scarbowcow Lovely - it sure doesn't look as small as 750 square feet sounds. The kitchen/dining/living area makes me want to knock out two walls in my apartment, but I think the landlord would probably notice when the roof caved in.

Adrienne M Creative and functional! I like this space. It looks very large for only 750 sq ft!

Stenar Creative I have two Midcentury modern chairs just like her chair. I've never seen any others besides mine.

Tracy Shields Love the design, but shoes right by the kitchen? Not too sure about that choice.

mimihal I love your style...and I hope other readers noticed that you , a shoe designer, lives in a place called Cobble hill. Maybe I'm just too old and am the only one who remembers what a cobbler is. Great work everywhere, inspiring. Thanks mimi.

patricia beharry She is a shoe designer. The shoes are on display; hence, she can display them in the kitchen. Love her style.

Carran Manning Sorry but shoes staring me in the face while I eat is not creative to me. They belong elsewhere.

ltsuruda What is the source for the white "sideboard" in the living room, under the wall shelving?

kathleenrico smelly shoes where your eating no way

normpo What a cute little place and that Billie! Wonderful shoes as well.

evanescente The shoes on display are not the shoes she wears, therefore they are not smelly! It's just a showroom for the shoes she designs.

patricia beharry Read the article !!!!!!!!!!! she is a shoe designer, The shoes are on display. Look at them. They are all almost the same design. READ THE ARTICLE. Shoe designer. Display.

evanescente By the way, these shoes are gorgeous!! I have fallen in love with them :-)

Kosta's Inc. Shoes by the kitchen and dining table? Especially when you walk the streets of New York City.

anonyms Love it. People, the woman is an artist. Her shoes are her artworks. Think of them as sculpture and perhaps that will help remove the walls from your 'box'.

This apt. reminds me of my place (which is also an apt turned into live/work while I build my house). I LOVE the shoe display near the kitchen and living. I have shoes (many vintage as well as old ballet pointe shoes) lining the molding on top of doors and built-ins. Shoes (as with all clothing) are, in the hands and minds of artists, ART.

Good design requires thinking outside the box, setting aside biases, and looking at the world differently whether it is shoes as sculpture or bathtubs, sinks, and toilets as planters and fountains.

anonyms By the way, I want a pair of those shoes..to wear! Love them. They look similar to a fave of mine which are Danskos that I have had a hard time replacing.

Lena C Interested to know the name/mfg of the blueish color on the bedroom wall.

dmomm To the comment. "smelly shoes in the kitchen". I'm pretty sure those are new shoes, never worn, just a display of her collection. I too think it looks sharp and love everything that she has done with her apartment.

kaz2 I don't have time to finish a cartoon I drew (I work in shoe repair and it was for my work)
So I can only explain it.
There are two little boys sitting at the table there is bits of leather on the table along with other things.
It's craft time.
The boys (beaming from ear to ear) cry out to their mother that they have finished and are very proud of their work as the two boys display their creations on the table.
The mother picks up the first item. It is a leather flower in a vase.
The mother praises the boy and says how beautiful it is and proceeds to put it as a nice centre piece on the table.
She then looks at the other boys creation, A beautifully made pair of shoes.
The mother cries “argh...Billy get those shoes off the table”.
Same leather same everything it's just our perception.
Food for thought.

It was funny when I read that our handbags probably harbour just as much dirt / germs as our shoes do. LOL now when I go to use a public bathroom I never place my bag on the floor anymore.

Carran Manning it never ceases to amaze me when a person has a different point of view and simply doesn't like something people on this site jump down their throat. Come one people not all design and art is everyone's cup of tea. Some people don't want shoes new, unworn or other wise staring them in the face while they eat. It's just a simple comment. I love the rest of the house. Lighten up people. Some just don't have the same opinions. Isn't diversity and tolerance what all the liberals are always screaming about.

patricia beharry @carolmanning----- I went back and read your comment. Fair enough; You said "shoes" The problem is when the article is not read and understood. Comments stating "stinky" shoes is not playing fair. The woman is a shoe designer, using her home as a showcase for displaying her work. Like an artist using their home to display painting. And by the way how can you tell by my comment whether I am a liberal or conservative? People should READ the articles prior to making erroneous comments.

Anita Roll Murals Eclectic and fun! Great use of a small space.

vanisha223 I love the Chalkboard Wall... i want to do that!!! now to find the space

manal fathy i like your dezign it seems so large

Roberta Philbrick Love the way you have made such a small place live LARGE ;} My husband and I live in a one bedroom "Love Shack" that is 687 sq.ft....after years of living in a 3,600 sq.ft. home...major downsizing for sure. BUT we love it and would not go back to a larger house now. It really makes you edit you life and only keep what is important to you.
btw...we had these 80's white cabinets with oak trim in our vacation home and we painted the oak trim a black lacquer...and loved how it updated the kitchen without a lot of work. That might work for your space with the chalkboard and black walls as well. note: we also painted the old bamboo table black to match

deyjiavuu Absolutely love your style! I love the shoe wall for marketing your lovely creations, which is just genius to me! A cobbler living on Cobble Hill? Really? Ha! Love that as well! I sincerely hope you have the most success. You seem like your personality is really warm and fun loving, which is directly reflected in each of your rooms. You've done a great job with such a small palette. Well done!

To those who don't like the shoe wall next to the kitchen area; this young woman is a shoe cobbler. Her shoes are her art. They are not "worn" shoes, but shoes she has designed and has created a unique way of displaying them for visitors who come to her home. Remember, anyone coming to her home "knows" she is a shoe cobbler, which means they EXPECT to see her goods on display. I'm also pretty sure she would not invite closed minded people into her "sanctuary" if she thought they might be offended by her adorable "shoe wall". :-)