In New Jersey, USA, this city apartment is designed for young professionals who value style and comfort. Imagine by Kamran KarimovMeasuring 98 square metres, this elegant modern home is designed with a cool gray décor balanced by warm wood grain elements. Strong black accents give a contemporary décor scheme visual weight, while modern lighting fixtures add an atmospheric glow. The storage furniture is smooth and linear, subtly smoothing around the perimeter of the open, light-filled living room with panoramic windows. Earthy browns and greens color the bedrooms and bathrooms to add visual interest and promote a sense of calm.
We begin the tour of this modern city apartment in an open plan living space, which includes a comfortable sitting area, a formal dining room, and a kitchen with breakfast bar on the peninsula.
Huge floor-to-ceiling windows open the longest wall of the open-plan living space, and wrap around an adjacent second wall to create a double-sided panorama.
The sectional sofa echoes the wraparound windows in an L-shape design. The back of the modern sofa is split to allow more of a city view through.
The gray sofa complements the cool gray concrete walls. Opposite the sofa, a TV wall covered with wood panels visually warms. Recessed lighting feature casts a clear glow over the entertainment wall.
A modern, linear media unit runs under the TV, while a narrow tower of shelves crisscrosses in a camouflaged wall for storage nearby.
There is an unobstructed flow from the lounge area to the dining area to create a socially connected space for entertaining.
In contrast to the dining room’s heavy pendant light, a clear glass vase and floral display make a table centerpiece.
A breakfast bar peninsula divides the kitchen from the rest of the open living space. The stove is located here to allow the chef to be social while preparing dinner.
A paneled focal wall adds a compositional element to the room, while the cabinets carry a soft, concrete-like aesthetic.
Small bedroom pendant lights descend upon a brown bedside table, while a sunken light strip penetrates a deep wooden window.
The wood paneling of the windows marks the reading nook in the bedroom.
The desk is combined with a floor-to-ceiling bookcase on request.
The window lounge chair presents an elegant black and white style.
In the bathroom, it’s a modern, linear furniture unit that sends pieces of contrasting brown across the cool gray background.
The wall hung gray toilet coordinates with a granite-clad cistern hide wall.
A brown bathtub palette matches the furniture unit, creating a single, cohesive color sweep around the room. A modern bathroom vanity rack is installed above the bathtub, offering a bold black visual anchor.
A niche was created within a plumbing concealment wall to house a few select toiletries.
The second double bedroom is colored with a deep green duvet. A walnut headboard complements the wood interior of this glass-walled wardrobe.
A hidden strip of LED light shines across the top edge of the headboard to accentuate its large width, and draw attention to a decorative wall behind. More LED light strips provide functional lighting for clothes rails and accessory racks inside the wardrobe.
The dressing table for the bedroom is mounted on the wall at the foot of the bed, taking advantage of the natural light on the window.
The bedroom TV wall is wrapped in light strip, which adds interest as well as functional lighting.
Crowded glass panels obscure the cluttered wardrobe contents from the comfortable sleeping space, while accepting natural light into the dressing area.
A modern black wall sconce illuminates a low-profile bed unit incorporated into the bed design. A mature indoor plant complements its green bedspreads with its lush green foliage.
An elegant stone fireplace was placed under the bedroom TV wall to create a platform on which to display some decorative items.
Another potted plant adds a flash of green alongside framed typographic artwork.
The TV wall is ribbed to provide textural interest.
Unique modern wall sconce that makes a soft night light after dark.
A small pendant lamp illuminates the dressing table and a luxurious gray upholstered chair.
In this en suite bathroom, a one-of-a-kind bathroom sink sits deep on a modern vanity unit. A rattan laundry basket places a complementing ribbed fabric underneath.
The gray toilet contrasts with the faded wall tiles.
In the shower area, a narrow backlit corner shelves in a tan shimmer, which harmonize warmly with the wood-colored elements of the bathroom scheme.
An omnidirectional leg lamp illuminates the vanity area.
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