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The Not So Big House

The Not So Big House

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Small-Space Decorating Small-space decorating can be a challenge, but advice from our experts about living in an apartment, condo, or small home will help you make the most of the square footage you have. Learn how to maximize a small space with these projects, tips, tricks, and inspiration from our photos of small homes. Maximizing storage and arranging furniture to meet your specific needs is only part of the equation. Learn to use color to visually expand space, mix patterns with panache, and customize your small space with wall art, home accents, and other do-it-yourself projects perfect for a small home, whether you rent or own. In order to work within the footprint that you already have, get creative with savvy space-saving storage ideas and solutions instead of full-scale remodels or room additions. Increase the usability of a tiny bathroom, up the ante of a small kitchen, and make the most of a small bedroom or a small living room by drawing inspiration from our favorite home tours.

Intentionally Small | exploring small spaces and simple living Small Space Solutions - Decorating Ideas for Small Spaces Type to Search Like Us On Facebook Follow Us On Twitter Follow Us On Pinterest ELLE DECOR Sign Up For Our Newsletter Sign Up Small Space Solutions 20 Small Bathroom Ideas That Are Simply Brilliant These spaces may be small, but they certainly don't lack panache. Room Ideas Share 20 Small Bedroom Decorating And Design Ideas When a space has good style, size doesn't matter. 30 Inspiring Small Kitchens You'll Love Even tiny kitchens can have serious style. Travel First We Had Tiny Homes, Now We Have Tiny Parks Because outdoor space is limited, too. 17 Tips From Chefs On Arranging An Efficient Galley... These pros know how to make the most out of a tiny cooking space.... Make the most of your space with these decorating ideas for small rooms from top designers. 15 Kitchen Storage Ideas Every Organized Person Knows These key kitchen features practically do the organizing for you. Inside A 300-Square-Foot Apartment With A Gym And Home Theater The tiny apartment packs in more features than some houses.

Small Bathroom, Bedroom & Kitchen Ideas - Design Ideas Small spaces can be the bane of any flat-dweller's or home owner's life. But they can also be a blessing in design disguise. Awkward, small spaces are often a catalyst for change, forcing you to a) clear the clutter and b) come up with clever design ideas you may never have thought of otherwise. From small living rooms and small dining rooms, to small bedrooms, small bathrooms, small kitchens and kids' rooms, or even just small space storage solutions, we've delved in to the House & Garden achive to bring you clever, stylish ideas for every room of the house. FEATURES THAT MIGHT ALSO BE USEFUL: Small kitchens | Small bathrooms | Small bedrooms | Small living rooms | Small dining rooms | How to get organised | Rita Konig on how to choose paint colour | How to decorate a flat

TED Talks Focused on Minimalism & Downsizing (Image credit: Brittany Purlee) It remains to be seen whether downsizing and minimalism are going to be a cultural shift or just a cultural fad, but these ideas are certainly in the air and on a lot of minds. If you're feeling a tug toward simplicity and paring down, here are some excellent TED Talks to watch on these topics from people who are already "walking the walk." With one exception, these TED Talks come from Tedx events - TED-sanctioned but independently run events. If you're not familiar with TED Talks, they are short (under 18 minutes) talks to present and share big ideas. And if you don't have time to watch, I've pulled out a few sentences from each that gives you a sense of the talk: A Rich Life with Less Stuff The Minimalists at TEDxWhitefish I was living paycheck-to-paycheck. Less Stuff, More Happiness Graham Hill TED Talk First of all, you have to edit ruthlessly. Sell your crap. Adam Baker at TEDxAsheville You need to define what freedom looks like in your life. Jennifer L.

A masterclass on how to create space in tiny flats: 275sq ft London studio flat showcases clever space-saving design - and even seats eight for dinner | Interiors | Home & garden | Homes and Property No one wants to live in a grotty bedsit for life — but small, affordable, well-designed and space-efficient flats could help to house young Londoners. Interior designer Olga Alexeeva, 33, understands small spaces more than most. In Russia small is normal. “We’re used to it,”she says, sitting in a bright, cleverly used 275sq ft studio flat off Fleet Street. She has turned this place into a sleek city pad with a surprisingly big bathroom and thoughtfully kitted-out, sunny kitchen. On the top floor of a Victorian block of small flats originally intended for workers and clerks near the Inns of Court, it looked very different when Olga bought it in January 2014. The 275sq ft studio in 2014: £340,000 Expenditure on total refurb and furnishings: £70,000 Value now: £650,000 (estimate) The flat had belonged to an elderly man and appeared very small indeed. Box of tricks: in Olga Alexeeva’s living room, mirrored cupboards hide a mini office. Having won the sealed bids for the flat, she got going.

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