A typical Brooklyn railroad floor plan, this apartment is relatively long and incredibly narrow, requiring walking through one space to get to the next. The bedroom and living room both make up for their lack in width by having ample space in length. Both rooms are so long, in fact, that we felt they could break up to include more programmatic areas. We wanted to avoid putting in any barriers to do so, such as partition walls or screens because any barrier would mean cutting up that length and making each room feel even smaller. We use paint to break up and define space to create perimeters without creating a barrier of any sort. We did this in both the bedroom and the living room and it resulted in the opportunity to define two new spaces: two offices, one per room. The colors on the walls set the tone for all the furnishings and decor from then on. We really played up color and pattern in this space.