Name: Kristi and Isaac Maiselman, and Koda, their 4-year-old Chow/Australian cattle dog mix
Location: Penn Quarter, Washington, DC
Size: 863 square feet
Years lived in: 10 years; Owned

The radiator in the entry hall is art. The piece, by DC sculptor Ben Jurgensen, is fitted out with speakers, and when you plug it in it snaps and crackles, just like the real thing. Kristi and Isaac Maiselman live at Penn Quarter's Mather Studios, in one of the building's 12 dedicated "artist lofts" — live/work spaces that were offered to creatives in 2003 at a special rate. 

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In this supersized world, sometimes finding small space furniture can be a challenge. Case in point: small sofas. I'm currently looking for a sofa but it can't be any larger than 60 inches. My research is your gain, fellow small space dweller.

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Have you heard the news? Tokyo is pretty crowded. And since space is at such a premium, some renters are choosing to live in something called "share houses" in downtown Shibuya. If you are in any way claustrophobic, and don't want to hyperventilate, don't click to see the rest.

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Floating desks have long been our go-to recommendation for anyone looking to fit a workspace where regular sized desks have no business treading. Some floating desk setups are expansive, but others like this sliding drawer IKEA+Dell Inspiron Zino HD system cram in as much utility within the equivalent space of a typical desk drawer...

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Name: Maxwell & Ursula
Type of Project: Light renovation of a rental apt
Location: Soho, NYC
Type of building: Two bedroom apartment

Well, it's been a few weeks, we've moved in fully, the kitchen and all the dirty work is mostly done and I'm now in a pause, while I wait for cabinets to be made and make my own decisions on curtains and a few furnishings. It feels lovely, like home, but I've still got another mile to run. My goal is to be able to photograph a full "after" by Memorial Day. More

Name: Kirsten Coplans & Pearl
Location: Uptown, Denver, Colorado
Size: 900 square feet
Years lived in: 11 years

Kirsten Coplans is not just a collector, nor is her house just a house. Artwork, family memorabilia and rescued taxidermy grace the walls, shelves and floors of her tiny dollhouse of a home, all displayed lovingly and with purpose.

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Home isn't just a place where we rest our heads. It's where we socialize and host friends, sit back and relax to a good movie, and maybe even get some work done. But living in a small space requires creative vision, where a tiny closet can become a home office, a blank wall is envisioned as a home theater. Here are twelve fine examples where the needs of work or play have been incorporated into small space living.

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While Apartment Therapy has always been about making the most of life at home in any size space, from the ultra small to big enough to roller skate in, we've always believed that the folks who choose to live small have tons of design savvy - lessons that we all can use. As we gear up for Small Cool 2013, please enjoy these looks inside eight amazing homes that all come in under the 400 square foot mark...

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Name: Nicole & Zach Lowery (and Oliver the dog!)
Location: Berkeley neighborhood, Denver, Colorado 
Size: 690 square feet, half of a duplex 
Years lived in: 5 years; owned

Wedding and event "party" planner Nicole Lowery and her husband, Zach, a web developer, settled in Colorado about 5 years ago in a old classic duplex built in the early 1900s located in the Berkeley neighborhood of Denver. I first met Nicole through her party planning business, and wasn't surprised to find her home just as stylish, energetic, and colorful as she is. 

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