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Apartment Therapy On... Less for More

Move over, "less is more". We're penning another dictum about quantities: "Less for more". Those of you who live in tiny spaces may know what we're talking about here: paying more for smaller, more ...

4 Round Dining Tables — All Under $200
ROUNDup

I just replaced my rectangular dropleaf table with a round table and I love it! Round dining tables make for more intimate seating and help everyone be part of the dinner conservation. Here are 4 co...

Redecorating on a Budget: Pre-war to Modern Eclectic
The New York Times

The New York Times paired up photographer Andrea Sperling with interior designer Ron Marvin (a previous Small Cool winner!) to demonstrate the process of redecorating on a budget. Sperling, a single...

Hell’s Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 3 – Bedroom
Guest Post from Danny Seo

I’ve always said if you can only invest money in one room of the house — or, in this case, one section of the studio — pick the bedroom. It’s where we theoretically spend 1/3 of our ...

Hell’s Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 2 – Damp Bathroom
Guest Post from Danny Seo

When you find a very reasonably priced studio apartment in Manhattan, two things come to mind: it’s either rent-controlled and you’ve struck gold or there’s something wrong with it. While this...

Hell’s Kitchen Studio Makeover: Part 1 – Starting Small
Guest Post from Danny Seo

Having remodeled about a dozen homes and produced/styled close to 100 home stories for magazines, I may have met my match recently with a tiny studio apartment in Hell's Kitchen. In the past, when ...

Foam Dome Homes!
Pink Tentacle

Though Laure first posted the Japanese Dome Home around this time last year, some much better images have recently surfaced thanks to Pink Tentacle. Made from polystyrene foam, the modular pieces of ...

Before & After: Darren & Cooper's Chair

Hello, I wanted to share my own Before & After — I bought the chair at a Salvation Army for $8 and recovered it with IKEA fabric for $12! The dog on the chair is my beagle, Cooper. Thanks for ...

Tips for Creating a Serene Bedroom
from designer Bryant Keller

click thumbnails for larger pics We love this bedroom for young newlyweds that designer Bryant Keller created on a pretty tight budget — the entire project (2+ rooms) was done for under $5,000....

$300 Designer Makeovers
The New York Times 3.12.09

"In These Economic Times" — we've heard it over and over, and this week, The New York Times challenged 5 interior designers to makeover the rooms of 5 people who have recently lost their jobs. T...

Good Questions: Refresh a Kitchen on a Very, Very Small Budget?

Hi! I wanted to ask a question of the Apartment Therapy community. My husband and I are looking to refresh our kitchen with a budget of $250. We can't do any demolition or replace any cabinets or a...