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- Name:
- Raquel
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Square Feet:
- 500
- Division:
- Tiny
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- We live in a pre-war converted hotel that was built in the 1920s, and we love many of the details like the casement windows, sunken living room and molding. The open layout of our studio makes the apartment have a bright and airy feel despite its small size. Another great thing is that we can see Grand Central Terminal from out our window and the Empire State Building from our roof.
- Name:
- Ziv
- Location:
- Tel Aviv Israel
- Square Feet:
- 635
- Division:
- International
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- It's colorful, yet calm. It combines modern design and retro accessories, and holds collections of tin toys, old posters, plush dolls and other sweet memories from our childhood. Though it's pretty small, it feels spacious enough. It totally feels "ours"!
Who has the smallest coolest home? It's up to you to decide. Click through to check out today's entries and then vote for your favorites.
International: Dindi's Original Architectural Details
Tiny: Jessica's Crafted Space
Tiny: Laura's Tiny Duplex
Teeny-Tiny: Leah's Comic Strip Style
Tiny: Julia's Solo Artist Space
Teeny-Tiny: Garrett's Everything Every Day
Tiny: Hani & Andrew's Organic Modern
Teeny-Tiny: Daniel's Style Experiment
International: Silvana's Innovative Interior
Tiny: Kristen's Entertaining Space
Tiny: Heather's All Her Own
Teeny-Tiny: Bethany Kay's Penthouse Studio
- Name:
- Bethany Kay
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Square Feet:
- 305
- Division:
- Teeny-Tiny
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- The location, the fantastic southern light (I'm on the top floor of a four-story walk up), the big bathroom. I love how the bed frame of my four poster bed defines the sleeping space. A lot of friends suggested I get rid of it; I'm so glad I didn't! It's cozy at night and in the morning I wake up looking out onto a lush, green courtyard. But, most of all, I love that I can still entertain. The natural light, the high ceilings and open floor plan make the space feel bigger than it is. I've had cocktail parties with more than 20 people in my penthouse studio!
- Name:
- Heather
- Location:
- Livermore, CA
- Square Feet:
- 420
- Division:
- Tiny
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- Less to clean! No but really, I love that my small space is just that- my own. Everything in my place is something that I absolutely love and truly represents me.
- 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.
- Name:
- Silvana
- Location:
- Canneto Pavese Italy
- Square Feet:
- 165
- Division:
- International
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- Light, colors, and atmosphere
Small Cool just keeps on getting better as more tiny and triumphant entries get into the mix. With a few days of posting still to come, here are some new don't-miss spaces from the past week. Click through to check them out and don't forget to "favorite" any and all entries that you enjoy. The more entries you like, the merrier - voting is still active and open for all...
- 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.
- Name:
- Hani & Andrew
- Location:
- New York, NY
- Square Feet:
- 440
- Division:
- Tiny
- What I Love About My Small Home:
- We love the organic modern feel and our art, including a prized secret ceramic glaze recipe from our dear friends at KleinReid. The built-in shelving connects to two distinct living areas -- we especially love the vintage jar collection that we use for our pantry to elegantly extend the tiny kitchen into the dining area while the opposite wall is filled with books and functional items and connects into the living area. For dense city living, we're also lucky to have an incredible view of a brick wall covered in Boston ivy that changes fiery red in the autumn, instead of facing another apartment window or an alley. We love the live "tree-light art" that we wake up to in the morning on the balcony doors, and enjoy our six distinct living spaces all within one rectangular room: dining room, living room, bedroom, kitchen bar and workspace, a cozy reading chair, and a balcony cafe.
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