Ways to Update Phoebe's Apartment for a New Era
How to Redesign Phoebe’s Apartment for Modern Times
Phoebe Buffay moved out of Monica’s and into Apartment 14 (or 16?), 5 Morton Street in the West Village, an actual address, just a block away from the exterior used for the shots of Monica’s apartment building. This was a residence owned by her grandmother, Frances, and Phoebe lived with her until her death, and continued to live in the apartment afterwards.
What would happen if Phoebe hired an interior designer in the 2020s?
What would her apartment look like?
Phoebe’s apartment in the 1990’s vs. My design in the 2020s
Render and Design by Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC
Phoebe is the wackiest character on the T.V. show Friends. From being able to feel the presence of her dead grandmother, driving a taxicab for a car, marrying a “gay ice dancer” so he could get a green card (very sweet), her hippity hop ball she bequeathed to Rachel, creating her own art dolls, not believing in evolution nor gravity, to having once lived in a barrel, there is no shortage of personality in Phoebe.
And so, I thought Phoebe’s 2020 apartment needed to reflect all of her wonderful traits with lots of color, layers of great patterns, and a statement making rug from be.spoken that reads “Make Waves.”
Render and Design by Julie Ann Rachelle Interiors LLC
Shop The Look
MOROSO New-tone, sofa
by Massimo Iosa Ghini, 1989
Decorative Mongolian Fur Throw Pillow Covers Pack of 2 (18"x 18", Light Blue)
AMAZON
MINOTTI WINSTON CHAIR
KNITTED PILLOW COVER
AMAZON
aLTERNATIVE OPTION
TRAPEZIUM CHAIR
FLORA FAUX FUR PILLOW
ANTHROPOLOGIE
KILIM HYAT RUG
WHITEWASHED CARVED WOOD ACCENT TABLES
SET OF TWO
12 STRING ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR
BOURGIE 31” TABLE LAMP
COLOR: MULTICOLOR BLUE
ROUND WHITE MARBLE TOP ACCENT TABLE
WITH BRASS BASE
Moooi Malmaison Round Rug BY Maison Christian Lacroix
COLOR: CITRUS
argua Moroccan Coffee Table By Anthropologie
VARIOUS COLORS, PATTERNS, AND SIZES
Moths and dragonfly Wall Mural
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