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Photograph: Caroline Voagen Nelson
Photograph: Caroline Voagen Nelson

John Serdula, a part-time painter and former director of the defunct Annina Nosei Gallery, covers every inch of wall space in his rent-stabilized studio with assorted paintings and photographs from his favorite artists. The proud graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan has lived in his 450-square-foot space for the past 14 years, and currently shares it with a pet rabbit named Bunny and a parrotlet called Bluebird. Serdula’s well-curated hodgepodge of styles, ranging from antique to contemporary, make for pure artistic eye candy. “When I get a new piece, things get changed,” says Serdula of his ever-evolving apartment. “It’s always ongoing.”

Apartment tour: Studio in the East Village

Painter John Serdula uses his NYC studio apartment as a gallery for his ever-growing, rotating art collection.

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Take a tour of painter John Serdula's studio apartment in NYC. The former gallery director uses artwork as home decor and scours antique and vintage stores such as Center44, Vintage Thrift and Two Jakes to find affordable home furnishings.

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Aero Studios 419 Broome St between Crosby and Lafayette Sts (212-966-4700, aerostudios.com)
Serdula replenishes his supply of votive candles at interior designer Thomas O’Brien’s housewares shop. “Twice a year, it has a huge sale—it’s like buying things at wholesale,” he enthuses.

Hudson City Antiques 150 Ninth Ave between 19th and 20th Sts (212-675-8855)
“It has an excellent collection of ornate frames from the mid-1800s to the Arts and Crafts [movement],” notes Serdula.

More & More Antiques 378 Amsterdam Ave at 78th St (212-580-8404, moreandmoreantiquesnyc.com)
A collector of Venetian glass, Serdula is a fan of this American and European antique store’s selection of vintage drinking vessels. “It has both new and old things for the home at affordable prices,” he says.

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