The Ideal Single-Girl Apartment

So technically I’m not a bachelorette anymore (thank God—isn’t that word awful?), but I feel I spent enough single years in Manhattan to have a well-formed

 opinion on the ideal single girl’s apartment. Mind you, I’m talking about décor. The rental market in this city doesn’t leave room for “ideal.” Interior-

 wise, I find it shocking how many young 20- and 30-something-year-olds are still living in half-formed spaces, surrounded by ugly Bob’s living-room sets or Ikea

 leftovers from the college years. And really, it’s not even about the major furniture pieces, although it would be lovely to go all the way. To craft the

 perfect bachelorette pad, it’s more about the details. In my opinion, these are the vital pieces: