Decorating with Wall Murals

Rent to Own.ph: Oftentimes, we tend to stick to white walls lined with paintings or photographs. Have you ever thought about putting a mural in your living space? Big murals that cover the entire wall or small accent murals make a big impact in your home.

Children's Bedroom Murals

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Inspiring Vertical Gardens for Small Spaces

from: http://www.lowimpactliving.com

Hoover: More garden ideas for small spaces.

Space is a precious commodity, especially now that so much of our backyard or balcony space is occupied by containers for growing organic vegetables. For those of you out there getting tight on space, but who still want beautiful flowers and plants to look at, consider a vertical garden. It’s organic art for your indoor or outdoor wall space and is a beautiful way to help filter air naturally and add humidity to your environment. Check out these beautiful and inspiring small vertical gardens.

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A vertical garden is essentially a framework of plants placed onto the side of a building or a wall. They can be placed indoors or outdoors, in full sun or shade, depending on what types of plants you want. You can plant all types of flowers and plants on them, including epiphytes, tropical plants, succulents, ferns and even herbs. Check out ELT Living Wall Systems for a great list of plants to try if you want to do it yourself. In general, plants with shallow roots are better, because they have an easier time staying attached to a vertical wall.

11 Galley Kitchen Design Ideas

from: http://www.channel4.com/

Rent to Own.ph: Galley kitchens are great, not just in ships or boats, but also in small spaces. A little creativity goes a long way in making your small galley kitchen a pleasurable work space!

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Choose Glossy Units

Glossy units will create reflections that make a narrow space seem wider than it is. Choose lighter colours to heighten the effect in a dark, north-facing space. 

7 Functions, 1 Fixture: Modular Metal Bathroom Design Idea

from: http://dornob.com

Hoover: An all in one bathroom. Check this out!

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Clean but industrial, sleek but functional, contemporary but futuristic, the photos make it look like something you would expect to find on a space ship or station – but here it is, the “world’s first vertical bathroom” – complete with spinning showers and secret toilets – you can build right in your own home.

Floating Shelves for Small Spaces

from : http://decoholic.org

Rent to Own.ph: When floor space is a constraint, look up and see the space beyond the floors. We don't just hang pictures on the walls, we utilize the walls for storage options as well. Here are some examples of how to use your wall space.

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Storage space is something almost everyone yearns for. Floating shelves not only provide a room with a place to put your things, but when mounted correctly they can look fun, sleek and even a bit sophisticated. Floating shelves are designed to appear as if they are attached to the wall without the benefit of brackets or braces. Floating shelves are easy to put together and extremely useful. Floating shelves can be both a work of art and a functional storage unit. Whether used to display photos, organize books, or show off your crystal menagerie collection, the Floating Wall Shelf is sure to do the job in style. They are perfection in any room. Use the Floating Wall Shelf in a family room, bedroom, office, bathroom, or anywhere you want to add extra storage or display space. Some of these shelves are handsome, easy to build and inexpensive.

NYC's Incredible Transforming Apartment

from: http://www.businessinsider.com

Rent to Own.ph: A lot of thought and innovation went into the design of this small apartment. It is stylish, functional and only 39 square meters!

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Graham Hill, founder of minimalist design firm LifeEdited, made headlines last year when he transformed a tiny, 420-square-foot apartment in Manhattan's trendy SoHo neighborhood into a livable — and fashionable — home.

The idea for the apartment was to fit 700 square feet into 420 square feet with the creative use of space. The result is a home that doubles as a treasure trove of storage space, featuring fold-up beds, hidden cabinets, removable walls and more. It can be transformed from a living room to bedroom, workspace, dining room and entertainment space.

"A simpler life is a happier life," Hill told Business Insider in an interview last year. 

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Here's what the space usually looks like as a bedroom. Hill says it can transform into five different spaces — including a living room, bedroom, dining room, entertainment center and workspace.

Unfolding Manhattan Apartment

from: http://freshome.com/

Hoover: People everywhere are getting creative in their small apartment designs. This apartment in Manhattan is equipped for everything- even a party!

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Inspiring small apartments are extremely valuable in a global society with increasing lack of space in large urban areas. If you too have a small apartment and think that it seems to be less space every day, think about how it would be to live in a 450 square foot studio apartment like the one found on Monkeyzen. Versatility and compactness are the two words that describe this miniature apartment. Thanks to an ingenious space arrangement, the apartment has everything you need: living room, kitchen, breakfast nook, bathroom, pull-out work space, a closet, bookshelves, lighting, a sofa bed and an extra bed for guests. The inhabitant, Eric Schneider, is happy to have his own small Upper West Side studio apartment, after living for a year in one half as size in Japan. Designed by Normal Projects, the Unfolding Apartment is described by its creators as “Bigger than furniture; smaller than architecture “.  A large blue custom-made cabinet contains much of the fold-down and pull-out furniture of the apartment. The architects, friends of Eric’s, needed to comply with one major request: a Murphy bed, which they cleverly incorporated in the cabinetry piece. With Eric having friends over twice a week, he needed a space that would encompass an entertaining and comfortable lifestyle. His love for cooking was the reason for a well-planned kitchen, featuring a large counter that doubles as a dining table for three. The photos taken by Alan Tansey capture every detail and set an example for future projects.