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Name:

Kylie

Location:

Kansas City, MO

Square Feet:

824

Division:

Small

What I Love About My Small Home:

I love that I moved into this condo as a single, college student and have over the last 6 years added first a dog, then a husband, a daughter and now another baby on the way. Our home has completely adapted to each new stage and forced me to press into new ways of thinking about design. Every room started out with builder's beige paint on the walls and zero personality. Now, every room reflects who we are as a family. We've added wood beams, crown molding, tiled walls, a new bathroom vanity, swapped every light fixture...the list goes on and on. Everything we can change, we have. I love that a small home restricts you to tweaking and perfecting the few rooms you do have to work with. With all of our energy being poured into such a concentrated area, we ended up with spaces we love.

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Name:

Lindsey & Hrishikesh

Location:

Los Angeles, CA

Square Feet:

798

Division:

Little

What I Love About My Small Home:

Our place was built in 1959, and we immediately fell in love with the period built-in nooks and cabinets. Over the years we've lived here, we've updated it to be more modern while trying to stay true to the spirit of the period. The built-in dining table was custom-made by our friend as a wedding present. The stereo cabinet in the living room was originally bought by Lindsey's grandparents in 1968, but we've re-wired it to play through the television and wirelessly stream music. We especially love our kitchen floors, which we re-did with handmade cement tiles from Nicaragua, and the pair of wooden chairs we got from an old farmhouse. And in the afternoons, our place is flooded with light, thanks to our perenially sunny city. All of this makes it a great place for Hrishikesh to work out of during the day, and for Lindsey to come home to each night.

You know how going on holiday is relaxing and refreshing, but sometimes also opens up a whole new can of worms? Since visiting Puglia in southern Italy with my sister earlier this month, I have a new compulsion, and it involves obsessively researching every masseria in existence, and planning a fantasy/someday trip that somehow hits them all. As you can imagine, this takes up much of my time (and quite a chunk of my future earnings, I'd reckon).

The rose bush in my backyard is blooming like crazy right now, and I've been bringing one or two flowers into the house at a time. In design, roses easily can go granny, but they also can be fun, graphic, sweet, and in some cases wonderfully fragrant.

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Name:

Billy

Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Square Feet:

775

Division:

Little

What I Love About My Small Home:

Our apartment has 6 very large north facing windows which allow tons of light to flood in during the day. We are 7 floors up, which is right above the treeline, so we have lots of ways to pretend that we are looking out onto a yard. Additionally, this was the first apartment we've owned, which we bought with the intention of completely renovating. After living in rentals our whole lives, we threw many years of pent up energy into making this place exactly what we wanted. It was one of the more satisfying things we've done.

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Name:

Raquel

Location:

New York, NY

Square Feet:

500

Division:

Tiny

What I Love About My Small Home:

We live in a pre-war converted hotel that was built in the 1920s, and we love many of the details like the casement windows, sunken living room and molding. The open layout of our studio makes the apartment have a bright and airy feel despite its small size. Another great thing is that we can see Grand Central Terminal from out our window and the Empire State Building from our roof.