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Tips for Tiny Bathrooms

Dehlia's bathroom from our Small Cool 2009 contest is one of our favorite examples of small space put to good use. At just 4 x 6 feet, it's a lesson in quality over quantity, and it (and other bathr...

Compact Dining: Sets That Inspire Ideas to Try at Home
Small Space Solutions

Granted, these five solutions (from all around the globe) tend toward the design concept end of the spectrum, rather than a straight up shopping post, but we think they inspire a few overall ideas and...

Small Space Solutions from a Tiny Prefab Cabin
CERSAIE in Bologna, Italy

Last week at Cersaie, we were intrigued by the projects on view at "Green Street," an exhibition that highlighted the way landscapers and architects are (or in some cases aren't) addressing sustaina...

Breaking the Rules: Rooms That Go Without

There are certain formulas that most people follow in their homes. A living room has a couch and a coffee table; bedrooms usually include bedside tables; home offices have desks. But every once in a...

5 Smart Studio Apartment Layouts

The hardest thing about setting up a studio apartment is figuring out the right layout. With so little available space, every decision makes a huge impact. We're always amazed at the space planning ...

Small Space Solutions: Five Double-Duty Workspaces

When you live in a small apartment without a spare room, integrating a workspace into your living area can be tricky. It should be attractive and functional at the same time, and (maybe most importa...

Really Small Spaces: Inspiration from Dressing Rooms

When you're working with a really tiny space, sometimes the best thing to do is just go all out. Don't believe us? Check out these dressing rooms by top designers. Wallpapered, painted, and tricked ...

Small Space Ideas from Una Hotels in Italy

The Una Hotel chain in Italy owns a wide range of buildings, from a historic hotel overlooking the canals in Venice to a spacious modern building in Milan. We're really intrigued by a few of their s...

Sleeping Loft from a Swedish Apartment

How cool is this kitchen and sleeping loft? Almost everything you need is arranged in a compact space, all perfectly color-coordinated with orange countertops, trim, and appliances against a white b...

Small Space Ideas from an Austrian Hotel

click thumbnails for larger pics The Hotel Daniel in Graz, Austria packs a lot of modern style into its modestly priced rooms. Designed by Berlin-based Werner Aisslinger (designer of the LoftCube), t...

Small Space Ideas from an IKEA Kitchen

This room from Cote Maison, furnished entirely in IKEA, includes a few solutions for a small eat-in kitchen table that needs to expand or contract on demand. The nice thing about this set-up is that...

Small Space Problem Solver: Wall Hung Boot Rack

We definitely do not have a mudroom or even a proper entryway in our Chicago apartment - our front door opens right into the main living/dining area. The challenge (which we've talked about before): w...

Small Space Solutions from an Attic Apartment

This apartment was converted from a top floor attic into a light-filled loft. With a few strategically placed skylights and some careful room planning, the designers organized a small kitchen, bedro...

Learning to Live Small: Part II
Stories of Living Well with Less

For those dealing with downsizing, the change can be stressful. In our first post on the topic, we rounded up our favorite examples of families, couples, and single people living in small spaces. Th...

Small Space Solutions from 3 Tiny French Bedrooms
Marie Claire Maison

With a bedroom that is not much bigger than the bed, these owners wisely opted for a monochromatic scheme. The white space feels bright and luxurious while the varying textures of the glossy slatted ...

Combination Bed/Bath from the One Hotel

Most hotel rooms combine bedrooms and bathrooms in a small space, but the One Hotel in Cambodia actually combines the bed itself with a double sink system. Mounted to the opposite site of the headbo...

Coming Soon: A Greener Murphy Bed

This modern Murphy bed is LEED & FCC certified, has been created with eco-friendly woods, developed to be urea free and formaldehyde free AND we cant complain about the super simple styling...jump be...

10 Ways to Accommodate Guests in a Small Space

As the holiday season kicks into full gear, many of us are welcoming friends and family into our homes. If you live in a small space, accommodating overnight guests takes a little bit of creativity....

Small Space Ideas from Room Mate Hotels

Spanish hotel chain Room Mate gives the impression that staying in one of their rooms is like sleeping over at your stylish friend's apartment in a trendy corner of Madrid. All their hotels have fir...

How Many Small Space Ideas Can You Spot in This Trailer?

Last night we caught a rerun of What's Eating Gilbert Grape on TV. (It's hard to pass on a 1990s Johnny Depp movie.) Being the Apartment Therapy nerd that I am, I grabbed the remote to TiVo this sce...

Small Space Ideas from an Airstream Trailer

While surfing online green style guide Sprig, we found a slideshow of an adorable Airstream trailer that reconfirms one of our favorite reasons to live in a small space: surrounding yourself with be...

Small Space Solutions from a Swedish Architecture Firm

Swedish architecture firm Sandell Sandberg specializes in the creation of, among other things, summer and winter homes. Because these holiday homes are used for just part of the year, many of them h...

Small Space Solutions: Adding a Foyer

From the email box last night: a link to an "apartment for two" designed for a young couple by KNQ Associates. Our favorite element of the design (and one we'd love to add to our own apartment) is th...

Tiny Houses in Texas
This Old House Magazine

Builder Brad Kittel makes these Texas "Tiny Houses" from 95% recycled materials. The only new elements of the home are electric systems, plumbing, and insulation. Unlike modern prefab mini-homes, ea...

Small Space Solutions from Architect Andrew Wilkinson
Metropolitan Home

The new issue of Metropolitan Home features an "Apartment Life" section showing some of architect Andrew Wilkinson's work. Along with presenting his redo of a 600 square foot apartment, he offers some...

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