When dealing with a small space, conventional wisdom is to paint the walls as light a color as possible, in order to make the space feel larger. These folks went against the grain...and the delicious, moody results are proof that rules are made to be broken.
1. Little: Brenda's Curiosity Shop
2. Little: Jess' Charming Character
3. Little: Lindsay's Cozy Meets Industrial Cool
4. International: Sandy & Nick's Seems Huge
5. Tiny: Joe's Clever Ways
6. Teeny-Tiny: Jason's Charm & Potential
7. Tiny: Julie & Eric Go Vertical
8. Teeny-Tiny: Michelle's Dream Space
9. Small: Jenika's Uninterrupted Flow
10. Small: Jamil's Just Enough
First round voting is still open! Find your favorites and give them a vote to help them make it to the top of their division.
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It's funny, all the rooms that I've really liked are on this list. I guess I like dark walls a lot more than I initially realized.
I noticed a lot of dark walls in the contest this year. I love it! I love that these rooms still feel airy and open, not closed-off or stuffy.
wow, just realized i was included in this set! i never even thought about my apartment being dark or dramatic but i like it!
@SPECTROGRAM very well said and i couldn't agree more!
michelle from michelle's dream space
Why do I find a grouping of fedoras on the wall kind of sexy?
By the way, when I click "More" to get to the comments, all the photos go away, so I can't enlarge any of the thumbnails. This happened in other posts today, too. Just me???