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Name: Emily Tarleton, Scott Davis and two daughters
IG: Instagram: mom.with.the.shark.tattoo
TT: TikTok: mom.w.the.shark.tattoo
Location: Manhattan, NYC
Size: 550 Square Feet/51 Square Meters
Type of Home: 2 bd Apartment
Years Lived In: 3 years

When artist Emily Tarleton and set designer and art director Scott Davis were on the search for an apartment to rent, they had a toddler, two senior dogs (in need of a yard), and specific things they were looking for. They needed an apartment with two bedrooms, a private outdoor space, and to be near a good public school. And they needed to be able to afford it on their "modest artists’ budget." Emily describes the apartment, located in a 150-year-old building, as "fairly unremarkable" when they moved in, featuring "builder-grade finishes, some landlord specials, white walls, and some dated appliances." But she liked the layout and knew she could "work with the neutrality of it and make it special" with renter-friendly ideas.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro, Before & After
0:59 - Entryway
2:46 - Kitchen
4:20 - Living Room
7:51 - Kid’s Room
10:24 - Bathroom
10:55 - Primary Bedroom
15:50 - Outdoor Patio Area
18:25 - Cabana
20:01 - Color Journey
21:25 - Meaning of Home

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20 Comments

@lauriemorris9175 3 weeks ago

That outdoor space must feel magical to the girls. 🤩

@shellyhalacy3777 3 weeks ago

Really one of the best small apartment tours. They have done a great job making a home in a small place.

@flavio-p 3 weeks ago

I love it. I’m too neurotic to have that many things. My mind is chaotic so I need simplicity. Two things can be true though and she has a real talent of making a lot of belongings look beautifully curated. Very well done.

@ltvanburen8555 3 weeks ago

I, too, love that blue with copper and golden oak. She is lucky to have those nice solid wood doors. And the backyard! Fabulous!

@pgirl0310 3 weeks ago (edited)

Design is beautiful. But way too cluttered. Less stuff or more streamlined visual storage vs Displaying every single thing would work better

@amylincolnrealagebeauty 3 weeks ago

She has such keen creative and design talent. What a gorgeous, cozy, happy place for the family!

@littlehappymind 3 weeks ago

That is such a beautiful home! She utilized every inch of free wall space greatly and the outside sofa for movie nights is sooooo dreamy. (I'm definitely not jealous 😅) ❤

@waynedexter 3 weeks ago

If they’re happy I’m happy. But with that said this apartment made me feel claustrophobic.

@tenawallace3989 3 weeks ago

This host has done a great job creating a comfortable home for her family. Every detail is so thoughtful and she has taken a small space and made it work beautifully. Siblings absolutely can share a room and times will be had! I love the outdoor space too. Bravo!

@PattiNicks-jw3tj 3 weeks ago

I think putting a lamp shade around the ugly light fixture is brilliant ❤❤❤ You're so creative. Wonderful home ❤

@MadisonBriggsArtchick 3 weeks ago

Other than having to dust all that stuff, I think it’s so adorable! Great use of space!!! and I do love the color scheme.

@susanvelez6534 3 weeks ago

I love this apartment ….but I feel it is very cluttered, so much makes it look smaller….in the girls room those 2 ikea shelves is using the vertical space is amazing but all that full of toys? There is just to much…. I love the outdoor space yet more clutter

@naomifrakes6474 3 weeks ago

It’s not clutter if they use it, and apparently they do. A whole family lives here people! I think it’s brilliant. Stylish and creative and realistic. Thanks for sharing.

@imh61 3 weeks ago

I like the colors and how you found a lot of vertical storage space. But to my taste there are too many pictures and trinkets on all the walls.

@ltvanburen8555 3 weeks ago

The winter igloo! Lady, you are singing my song!❄️FABULOUS!

@violetmartha916 3 weeks ago

What a stunning home! I absolutely love it.

@doontoonkc1818 3 weeks ago

Thank you so much for sharing your color journey. That is one of the first things that I notice is the colors on the walls and I wish more people would share their colors. I am going to use both your living room and kitchen wall colors in my 1930's 800 sq foot home.

@ThessDavidson 3 weeks ago

The garden 🥰

@vivio2852 3 weeks ago (edited)

Her life as a creative at home Mom makes the possessions make sense to me. Because I look at a computer screen all day, I crave less visual information on my downtime. The things they have are beautiful though and the outdoor space is everything!

@jayeginn5963 2 weeks ago (edited)

Tastes differ. The apartment was way too cluttered for my taste. Also, if that vertical IKEA storage unit really only holds toys, then they simply have too many toys. I hope that it held some of their clothes, too. The patio was the best part of the apartment, but also in danger of getting too cluttered.