Remember the cool new tiny house duplex that ESCAPE showed us last week? Well, one of those units is available as a rental now! It’s a studio-style apartment with a first-floor bed, flip-up table area, and a galley kitchen. The unit comes furnished, and the $1,295/month rent payment includes water, sewer, garbage/recycling, landscaping maintenance, security [...]
Tiny Apartments
Colorado Tiny House Community with an Island!
Looking for a spot to park your tiny house? This amazing community in Durango, Colorado might be the perfect spot. It welcomes tiny homes of all kinds (including container homes) and even has larger mobile home spaces for park models. The coolest feature of this village is the private island that residents can use as [...]
Living and Working in her 280-sq.-ft. Cottage
Denise is a knitwear designer and sewing patternmaker running a successful business from her 280-square-foot tiny cottage in California. She intentionally chose to rent a tiny space, so she could afford to live in an area where homes cost $2 million! Her meticulously organized space features a separate bathroom and micro kitchen, and she’s arranged [...]
Four-Level Tokyo Micro Apartment
While we’re no strangers here to tiny spaces, this crazy 4-story micro apartment in Tokyo is something totally new! The apartment consists of 4 stories — two of which are a micro wet-bath and a twin-sized loft area. The other two stories are just 6.5 feet x 6.5 feet and act as the kitchen and [...]
Architect’s 495 Sq Ft Tokyo Apartment Renovation
Architect Kumiko Ouchi wanted to transform her partner’s 1970s apartment into a truly beautiful and functional space. She did an excellent job hiding anything unsightly while still including the necessary things (kitchen electronics, books, a litter box) in her overall design. By taking out the walls in the apartment and removing a bedroom, she was [...]
Modern and Minimalist Apartment Redesign with Clever Storage
When dealing with a compact space, finding ways to hide your stuff is of utmost importance. While open-concept shelving has really taken off lately, Mark Langen shows how creative hidden storage can allow for clean lines while still keeping the space visually open. This apartment hides a shower behind a wall, spices and jars in [...]
“Sweet Ashley” Treesort on North Carolina Farm
This is one of the treehouses at the “Treesort” on a 26-acre North Carolina Farm. The home on stilts is tucked under the tree canopy, and even features relaxing swings hanging from the underside of the building! There’s first-floor sleeping and a full bathroom (no composting toilet!), as well as a loft with a twin [...]
