Architect David Mabbott and his wife, artist Susie Reiss, bought a cookie cutter apartment in Harlem in 2005. Working in stages, they re-designed the duplex to accommodate a studio for Susie, a new office for David's firm, and more functional bedrooms for their two children. The clean, warm spaces reflect a balanced blend of Susie's love of color and David's love of wood (he's a former furniture maker). More

When it comes to space saving solutions, we can often take a lesson or two from Japan. The architect of this beautiful modern house took a tiny triangular lot — seemingly unable to fit anything except maybe a canoe — and created a contemporary home that looks significantly more spacious than it really is.

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Q: I will be moving into this old storage attic that was converted to a room. Unfortunately, the owner carpeted over the beautiful original hardwood floor. The two sides walls are slanted, making it awkard for furniture. More

Architect Doug Sandberg took a risk when purchasing a lot only 18 feet wide, which would be considered narrow for most rooms inside a house. But after traveling the world for several years he was ready to take on a challenge: successfully build, and live in, a beautiful, eco-friendly, and low-cost home, only 12.5 feet wide. Here's how he made it work.

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The open-air bathroom in my room was only one of the many ingenious space-saving tricks in Amsterdam's Lloyd Hotel. There was another solution for a common small space issue, and it was right out in the open in the hotel's dining room. More

As a follow up to our recent post 5 Strategies for Decluttering a Small Space, we asked Washington DC's organizing and de-cluttering guru Nicole Anzia of Neatnik for some more words of organizing wisdom. Instead of giving us additional organizing and decluttering tips and strategies, Nicole though it would most helpful to tell us what NOT to do when trying to harness chaos in our homes.
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Many of the bathrooms we see profiled in magazines and websites are downright cavernous. Double sinks, walk-in showers, the odd chair in the corner. It's fun to dream. But what if your bathroom is small. Don't fret. It is possible to have a lovely, inviting and stylish bathroom without a mansion. With a little strategic space planning, built-in cabinets, smaller sinks, lots of mirrors, and a few other tricks, you can make your small bathroom feel less claustrophobic.
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Living with tiny bathrooms is nothing new to small space dwellers. But living comfortably is all in the layout and fixtures. The right fixtures can make the difference of being able to squeeze in a powder room, or even transform a powder room into a full size bath. From sinks less than 8-inches deep to toilet-combination units, here are inspirational images of tiny sinks and real life fixtures to buy. More

As homes get older and usage requirements continue to expand, sometimes the old mechanical room just isn't big enough. The hot water heater takes up a huge amount of space and if a new one doesn't fit, did you know you can actually store a hot water heater outside? Here's how to do it… More

Hotels, with their many rooms and public spaces, are an endless source of inspiration to me, so, when I was in Amsterdam last week, I expected that I'd find something in my hotel that I could file away for future use. The Lloyd Hotel had me scrambling to take notes. My room, in particular, had an ingenious solution to a common space challenge: creating privacy without creating more rooms. More