This is just outstanding in every way!

This is fantastic! To me, this exemplifies small cool, because you really worked with the space and came up with beautiful, amazingly functional solutions. Well done!

Love the dresser/closet/tv stand combo, and the wood-on-wall as a headboard!

I'm curious as to what the glossy black cabinet attached to the "divider" is for, and what's underneath it on the floor...

I've seen several Small Cool 2012 entries that I thought were wonderfully designed and fun....but this...THIS...is just ELEGANT...in every sense of that word! Harmonious, clean and calm without being at all sterile. Brava,Samantha!

Just as I was marveling at how functional this place is, I read that you custom built your built-ins. Very impressive. Then I realized that there are TWO OF YOU LIVING THERE. Beyond incredible. I am so impressed on so many levels I can't even begin to tell you. I'm with Sassyladie, this definitely exemplifies small cool in just about every way.

Favorite'd for using your furniture to make a boxy floorplan more interesting.

2 people live here- wow

The closet room divider with the flatscreen on the back -- genius! Super impressed. The whole thing is so functional yet homey.

Ditto!

I agree that leaving that space above the divider/closet/tv wall makes it feel open! Very nice job!!!

I love the mix of woods, I've done the same thing in my studio and wondered if it only looked good to me (well you know what I mean)...lol!

2 people in this size apt?!!?? I'd lose my mind.

One of the best.

looks nice, but so much stuff in such a small space.. i think i would feel claustrophobic. i have lived and worked in a much smaller space than this.. but just looking at this.. even though they made a great use of the space.. i just cringe..

Love the custom furniture and creative use of space.

I dont quite get your description- was your restrictive one bedroom this 3000 sq ft loft you speak of??

I sure wish my studio was a box! Mine is long and skinny

I love the mix of woods in the furniture, but I think having so much stuff crammed in there makes the space seem smaller than it is.

This is my favorite so far! What a great space. I love how most of the furniture is clean, simple and functional but that you've added such personality to the space. In particular your frame wall - with photos surrounding the large mirror is great! too bad you could only submit 5 photos, I would have loved a closer shot on that!

You have a beautiful space. I absolutely love what you and hubby have created.

When can I move in?

this place is everything small cool should be. well done.

I love the desk and how there is storage above it!

I'd really like to see more of how you did that room divider / closet combo!! Looks great from the angles I can see. I'm looking to do something similar to divide up my bedroom and create a closet space!

You have by far the best studio I've ever seen. I hope AT does house tour with you, 'cause it's just simply amazing. Do you own the place? If not, how did you persuade your LL to allow this type of transformation? It's simply stunning!

The bones of this apartment are superb, but there is such a thing as too much furniture

Love it - I especially love the use of the cabinet (entertainment style) beside the bed to create a bedside table but also a boundary. So much stuff in there, but it still looks clean and neat.

The best yet!

ok, i think this is the best one i've seen so far. so much functionality and style.

You really made great and stylish storage decisions that came together very well. I like your space!!!!!!

Simply put, I expect you'll win. But I might die of curiosity if you don't tell us WHY you'd trade 3000 sq' for 420?!?

This is amazing. You have an incredibly talented husband and great teaste! Love this little apartment.

Creative use of space, but I agree that there is too much furniture. I'd do a smaller (or completely clear) coffee table, and get rid of the console next to the bed.

Great layout! Love the use of space!

Love it! The best small place I've seen so far

I love the red chair and yellow desk (a Parsons?).

Wow, wow, wow. Love it!

AWESOME!

this is fantastic. smart (and beautiful) solutions to small space living. it's everything that small cool should be.

well done :)

I love what you've done in your space, esp. how you've creatively sectioned off "zones." Kudos to the hubby for his furniture design and build talent! My hubs and I recently downsized from a suburban home to a 600 sq. ft. city apartment so I fully understand just what a challenge it is to make a home you love that truly works for two people. Mine is a work in progress but you've inspired me so much I hope to enter the 2013 contest!

Downsizing from 3,000 to 420 sq ft, what it must have taken you to minimize everything! Incredible!!...you really made the space look larger than life. Great job!!!

seriously smart

It's a place for life, nice, comfortable and elegant! Love all custom woodwork.

This is by far my favourite!

gorgeous. is your husband willing to share bed design? I am in the process of designing us a new bed to build. I built the old one deck style with 2 x 4 hangars, but too much moving around to get to the stuff in the middle. plus my fiancee is a giant viking and it just isnt stable enough without center supports.

I love your place. Great intelligent and practical solutions!

420 sq ft for 2 people is completely doable. I currently share a 419 sq ft apartment, but I think that your needs just aren't met in the amount of space you have. The sections look lovely, but as a whole it looks very cramped! There needs to be more space between your furniture. I also have some confusion with your use of the term 'multitask'. When I think of mulitask I think of furniture that serves two purposes (a coffee table that can be raised and function as a dining table. I don't think that you have many pieces of furniture that actually reduce the amount of space used. I think this design would work better in 600 sq ft. The way we make it work is editting out what we do and don't need, like incorporating a desk into our breakfast bar. You may just have too many things. The breakfast bar looks to be blocking the front door.

That being said I do like how you divided the room with a closet that you can hang a tv off of. It doesn't save space (same space would be taken if you had a closet as a divider and hung the tv on the wall) but it is very cool.

THIS is how I want my apartment to look!

I agree with previous posts that this exemplifies what small & cool is all about!

It looks neat and tidy but cramped because of the "sectioning off" thing you've done even tho' the furniture is beautiful. Too compartmentalized for my taste. It feels a little like 'playing house' as a kid when you made pretend rooms within a room...not sure if anyone ever did that or not...I know I use to! It was fun...then you could take it all back down and have one large room, which is what I would do in this space.

Amazing use of a really small space.

This is epic. The beautiful wood everywhere and nice details. Wonderful!

totally stunning.

Your place is a FANTASTICALLY creative use of space. Then I realized 2 people live here?!? many props to you! i love the center divider and your choice to lower its height. i don't know if i would've made 4 different seating areas - does seem a bit cramped, but if you each needed a workstation that couldn't be used as dining or living, then sure - have to make sacrifices. i still think your place ROCKS.

LOVE it. Your husband did a marvelous job of wood working. Your bathroom tiles are just like the new shower I had put in. Love your white chairs at the bar and all in all, GREAT JOB!!

Ingenious way to use space. It's an inspiration, even to those of us with a little more space… and too much stuff!

So far in the small cool entries, this is the only one that I have been really inspired and impressed by. Compartmentalized, yes, but everything looks well thought out and done with intent- not just simply placed. To me, a perfect example of the difference between design and dorm.

its amazing how you used the space... very creative !

wall mounted tv is way too high, this must give you a headache, sitting down it should be mounted so that your head is slightly facing down " in a relaxed position " the distance here is way to short as far as I can see, remember with the old tube tv's we were not able to hang those things on the wall normally ( you could ) nobody ever did, there was a special tv table with the required height. Now every one, with these flat panels, don't think about the correct viewing ht.. :-)

Definitely my favorite entry so far. I love how you've made the space work for you with the custom built pieces. Great job...

what an efficient use of the tiny little space! that's clever decoration! congrats!

For the record, I made an Apartment Therapy account for the sole purpose of voting for this. I really love the layout and wish I did something similar when I had a studio. Well done! :)

You guys need to open a business..YESTERDAY...

Seconding the need for a House Tour on this one ... stands apart from all the other entries so far.

Fabulous!!! And what program did you use for your layout diagram? Cool.

Thank you so much I am soooo appreciative of all your comments!!!

great vision and execution. I would move in tomorrow and can see how 2 people can live there and it's has loads of taste without being cliche.

You have done the most amazing job creating all the zones! It looks like such a wonderful, happy and productive home to live in!

WOW. I hope your home is featured by itself on AT's website and next book. I'm at a loss for words. Perfect!

Yes, I second the request for the program you used to describe your layout. And the place is fabulous!

Hi Happy Friday :) We used Illustrator and Photoshop to create the floorplan.

I like how you made use of the space. Very clever!

I'm looking at the third photo. Can you squeeze anything more in that space?

I agree we definately were challenged with the space to needs factor.
It took time and patience to insure the overall look was finished and not raw, which we find too much wood can appear to take away space and can give a sense of incomplete. Although we did use recycled wood flooring it was important to add in color, in our case we added the Yellow Parsons Table from West Elm, and the Grey Glossy Cabinet attached to the room divider is from Ikea bath.

one of my favorites to win. I love this one. good luck!!!

I registered an account on Apartment Therapy just so I could vote on this entry! I adore your space! I love the light, the wood, the splashes of color, the division of spaces.

The room divider/closet is outstanding! I'm in a efficiency apartment and would kill for something like that! Can you husband come build one for me?

Well, the room divider was a great solve, and overall layout is really well done and a smart use of space. But, in my opinion the design details are not working together. So many different furniture styles, woods, colors, proportions, hardware -- it's all a bit of a yard sale to my eye.

Your apartment is wonderful!! It looks so relaxing!
Let's go New York City!

my dream NYC Studio!! congrats ...

Great space. Amazing to go from 3000 square feet to this, no?

just genius. love this cozy, beautiful space;)

I love this one the best