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\"galleyCutting Board, Nickey Kehoe<\/a>; Lamp Base via Big Green Barn<\/a> with shade from Fox Object<\/a>; Vintage Rug, Grandview Mercantile<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Everything that\u2019s not in Charlotte Parker<\/a>\u2019s 350-square-foot Brooklyn studio is just as important as what is. Over the past four years of living in the Williamsburg apartment, she\u2019s had to make some tough choices. Beloved pieces that she showed up with on move-in day, like a pair of pillow-topped ottomans cloaked in Oscar de la Renta fabric and a boucl\u00e9 Miles Talbott armchair, eventually found their way to her parents\u2019 basement in Morristown, New Jersey. \u201cI\u2019ve learned that just because you love something it doesn\u2019t always mean it\u2019s going to work within your footprint,\u201d says Parker. \u201cIt\u2019s what you don\u2019t add that makes a space its best.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Being in the design industry also helped her discern what to keep and what to (temporarily) let go. Parker has long held PR and marketing roles in the homewares world, working for brands like One Kings Lane and, most recently, window treatment purveyor Hunter Douglas<\/a>. She\u2019s the type of person who goes to show houses on the weekend just for fun and, on the side, runs a Substack called Charlotte\u2019s Web <\/a>that\u2019s dedicated to all things decorating. If anyone could make 350 square feet feel neat, full of character, and elevated all at the same time, she had the best odds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"studioOttoman, Interior Define<\/a>; Plate, El Fenn Boutique<\/a>; Rug, Rush House<\/a>; Lamp, Pierce & Ward x West Elm<\/a>; Custom Drapery, Carole Fabrics via Hunter Douglas<\/a>; Mounting Hardware, Kirsch<\/a>; Side Chair Fabric, Pottery Barn<\/a>; Pillow, One Kings Lane<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Parker had another thing going for her when she moved into her studio back in December 2021: she was already a resident of the building. For two years, she lived in a two-bedroom space with a roommate, so she knew the units came with a lot of perks. For starters, the galley kitchen primarily consists of drawers\u2014a storage game-changer in a small space. The coat closet off the entryway and the clothing closet in the sleeping area are generously sized and the medicine cabinet in the bathroom is \u201cone of the biggest I\u2019ve seen in all of New York City,\u201d says Parker.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The only downside was inherent: the living, dining, and bedroom are all technically one space. While Parker has tweaked the room\u2019s layout over the years, the one piece of furniture that\u2019s remained at the heart of the apartment is the circa-2000 sofa she inherited from her parents. From there, she went on a long search for a sturdy coffee table that could double as a soft spot to rest her feet, eventually landing on Interior Define\u2019s Maxwell Ottoman<\/a>. The mod round dining table\u2014perfect for two\u2014was a Facebook Marketplace score. The woven rug from Rush House<\/a> is crafted from individual tiles, making it look like it was custom-cut for the studio.<\/p>\n

\"smallVase (on dining table), Cocol<\/a>; Vintage Dining Chairs via Past Lives Studio<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\"redCredenza, IKEA BESTA<\/a>; Stool, Pierce & Ward x West Elm<\/a>; Coffee Table Book, Shamshiri: Interiors<\/a>; Vintage Lamp, Big Green Barn<\/a>; Lamp Shade, Fox Object<\/a>; Vintage Vases (on cabinet<\/a> and coffee table<\/a>), Svenskt Tenn via Past Lives Studio.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Perhaps her most crucial purchase was the TV credenza. IKEA\u2019s popular Besta cabinet<\/a> was the perfect depth. But before Parker attached the particleboard units to the wall, she decided to give them a fresh paint job\u2014err, technically, two paint jobs\u2014using Benjamin Moore\u2019s Clydesdale Brown<\/a>. \u201cThey told me at the paint store all I needed was this one primer, that I didn\u2019t need to sand it,\u201d recalls Parker. It sounded simple enough to her. \u201cBut then after I painted it all, it immediately scratched off,\u201d she continues. \u201cIt was definitely a lesson in patience.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"ironDuvet Cover, Piglet in Bed<\/a>; Pillow, Pierce & Ward<\/a>; Vintage Floor Lamp, Humble House<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Parker had long loved the look of a canopy bed but buying one was out of her budget. Instead she decided to emulate the look by mounting two ceiling curtain tracks<\/a> perpendicular to each other. One treatment covers the window, the other is tucked in between the mattress and the sofa. Parker ordered nine-foot-long panels through Carole Fabrics, a Hunter Douglas partner brand, and locked in on Only Linen drapes in the color Pearl with thick Hydra lining. \u201cI knew I needed something that had some heft to it. I didn\u2019t want it to be too flowy or too sheer,\u201d she explains. Really, she wanted it to almost act as a wall, which is why she chose a ripple fold over a more traditional pleat. \u201cIt felt less curtain-like,\u201d she says. The smart arrangement resulted in a cozy sleeping corner and a semi-private entertaining area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"tallStool, Pierce & Ward x West Elm<\/a>; Vintage Wood Bowls and Dresser via Humble House<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

When she\u2019s not at the office or at home, you can probably find Parker at a vintage shop. She went to France four times in one year, each trip making a point to go antiquing at Les Pouces de Saint-Ouen\u2014that\u2019s how serious she is about the hunt. Though, most weekends, she sticks to local favorites like Humble House<\/a> where she picked up her Heywood-Wakefield dresser after seeing it pop up for sale on the shop\u2019s Instagram page. She was immediately overcome with nostalgia. \u201cGrowing up, we had a bunch of Heywood-Wakefield pieces, including a full bedroom set,\u201d she says. \u201cI had my eye on something tall and slender and it felt like the perfect piece.\u201d <\/p>\n

The skinny floor lamp next to the bed was another Humble House steal that barely fit in the cab ride home, while the light on her kitchen counter technically started as a candlestick holder. Parker had her handy dad rig it up with wiring so she could top it with a shade from Fox Object<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s no gatekeeping here\u2014Parker uses her newsletter to reveal all her shopping secrets, including her go-to Etsy vendors<\/a> and how she personally navigates thrift stores<\/a> to find the best stuff. The only hard part, as the small space-dweller well knows, is weeding out the things that simply won\u2019t fit.<\/p>\n

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Lydia Geisel has been on the editorial team at Domino since 2017. Today, she writes and edits home and renovation stories, including house tours, before and afters, and DIYs, and leads our design news coverage. She lives in New York City.<\/p>\n

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