Terry Emmons' Greenwhich Village Pied-a-Tierre

HGTV's Small Spaces Big Style program is one

of my favourites on that channel. One one of the

episodes, they featured Terry Emmons' tiny

pied-a-tierre in New York City's Greenwich village

at under 400 square feet (3xx sq feet.) Sorry don't

remember the exact square footage.

Terry Emmons is a designer and has been to Versaille

over 60 times for inspiration. 6o Times!! WOW is that

a lot. Above is the entrance to his neo-classical tiny flat.

He paired very classical architectural elements with bold

and modern colors for a twist. Some of the photos are

not the greatest in terms of clarity but I really fell in love

with his flat and what he did with it.

Absolutely adore the green he chose for his walls.

The bright pink in the artwork really complement it.

The artwork, coincidentally, was his color inspiration

for the entire place.

Notice how he painted arches above the windows to raise

the eye upwards. It seemingly adds an architectural element

with nothing but paint. Incredible!

Another look at some his furniture in the

living room and those fun windows! He's

got quite high ceilings in the flat.

Terry and a friend built the facade for the

fireplace and the mirror themselves. Looks

they did quite a great job too!

A look from the dining area to the bedroom.

Love the colors he used and more painted

arches above the doorway. I love that he

used French doors instead of a normal door

to lead into the bedroom. It definitely opens

up the space more.

Another look at those same doors.

Gosh, who doesn't love French doors.

He did a very interesting paint job in the ceiling

where he had a skylight installed. Because it's

outlined, it totally looks like a jewel box with more

details done totally by just paint.

Love the wall of fabric that separates the kitchen (the

dark area to the right) with artwork layered on top of it.

If you look at the mirror to the left of the

French doors, it's actually a very small closet

made to look like an architectural element

topped with a mirror. I think it's brilliant

and a beautiful closet at that. One would not

think that it was a closet to hold shoes or

coats and etc.

Here's a photo of another built in

he did for his desk area.

And the result of that built in shelving space.

He took an older piece of artwork he did in his

younger years and cut it up into three parts and

adhered them to the tops of his cabinets. It looks

so pretty and there you have custom made cabinetry.

Love the recessed lights as well in the shelving.

Many people don't think to hang artwork

on windows. It's a neat concept.

Looks like that piece of artwork is removable.

Notice the book shelf at the top which wraps

around a good portion of the room. Beautiful

fabric for his pillows.

I hope you enjoyed looking at this little

pied-a-tierre in Greenwich Village.

All photos from HGTV.com and Terry Emmons' site.