Living room with cream sofa, pink cushions, wooden partition, and exposed brick wall leading to a bedroom with soft lighting.
This Wall Divider Trend Is Genius for Splitting Up Small Spaces
Not to mention, it's renter-friendly and looks SO cool.
Oct 9, 2021
MUJI Collaborated with Design Students To Make Dorms and Small Spaces More Livable
The result is a collection of optimal storage solutions with MUJI’s minimalist aesthetic.
Sep 27, 2021
12 Corner Tables That’ll Help You Make the Most of Every Inch in Your Space
You'll love these stylish picks.
Sep 18, 2021
These Are the 8 Best Stylish Small Space Ideas We've Seen So Far in 2021
Small spaces, mighty strategies!
Sep 10, 2021
The 10 Best Small-Space Makeovers of All Time
Big results can come from small packages. 
Aug 21, 2021
This Multi-Use Costco Shelf Is Perfect For Small Spaces
All small space dilemmas may just have been solved by one super affordable item.
Jul 31, 2021
6 Space-Saving, Smart Ways to Style a Teeny-Tiny Bedroom
According to designers!
Jul 12, 2021
These One-Wall Kitchens Prove That Streamlined Spaces Still Pack a Big Punch
Great for small spaces, this less-often used layout is worth a look.
Jul 11, 2021
Tiny Person, Tiny Room: Homes With Clever Solutions to Fitting in a Nursery
If only the universe were a little more accommodating, every time you added a new person to your family, a new room would magically be added to your abode. Alas, it is not so. But the good news is that, for a while at least, tiny people do not take up very much space, so in the same way that you can morph part of a living room into a home office or a closet into a (grown-up) bedroom, you can carve out a spot for your little one.
Jul 10, 2021
5 Designer-Approved Tips For Decorating Narrow Rooms
Another design challenge solved!
Jul 7, 2021
The Best Small Space Lighting From IKEA
Every piece is under $65!
Jul 2, 2021
The Smartest, Most Stylish Homes Under 350 Square Feet We've Seen This Year
If you're considering downsizing, but aren't ready to sacrifice your style, these clever and super stylish homes are all smaller than 350 square feet and PACKED with ideas and inspiration.
Jun 28, 2021
This Bench Is So Nice, Two Small/Cool Designers Used It Twice
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And it's SO perfect for your own small space.
Jun 21, 2021
7 Stylish Rugs That Are Perfect for Small Spaces
These rugs from Apartment Therapy's Small/Cool Experience can add a subtle flair or act as a dramatic centerpiece to any room.
Jun 16, 2021
These Designer-Approved Organizing Brands Are Perfect for Small Spaces
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Designer Estelle Bailey-Babenzien's Small/Cool room comes packed with easy organizing solutions that also look easy on the eyes.
Jun 13, 2021
Designers Share 10 Go-To Decorating Ideas for a Small Entry Area
Whether you’re working with a narrow foyer or a cramped hallway corner-turned-entry area, there are lots of little ways to maximize a tight entry space.
Jun 13, 2021
These Are the Best Wallpaper Patterns for a Small Space
STYLE
These wall ideas will wow.
Jun 7, 2021
These Mirrored Cabins Are Designed to Blend Into the Forest
Take a tour of Arcana, secluded cabin rentals in the Canadian forest.
May 31, 2021
Small Space Decorating Tips, According to Designers
Decorating a small spaces comes with a big challenges.
May 19, 2021
11 of the Most Inspiring, Idea-Packed Studio Apartments We've Seen This Year
These studios are small on square footage but big on smarts.
May 19, 2021
The $25 Space-Saving Solution New Parents Need
If you have a new baby and a tiny home (and kitchen), then this is for you.
May 18, 2021
10 Smart Tips for Small-Space Furniture, According to An Expert
I have lived in small-ish spaces all of my adult life (thanks New York City!), and I literally wrote a book about small-space living. Here's what I've learned about shopping for furniture for tiny footprints.
May 14, 2021
This Multi-Purpose Nightstand is My Favorite Small/Cool Accessory
STYLE
This space-efficient find is the gift that keeps on giving.
May 5, 2021
Thinking Small (and Cool): A May Letter from the Editor
May is Small/Cool Month, and we're so excited for the Small/Cool Experience and to announce the Small/Cool Contest grand prize winner!
May 3, 2021
A Look Inside a Portable Tiny Cabin Perfect For Stargazing
Projekt Datscha is a stargazer's dream.
Apr 11, 2021
7 Bookstagrammers On How to Create a Cozy Reading Nook
Whether you live in a house or a 400-square foot apartment, take inspiration from these women on making a cozy corner that fits your home.
Apr 7, 2021
Allow This Foldable, Compact Desk to Alleviate Your WFH Woes
It's super stylish, too.
Apr 3, 2021
The Best 8 Entry Tables for Small Spaces Under $300
Starting at $99!
Apr 2, 2021
3 Things Making Your Hallways Feel Much Smaller, According to Real Estate Agents
Are your design decisions making your hallway feel more narrow than it actually is?
Apr 2, 2021
10 Room Dividers and Folding Screens We Love
Whether you need to carve out a bedroom from a studio apartment, or a foyer from a living room, or just a little private space anywhere, these room dividers will get the job done.
Mar 18, 2021
This New Rug Brand Will Solve All of Your Small-Space Flooring Problems
And look good doing it!
Feb 27, 2021
The $60 Target Accessory That Makes My Studio Feel Way Bigger
I've always known I should get one.
Feb 10, 2021
How to Make Your Bathroom Feel Like a Trip to the Spa Every Day
We rounded up everything you need to bring the spa home to you.
Feb 1, 2021
10 Multi-Tasking Bookcase Headboards That’ll Help You Maximize Your Small Space
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It's the versatile furniture solution you may be overlooking.
Feb 5, 2021
On the Cheap: 10 Room Dividers Under $100
Room dividers can be useful in a shared kids’ room, a studio apartment, or a large loft — but they’re often very pricey. If you’re on a budget and searching for ways to separate space, here are 10 options under the $100 mark. IKEA Their thin, sheer panel curtains can be hung from ceiling tracks to create room dividers that separate space but still let light through, and they carry nearly 30 styles and colors.
Jan 27, 2021
7 Mistakes You’re Making When Designing Your Small Space — and How to Fix Them
Living in a spot with snug square footage can be a serious test of your design skills, often necessitating you find the sweet spot between the stylish and the practical.
Jan 23, 2021
The 10 Best Furniture Pieces for Filling Awkward Areas in Your Home
According to designers!
Jan 22, 2021
7 Little Details You're Overlooking in Your Small Space, According to Designers
STYLE
These small tweaks make a big impact.
Jan 18, 2021
This Quaint Eco Cabin is Essentially a Birdhouse For Humans
Peek inside the Pinea Eco Suite.
Jan 16, 2021
These 7 Decorating Mistakes Are Making Your Home Look Smaller
But it's easier than you think to stop doing them!
Jan 12, 2021
The 11 Best Small Space Design Ideas We Saw This Year
The short list of moves worth trying in your tiny home!
Dec 10, 2020
The Single Best Way to Make a Tiny Apartment Seem Larger
According to a wise realtor.
Dec 2, 2020
6 Genius Small Space Hacks You’ve Never Heard — I Promise!
Meet the new small space hacks that will help you create the illusion of a larger place.
Nov 14, 2020
13 IKEA Buys To Make the Most of a Teeny, Tiny Bedroom
Starting at just $5.99 and including brand new products for 2021!
Oct 20, 2020
The Genius Small Bedroom Trick That Works for Kids & Adults
Small rooms with big ideas for little people.
Oct 14, 2020
This Shoppable Small Space Denver Rental Is Full of Clever Storage Hacks
You're going to want to copy them all!
Sep 30, 2020
6 Fresh Ideas for a Stylish Small Space—According to Designers Who Live in Small Spaces
Spoiler alert: Puny furniture is never the answer.
Sep 25, 2020
5 Authors Share Their Cozy Reading and Writing Spots
Get ready to be inspired!
Sep 24, 2020
8 Wall-Mounted Nightstands and Cabinets That are Downright Magical
Elevate your space in more ways than one.
Aug 1, 2020
This ‘Bookworm’ Tiny Cabin’s Purpose Is To Give You a Peaceful Place to Read
And it's filled with tons of books, too.
Jul 20, 2020
Pimp My Small Kitchen: 10 Cheap, Renter-Friendly Improvements
All the small space goodness from last month inspired me to make some tweaks and additions to make my small Brooklyn kitchen more serviceable and user-friendly (especially since I am its primary user). The changes are affordable, renter-friendly and, hopefully, helpful to some of you simmering and sautéing away in your own small kitchens. 1. Over-the-Stove Cutting Board: small kitchens are a challenge not just for storing things but for actually cooking.
Jul 17, 2020
Ingenious Ideas for Fitting in a Small Workspace
​Time to stop working from your couch.
Jul 17, 2020
How’s That Working Out? 6 Months Without a Changing Table or Pad
When you ask parents what not to buy for a nursery, a changing table rises to the top of the list. “Official” changing tables don’t repurpose well into non-baby furniture so many parents choose alternatives to traditional changing tables, primarily dressers or desks that are at a comfortable height and deep enough to accommodate a changing pad.
Jul 17, 2020
A Stained Glass Cabin in the Woods
Imagine a beautiful retreat that celebrates light, color and nature, all in one. Enter Glass Cabin, a creation handmade by stained glass artist Neile Cooper. New Jersey based artist Neile Cooper had the idea for a little cabin in the woods where she could show off her stained glass craft. The result is Glass Cabin, a small structure in her backyard constructed almost entirely of reclaimed window frames and lumber decorated with her stunning artwork.
Jul 17, 2020
This Uniquely Shaped Tiny Home Comes Fully Assembled
There’s no shortage of stylish tiny homes out there, but many still have some assembly required. This project—aptly titled Mobile Home—comes delivered, already fully assembled. Created by designer Ruzanna Andressa Oganesya, Mobile Home is built on a moving platform that can fit on a freight liner truck bed, and is therefore easily transported to any place you’d want to put a modern, off the grid tiny house.
Jul 17, 2020
Rules to Remember When You Want Dark Walls in a Small Space
Angie Teater‘s Midtown East studio apartment in Manhattan is, quite simply, stunning. There’s plenty of furniture arrangement inspiration for your own studio apartment, but there’s something special Angie aced in her home: She used dark wall paint without making her small (350 square feet, to be exact) apartment feel like a cave.Below, the smart ways she pulled it off translated into “rules” to keep in mind if you are planning on going over to the dark side.
Jul 17, 2020
How to Make It Work When You Have No Room for a Home Office: A Round-Up of Ideas & Inspirations
We know that it’s not always easy to visualize the possibilities of adding more into a small home, so here are some of our favorite posts—from roundups to Maxwell’s pro tips to a collection of small space house tours—to help you carve out a home office space when you’re short on space in general. Yes, You Can Fit A Home Office Into Your Tiny Home Try a small desk next to the sofa in place of an end table, as seen on Design Sponge.
Jul 17, 2020
20 Ways to Customize the IKEA KURA Loft Bed & Make It Your Own
The KURA loft bed has earned its cred and its staying power. It’s cheap, ideal for small homes and, as you’ll see in these twenty examples, offers endless opportunities for customization. Paint, wood, fabric: choose your medium and make your KURA your own with a simple color upgrade or a full-on hack. 1. Wood slats cover this KURA to totally transform the look and lend it a tree house feel. (IKEAHackers) 2.
Jul 16, 2020
Checklist: Basic Cleaning Supplies for a Small Space
Small spaces = less cleaning. It’s one of the best benefits of living in a tiny apartment. The only problem is that living small also means less storage space, so you want to streamline your cleaning supplies into a kit that can be easily stowed in a kitchen cabinet or closet.Here’s our basic checklist for everything you need to keep your tiny home clean… Broom, Dustpan, and Mop: These are the basic tools of floor cleaning. We use a small interlocking broom and dustpan.
Jul 16, 2020
Raise the Roof: Kids’ Loft Bed Inspiration
When I was in college, my roommate and I got a loft bed system, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Not only did we have lots of floor space to hang out and study, I loved having the privacy and coziness of my own secret bed platform. For small spaces, a loft can be a great way to open up floor space, but even if you don’t feel you need the extra room, a loft can be a great hideaway for a kid.
Jul 16, 2020
10 Tips To Make Any Small Space (Feel) Bigger
I get asked about how to make small spaces feel bigger all the time and have done numerous interviews going over these points, BUT I’ve never written them down for myself or for you readers here, so here we go. These are my totally evergreen, classic tips, which come from years of practice. Please add your own!
Jul 16, 2020
Famous Writers’ Small Writing Sheds and Off-the-Grid Huts
When I hear the phrase “writing hut” or “backyard shed” my imagination practically squeals with delight. A small, intimate space furnished with the essentials. Low impact, high inspiration. This is probably why I love going to North Dakota and why I want to pull a Pollan and build my own little house.
Jul 15, 2020
These $30 Waffle Weave Towels are My Small Space Secret Weapon
Your new favorite bath towel: found!
Jun 12, 2020
The Coolest Boho Finds From the Small/Cool Experience
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There's some amazing boho inspo here.
May 19, 2020
14 Smart Tips for Decorating Your Small Space, According to Designers
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The very best tips we learned from the Small/Cool Experience at Home.
May 18, 2020
5 Designers Showed Us the Smallest, Coolest Decor in Their Homes
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Small items, big impact!
May 15, 2020
This Tiny Tweak Will Make Your Bathroom Look So Much Bigger
And it doesn't require any tools for install!
Apr 27, 2020
This Airstream Packs Budget-Friendly Ideas into 220 Square Feet
And they'll work in larger homes, too!
Apr 22, 2020
Before and After: Brad Pitt Turned His Makeup Artist’s Storage Shed Into a High-Tech Tiny House
On the new HGTV show “Celebrity IOU,” Jonathan and Drew Scott agreed to help the actor transform his friend's old guesthouse in Santa Monica, L.A.
Apr 14, 2020
10 Tiny House Tips, According to Someone who Wrote a Book on Them
Living small has big benefits!
Apr 8, 2020