Aside from size, the apartment where Midge and Joel are living when viewers meet them at the start of season 1 is impeccably designed. During a recent interview with Refinery29, Groom explained that he and his team used Midge’s personality and history to inspire the decor of her home , which led them to give it a "contemporary sensibility." He also points out that viewers will notice Midge's kitchen is more modern than Rose’s, despite them having nearly identically laid out apartments. "The one thing that seems to change every decade is the kitchen and that has to do partly with the technology and the development of the appliances… So, you see that in the show. Rose's apartment is much more original to the building that was built in the early teens on the Upper West Side. Midge’s kitchen is one that’s been renovated in the 50s when she would have moved in," Groom revealed.