Apartment Therapy Ohdeedoh | #9 - Violet's Urban Tree House

#9 - Violet's Urban Tree House

Name: Lauren and Davison
Child's Name and Age: Violet, 6 months
Location: Hell's Kitchen, NYC
Size: 565 sq. ft. apartment, 60 sq. ft. nursery

Favorite Source:"Schneider's— everyone who works there seems know everything about their products so you never have to wonder if something is good, only if it would work for you. True, the owner isn’t exactly gentle, but they know their stuff and the prices are lower than other nyc stores."

What inspired you?

"We wanted to build an “urban tree house” for our child, where she could feel cozy and look out in many directions. To do this, we moved our front door and built an angled interior wall enabling us to create a small nursery within the back room of our apartment."

"Views were tougher, as there is only one exterior (north) window in the room. But we added more by 1) putting an interior window in the wall we built that looks onto our entryway art gallery (and lets us peep in on the cradle); 2) using a glass door with a transom window offering views south down the entire apartment and east to an exterior window; 3) placing a high mirror next to the nursery window."

Great Tip:

"Keep a pacifier on a hook next to your rocking chair…perhaps obvious but it took us awhile to figure this out."

Comments (11)

I'm really impressed with what you've done in a teeny space.

posted by Li on April 19th 2007 at 7:44am
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wonderfully cozy!

posted by jjpp on April 19th 2007 at 7:51am
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Very cool indeed.

posted by angie on April 19th 2007 at 9:11am
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Super cute! Is that a vintage rocking chair, or new? If new, where from?

posted by Lesley on April 19th 2007 at 10:16am
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What a smart and creative use of a little space! I love all the little touches, especially the window in the wall.

posted by AmySly on April 19th 2007 at 12:00pm
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love the fabric on the changing table and the images above it. very sleek and modern yet cosy! nice one! violet is a lucky girl!

posted by phoebe (silk felt soil) on April 19th 2007 at 3:01pm
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Neat!

posted by exxon23 on April 19th 2007 at 3:20pm
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Excellent use of the space. The fabric on the changing table looks fabulous - something different! Every thing looks really well planned and falls together perfectly.

posted by sweet escapes on April 20th 2007 at 5:43pm
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wow- what a great space- can you tell me a little more about the artwork above the changing station? are those pages from a children's book?

posted by jonathan on April 23rd 2007 at 6:55am
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sorry it took me awhile to respond to this question- yes, I scanned printed out these pages from a beautiful old children's book full of woodcuts of animals. Found the book on the street several years ago.

posted by Paullchik on April 25th 2007 at 3:52pm
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Took even longer to respond to the first question, sorry--the rocking chair is a hand-me-down.

posted by Paullchik on April 25th 2007 at 4:06pm
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