When my wife and I built our house, we added two small bedrooms upstairs with kids in mind somewhere down the road. As I was framing the closets in each room they took on a weird shape, due to the fact that the house is a cape with a short knee wall and the upstairs rooms have steeply sloped ceilings. As a result, the closets are long, angular affairs, with one end 30 inches high and the other about eight feet. At the time I wasn't sure how efficient they would be as closets (glad to report they work pretty well), but after they were enclosed I could definitely see my eight-year old self happily sleeping inside, nestled in my secret cave, invisible to the rest of the world. More

Dating back more than three hundred years, the drop-leaf table is a wonderful example of how the practical can also be beautiful. With a fixed center and hinged leaf of either side that can be dropped easily, these tables are a perfect addition to any room and any style--especially in smaller spaces. Some were designed as sofa tables, which are extra long. Others are gate-legs, which means the leaf is supported by legs that swing out from the center (like gates). More

For the last several years I've lived with a step stool permanently in my closet. What might have been easier? Well, the secret is hiding in this closet. Can you spot it? More

I see photos of beautiful rooms every day — it's my job, I love it and no matter how many I see, it never gets old. Yet, every now and then, I come across an image of a space that stops me in my tracks because in addition to being an interesting interior, it's a place I have the immediate desire to occupy. More

Q: We're struggling with how to use and arrange the front room of our house. We definitely want to incorporate the dining room into this room, but it leaves a dead corner - and we're not sure what to do with it: More

Sometimes even the most perfect rental will have its downside. Too small to have a proper room for a nursery. Not enough closet space. A kids room with no closets at all. Sometimes renters have to get really creative. We've rounded up some of our favorite ways to laugh in the face of a closet-less kids room. More

When raising children, it's easy to endlessly collect. We desire to give them everything. At the very least, we hope to give them the basic developmental toys and tools, right? The thing is, these seemingly "necessary" expenditures can take up a ton of space. See what space saving solutions we've come up with in our 950 square foot apartment: More

Are you finding that you don't get much work done in your workspace these days? You might need to do a little efficiency overhaul. Here are three things you can do this week to make your home office more functional for you. More

You may have heard the phrase "measure twice, cut once" - well the same concept can certainly apply to planning furniture purchases and moving days. We came across a great guide from Crate & Barrel on how to measure your furniture for those small stairwells and narrow doorways. Do you know exactly which way to measure? Take a look right this way… More

Living well in close quarters requires, among other things, efficient furniture placement. These studios, one-bedroom apartments, and one house show how you can make your home's spatial quirks and shortcomings work in your favor. More