AphroChic Magazine: Issue No. 1

ecently dance are just a few of the
ways she’s found to express herself.
But perhaps her most complete exposition
of who she is comes from the
design of her Brooklyn pied-à-terre.
Luxuriously sized for a city where
cramped quarters are the norm, the
two-story, one bedroom apartment is
elegantly designed in an understated
yet expressive way that blends family
photos, touching gifts, and lucky
finds from all over the world to tell a
story as unique and intriguing as the
designer herself.
More than its space, the interior
of the home has the kind of “bones”
that interior designers dream of.
Small architectural details, original
to the home, are built into the walls
and doorways bringing personality
and interest into every room. It’s
the perfect palette for an artist with
so many stories to tell, and the type of
find all New Yorkers dream of. “I was
really lucky,” she recalls of the process
of finding her home.
Living in London and searching
for apartments online, Nana Yaa came
across her future home, and immediately
dismissed it as too good to be
true. “I told my mom, I’m never going
to get it, but she kept saying, just call
them. Just call them, so I did.” A call
turned into a conversation and soon
Nana Yaa dispatched a local friend
to see the place firsthand and let her
know what she was getting into. “You
should get it,” was the quick reply.
Stepping through the garden level
entrance of the home presents visitors
with an immediate choice: up the
stairs to the right and to the second
floor, down the hallway in the center,
or through the open entryway to the
left. Those who choose left will find
themselves in an expansive dining
room presided over by a beautiful
reclaimed wood table. Generally unissue
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