Tour Mindy Kaling's N.Y.C. Apartment

"I don’t have an office here, but the truth is that I don’t write in an office. Any time I have a desk it just goes to waste. So, I like to sit on my sofa, with my laptop, look out the window and just get inspired. This corner of my living room is where I’ve done the most writing in the past year because everything is just so pleasing to the eye.”

"I love working from this space because it’s so filled with light and I’m not used to that being in New York. The other apartments I lived in have been small and dark whereas this is big and bright." 

"My favorite pieces in this apartment are this amazing square moroccan pillow (which looks like it’s for the chicest, most elegant dog, ever, to hang out on, but I would never let a dog sit on it) and this glass coffee table. It’s a really beautiful shape, but can also withstand the weight of my heavy feet."

On her TV console: “I watch so much TV and my eye falls to it all the time. It’s just the most beautiful color wood and I think it’s mid-century, but it’s an antique and it’s amazing.”

This cozy room is where Kaling rests her head each night to recharge for the next day. 

"This might seem boring, but I love reading in bed now because I used to put a really bulky lamp on my nightstand so I could never keep anything else on my nightstand, except for a pair of glasses, which would fall on the ground, or a bottle of water. But Sally had this really brilliant idea of putting sconces on the wall so that you have all this room free for all your things like your prescription medicines, which I have very many. (I’m just kidding, I don’t but that was brilliant and I love that). I was like this is a game changer. Great job, Sally.”

This dresser, in the bedroom, is one of many mid-century storage pieces in Kaling’s place. 

"One thing I love about this bedroom is that it’s very cheerful and bright, but it’s not overtly or exclusively feminine. I think I could have a man stay here for a while and they would find it really charming. So if George Clooney he needed a place to stay in New York City (if he’s not in Lake Como or his mansion in the Hollywood Hills), I think he and Amal would enjoy this room and there would be something for each of them to love."

Here’s a detail shot of the bed in which the Clooneys could enjoy during their stay. The sconces on the wall would provide ample lighting for the couple to cuddle up and read scripts and court briefings into the night.  

This ceiling lamp in the guest bedroom is pretty eye-catching, but we’re really digging the modern detail on the drapes.  

"We are in my kitchen, a room I love, but I don’t use a lot because I don’t cook, but I love my marble countertops and I love that the marble goes over the side, which I think is called 'waterfall style'?"

"My little breakfast area, again is not huge, but I find it incredibly cheerful because there’s this great colorful print on the wall (which is my two favorite colors) and also because my awesome light fixture.” P.S. It’s made of wine glasses.