I’m unmarried and have no children so no need for a white picket-fence house, just yet.  This is why I fell in love with this modern, single-lady apartment, the minute I saw it online.  It made me wish for my very own, right here, in the heart of Sandton.  I would call it "My Carrie Bradshaw Apartment."

Constructed in Manhattan, New York, this 425 square foot apartment (which is quite small) looks

spacious, which is just what the architects Specht Harpman tried to achieve.

By creating “living platforms,” they were able to accommodate all the necessities an apartment might need while keeping the space open and bright. Helping with that was the fact that they were working with over 24 feet of vertical space, making it possible to create the multiple layers of “rooms.”

The compact bathroom is hidden away on the bottom floor beneath the staircase.

While the kitchen is small, it remains open to the living room and by keeping the cabinets and countertops white; it helps keep it bright and airy. Every detail was kept simple, as not to overwhelm the tight quarters and it really appears larger than the actual square footage.

The space under the stairs doesn’t go to waste as it’s packed full of neat storage space.

Up the first set of stairs you have the bedroom layer, which seems to almost float above the living room below.

More storage is found under this staircase that leads to the roof garden.

So all in all, this would be my ideal Carrie Bradshaw apartment, right here in the heart of Sandton.

Have a look at the before pics….