neighborly advice(4)

Cohler and Klein created a more open floor plan by combining the living and dining rooms, carving out a TV room/library at one end that can be closed off by pocket doors, and then bathing the whole place in a warm, calm color palette. “Nothing stuffy, not too many antiques, nothing over the top. And my kids don’t have to worry if they spill soda,” says Rosanna -- “though please let it be Sprite if they do!”

The painting over the living room sofa was lent to Rosanna by her dad for her first apartment, and she still hasn’t given it back. New pocket doors divide the living room from the library.