Even the most spacious NoHo apartments don’t boast of libraries, sprawling hallways, and a thousand and one nooks and crannies to display the bright blue bust you had commissioned of Hillary Clinton. Your living room may be larger than the average New York City standard, but even you wish for a little more room to stretch your legs. Being tight on space, coupled with your eccentric tendencies toward maximalism, should spell disaster, but we think otherwise. Any NoHo apartment has the capability to transcend the binaries and embrace a maximalist feel within a minimalist space. If neutral whites and beiges simply don’t cut it for you, here are a few tips for creating a minimal maximalist apartment.
Maximalists are famous for their keen eye for color and design. Their apartments, or shrines, are a testament to their experiences traveling, exploring, and discovering the richness of their environment. One wouldn’t think that a single NoHo apartment could hold all the memories, but with the proper organization, you can display your entire life’s journey without overwhelming yourself and your guests. The key to striking the balance between city parameters and eccentric style starts with display units. Free up mental and physical space by hanging artwork on the walls and installing shelves to showcase knickknacks and chachkies. Bookcases don’t need to be reserved solely for books either. Get funky with your library by interspersing prized possessions between the stacks. What results is a beautiful explosion of chaos artfully contained within your New York City walls.
So, we’ve spoken about the details, which at the heart of it, sets the tone and flavor of your space, now let’s think of the big picture items. We’re talking about the apartment essentials. Not every apartment needs a life-sized sculpture of a space Dalmatian, but what it does need are a couch and table. When it comes to these apartment basics let your inner maximalist shine by mixing color and texture. Juxtapose your deep velvet couch with a lucite bar cart and geode coffee table with leather chaise lounger. Mix and match unorthodox materials and textures to create a space that is at once in harmony and totally unexpected.
When all else fails you rely on color to keep you going. Luxury NoHo apartments are all about soothing colors and calming white walls. But don’t be afraid to spice things up a bit with neon colors, be it accent pillows or an entire shelving unit. But don’t let the color stop there, shop around for a wallpaper that screams maximalist or paint your walls bubble gum pink. Don’t be afraid of outdated styles or growing tired of the colors, like with any outfit you can always change it tomorrow and in fact, you probably will.
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