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as an avid traveler myself, it made me smile do hear wedding and event coordinator wanwisa posner describe her home as “modern meets well-traveled eclecticism.” i love the way she and her husband have incorporated mementos from foreign places as a reminder of their travels into their daily living. “we like clean and modern lines so to calm the chaos of displaying all our photos and “souvenirs” we keep the layout simple, the number of furniture pieces low, and buy lots of pieces that are a perfect fit for living “small” in nyc.” click here for more images from wanwisa’s home and here for all of our fantastic sneak peeks! [thanks, wanwisa!] -anne

[above: Our dining space is also small so a glass top table works really well – we were able to get a larger size table that seats up to 8 but still keep the space feeling open. The focal point of this space is a collage of travel photos taken in Hawaii and Bhutan. We love to mix and match our frames – from vintage gold to sleek and modern pewter, we have all types. To keep the look clean and not cluttered looking, I bought a long thin frame self from West Elm and arranged photos along two parallel shelves. ]

Our living/seating area is really bare. We have a low profile leather couch from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, its low profile really emphasizes our high ceilings, a rare feature in NYC apartments. I like playing with textures so a Flokati shag rug was perfect and somewhat pet friendly. Because the rug is a bit casual, we bought an elegant ottoman also from Mitchell Gold+Bob Williams to make the look a little more “adult” {this is probably our first really adult apartment since we’ve been living together since we were barely 20}. Since the view is really the focal point of our apt, we bought a huge pottery barn mirror to reflect a different angle of it and to really double the expanse of what is truly an amazing Central Park view. Because we entertain but want to keep the place spacious, we purchased two faux alligator “x” ottomans that can be moved around easily to cater to various entertaining needs while adding another level of “texture” to the space.  Speaking of texture, one of my favorite home accessories has got to be my Faux Fur blanket… it has a nice dark brown stripe running though a beigey grey that works really well with our “greige” wall color {Himalayan Trek}.

We are lucky to have a pass though kitchen and it works wonderfully when we entertain. There is an opening up at the top of the pass through – a perfect spot for all of my husband’s foreign beers. We shop for a mixture of 20-somethings budget friendly pieces and mix them with higher end pieces. Our stools are from Lee’s Art and at $120 each, they are the best budget proof pieces that add a little retro vibe to our counter area.

My bedroom is painted a feather gray {a bluish and sometimes lavender gray color}. It’s such a soothing palette and I bought mother of pearl lamps to flank the bed and they really pick up the silvery and blue tones of the wall. My decorative pillows are all encased in Jim Thompson’s Thai-silk cases brought throughout various trips to Thailand to visit my retired parents.

Some of my favorite pieces in the apartment include a great find from Horchow, a one of a kind Chinese carving that is over 100 years old; I remember it being under $150! Another wonderful piece is my Mandala purchased from Bhutan during my honeymoon. We framed it here at home and I really love how lovely the rusty colored matting looks around it. Our latest budget friendly wall décor idea was to hang up a series of vintage maps we saved from old Cavallini and Co calendars. We ordered sleek silver custom cut frames from Frames USA {6 frames for under $125 with shipping and handling} to house these prints and you would never know how little it cost to put this together.