克里斯蒂的苏豪公寓

Krissy sits in her SoHo apartment.

If you’ve ever been to one of the downtown Manhattan or Brooklyn studios of Sky Ting Yoga, you’re familiar with light, airy spaces including thoughtful woodwork, expertly curated products, and a perfect arrangement of plants. Stepping into the SoHo apartment of one of the cofounders, Krissy Jones, you instantly get the same impression.

Almost four years ago, Krissy was living in Chinatown with her business partner Chloe Kernaghan, close to their flagship yoga studio. Her dream was to live on Lafayette Street—one of those wide streets in Manhattan that’s close to everything and full of life—plus, it would still keep her close to Sky Ting. “I think I found the last affordable building on that block,” Krissy says. She found that perfect “very old-school New York building.”

“I’m very inspired by my friend Courtney Applebaum, she helps me pick out things,” says Krissy, who is a big fan of shopping via eBay—where she found the vintage yellow rug. 

While the 500-square-foot apartment had no frills, with no doorman and no elevator, Krissy saw the potential. Working with the contractor who created all her yoga studios’ dreamy spaces, she made a few major changes right away. They took down most of the interior walls, tiled the bathroom, and added open shelving to make the most of the small space.

One of Krissy’s best pieces of small-space-living advice: find a contractor to create custom pieces that fit exactly in your space.

“I used to go on a lot of trips and found my best home pieces on retreats when I was in a town for a long amount of time, exploring the work of local artists,” Krissy says. “A lot of kitchen stuff from is from Mallorca.” The incredible mobile hanging above the dining table was a gift from a friend who knows her love of planets.

Krissy’s editing skills continue even today. “After looking at your stuff for so long, I eventually added some doors and mirrors on the closets,” she says. “I got a new area rug—a brighter color—to lighten up the space. I’ve added more plants and a Molekule air purifier, since I was spending more time at home.”

Having your bathtub in the kitchen is a very old-school New York part of the layout. Still, Krissy loves it. We also love the penny tiles she had installed around the bath and kitchen.

With such tight quarters, Krissy is constantly taking stock and keeping everything tidy—essential when you can see everything at all times. “I’ve been going through all my stuff and getting rid of everything,” she says. She went through all the fancy clothes and shoes and that led to the rest of the home. “I’ve been going through all my kitchen stuff, extra linens—it’s been good to get to all those things on the checklist that I couldn’t get to before.”

The mirrored closet doors were a more recent edit to give the bedroom area a less cluttered look and to add more light.

“I love working with my friends in New York,” says Krissy when describing all her prized objects.

Krissy’s home has gone through a lot of transitions, but the simple thing she comes back to every iteration: less is more.

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