diary of a designer: the new plaza apartment

You can take the job away from the interior designer,

but you can't take the designer away from her next stint. :) 

My sister Amanda is moving into my old plaza apartment building,

which elates the entire family 

(for a number of reasons).

This past weekend I was emailed this:

and received a phone call asking for any ideas..

while I don't think any of the daugherty girls are inept,

(thanks to crazy and her constant redecorating)

I was happy to send her some concepts

that perhaps she hadn't considered.

The apartment is a deluxe studio, so the problem basically 

boils down to: where to put the bed?

I LOVE a good space planning challenge. Love it. 

Seriously.

(On this note, if anyone ever has a floorplan (or room dimensions)

that they want an opinion on, please feel free to send them my way.)

Therefore, my sunday afternoon (happily) consisted of this:

with the current favorite being this: 

(or something similar)

In addition, she was looking for a little color palette inspiration,
and would like to use the color 'orange'.

 favorites thus far:
Complimentary: shades of orange and blue
Split complimentary: orange and blue green & blue-violet
Monochromatic: all neutral (mostly creams & white)
but with pops of vibrant colors, taken from her plaza surroundings.
(bring the outside in!)

Color inspiration: 

I'll keep you updated and post pictures of the apartment
 this fall once the project is complete.
I think it'll be cute!