I’m glad to announce that Kirsten Dirksen of Faircompanies.com has just published a video tour of the same apartment owned by teacher/resident Eric Schneider.
450-Square-Foot Small Apartment Goes Multi-Functional
In 2005 Eric purchased the largest apartment that he could afford in Manhattan. He ended up with what you’re seeing here.
It’s a 450-square-foot studio the he got for $235,000. At that time it was a very basic apartment with some closets and an old kitchen.
Here is a 500 square foot small apartment that was designed for the owners not only to live in but also work out of and use as an office.
The first thing you’ll notice is how incredibly clean and organized it looks. The designers incorporated seamless design throughout the place making storage look pretty much invisible.
Below the upstairs bedroom loft, you get a walk in closet for storage
On the way up to the loft, you can use the stairs as camouflage storage
Plants throughout give you that warm “homey” feeling
Professional millwork gives you lots of “invisible” storage, which makes the place feel clean and simple yet modern
You can have a look at the photos right here thanks to photographers Frank Ouderman and Sean Karns. And Jordan Pamass Digital Architecture – more on them below.
Underneath the bedroom lies a walk in closet.
Staircase doubles as storage — no need for a bulky dresser.
It’s been a while since the last small space furniture post, so here’s #14. A collection of convertible / multifunctional furniture that will proudly double or triple serve your tiny house.
When furniture doubles its use as something it makes a big impact on the functionality of the house. Most importantly, it just saves space!
The first video below is a sofa that quite amazingly converts into a bunk bed in just a few seconds.
After that you’ll find a twin bed that also serves as a desk with storage. The best part is, no need to take things off the desk to go to sleep.
I found this apartment the other day on Apartment Therapy and I really liked the interior. It’s simple with lots of shelving and storage. It’s located in New York City and is 400 square feet although it looks smaller than that to me.
Lauren, the owner, has studied architecture and she definitely put that to use in the renovation of her small apartment. The end result is shown below–great flooring, colors, clever storage, and a great layout considering what she had to work with.
The custom made bed has lots of storage–there are shoes and even a kayak under it!
I wanted to show you guys my new 500 square foot apartment that we just moved into. We were going to be on a road trip this summer but decided to move back into here instead.
The best part about the apartment is it’s 3 blocks away from the beach and almost everything is within walking distance. There are plenty of great people around the area too.
