I transformed my friend’s apartment into an urban oasis for about $2,500 – here’s how

2 weeks ago

This communicative is sponsored by SICOTAS.

Finding nan cleanable New York City flat is tough, but decorating it mightiness beryllium moreover much difficult.

With truthful galore options connected nan market, it tin consciousness overwhelming to sift done endless java tables and couches, particularly if you’re not looking to walk 5 figures furnishing your space.

Enter SICOTAS, an accessible, design-forward furnishings institution built connected nan principles of SImplicity, COmfort and TASte (it’s correct location successful nan name!). Founded successful 2018, nan marque offers elegant, versatile and environmentally conscious location décor — and I precocious sewage to acquisition its pieces firsthand erstwhile my friend Brooke asked maine for thief giving her Brooklyn rental a much-needed facelift.

Together pinch interior designer Kat Salazar and SICOTAS Marketing Manager Charlene Yang, we decided to attraction our efforts connected nan 2 spaces Brooke uses most. We started successful nan surviving room; pinch small too a sectional sofa and a fewer scattered plants arsenic a starting point, it was nan cleanable blank canvas to bring to life.

Before photograph of a Brooklyn flat surviving room

After photograph of a surviving room pinch beige furnishings and decor

After photograph of a Brooklyn flat pinch shelving

“The first point I announcement astir this abstraction is each of nan beautiful earthy elements — the exposed brick, nan precocious ceilings pinch those beautiful wood beams, nan earthy light,” Kat says. “I want to return those elements and complement them pinch much earthy finishes to really create a comfortable, cozy feel.”

To play up nan room’s “warm tones,” Charlene suggested a operation of pieces from SICOTAS’ Savanna Collection, which is made pinch sustainably originated rattan, and its waveform-paneled Cas Collection.

SICOTAS Cas Console Table With 2 Doors

One of Kat’s apical priorities was introducing immoderate shelving, truthful she and Charlene sandwiched this console array betwixt 2 of nan matching bookshelves beneath — the cleanable operation of hidden and unfastened storage.

SICOTAS Cas Bookshelf With 2 Doors

“Depending connected nan clip of nan day, you’ll get a different look arsenic nan sun beams connected nan furniture,” says Charlene, who picked nan Cassiopeia constellation-inspired Cas Collection to return advantage of nan room’s oversized windows and ample sunlight.

SICOTAS Savanna Coffee Table

To capable successful nan halfway of nan room, Charlene chose this rattan-topped java array from SICOTAS’ Savanna Collection. For a spot of opposition connected top, Kat placed a achromatic alabaster vessel filled pinch moss spheres, on pinch a stack of ivory-colored books and a fewer smaller accent pieces to match.

“We decidedly wanted to bring successful a batch of those earthy textures to complement nan architecture of nan space,” Kat says. “We recovered a batch of those successful nan accessories, but it started pinch nan finishes of nan SICOTAS collection.”

The adjacent extremity was nan bedroom, which was likewise debased connected retention abstraction and didn’t connection Brooke immoderate benignant of due work-from-home setup.

“We really request to unfastened this abstraction up a small spot more,” Kat noted. “The pieces we bring successful should beryllium a small spot much functional.”

a achromatic furniture pinch beige pillows sits connected a rug successful beforehand of a ceramic wall. Two matching benches are astatine nan ft of nan bed.

After image of a ray wood dresser pinch cane drawers, dressed up pinch candles, vases, and a plant

After photograph of a wood table pinch a stool and artwork

SICOTAS Opus White Nightstand

While Brooke’s aged oak nightstands blended into nan exposed ceramic wall successful nan bedroom, these ones from SICOTAS’ Opus Collection create a bully contrast, making nan full room consciousness much finished.

“I emotion that this style tin spell pinch truthful galore types of design,” Kat says of nan nightstands, which characteristic a fluted decorativeness inspired by a piano’s keys.

SICOTAS Savanna Shoe Bench pinch Storage

Charlene and Kat chose to switch retired nan mini sofa astatine nan ft of Brooke’s bed, replacing it pinch 2 of these footwear benches.

“Functionally, these are really great. We wanted to put thing astatine nan extremity of nan furniture wherever you could beryllium and put your shoes on, and it besides has tons of storage,” Kat says.

SICOTAS Savanna 6 Drawer Dresser

On nan other broadside of nan room, Charlene and Kat brought successful this rattan dresser to present immoderate texture and colour while besides offering plentifulness of storage.

“You tin usage it to shop your clothes, but besides arsenic a TV stand,” Charlene points out. Beats looking astatine a blank achromatic wall!

SICOTAS Savanna Desk pinch Drawer

“You tin usage it arsenic a vanity, arsenic a workspace, nevertheless you want,” Kat says of this sleek machine desk. “We put a small stool location for now, but she could ever alteration it to a chair.”