Creating an organized way to enter your home can help keep outside clutter from overtaking your space. Today's One Minute Tip comes from Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, founder of Apartment Therapy. More

Are you familiar with the movie, Sliding Doors? It's an older Gwyneth Paltrow flick back in the day when she was dating Ben Affleck — what did we call them? Beneth? The premise of the movie was two parallel lives — one life behind down door 1 (catching a train), another behind door 2 (missing this train). Two wholly different outcomes hinged on one small, seemingly insignificant event. More

Q:My daughter is in high school and the house seems to be filled with people all times of day and night. Lately her and her friends have a habit of holing up in her room, and they seem to be using a combination of the bed and the floor beside it (the space between the bed and the dresser) as a lounge area, but I'd like a few ideas for furniture that can accommodate a couple friends so they're not always on the floor. More

One of the challenges of making a space work for you, from the smallest studio apartment to the biggest McMansion, is keeping it sensibly organized. Kendra Stanley helps her clients maximize the space they have with a combination of purging and reorganizing. More

Two people. Small house. Small bedroom. Really small closet. What does that mean? Lots of cramming shirts into drawers, chairs overflowing with extra jackets. You get the picture. What can you do to substantially increase bedroom clothes storage?

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Q:We are trying to redesign our common area after the birth of our son, who is now 6 months old. We need to accommodate a sofa, a dining table (we already have the Ikea Norden table — great for small spaces), a place for the TV and for the cat to sleep, and ideally, an open space for our son to play. This is quite difficult considering all the doors opening into this room. Any advice and furniture suggestion would be more than welcome. More

Besides the start of a new year, long holiday weekends are the best time to tackle tasks you've put on hold for "one day". Make that one day, today. Ironically a holiday set aside as a day of rest from your professional life can be a most productive opportunity to reboot, reorganize, and rearrange your digital life... More

Whether you're moving into your first tiny apartment, downsizing from a larger space or just taking a stroll on the leaner side of life, it can take a little finessing to make a small space work. But, hey, that's why we're in the blogging business! Check out these 20 helpful posts, covering everything from sourcing small space guest beds to tips for de-cluttering a small space, to help you make the most of your limited resources.
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Q: I'm trying to create a functional, inviting space out of my narrow dining room. Due to its location, I need to walk through both ends of this room to get to the living room, kitchen, and upstairs. It's about 10 feet wide (yes, it's true), and a powder room and utility closet are located on the wall opposite the exposed brick. More

Q: Hi! I am currently doing up my new house and I thought you all could help me. The first floor layout of the house has a vast common area that all doors open to, and I am at a loss as to how to arrange my furniture in this space. More