Nov 3, 2011

Our nook

I wouldn't exactly call our apartment "done" yet (though, is it really ever??) but I did want to share this little nook at the end of our entryway hallway. I had lofty dreams of a big plush bench here and tons of coffee table books and flowers and artwork, but this will do too. It's getting there! This awesome bench is from The Upper Rust (a haven for antiquey goods and props, not to mention three blocks from the apartment), and I believe it was made from a beer barrel.

These two NYC watercolor sketches are from the talented Suhita of Sketch Away. When we were all cooped up inside on the day of Irene's supposed rampage, I went on an blog surfing binge and came across her work, which I immediately HAD to have. J is all about getting original artwork, so we got these created for us. They were remakes of this and this, both of which are super affordable prints. Suhita mentioned that the cool thing about these two was that they were sketched from the same place in the city. All it required was a turn of the head.

The third sketch is by the awesome Charrow. We came across her work at the Joe Coffee on 13th and were instantly smitten. This particular print is called "Hydrant Jungle" (you must see it up close as it is terribly cute).

P.S. The only downside to this nook is it actually doesn't get much natural light at all. This was shot at an exposure of eight seconds (ISO 400, f5.6). :P

14 comments :

  1. What a cute nook! I've just moved (ok it's been two months but I'm still in the nesting process!) and I love the idea of showcasing special little nooks of a house/apartment! I would love to do this but I agree with you that it never seems like it's "done"! Maybe someday when I'm closer to "done"....

    ps: love that bench!

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  2. Your place is terribly cute, Alice! Like a page out of a catalog.

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  3. Cute nook and I love the illustrations.

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  4. What a beautiful setting to come home to. Those are very nice paintings

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  5. I would LOVE to see this first thing as I walk through my front door. nicely done, lady!

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  6. Kudos on the nicely decorated space; love the details.

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  7. This is so airy, so nice...! I always like a place with nice entry. Make me want to re-done my entry tooo!

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  8. Bridge and I are chatting right now about how jealous we are of this here nook. So cool! I love that you guys support your local artists too.

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  9. dang, alice! it's all magazine-like inside your apartment.

    in contrast, i have half a car's bumper in my dining room. :/

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  10. Thanks so much for the kind words. I had fun making those watercolors for you... it gave me a chance to relive my summer in my favorite city :)

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  11. sweet looking nook of yours.
    gaahh!!! i want everything in this photo ...simplicity is perfection

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