Reader's home
Thu, 30 Jul 2009
Yes you read right ... reader's home. Laura from NYC emailed us these pictures of her rental. Yes you read right ... rental. Apparently she's been looking at Desire to Inspire religiously to find inspiration for the most recent apartment she rented in NYC. Laura didn't want to spend a lot of money, so she did a lot of the decorating by painting the walls with frames and buying furniture on eBay. (Laura I need to know your secret sources on eBay! Spill the beans! And seriously those windows are to die for.) Sadly Laura may be leaving her apartment soon as she is bidding to buy a place in the west village in NYC and is already pulling 100's of pictures for inspiration. Don't feel too sad if you don't get the new place though Laura. Your current home is perfect!
Just to round it out another picture of the bedroom (artwork by Russell Young) but this time with a gratuitous dog in shot. Hehe it's Laura's frenchie Alaia.
Reader Comments (30)
Wow... What a pretty home! Compliments for Laura: She obviously has great taste!
Great to see a readers home/ unit. Can't wait to see what she does to her own place.
Beautiful home! Great job! I love ebay, Craigslist and vintage/thrift stores for great unique finds, it's addictive though.
stunning! she should do that for a living.
Wow! What a glamorous space! I really love the walls...I would go crazy making sure the boxes were all perfect, though! Great job. And yes, eBay is such a great resource for finding stuff!
Fantastic Job!! I really liked this apartment
then when I saw she named her frenchie ALAIA
I LOVED IT!
Thank you for the inspiration.
What a striking apartment.
If she ends up getting the new place, would love to see photos of that as well!
Beautiful place!!
Second all the comments above!
Wow - that's all I can say. Well, no, I can also say that I'm insanely jealous that my rental doesn't have such gorgeous windows. :)
Love it... but where did that lovely flower print come from? It's fabulous!
This is stunning! Kudos to Laura.
I love all the tables in the living area!
OMG what a gorgeous apartment. Love the sofa and the art!
I love the "Butterfield 8" image above the bed. I have to say I've never seen that picture used as decor before and definitely never in a bedroom. How clever (and naughty)!
I would do just about anything for those walls.. such a shame it just would not look good in our apt, or I would not hesitate one minute to get started on that!</p><p>The whole place just breathes class. Great job!
Petra- designfragment
If Laura's not a designer, she should be.
Those windows! Those walls!
Wow. Totally gorgeous.
whoa - me likey!!! Those windows are awesome too...
AMAZING. I woudldn't even leave to go to the drugstore let alone move! Whoever owns your building should pay you to live there.
Laura, your place is sleek and hip and hot. LOVE IT!!! Thanks for sharing it with us, and can't wait to see your next space!
Love the idea of putting the desk at the end of the bed. Great space saver, not that this house needs spacesaving.
phenomenal! i really really dig it!
Very chic indeed!
Whoa! How perfect is that!? I love it!