29sq m

from: http://www.gizmag.com/ and http://reszka.nazwa.pl/

Rent to Own.ph: An amazing use of interior design and architecture, this 29 square meter home looks like 3x its actual size!

3XA maximized the space available in this small urban apartment by creating a "semi-mezzanine," as the designers describe it. Based in Wroclaw, Poland, the apartment was completed in 2012. The kitchen and dining area are combined into one. The designers fitted a bed area over a wardrobe, accessible via a small wooden staircase. A blind door was also fitted to a spare wall, in a bid to increase the feeling of space.

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Just Another Wooden Box In Portland? See What They Did Inside!

From: http://archfly.com/

Rent to Own.ph: Just another example of how a small space can be functional. This is just on a 50x50 foot lot.

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Portland, Oregon is home to many oddities and outliers. It’s a city made famous by the quirkiness of its people and places. Recently new homeowners and designers Katherine Bovee and Matt Kirkpatrick have embraced that culture and then some when they built their tiny, modern and altogether wonderful dream home. A tiny 50×50 foot corner lot in Portland’s Inner Southeast neightborhood was all they needed to think up this starkly clad wooden box, giving them a modest yet functional 704 square feet of living space.

The exterior is intentionally subdued and clean, allowing what happens on the inside to punch you hard right in the face (figuratively, of course).

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Take, for example, the bedroom. Yes, this is the bedroom! The daring couple has made creative use of a tall ceiling and an empty canvas to paint this little niche with style and flair. An exposed beam frames (visually and structurally) the bed loft that looks out to the neighborhood below. Naturally, this opens up the space below for storage, a closet, and even an exposed vanity. Did I mention it was functional?

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You would never guess that this is the kitchen of a tiny home. The space is luxurious and ample to say the least. Aside from all the light and space, the coolest feature is the exposed hood vent ducting that punctuates the industrial feel of the interior.

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Opposite the kitchen is this storage wall that holds everything from books and records to audio/video equipment. Katherine and Matt have modulated the openings with seemingly random opaque sections. It’s a visually interesting move that does well to hide otherwise unattractive elements like the heater vent. 

Salvage Style

from: http://www.sunset.com/

Rent to Own.ph: Have you any hand-me-down furniture, thrift store finds, bits and pieces that don't really match but you can't let go off because you need them for your home and buying new pieces is out of the question? Don't despair! Here are useful ways in revamping those pieces and making them part of a beautiful whole!

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For Kelly LaPlante, a leading Los Angeles-based interior designer, author, television host, and new mother, green design isn't just about choosing fabrics and furniture made from sustainable materials.

She prefers to help her clients find new use―and often unexpected new love―for things they already own. "There's nothing more green than keeping what you have," she says.

Her own Venice loft is proof that hand-me-downs and thrift-store finds can rise to stylish new purpose.