Name: Laura
Location: Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Size: 600 square feet studio
Years lived in: 7

After more than five years living in a studio apartment, Laura thought it time to move on to an apartment with more than one room. But when she surveyed her real estate options, she realized that she already had a great situation. It just needed some growing up.

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Name: Suzi and Tchotchke, a 3-year-old schnoodle
Location: Yukon Studio Lofts, in Columbus' Short North neighborhood
Size: 557 square feet
Years lived in: 3

Suzi West has gone big by going small in her Short North studio condominium, which, in the living room alone, features show-stopping "branchelier," a 3-foot-wide chandelier of white willow; an oversized zebra-print ottoman and an 8-foot-tall cupboard. Rife with European flourishes, Suzi's home, a finalist in the 2008 Small Cool Home Contest mixes old-world chic with a cheeky charm: for instance, collection of apothecary bottles--including one that once housed chloroform--sits alongside a collection of Buddha heads; a sign reading "amateur boxing every Friday nite" hangs above her stately bed.

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Name: Lauren
Location: Upper West Side, Manhattan
Size: 800 square feet studio rental converted to a temporary one-bedroom
Years lived in: Less than a year

After a couple of years of 'roommating' in New York City, Lauren leaped out on her own and rented a studio apartment. Fortunately, it was large enough to put up some temporary walls and create a generous looking one-bedroom. Within a couple of months, it looked like it had been lived in for years!

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Name: Heather Moore & Paul Edmunds
Location: Gardens, Cape Town
Size: 860 square feet
Years lived in: 9

When the opportunity came to visit the studio and home of textile designer Heather from SkinnyLaminx, we jumped at the opportunity! She shares her home with husband and fellow artist Paul Edmunds. It's a living mood-board — with pieces of inspiration splashed about in a beautifully creative and aesthetic way.

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Name: Ida
Location: Harlem / Sugar Hill - NYC

I consider my home to be inspirational — an organized reflection of what I love to look at! My apartment is the parlor room in a brownstone (a studio) which is already beyond charming on it's own. More

Name: Kittie and Lotus Blossom (her Shih-Tzu)
Location: Tudor City, Midtown East, Manhattan
Size: 170 square foot studio coop
Years lived in: 5 years

Kittie is from Dallas where very few things are small. Nonetheless, five years ago she and her husband decided to buy an unrenovated 1928 studio apartment in Tudor City measuring less than 200 square feet as their pied a' terre. To their surprise, Kittie loved it and loved renovating it. Within a short time, Kittie made it her primary home.

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Name: Elodie
Location: Paris, France

I'm a fashion blogger, designer and interior architect and I recently did took some pics of my very little home in Paris — it's a 26 square meter (280 square feet!) studio where I had to find creative solutions to using the space. And I did! We have a little bedroom, a huge wardrobe, a desk to work at home, a dining space and a great living room.

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Name: Kittie Lonsdale
Location: Tudor City, Manhattan NYC

My TINY mid-town live/work studio — 225 square feet! — exemplifies William Morris's philosophy from way back in 1882: "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or consider to be beautiful". My passion is creating gracious homes in small spaces, tailoring the functionality and decor to the clients' lifestyle. My own studio is my 'test lab' for affordable, innovative solutions to maximize every inch of space, creating a serene living environment in a small footprint. More

(We're trying out some of the best applicants from our New York Blogger Search — this House Call comes from applicant Gretchen Smith.)

Name: Steven & Gretchen
Location: Brooklyn Heights, NYC

When I first walked into the 450 square foot apartment that my husband and I rent in the Historic Brooklyn Heights District, my first thoughts were "oh my, check out that view!" and " oh my, where will all our stuff go?"
Though the challenge of the space was the amount of space, we put our thinking caps on and came up with a creative layout that made the apartment look light and airy. To complete the look, we kept only what we really needed, (the hardest part for my husband), and with a few design tricks, maximized our apartment's potential.
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Name: Katherine
Location: Upper East Side, NYC

Good day sunshine! Welcome to my bright, modern, mini apartment (under 400 square feet). I've lived here for a month and I'll be roaming Apartment Therapy as I search for the perfect coffee table and wall art inspirations. Cheers! More