Charming 500sq ft Studio

Photos by Marina ChebanStudio at a GlanceWho lives here: A professional woman in her 30s who works in Manhattan and loves fashion and shoesLocation: Hoboken, New JerseySize: 500 square feet (46.5 square meters)Designer: Marina Cheban of Cheban InteriorsCheban worked with the existing furniture since her client had just purchased a good amount for her previous apartment six months earlier. “She wanted to keep as many pieces as we could,” Cheban says. The designer was able to fit almost all the furniture, including the 84-inch-long couch, into the new space. (The dining table had to go.) “The room is longer than wider, so by making the TV unit the focal point, and facing the bed and couch the same way, we were able to keep it all,” she says. Credenza: CB2; couch: ABC Carpet & Home