Name: Veniceworks Studio Location: Venice, CA Size: 500 square feet Architect Richard Aldriedge wrote in to share his small space studio space which is now rented as an apartment. The Venice studio...
Every bibliophile dreams of having a reading room to get away and really sink into a good read. But what if you live in a small space where every square foot counts and you can't set aside a dedicat...
When we need extra seating, our go-to move consists of footstools and chairs from the kitchen. But we're really starting to admire the poof--and its design quality. Squishy and comfy, they can be ...
Name: Aluminium Cottage Location: Yamanashi, Japan Size: 614 square feet Saw this prefab cottage designed by Japanese architect Toyo Ito over at Blue Ant Studio and was struck by both the form and ...
We've been talking this week about small space solutions and rethinking the use of space. On Monday, we posted tips to handle small space cabin fever and one of the ideas was to rearrange your floor p...
We shared Joe and Kristin's Craftsman house tour with you yesterday and wanted to point out how the couple handled an oddly placed window in their bedroom. Since the only bare wall in the room was too...
If you are transitioning between homes or working in another city for a few months, forget couch-surfing. Instead consider renting a furnished sublet. Since it's not your space, your things or your de...
We've been living in small spaces under 1000 square feet for over ten years and really love it! Being thoughtful about our things, considering our design style and entertaining small parties with frie...
It might be a bit premature to be thinking about wrapping presents for the holidays but it's never to early for clever storage ideas. Jennifer (from The Felt Mouse) is a crafter--which explains her...
Name: DeAnna Location: Old Town Orange, California Size: 500 square feet Our home is an apartment located in Old Towne, in a very cute area, busy with antique shops. We just moved into the apartmen...
Q: I've recently moved into a smaller place and have the all too common problem of the furniture being too large for the space. I've had to part with my bed frame and night stands but since doing so ...
An episode of Oprah last week showcased the talk show host heading off to Denmark and other cities. She took in a few home tours of some Danish spaces and discovered that many of the apartments had sm...
Since we live in small apartment, we are always looking for cool and interesting ways to add a little detail or two to make the most of our space. One way how we recently added a little design is......
We love some of the details at restaurants, like when the waiter pours the wine into a decanter and then serves it to the table. Since dining like this is definitely not really an option for us, we ...
October is all about Room for Color, which means we're focusing on reader entries extolling and inspiring the use of color in the home. But if you're in dire need of getting your house tour fix on, ca...
In her latest book, "XS Future: New Ideas, Small Structures", Phyllis Richardson compiles a dizzying array of extremely small houses from around the world that are pointing towards new ways of thinki...
Sometimes you've got to mess things up before you get things right. And such was the case with my home office, for years the forgotten stepchild of our apartment. It's been several weeks now since I r...
Living in small spaces requires thoughtful use of accents and furniture. While editing your pieces is often necessary in homes with a small footprint, one accent is here to stay....
Q - My husband and I just moved into a smaller rental apartment. We went from 1.5 bathrooms to 1 teeny tiny one. While we've been able to find storage solutions for most of our stuff we've had the har...
Yesterday we rounded up some great storage solutions from Apartment Therapy. Storing things in your home goes hand in hand with another Apartment Therapy fave - organizing. Check out some of our best ...
We've posted it. We'd talked about it. We still feel like we don't have enough. Storage is a constant design issue for people living in homes with a small footprint who don't want to feel cluttered by...
September is rapidly approaching and with it lots of people are heading back to school: some are moving into dorms for the first time and some are moving into their first apartments with roommates. ...
This week's episode of Design Star had the six remaining contestants designing for two military families. The challenge - designing a multi-purpose small space. This a big topic at Apartment Therapy -...
Yesterday we were flying back to LA from Seattle and had to take a series of smaller airplanes with just the one compact bathroom in the back. Normally these get pretty...stuffy early on in the fligh...
We wanted to end Apartment Therapy's travel and escapes month with a blog that we've been enjoying lately that features both small living and travel - This Tiny House. This blog highlight's Hillary an...
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