Space-Saving Bachelor Pad Fits 4 Rooms in 1 Former Studio

from: http://dornob.com/

Hoover: Folding rooms, smart use of space, one great apartment for the bachelors and bachelorettes!

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Pack it up, pack it in, then rearrange it again: an upper-story loft made out of 250 feet of usable square footage sounds like a recipe for cabin fever. That would make this the outstanding exception. Combining elements of Japanese architecture and boat cabins, a whole world unfolds from one tiny room in Barcelona.

What starts as a living room becomes bedroom or dining area on demand, utilizing fold-up and flip-down furniture, never-ending nooks, crannies, cupboards and chests to squeeze every last square inch for storage space.

8 Small Space Shelving Solutions

From: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com

Hoover: The main drawback of small spaces is the lack of storage. Well, here are some tips on creating shelving units that will not clutter your small space.

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We can part with our CDs, thin out our closets of clothing, stop coming home with curbside finds...but we must find more room for more books. Laure's Book in the Rafters idea and the wrap around ceiling shelving shown above are both efficient uses of overhead space. Corners, stairways, closets and even doorways can be converted into additional storage.

Christmas in Small Spaces

from: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com

Rent to Own.ph: No space for a christmas tree in your cozy home? Or does your miniature tree doesn't quite bring in the christmas vibe? Don't fret, these "trees" will definitely perk up your home for the holidays!

Perfect for small spaces, wall-hung “trees” have all the festive feeling without the large footprint.

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AN IKEA designed christmas tree that you can do at home.

Lift Off! Floating Features for Small Spaces

Article by: Lily Gahagan, Assistant Editor, Houzz.com

From: http://www.houzz.com

It's a sad fact: There's only so much square footage in a home, and furniture is taking up a big chunk of it. But if you take into consideration all the available space that starts just past the floor and continues up to the ceiling, all of a sudden endless possibilities open up to you. Float some shelves, a desk or even a loft off the ground to start maximizing the spacial potential of your small home.

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The dish rack has long been the bane of my kitchen counter, taking up space and looking none too pretty in the process. A slight lift and it's no longer a space suck. Huzzah!

Innovative Lighting Techniques

from: http://www.home-designing.com

Rent to Own.ph: A minimalistic stark white apartment is given character by the use of creative  lighting.

The absence of natural light sent the owners of this tiny Parisian studio apartment to seek out the renowned French architect team of Betillon/Dorval-Bory. They ingeniously used spectral lighting to bring a polarized effect of artificial light to the tiny 65 sq ft space. The result is a sensation of warm and cool areas as well as a color blocked aesthetic. The architects share their mission for the space, "The apartment is designed in a simple and neutral expression, without color or particular detail, annihilating any architectural expressiveness or narrative to leave only the logic of composition generated by light." 

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The French lighting firm notes the warm and cool aspects of light can be seen here parsed out in the built form. 

Not Just for Kids: 7 Space-Saving (& Adult-Sized) Loft Beds

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Hoover: Here are some loft -bed ideas for small spaces.

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Adults sometimes have trouble with the associations a bunk bed conjures to mind. Lofting full-sized beds may be the best-kept secretwhen it comes to bedroom layouts: they can make room for entire desks or dressers below and represent a far cheaper alternative to moving apartments when you run out of space.

From a Parisian Bathroom to a Cozy Micro Apartment

from: http://www.treehugger.com/

Rent to Own.ph: With property prices skyrocketting in most European countries, people are becoming extremely creative in designing their small space.

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Though compact apartments are now catching on in North America, they've been common in Europe for some time now. In Paris, France, architects Marc Baillargeon and Julie Nabucet collaborated to convert a space that was formerly the master bathroom of a much larger living space into a standalone micro-apartment of only 130 square feet that's packed full of modern space-saving ideas.