Name: Rachel and Zack
Location: San Francisco
Size: 550 sq. ft.
Rent/Own: Owned apartment
What is the advantage of SMALL? A small living space provides you with the opportunity to become very selective with the items you bring into your home...

What is the advantage of SMALL? CONT'D
...There simply isn't extra storage space to hold on to items you no longer use or need or to bring in superfluous junk.
What's your favorite resource for your home?
ebay and estate sales
What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home?
Our space saving murphy bed and our humble music studio.




Comments (28)
i am digging the earthier tones, nice to see black Panton S chairs.
the long necked mannequin head is similar to ones in a recent Lanvin sunglasses display at Barney's, wonderful.
I love the planter!!! Where did you get it?
Has potential. there are a lot of cool pieces, but no cohesion.
The big-eyed collectibles totally creep me out. In a small shot, the mannequin head with the stretched neck looks like an alien.
I don't think I can fairly evaluate it given my odd visceral response to these items so I'm abstaining. However, I love the silvery dresser.
Some great stuff, but it seems like all the furniture is pushed up against the wall.
Very cool. I love the colors, and all the funky knick knacks.
i really love everything except the family room. seems you fell off the super cool bandwagon there bigtime. the rest is nice and cool.
This place is unfinished. The placement of the furniture is not functional and doesnt take advantage of the space. I see the people living here liking color but not sure how to harmonize different color. I feel like if the people lived there a while longer this space and their decor would mature together.
So cool that you have a murphy bed! Great way to save on space! Love the silver dresser too. Nicely done.
What is the name/brand of the color blue in your entryway area? I love it!
Nice pieces - but why is the bed in the dining room?
I wondered why the bed was in the dining room too...isn't that music studio big enough to fit the bed? Looks like it on paper/floor plan.
Personalized; edgy. The only thing I didn't like is the 'chocolate brown' couch. Rething the fabric and color.
I love you bullet planter!
Love your planter! Where did you get it from?
I love that it looks spacious from the pictures.
I don't know where they got their planter but you can find them on DWR ("bullet planter")
Wild Guess Why the murphy bed is in the dining room:
the music studio probably has additional people/guitars/drums/etc in it on other occasions. when recording, stuff needs to stay set up (no room for the bed, in that case). and i bet the dining room doesn't get used for dining that much.
giving a room that's not used all that much for it's intended purpose a shared purpose is a good call. it doesn't seem to bedroom-y or kitchen-y to me. it works.
I think this place is cool. I like the murphy bed and the wood floors.
liked alot here but not the curtains which really weigh this living room down for me. white roller blinds? white ikea panels if curtains are really needed?
I love the teddy bear painting.
very strange feel
Finally! A Murphy bed! Over a hundred entries and finally a Murphy bed!
OMG!! Everything is so gorgeous and sexy!!
This makes me want to pour a drink, turn on music and seduce someone! As sexy as this place is, I don't even need the drink! I LOVE IT!!
The floors are making me weep in orgasmic bliss.
Looooooooove the wood floors, the old beat up Eames desk chair and the wierd collectibles, but those elements alone didnt make up for the odd placement of furniture and such.
Hella cool!
I see NIB Brunette & Goldie!
(Aws, can't they come out to play?)