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October 15, 2008

Interiors: Small Spaces in Prospect Heights

Welcome to our new interiors feature. The week, Framework Architecture designs a wall to help organize a small apartment on a $50,000 budget. Got a project you'd like us to publish? Send us some photos and a note.

The project consisted of the removal of a wall separating kitchen and living room, the removal of kitchen appliances and finishes, and complete renovation of the bathroom. We left the wood flooring, but stained it to contrast with the wood slatted wall. Joe's Wall, as we called it, was used as the organizing element of the space. It was used to display the owner's artwork at the entry, to store his food by the kitchen, and to store his clothing in the living area. The wall also expands to create a space for the bed, giving the sleeping area a bit of separation and privacy. To keep millwork cost down, we used Ikea wardrobes, but replaced their doors with wood slats laminated to MDF. The custom doors made the wardrobes integral with Joe's Wall. The kitchen and medicine cabinet are also from Ikea.

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I love the floors-on-the-walls idea. Could be very handy in an earthquake.

seriously - nicely done.

Posted by: dittoburg at October 15, 2008 10:50 AM

Love it...Great wall treatment. Hidden closets are the best.

Posted by: bayridgegirl at October 15, 2008 11:03 AM

top shelf job on this small space, well done. really love hidden storage.

Posted by: goldie at October 15, 2008 11:16 AM

NIce for the sapce but where did 50 grand go? I would think that you could pull off this reno for 25k at the most.

Posted by: Adam Dahill at October 15, 2008 11:18 AM

I agree with Adam. I don't see 50 grand here

Posted by: troll at October 15, 2008 11:20 AM

it's in the bathroom. i won't say where.

just kidding. i like this a lot and can easily see where the 50 grand went. i think a lot actually did go into the bathroom renovation. post isn't really clear what they did in the kitchen, but if they actually upgraded any of the appliances and fixtures, that adds up as well.

Posted by: i disagree at October 15, 2008 11:39 AM

The wooden wall is a strong move. The kitchen however, seems to be undesigned/afterthought, and therefore takes away from the strength of the wall.

Posted by: OTIS at October 15, 2008 11:42 AM

I think that is pretty cool looking. Can definitely see where the 50G went.

Posted by: wasder at October 15, 2008 11:56 AM

I can tell you where $50k went - on this one sentence "With Joe's Wall, we intend to bring clarity and satisfaction to the often conflicted relationship between people and their possessions"

If $50k was for everything, I could kind of understand it - not just for the wall though.

Posted by: the chicken at October 15, 2008 12:15 PM

Yowza Chicken, that's $2500/word. Looks fab, but it does seem like a lot of money for such a small space and an Ikea kitchen.

Posted by: SnarkSlope at October 15, 2008 12:49 PM

LOVE, Love, love it.

Posted by: TownhouseLady at October 15, 2008 1:55 PM

Terrific.

Posted by: an architect in Brooklyn at October 15, 2008 2:16 PM

Fantastic (even though I'm not an "art niche" fan).

Posted by: Susan Elkins at October 15, 2008 3:25 PM

but thems is "designer words" Snarky!

I was a bit harsh in my earlier tone though. It's the owner's money and they can do what they want with it - lord knows I've spunked enough money on motorbikes over the years.

But I do think I might have a different sense of "value for money" here. A friend of mine in Belgium (ie not cheap labour rates) is getting a whole modern house designed and built for him for $300k, and $50k could build you a modest house in the UK.

Is this kind of budget the going rate in the NY? Is this how people get to the $100k per floor reno costs that I see bandied around?

Posted by: the chicken at October 15, 2008 3:55 PM

This looks to be about 500sf. $100 per sf is more than reasonable for a full renovation.

Posted by: wpg at October 15, 2008 4:13 PM

50 grand? Is there really an ROI there? Especially if if the economy goes even more kerblonkers. Let's not forget this little stinkhole is in Prospect Heights, not the Slope. Beatdowns and muggings happen constantly. Best wishes to the owner, but...

Posted by: Peckerwood at October 15, 2008 11:46 PM

My apologies, I certainly did not intentionally post four identical comments.

Posted by: Peckerwood at October 15, 2008 11:50 PM

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