We here at this blog have always been fans of tiny homes and have written about them often.
It turns out the New York Times are fans as well, and have a section of their web site devoted to them called living small.
Some of them are quite grand, like the one above. And others are simpler, like the one below. They’re all great in their smallness.
Check them out. Even if you prefer larger accommodations, I think you’ll like them.
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I suspect that living in smaller and smaller spaces is going to be the rule rather than the exception, as more people move to expensive cities. I think if that’s true, we need to think about how such spaces should be furnished.
Traditional furniture assumes a certain amount of room to move about. Those assumptions need to be challenged.
For example, this piece envisions a massive piece of furniture that combines a bed, storage and seating area into one (see below):
![](https://design-milk.com/images/2022/10/Gradient-Space-Apartment-WOON-Chung-Yen-1.jpg")
Or take this piece, which imagines everything within reach (see below):
I know, it’s not for everyone. But it may be the way things are going for many urban dwellers.
As I get older I get more attuned to this way of thinking: Why I Don’t Want a Bigger Home – Benefits of Small Space Living. Maybe in the near future we will all have smaller personal spaces and larger and more varied public spaces. If so, we will need different furnishings to accommodate this.
P.S. The links have many more images showing how these pieces of furniture look. Worth checking out.
If you are still working at this date, you are either working desperately to finish or you are killing time until the end. If you are the latter, these are for you:
(Images of this cool bike from Yanko)
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I am always fascinated by very small apartments. NYC is the king / queen of them. While I have seen some small ones before, this 72 square foot one may be the smallest of all. You have to see it to believe it. It even has a kitchen (sort of) and it’s own bathroom (mainly). What it does have going for it is two amazing things: location and price.
If I was young, I would love living there. For a few years, it would be a great adventure. And like I said, you can’t beat that location at that price.
(Image via the article).
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I love small spaces, but a lot of mainstream furniture are not suited for it. That’s why I was glad to see this piece: Tiny home-friendly foldable furniture designs that are the modern space-saving solution we need! | Yanko Design
There’s some brilliantly designed furniture for small spaces, including the desk above. Click on over to Yanko Design and take a look.
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Meanwhile a bold maximalism is achieved here, not so much by the amount of items as by the amount of bold colours and prints used throughout the place. It’s still not a big place, but it feels right. I guess that is all relative, but I love this.
For more, see This Manhattan Home Feels Like a Jewel Box | A Cup of Jo
(Image a link from the above article in A Cup of Jo)
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August 31, 2019 in homes, new!
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Might be here: Under 200 Square Foot Studio Apartment in Hong Kong | Apartment Therapy.
Cozy and minimal is fine, but this is basically the space you find in a big camping tent. I am sure some people can adopt just fine, but I don’t know if I could live in such a space for long. I also wonder if this is the direction we are heading for cities other than Hong Kong. Higher property costs and lower incomes might cause this to happen in other cities. I don’t look forward to that.
August 31, 2019 in homes, new!
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For fans of maximalism, you can get some good ideas on how to pull it off and still make your place feel orderly by checking out this post: A Book-Filled Manhattan Apartment Where Everything Tells a Story | A Cup of Jo.
If you love small spaces AND stuff, you need to learn to be a good maximalist. (Or buy storage.) That post in A Cup of Jo can help.
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August 15, 2019 in decor, new!
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I am fascinated by living in a small space. Here are some of the better links I’ve found on how to live well in such confines.
(Picture from the Cup of Jo piece.)
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July 29, 2019 in decor, new!
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The answer seems obvious: no, right? Well, what if it were this apartment in a beautiful building in Paris?
You can see a sleeping area, a bathroom and a window. But there’s alot more hidden under the bed and the countertops .It’s really a gem of an apartment, and ingeniously designed.
For more on this place, including a video, go to this link.
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