Article: Designer builds flexibility into urban apartments

Built-ins, mirrored walls and textured surfaces combine to transform empty space at the Apartments at Onterie Center, 441 E. Erie, into an attractive and functional city residence.

Nancy Sublette, president of Sublette Design Group at 430 W. Erie, decorated three models in the building, which includes office and retail space.

The well-organized space in the convertible unit provides for all the functions that a single professional living alone needs to sleep, work, eat, dine and entertain comfortably.

The unit is decorated in a post-modern scheme of white, teal and woodrose tones.

A queen-size platform bed is covered with a natural canvas comforter and has hand-painted throw pillows ...

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