Interiors: Small Spaces in Prospect Heights
[nggallery id=”24798″ template=galleryview] 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,…
[nggallery id=”24798″ template=galleryview]
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.
My apologies, I certainly did not intentionally post four identical comments.
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…
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…
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…
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…
This looks to be about 500sf. $100 per sf is more than reasonable for a full renovation.
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?
Fantastic (even though I’m not an “art niche” fan).
Terrific.