Here at Apartment Therapy, we talk a lot about small spaces, but we don't often get a chance to look at design for a group of people who often find themselves living in smaller spaces — senior citizens. That's why we're so excited to share this Before and After with you. 

No frames? No problem. Photographs, especially instant shots like Polaroids with their natural vintage styling, are plenty beautiful for display on their own. And when grouped together, the effect — which manages to be bohemian, artsy and modern at the same time — is multiplied.

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Name:

Kristen

Location:

New York, NY

Square Feet:

545

Division:

Tiny

What I Love About My Small Home:

The open plan space of the living room/kitchen/dining room is what we love most. We like hosting dinner parties for about 4-8 friends – and with the kitchen just a few feet away, it allows my partner Mike to cook and entertain at the same time. I scooped up a mid-century modern teak table with an expandable leaf that allows us to get more than half a dozen folks over for a sit-down.

Spring showers and abundant sunshine bring beautiful green grass ... and that grass is going to have to be mowed. Small yards are ideal for old fashioned reel mowers, which rely on blades powered by your own energy. Reel mowers are smaller than bulky gas and electric mowers and you can pretend it's the 1950's while you push one around.

The weather's getting warmer, and we want to know how our readers decorate and use their outdoor spaces. Whether you have a Juliet balcony or a rolling lawn, a shared roof deck or a wraparound porch, we want to find out about your outdoor living style. 

We teamed up with Furniture Today, the weekly trade newspaper for the furniture industry, to bring you this Outdoor Decorating Survey 2013. After submitting your answers, you'll have the opportunity to enter to win a $100 American Express gift card.* Thanks for your input and good luck in the drawing!

Take the Outdoor Living Survey and Enter to Win $100!

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Name:

Silvana

Location:

Canneto Pavese Italy

Square Feet:

165

Division:

International

What I Love About My Small Home:

Light, colors, and atmosphere

I loved my college town during the summers, when the population would suddenly be reduced by about half, leaving us with a little city that still had fun things (a great Indian restaurant, excellent $1 pitas, fantastic video stores, rad concert venue) but with the peace and quiet of a much smaller town. The warm, wide streets felt empty, as the summer stretched out before us...

Boston temperatures reached the 80s last week, but I've yet to break out the sundresses and put away the coats. The warm weather wear is still in the basement, while my puffy jackets are taking up space in the closet. I'm making myself tackle the change this weekend, but what motivates you to switch your clothes out for the season?

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Name:

Daniel

Location:

New York, NY

Square Feet:

324

Division:

Teeny-Tiny

What I Love About My Small Home:

I like the high ceiling and the full window overlooking a small balcony that give sense of more space to the apartment, and an incredible natural lighting.

This is the first apartment that I live in alone, and I like that I can experiment and find something that can represent my style, so I am adding or changing new stuff every time, I know I will stop (I hope so) but for now I am having fun.