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Posts tagged “small spaces”

The Vestige Table: Modern Utility, Vintage Flair

We've always found that a good mix of modern and vintage has been pleasing. We love the lines and ornamental details of vintage pieces, but need some good, sleek modern minimalism as well. The Vestige...

Editors' Choice: Fresh Furnishings for Tight Quarters
Metropolitan Home March 2009

We are always looking for sleek and inventive solutions to furnishing a small home. Anything that does a double duty, does its job in a minimum allotment of space, or converts into something else piqu...

Lotta Jansdotter's San Francisco Apartment
Sunset Magazine

Lotta Jansdotter maximizes every inch of her 725 square foot SF apartment by making the space work for her needs - meaning a living area that doubles as a guest room, a bedroom in a storage closet, an...

Tracy Falk's Vancouver Studio

Recently we were cleaning out and organizing the bookmarks on our computer, and came upon Tracy Falk's wonderful 450-square foot studio in Vancouver. If you missed it when it was posted earlier this ...

Petite Maison
California Home + Design

This San Francisco condo isn't our normal cup of tea, but today the elegance and dark colors are really appealing to us. The homeowner enlisted the help of designer Georgina Rice in creating a "tiny ...

Small Space, Big Ideas

Oprah Magazine recently covered a great story of a couple who living in a small apartment. The couple was featured because they created clever and interesting ways to make their small space not seem ...

Small Space Solutions
Canadian House & Home

Because we live in a small home, we're always searching out small space tips, tricks, and inspiration. Earlier today we found a gallery of solutions on Canadian House & Home's website. We love this ...

The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

The 102-square foot Weebee House This is a true find. Sebastopol-based The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company was started by Jay Schafer around 1997 when he began pioneering the art of building and livin...

Life in a FEMA Trailer

We recently went to our first Pecha Kucha night, and though we weren’t blown away by the presentations, we did see one that gave us pause. We’re all familiar with the devastation of Hurricane Katr...

Optibo

We know what a car looks like on hydraulics, but what about a whole apartment? This idea features a 25 meter (about 82 feet) multi-functional space with furniture that changes based on the needs of th...

Element Hotels by Westin

AT reader DahliaCactus tipped us off to the Starwood hotel group's new line of eco-hotels, Element. She says, Apparently they're offering green perks like recycling, but the best part is the layouts ...

RBW XS House

Check out this 500-square foot home that the Rice Building Workshop (Rice students and faculty) built. Yes, the adjustable footing/foundation system is cool. Yes, the fact that it cost just $25,000 ...

Roundup: More Small Space Solutions on AT, Part II

Maff Apartment by Queeste Architecten So, what do you think -- are you ready for some more of our small space solutions, pulled from the depths of the AT archives? Grab a cup of coffee, and jump below...

Roundup: More Small Space Solutions on AT, Part I

How To: Make a Captain's Bed on the Cheap As we get ready to plunge back into the Small Cool Contest, it seems like a good time to roundup some more small space solutions that we've blogged here at AT...

Roundup: Small Space Solutions on AT

Waveform Wallmount Shelf There are a heck of a lot of small space solutions on AT. We thought we'd round them all up here for you, but our eyes are bleary (and our dog is impatiently -- no longer qui...

C3 Cabin by Vandeventer + Carlander Architects

One of our all-time favorite small spaces is the C3 Cabin by Seattle firm Vandeventer + Carlander Architects. Although we featured it last summer, we're re-posting it in honor of Small Cool Month. D...

A Small Parisian Apartment

There's a heck of a lot of small space inspiration going on this month. Just in case the contest isn't enough for you, take a look at this small Parisian space we just spotted on sfgirlbybay. 60 squ...

SF Good Questions: How Can Our Family Survive in a Small Apartment?

Inside Out: Max and Sara Kate's Small Really is Cool AT:SF, My wife and I live in a 550sf shotgun apartment in San Francisco. We love our apartment and neighborhood north of the Panhandle. We're exp...

Inspiration: Maff Apartment by Queeste Architecten

This small attic apartment in the Netherlands reminds us of a boat. Just 30 square meters (approximately 323 square feet), its use of space is ingenious. ...

Inspiration: Moormannberge Hotel

We realize it was just a few days ago that we said we hated knotty pine, but we'll make an exception for the Moormannberge Hotel. It is in the Alps, after all, and designed by Nils Holger Moormann....