Amazing. Cozy without being cramped. Love that kitchen- it comes across as modern but warm. This is one of the best house tours yet!!!

Beautiful. I love seeing interesting solutions to small places. They have a lot of stuff but they manage to organize it so well that the place still looks spacious and well distributed.

Great style. I love how the music collection is on display but not in your face, lots and lots of vinyl

Gorgeous. I love seeing small space tours and the ingenuity and creativity that goes into making them work well.

Love it! The loft space is awesome.

I am intrigued with the kitchen - where is the refrigerator? Is there a dishwasher? Is that a microwave or convection oven?

Wonderful use of space and style! While I usually do not like wall paper, I absolutely love the gold patterned wall behind the lockers! Were they stenciled onto the wall?

Also, I love the loft bed. Does the ladder lift up and stay up with those little hydraulic thingys?

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Love the open kitchen. Loft beds scare me.

As Sousani points out, do they not have an oven?

If it works for them that's great. It's an adorable house.

Well i live in 450 sq feet, and it's no big deal as long as the space has a good layout and lots of light.

Love the kitchen, and the LARGE window ^_^

Also, it seems like every small space profiled on AT doesn't have a TV!

@Hollywood Visions. I believe the original quote is: "We’ve had more than 20 people in here at once and have cooked for them all." I don't think they mentioned that they were all sitting at the table to eat. I've tried to entertain in my 625sqft and it works much better to just set out food, napkins, and plates.

Wonderful place and I love all the character. Filing this away for my inspiration. I'm going to be sharing 654 with my other half soon. It will be interesting to see what adding 29sqft and another person+belongings will be like. :D

@infomofo - that's what I noticed...in the first photo, there's something that kind of looks like a mount/easel. Maybe the TV is small enough or light enough to be mounted to that?

I couldn't do without my TV.

Would love to know the source for the kitchen shelving. Love it.

DANNY MONTOYA?? How amazing. As a former student from the school Danny Montoya works at, I am so excited that this made it on Apartment Therapy. Your house is rad. I want everything in it.... and those lockers look suspiciously similar to the old Live Oak lockers.....

The whole space is absolutely gorgeous!

Usually I can't stand kitchenware outside of cupboards, but here it's so neat and organized that you're definitely changing my mind. I love the colors, love how everything works together, love how warm and cozy it is. My favorite part might be the multi-colored picture frames. What a unique space. Jealous! :)

It is amazing. Great use of space, great editing.
I do want to know where the fridge is!

like it a lot. love the vinyl storage. but... my fiancee and i entertain upwards of 20 people in our 500 sq ft space quite often and its not THAT difficult. it's fun.

The oven, refrigerator and TV are sitting in the bathroom. Did you miss it?

funny how places that are described in the US as unusually small are actually the average living space for a family of three or even more in european cities...

@Hollywood Visions -- you're missing how small 500 square feet is. As someone who lives in a 400 sf apartment (about 150 of which are bedroom), I can tell you "extra tables" for 20 would take up the entire space! Surely it wasn't a seated dinner for 20, but still very impressive. We max out around 12.

My boyfriend and I (and our cat) live in a 500 square foot 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment with a bonus room (so sorta like 2 rooms). I've got to say, organizing the place, finding room for the things we love, and sadly saying goodbye to the things we can't store comes with the territory of a 500 square foot vintage apartment.

I completely LOVE this AT House Tour and am inspired by its organizational methods!

You guys have an impressive LP collection.

Your home looks very cozy and inviting. Nice job :)

Wow. I love this house tour! Great style - homey but organized, colorful without falling in on you. Fabulous job!

What a fantastic space! Does not feel cramped at all, very inspiring. :)

Really really love the kitchen!

How super fun was this house tour? Love love love your kitchen.

Great place, I love the loft! Could you please share the wall color in your living room? It looks like the perfect grey.

Loving the clear containers in the kitchen. Loving the bar. The furniture:( Looks so uncomfy and unhomey.

I'd love the source of the green wallpaper behind the lockers. That's beautiful.

I am completely in love with your kitchen!!!

Thanks for all the kind words! Glad you enjoyed our home. To answer some of your questions: 1. When we've had 20 people over they were definitely not all at the table. Just lots of food and sitting where ever you can find space. The table can seat up to 8. 2. We do have a TV, but Danny rigged it on an arm so it folds sideways and completely flat to hide away against the side of the record shelf. You can see it in the last pic on this page covered with brown fabric. 3. We have a small fridge under the stovetop. 4. It's a convection oven and while I dream of getting a bigger one someday, we make cakes, pizzas and pies in it all the time, and it works just fine. 5. The wallpaper behind the locker is Graham & Brown. I think that's it!

ahh so adorable! but SAzcuys comment made me giggle :)
Also, having a loft is a huge thing for such a small apartment. We live in a 40sq meters apartment and compressing the bed and wardrobe (and office!!!) to, say, 6sq meters would make a huge difference. But we're moving out next week, so no matter :) (Into a 75sq meter apartment, which is considered big enough for a family here.)

Paint color?

This home is impressively serene and comfortable for its square footage.

I absolutely love your place. I love your kitchen. And I'm jealous of the alphabet art. Too bad my boyfriend's and my initials can't do the same thing.

I look forward to more beautiful teeny tiny, small spaces featured here on AT.

There is absolutely no reason to be embarrassed by your VHS Ghostbusters box set. Display with pride! You ain't afraid of no criticisms!

looks great! my wife and used to live in 500 sq. feet in nyc. when things are edited, it is not too bad in the end. i am really interested in the kitchen shelving. would like to know where it was sourced. it looks galvanized? i have a small pantry /porch area and this looks ideal for it.
thanks for any info.

I think you have a really great space. Your home gives me a good idea of the things that you both love - cooking, entertaining, music and cycling. I live in a 626 sqt home and I agree that one of the challenges is learning how to edit. There are so many things that I love but alas, not all of them can be under one roof. It's always an exercise to find a perfect balance between function and frivolousness.

Love your home, its warm, cozy and beautiful. Especially love the kitchen. Thanks for sharing-

The paint color is a little cryptic, so hope this helps: Dunn&Edwards, Walltone Bm-1537. It's a custom-mixed color I believe. The shelves are E-Z Shelving: http://www.e-zshelving.com/

The place looks brilliant. I love it. I also love the record storage. I've just moved to a new place with my boyfriend and his record collection. I am planning on building shelving for them and the photos of your solution have given me hope that it might not be beyond my (limited) capabilities. If you could give me any tips on how to build shelves that aren't going to collapse under the weight of a substantial record collection I'd be really grateful. Did you attach the shelving to the wall at all?

Thanks

Really love your home. Your kitchen is wonderful. Now I feel like my 1,300 sqf. is much to big for my husband and I.

Much respect for your home. I'm impressed!

just moved from a 400sq ft studio in San Francisco, to a 500sq ft in manhattan.... but now we are two- Such an inspiration!
LOVE the appartment

What a fantastic use of space!! They did such a great job of keeping things cute and clean but also maximizing the space. Thanks for sharing!

Hey, neighbors! The bones of our building are unmistakeably recognizable.

Love what you've done with the space. The furniture choices are both eclectic and perfect.

Here's my unit, from the Small Cool contest.

Hopefully I'll see you around sometime!

Wow - no bathroom. Even in my 403ft sq place I have one of those.

And can we replace the 'only' with 'just' please. Way less condescending to those of us living in even less - especially when 'only 500 sq ft' would 'only' cost you a little under a million dollars where some of us live.

This place cristallizes what I read this blog for : thrift and style.

I love this. I'm moving in a few weeks and this has inspired me to keep the new kitchen organized. And I really like the idea of hanging up the coffee mugs to save space.

looks amazing! I would have liked to see the bathroom and more of the bed...

Lovely apartment.

Are those black (wooden?) boxes in the kitchen from Ikea? Lovely apartment and only a couple of square meters larger than my humble dwellings. So inspired now!

Small spaces, creative decor ideas, and a sheer love of creating inviting and livable spaces -- this is why I come to apartmenttherapy. I really enjoyed this house tour!

your style quote equals my everyday quote. heart it.

Amazing sense of scale, proportion and color- love it. Wish I had that spatial arrangement gene. Also adore the green wallpaper with metallic accents in the last photo.

I like that, while you do try to edit your belongings, you still find room for knick-knacks - no home should be without them!

This place looks so familiar! Was there a house tour a few years ago? Would never forget that fabulous record collection. If I recall the living room looked a bit sparse back then, but they have managed to fill it up with more furniture and make it look homey.

Would love to watch the tutorial on the loft, great job. The best parties are the ones in a small space, good food and great vibe. Cheers!

Love the blue chair in the living room. Any ideas where to get something similar (in the LA area)

Living in 450 sq ft myself I understand the challenge, and you did an exceptional job. Not much on the kitchen renovation, its a little cold compared to the vintage comfort of the rest.

great post! my husband and i used to live in a 450 sq. foot apartment with our daughter, our cat, and our 90 pound chocolate lab. those were the days! we are now in 1200 sq. feet, but we have added more people to the family. love what you've done to this space- thanks for the inspiration!

Are there really only 16 photos? There are usually twice that for house tours. Would have liked to have seen the bed and bathrom and couldn't work out where the lockers fitted in...

Who is the manufacturer for the industrial shelving in the kitchen.

Hey, I knew I remembered this apartment! I found this! http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/small-cool-2008-northwest/northwest-2-erin-dannys-little-slice-of-the-city-047428

It includes pictures of the bathroom, that weren't included in the most recent tour.

Wow, that's 46 square meters. My 140 square meters feels palatial after seeing this.

I do like how you used your space.

Love it, but as fellow Californian, I notice that those glass jars in the kitchen sitting on a shelf without a lip of any kind don't look earth-quake safe.

Small can be beautiful! What a lovely home these guys have, very creative and fun. Bravo!

This place is rather amazing. So attractive, inviting and interesting. I enjoy seeing House Tours like this of small spaces. It's so refreshing instead of larger homes with more square feet than are really necessary.

Where is the funky yellow desk from? I want it!!!

did I miss the bed and bath?
Love this...and the fact that they sacrifice the space for the love of vinyl! My kinda people!

beautiful style for so tiny a space!

Lovely apartment!
I really get a chuckle when people say "only 500 sq ft" to me that would be paradise, I have 425 no and am downsizing in a year to 240....any ideas AT how to decorate?

Really great place. Love that it's full of music and that you never deny yourself pine nuts-- amen, sister!

sweet....compact living!

@Hongkonger
I live in a much smaller space than they do, but personally I don't think there's any tone difference between "only" and "just"? (As a separate issue, I'm not perturbed by it, since I've long accepted that even ppl in mcmansions probably read and enjoy AT. But even if it did disturb me, it sounds exactly the same to me whichever word they use.)

Not having a real bedroom helps a lot with the space-making, I'd think. It's practically cheating! :p I liked this whole tour a lot, and wouldn't mind if more tours were as concise.

Love that kitchen! I would be so proud of a cute kitchen like that!

Those who were looking for the bed, check picture 17. The TV is in the first picture on the right covered with brown cloth. The tour in the small cool link shows the TV pulled out. Great place, also a big difference from the small cool tour, lots more stuff but still neat and organized.

I love to see small spaces on AT. I especially enjoy when people are able to keep what they love; in this case vinyl. The vinyl definitely takes up a lot of space but I am impressed you guys were able to make it work in the space. It proves just because you live in a small space doesn't mean you have to get rid of everything.

i wonder what the neighbors think. 20 people stomping through such a small space.

I adore this space, really inspiring, it's one of the quirkiest I've seen on AT for a while... the homes can be so dull and uninteresting for the mostpart...but this shows real personality! Well done!

Erin and Danny, you are dynamos! Terrific infusion of personality + smart use of space. Where did you find your yellow desk?

Your space is amazing!! XD

I am so impressed by that kitchen!

I love this apartment and I especially love the kitchen! They look like a fun couple!!

Love this creative space. Good looking couple, too.

Great place. I wouldn't know how to cook for 20 people much less have them all in a small place like this.
I like the theatre seats but with so little space wouldn't it be better to have comfortable seating rather than cool eclectic seating.?

love every inch of this place.

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Inspiring & creative.

Lovely and warm. You've used the space extremely well. Enjoy!

Gorgeous and creative, but forgive my snarkiness...2 people, 2 incomes, 500 square feet? I'm all for the 'not so big house' but 500 SF would be too small even for myself!

Hey guys....is this couple your Mom and Dad? Are they special friends? Why else have you had them front and center month after month! Enough is enough.

Wow!! With most people craving bigger spaces, I on the other hand LOVE smaller ones. Your place is cozy, modern and speaks of a "peaceful place". AWESOME!! You moving anytime soon ;-)

Can't imagine climbing into a loft bed after the age of 21!

Love it, great job Erin & Danny, you've really inspired me for my place :)

I know this was posted ages ago, but I LOVE IT.

The loft bed bothers me, too, don't these people have to get up in the middle of the night to, uh, go?

Also, if they are entertaining 20, where is the storage for all those plates and glasses?

@ mashamsk "funny how places that are described in the US as unusually small are actually the average living space for a family of three or even more in european cities...
posted by mashamsk on 02.18.11 at 01:17PM"

thank you for making this comment (socalfelicity also makes a good post!) about the size of the living space! me, my husband, our 10 year old daughter and our dog and cat all live in a 450 sq foot house! not to mention, our house doesn't allow much in the way of an "open" floor plan since we have a child, we can't have an open loft bed or any type of open sleeping area, etc. We have 2 bedrooms, a nice sized living room, an eat-in kitchen and an (admittedly!) very tiny bathroom.

a lot of people are shocked to hear "what a small space we live in." it certainly requires some work but, given the current state of the economy, we feel extremely grateful to live in the luxury of a two bedroom with a big backyard and driveway parking! not to mention, it's actually a house, so no noisy neighbors! i am always frustrated when people talk about how small our house is because in many places all over the world, this is a standard size home for our size family and even if it was small - it works for us and it's what we can afford. we are lucky to be living within our means.

sure, sometimes it's a little hard, like if the weather is bad for days on end and we are all stuck in doors non-stop and yes, it would be nice to have a bathroom that is a little larger or an extra room that could be used as a dining room, home office, laundry room or guest bedroom (instead of having laundry facilities in the kitchen, our dining table in the kitchen, one of our computers in our bedroom and the second in the living room and a futon for a sofa to serve overnight guests in the living room) but we make it all work and we are happy to have our own place to call home.

I love the decor and vinyl collection but I have one huge qualm. As a native San Franciscan, I've lived through the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 and I'd be really concerned about having so much open shelving in earthquake country.

I love your kitchen! Can you provide details about your wall-mounted oven (where you got it, brand, particulars). We have been looking for a good quality combo oven-microwave. Thank you!

I'm a Californian near the fault line and yeah, the open shelving makes me a little nervous too in earthquake country. You could always line that shelving with some drawer liners (to give it that yoga mat effect) --one of my friends did that and her glassware went through a 7 quake just fine. But really, the shakier quakes can also shatter glass windows--can't live life in fear of quakes if you choose to live in SF.

I have just moved in a 52mq apartment - aka 560 sqft and I'm just impressed and amazed on how you managed the space. This post is really inspirational and I love every single detail of it!

I wish every house tour ended with a floor plan. That would be handy.