"Before I moved in, I was living in Austin, Texas, and I had leased the apartment sight unseen. After a week of driving across the country, the moment I walked in, I knew the universe was taking care of me and that I'd found my NYC home and safe haven,"
"The sun came through the parallel windows and spread wide across the hardwood floors. The subway tile bathroom needed a good scrub. And the 10-foot ceilings made the apartment echo-y but full of hope for the life I could make here,"
"I slept on an air mattress for six weeks while I waited for my things to arrive from Texas, and in that time, I made the dining room with its grand crown-molding archway my temporary bedroom. Even though I had nothing but an air mattress and a suitcase, that time period felt strangely exquisite and hopeful. I couldn't wait to see what the apartment (and my life in it) would become over time."
A renter moved into a 125-year-old Fort Greene, Brooklyn apartment sight unseen and immediately felt it was a safe haven. Sunlight poured through parallel windows onto hardwood floors, a subway-tile bathroom needed scrubbing, and 10-foot ceilings created an echo that felt full of possibility. The dining room with grand crown-molding served as a temporary bedroom while belongings arrived, making the early, sparse weeks feel exquisite and hopeful. The apartment functions as a creative sanctuary, accommodating writing, visual art, poetry, entertaining, and daily life. Decorating advice emphasizes playful, unconventional choices and allowing the home to evolve alongside personal growth.
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