Apartment Therapy Tagged: small space

Flickr Finds: One Room Living (in London)

Whenever we stay in London for longer than a week, we're usually put up in some kind of corporate housing environment. It's part hotel in the sense that it never really feels like "home" and more lik...

Tips For Making Your Space Feel Bigger
When It's Feeling Small

[Simple and eye catching, Grace's vase of leaves is a pretty and resourceful accent.] Last weekend, we enjoyed a long overdue few days of lounging around our apartment. Inbetween watching some good m...

Good Questions: What Narrow Side Table Works Here?
Los Angeles

We often receive questions from you AT readers and this time, we are posing a "we need your help, AT community!" question for our own apartment. "We are in the market for new lighting next to our co...

Look! Shower in the Closet

If you live in a small space but are lucky enough to have big closets, here's an idea for you:...

Good Questions: How Do I Organize This Area?
Los Angeles

When maximizing space, it's a creative challenge to find room for all of your cherished belongings let alone day-to-day things, like cleaning supplies. ATLA reader, joe_g, sent us a question asking fo...

5 Things To Do In The Garden Right Now

Fall is the best time to plant in Southern California. October is the prime month but you can start scouting for plants now along with getting the garden ready for planting. Here are 5 things you ca...

Look! Small Space Living...In a Garbage Truck

The sleeping loft on the top level, the built-in sectional on the mid-level, and the kitchen and home office on the "ground" level...with a path to the cab. Big thanks to AT reader Maren who sent us t...

Ultimate Getaway: Best Tips for Moving into the Dorm

A lot of us are looking forward to weekend getaways but some of us are gearing up for the big getaway: the move to college and into a dorm. Below are some of best tips for making this transition from ...

Small Space Living: Best Playhouse Ever

Color us jealous. Super jealous. This 90-square-foot 'miniature manor' in Pennsylvania has sponge-painted walls, simulated hardwood floors, electricity, and a sleeping loft. It cost $10,000 to buil...

DIY: Chandelier and Wineglass Holder

Growing up, with space at a premium, wineglasses were stored on tracks fixed to the undersides of shelves which allowed them to hang upside down and freed up space for dishes. A riff on that option, ...

Small Space Filler: Ornamental Grasses

Got a space between a fence and the sidewalk or along the side of your apartment building that could use some beautifying? We showed you a great example of using succulents to fill even the tiniest s...

Consider a Chair with a Drawer

We're one of those people who cannot make decisions in the morning. Which is why we arranged our medicine chest in use order, why we put everything we need to remember to take with us on our landing ...

Look! Snail Planter!

Normally people spend a lot of time and energy guarding their gardens against snails but the other day we saw this ingenious way to incorporate snails into the garden. Not only is it a great small sp...

How To...Get White Just Right

While we talk alot about colour here at AT, we like neutral spaces as well. What we don't like is a boring space. While most people think an all white space is boring, we disagree. But there are so...

LA House Tour: Debbie and Olivier's One Window House

Name: Debbie and Olivier Location: Venice, CA Size: 1500sq/ft Years lived in: 2 years, own >> Enter Slideshow When Debbie and Olivier bought their Venice property 3 years ago, they could have to...

Look! Really Small Succulent Garden

We noticed this tiny strip of a garden outside someone's front gate and loved how much they made out of so little. The amount of dirt they had to plant in couldn't have been more than a few inches an...

Best Plant Containers for Small Spaces

Going vertical isn't just for organization, try using wall-mounted and hanging plant containers to create a garden in a small space like a deck or a balcony: ...

Small Space Solution: Going Vertical

While we normally look at the footprint of a space to find more room, when space is tight, don't forget to look up. If you're lucky enough to have an upstairs, Gregory pointed out that you can use th...

City Slicker Side Table from CB2

As Abby mentioned yesterday, our mantra for small spaces is "double duty, double duty, double duty!". That's why we love any kind of ottoman that can double as a table, or chair that can turn into ki...

Look! Painting a Pocket Door

If you're space is neutral or you just don't want too much color around and you're lucky enough to have a pocket door, try containing an accent color by painting the door. When it's open no one would...

Smith and Hawken's Fun in the Sun Table

We're starting to lazily dream about summer picnics and having people over for a quick bite and a trip down to the beach. We love this retro inspired table, small enough for a balcony or our small ga...

Composting

Did anyone see Oprah yesterday and her Earth Day Special? We happened to catch a moment where Julia Roberts was fluffing the compost....

What is Your Most Indulgent Collection?

As we mentioned yesterday, we have zero closet space. Collections seem to be the biggest challenge for us since we have no place to store them and even less to display them. But we persevere and our...

Guide to Houseplants

Spring is a great time to spruce up your space with some new houseplants (also a good time to dust and generally care for the ones you already have). Jump below for a guide to houseplants:...

Under the Stairs Storage

Storage underfoot. That's one way to make the most of the space underneath the stairs. We spied this idea in one of the Chinese home decor mags we picked up on the trip. See a close up under the cu...

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