Interior/Renovations
STUDIO APARTMENT RENOVATION
(“AFTER” photos by Martyn Gallina-Jones)
About the Project
Before renovations, the California owner of this small NYC studio apartment “In the Heights” was undecided between modest updates or renovations throughout. Naturally, it was stressful to consider undertaking a large project while located 3,000 miles away. After HUMANSCAPES’ vision was shared with the owner, overall renovations were approved to transform this “ugly duckling” that was suffering from years of neglect and renters’ damage into a beautiful swan. During renovations throughout the entire apartment, peeling and cracked plaster walls were skim-coated, broken moldings were removed and replaced, and the damaged parquet floors were repaired and refinished. HUMANSCAPES chose a sophisticated color palette and eco-friendly, no VOC paint for the entire project. During renovations, HUMANSCAPES maximized this tiny kitchen’s usability. To lower costs, the good-condition, existing cabinets were reglazed. The awkward full-height divider wall between cabinets and refrigerator was demolished. All other materials were upgraded, including new backsplash, fixtures, hardware, lighting, plus gorgeous quartz replaced the laminate counters. Now, this “ugly duckling” Studio was becoming the “beautiful swan” that it was intended to be. After HUMANSCAPES’ renovations, it’s now clear that a well-thought-out design and cleverly-chosen materials can transform small spaces into stunning and gracious living environments
Floor Plan
Living Room
BEFORE
The small main living space was dreary, unimpressive, and in disrepair
BEFORE
Cracked plaster walls, peeling paint, broken moldings, and damaged floors all needed help
AFTER
After renovations, this small room is now big on style, comfort, and function with new lighting, furnishings, and accessories
Bedroom / Home Office Area
BEFORE
Could living, home office, and bedroom areas actually work in this small main room?
AFTER
This lovely and comfortable bedroom and home office area is now behind the living room console
AFTER
Discreet privacy is found beyond the generous-sized living room console that also provides ample added storage in the modest-sized space
Kitchen
BEFORE
This dated kitchen needed all the damaged, poor-quality materials to be replaced
BEFORE
The refrigerator was disjointed beside an oddly-placed painted full-height panel
AFTER
Bright and beautiful with new quartz countertops, backsplash, refreshed cabinets and hardware
AFTER
New fixtures and backsplash
AFTER
New marble-look quartz countertop
AFTER
Beautifully-veined quartz countertop
Eat-in Kitchen
BEFORE
In its existing condition, the eat-in kitchen wasn’t the great benefit it should be for a NYC studio
AFTER
Now it says, “welcome home”
AFTER
In a modest-sized studio apartment, this eat-in kitchen is a now gracious entertaining space
Bath
BEFORE
This tiny bathroom was in a sad state of disrepair
BEFORE
All fittings and finishes were in disrepair
AFTER
With new fixtures, fittings, and finishes, it was transformed into a petite oasis, including wood-look floor tile and large-scale wall tile that help to enlarge the space
AFTER
Sleek new space-saving vanity with contemporary faucet
AFTER
Wood-look porcelain floor tiles, and new vanity storage
AFTER
Large-scale wall tile continues to the window in place of molding
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