House Tour: A Fab $235,000 NYC Studio in Jackson Heights, Queens
Name: Suzi Siegel
Location: Jackson Heights, Queens New York
Size: 515 sq ft
Type of Home: Studio apartment
Years Lived In: 7 years
Suzi Siegel found a ridiculously good thing and has made it all her own. She and Móle Siegel, a Mexican Hairless Xoloitzcuintle, have lived in the sunny studio apartment in Jackson Heights for 7 years. To keep the studio bright and airy, Suzi divided the spaces with sleek sliding screens and subtle transitions of pink wall paint to designate the different “ecosystems” in the home. Our favorite area is her work from home office where the author writes facing a wall of windows covered with thriving plant life.
And although she does live in a studio, it’s surprisingly large by NYC standards and made to feel even bigger by her applied minimalism and its multifunctional features. When we asked her to describe her style she said, If Barbra Streisand, J-Lo, and the Dalai Lama all decorate an apartment together and none of them had a lot of money, you’d get my studio. Those are the three elements of my personality that are embodied in my home’s style. I am a Jewish woman of a certain age with a certain schmaltzy aesthetic. I also am a woman who grew up in the Bronx in the ‘70s and ‘80s in a Spanish-speaking household (raised by my Puerto Rican stepfather), dances salsa, and loves clothes. Last, I am an avowed Buddhist who mediates every day and goes on regular silent retreats. All of that is (somehow) reflected in my home. What an answer!
The NYC journalist and author of Tiny New York is a proud New Yorker raised in the Bronx, and she has a passion for documenting what’s unique and quintessential New York. Her book, Tiny New York, celebrates “the tiniest things in the biggest city.” After living in multiple boroughs and traveling the world, she settled down in Jackson Heights, Queens and has since made it her “muse.” Suzi says, “I'm Queens obsessed”- her neighborhood is a living example of NYC hustle, beautiful diversity, grit, and ingenuity.
To hear more from Suzi Siegel & tiny New York findings
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Tiny New York can be found at NYC Bookstores and Amazon
www.amazon.com/Tiny-New-York-Smallest-Biggest/dp/1493031503
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro to 718
0:33 - Floor plan
0:47 - Sleeping alcove
2:15 - Office space
3:24 - Storage solutions
5:30 - Living room design
6:45 - Transitioning wall color
7:30 - Minimalism & meditation
8:03 - Dining room
8:55 - Dressing room
9:51 - Bathroom & Kitchen
11:17 - Her book Tiny New York
Artwork:
Renzo Ortega
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Corey K Lamb
corey-lamb.squarespace.com/
Alfred González // A Ride on the 6 Archival Pigment Print B&W photograph
John McKie
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Portrait of Molé by Patto
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The Airia Desk by Herman Miller
store.hermanmiller.com/office-furniture-desks/airia-desk/2197149.html?lang=en_US
Variable Balans The original kneeling chair Designer : Peter Opsvik Collection : pink
Bonanza Single Metal Locker Storage Cabinet in Pink - home depot
Ligne Roset red floor lamp
www.ligne-roset.com/us/c/floor-lamps-and-reading-lamps
Gel Stacking Chair with Transparent Red Seat Color by Domitalia
Bluff City 14-Inch by Jonah Takagi for Roll & Hill Mint red Pendant Lamp
Scarlett Bench and Mongolian Sheep Fur Cover - Dining Bench - Grandin Road
John McKie art (self-taught artist found on IG)
Mola Sasa Kuna Pillow
Chilewich Glow Place Mat
Vintage Traditional Anatolian Wool Rug - ABC Carpets
BEDROOM
Velvet Vant panels in blush & matching platform bed in blush
Vintage Mauve Memory Foam Cuddler Dog Bed Jax & Bones
SELAB + ALESSANDRO ZAMBELLI LINEA LED SELETTI LED stick lamp fuschia yoox
Panel Track Blinds The Shade Store
PAINT & COLORS
ALL Paint is by BENJAMIN MOORE
Living room - porcelain
Dressing Room - mauve blush
bedroom - antique pearl
Bathroom and Kitchen - oyster
all trim - white diamond
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Credits
Videography: Vixon John and Margaret Ferrec,
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Editor: Margaret Ferrec
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