The couple was likely relieved to find a space, but the home (which cost around C$349,000) posed new and exciting challenges. “At 400 square feet, it was much smaller than anywhere else I had lived before; the bedroom is literally just a room for a bed, and the closet is only three feet wide,” Barisky, who now offers space-planning services, shares. 

Even though the limited square feet pressed Barisky to think outside the box (she shares solutions on TikTok!), it was worth it. “The floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking parks and green space made it feel bright, peaceful, and welcoming,” Barisky writes. “Making the space our own while managing to fit all of our belongings has been an incredible journey and an exercise in deciding what things we really actually need in order to find happiness. And I couldn’t be happier about our choice to live here.”

• Entire home — Behr ‘Polar Bear’ White 

• Wooden shelf with key hooks — EQ3
• Plaid wool rug — Schoolhouse
• Butterscotch lamp — Schoolhouse
• White metal stool — Schoolhouse

• Couch — BoConcept
• Rug — IKEA
• Floor lamp — IKEA
• Acrylic side table — Umbra
• Coffee table — DIY
• Chair — Gluckstein Home (sold out)

• Desk — DIY
• Chair — IKEA
• Artwork — Poster Club

• Table lamp — Gantri
• Cabinet — West Elm

• Dining table — West Elm (sold out)
• Stools — IKEA

• Bedframe — IKEA
• Nightstand — IKEA
• Lamp cord and lightbulb — IKEA
• Green cushion — HAY
• Alarm clock — Tivoli (sold out)

• Storage unit — IKEA
• Storage bins with wooden lids — Open Spaces
• Shower caddy — Umbra (sold out)
• Shower head and bath hardware — Delta

Thanks, Tina!

This submission’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.
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