closets

  • BEFORE: front closet

  • AFTER: front closet

  • This cedar closet is off to a good start, but it lacks enough shelving and is relying on a hanging section that gentle knits will suffer from with pulled shoulders.

    BEFORE: cedar closet

  • Robust! Shelving and dividers added to give ample space to a lovely collection of knits.

    AFTER: cedar closet

  • AFTER: well-zoned

basements

  • A clog, a jam, an overwhelming tangle. Decades of papers, trinkets, wine, furniture, books, and art, all rolled into one jumbo PILE.

    BEFORE: the dreaded pile

  • A twenty year archive, logically stacked with room for more. A new office space and library emerged in the rear of the room, as as well as a large flat storage for art.

    AFTER: navigable stacks

  • Basement stairs often become a holding deck for the task of putting things away. Detangling the basement helped us clear these steps!

    BEFORE: treacherous steps

  • AFTER: nothing to see here

  • Part of a larger basement tangle, this zone became quite useful in the finished iteration.

    BEFORE: miscellany salad

  • While detangling this basement, a wonderful collection of wine emerged which needed a safe, sensible, and legible home. We carved this section into a functional booze cave!

    AFTER: a wine cellar!

decor

  • 70s mirror, lightweight convertible couch, marble table, rug in pleasant palette, old marble lamp with new shade, thrifted chenille throw

    thrifted all, good haul

  • office / living space blended, all seating available for work. A tall Håg Capisco at the window for perching while a low couch and low rocker invite laying on the rugs.

    blended zones

  • One investment rug, Iran, circa 1890. One thrifted rug for warmth and patternplay. Sliding French doors from Craigslist. Book case from a closed Upper West Side bookstore. Spring-loaded unusual rocking chair thrifted in Vermont.

    patternplay

  • a houseguest enjoys this blended office/livingroom in Sunday light

    office living blend

  • Multiple work heights, multiple chair types,: multiple shapes of self while working.

    multimode

  • These custom shelves sport thoughtfully selected wares, resting gently on display.

    special shelves, special items

  • taking advantage of the proportions of this raised-level, carpeted, would-be office, a mattress touching three walls turns this small room into a room-bed. White sheets and soft drapes amplify sun bouncing off the neighbor’s stucco garage, framed by

    softly lit room-bed

guest rooms

  • Underutilized space with unwelcoming feel. It’s hard for people to get a full night’s sleep away from home — let's help your house guests feel at ease!

    BEFORE: a bit disconcerting

  • space doctors after image. Walls that seemed grim now seem blue. A room that seemed like a small hallway now feels like a cozy nook, with enough room on the ground to stretch.

    AFTER: cozy and calm

  • A guest room used as storage makes your visitor feel like a burden tucked in a cupboard.

    BEFORE: awkward angles

  • Ratios shifted to give a sense of safe landing. Cooling blues in warm wool make this tiny spare room a place of respite for a traveling visitor.

    AFTER: room to unwind

workspaces

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kitchens

  • BEFORE: a messy space

    This client felt overwhelmed by a lack of storage space.

  • shelving makes NYC possible

    AFTER: vertical systems

    Previously underutilized vertical space is now activated with tall Metro shelving.

  • cluttered closet in NYC studio

    BEFORE: overflowing closet

    A small space with a lot of stuff can be a recipe for a traffic jam

  • AFTER closet org in a smal NYC studio

    AFTER: structured system

    After pruning the clothing collection, we brought in new structural elements to give everything a home. Closet revamps don’t need to cost a lot! One Ikea shelf and a shoe holder made a big difference here.

  • BEFORE: Carrie Bradshaw's Secret

    There are pots with plastic handles living in this oven for storage! Underutilized vertical space is making a major New York situation.

  • AFTER: Bradshaw's Breakthrough

    The oven no longer needs to be a storage closet, now that we’ve added little golden hooks to the underside of this shelf for the pots and pans to hang, and mounted a lid holder on the wall by the stove. Take that, NYC!

  • AFTER: tidy zones