wow i love this space, esp love the white.

I really like this space. The simple, neutral walls and furniture definitely keep that bookshelf from making everything feel too cluttered.

beautiful!

Every time I see that IKEA PS metal sideboard in a photo it looks more and more appealing. And so inexpensive, too.

love love love this space....and everything done to it...
from the stenciled(?) wall, to the gorgeous kitchen....
could be one of my favorite "really small spaces".

@Scoot...I'm with you on the metal sideboard...in a photo...
but every time I see it in person, it just looks a feels cheap to me.....maybe it just photographs well?

This is sublime and inspires me to de-clutter my apartment this weekend. I wish we could see more of the living room...

it feels cheap because it is cheap, but for $99, you get what you pay for I guess, and if you don't like it, it's not a huge loss to sell or get rid of it. I don't think I'd make it a great centerpiece, but I've seen a bunch of flickr photos with it and it seems very versatile Plus I think having it positioned against a white wall makes a lot of difference. The red or gray one might look a lot different. :)

@ Hydra ... there are one or 2 more photos of the living room in the original link.

Where is the black and white candle holder from?

Question about floating shelves - can you really load them up with books? I've always thought you needed those ugly wall-mounted tracks to run on each stud to not have the shelves bow. But this looks like plenty of books on shelving with no tracks! Thoughts? (I also live in a place where Ikea is not an option, unfortunately.) Thanks!

Every time I see this photo, I think that the partial wall just looks too blank. I feel like it needs some art or something, and it would be an awesome place for a little flatscreen tv (if the wall could support the weight, not sure).

wow my space is 700 sf and somehow the 500 sq looks more spacious! hmm I have major storage issues :(

This is a beautiful apartment, but I have a hard time believing that it is only 500 square feet. Even if it is designed well, it still looks quite a bit larger than all of the 500 square feet apartments I’ve seen in DC. Perhaps the Sweden measure square footage differently.

I love the division of space and how the kitchen is much larger than the bedroom tucked behind a wall. I think most people would gladly give up bedroom space for a larger kitchen and good closets, but most small apartments in DC have TINY kitchens.

Luna Bee, there are tracks if you look really closely. I wouldn't call these floating shelves. All in all, a really beautiful space.

@LunaBee...i came across this online recently that might shed some light on the floating shelves for books.
I have no idea where the "bracket" came from...but read the second one down on this link....
http://smarthandyman.com/Furniture.html#flotshelf

I love the kitchen and that entire space.

The backsplash looks like houndstooth and the glossy black cabinet with white counter paired with the old bones is just right. Those wood shelves actually look great in this kitchen but because of those brackets they look less desirable in most places.

@ LunaBee. those floating shelves will hold books as long as you either screw them directly into studs in the wall or use heavy duty wall anchors in the drywall. the shelf rails like in the photo are pretty efficient. the heavy duty ones can hold quite a lot of weight.

and this apartment is pretty small, even though the wide angle lens and high ceilings makes it look larger. It's a studio with a pretty small bedroom area and tiny bathroom. the kitchen is enormous though. the apartment is 47 square meters which is 505 sqft.

plus it's staged.

Thanks!

This place has fantastic bones!

This is beautiful, and really feels expansive.

Ridiculously cute.

Lovely... but 500 sf? That is one WIDE angle lens.

This is a lovely place (those windows!). In Picture #1, I thought I agreed that the not-quite-full-height wall was part of what made the space feel bigger. But then I was very surprised to find, in Picture #3, that the other side of the very same wall failed completely to make the bedroom area feel spacious.

Any suggestions as to why that is? Is it in fact that the not-quite-full-height wall has no space-expanding properties at all, but other elements in the first picture are doing that and the wall is getting the credit? Or is it the large pattern wallpaper on the living room side, breaking up the wall, that makes it feel more spacious? Maybe it's the fact that the bed is squashed up against the wall? Or is that tall narrow shelf by the bed making that whole area look scrunched? Would a similar wallpaper on this side of the wall help the bedroom side look more spacious?

I know well that subtle optical illusions are the key to making a small space seem larger, but I can't immediately figure this one out. Any thoughts? Other than "They should paint it pale grey" ;)

@idontdobeige

I think (besides the fact that it is well photographed) the wall makes the whole room feel somewhat more spacious, because it creates well defined zones. But it doesn't make either zone look more spacious...especially not the smaller one where there IS a big bed taking up most of the place.

My parents have a smaller wall (if you can call it a wall) in their living room; it creates a little hallway btw. living area and bathroom entrance an thus I think making again feel the whole room bigger.

I agree though that a pattern on the bedroom-side of the wall (maybe stripes) would help!

Love the idea of putting shelves on walls. Our leased apartment has concrete and steel walls and one cannot make holes. Makes it a little difficult for those shelves, or even art work. I have a hung a few lightweight pieces using 3M products and hooks. We too have a nice sized kitchen and dining area and we use it the most.

Absolutely adore this space, right down to its gorgeous white-washed wood floors.

We're sure it's only 500 sq ft? Wow.

fantastic!v v well done!!

Great place...simple goodness...

I LOVE the apartment and the design, but it's definitely much bigger than 500 square feet.

it is just gorgeous!