working pantry (it has appliances, extra counter space, and a kitchen’s worth of cabinets), and a laundry room! This apartment sold in 1 month in a challenging market at the beginning of COVID.

After: The view of the Living Room and the patio beyond is now unobstructed, past a walnut-clad column that anchors a large white multifunctional Kitchen island

BEFORE This apartment combination placed a bedroom between the Entry and the Living Room.

AFTER We created more expansiveness by moving the bedroom to be near the other bedrooms.

An angled view of an empty Living Room with a corridor beyond A large open plan Living Room opens to a dining table, a large white kitchen island with charcoal and walnut cabinetry beyond, and in the distance, a large pantry on the left and a corridor to the right

BEFORE The Livingroom of this 3-bedroom apartment had an awkward location at the end of a corridor.

AFTER We made this home more enjoyable by uniting the entertaining spaces.

A zoomed-in view of the large, white kitchen island with stools; charcoal and walnut cabinetry line the back wall, and in the distance, a door to a large working pantry on the left,t and a corridor to the right

A large island anchors the entertaining spaces.

A perspective view looking straight at the Kitchen wall of charcoal upper cabinets, charcoal countertops, and two-tone walnut drawers with the large white island anchored by a walnut clad column is on the right and a dining table on the left

Now the apartment has great flow.

Looking toward the patio from the Dining table with the large white Kitchen island anchored by a walnut clad column on the right

The light and space of the patio are shared by more of the apartment.

Looking toward the entry corridor, charcoal upper cabinets, charcoal countertops, and two-tone walnut drawers with flush stainless hardware hug the wall, the large white island anchored by a walnut clad column, is on the right

Cooking is more enjoyable in this chic open-plan Kitchen.

White cabinets with brightly-lit white countertops and warm wood floors

A working pantry provides more room for cooking projects and storage.

An open closet door reveals a stacking washer and dryer in a narrow corridor. A narrow room: white lacquered linen cabinets surround a stacking washer/dryer with a countertop at the far end, a colorful

BEFORE Laundry was in a closet between the Front Door and the Living Room

AFTER Creative space planning created a Laundry Room close to the Bedrooms.

photos: Douglas Elliman and Eduard Hueber © Archphoto.com

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