There are prizes for the winners and tons of eye candy and free ideas for the rest of us. If you run out of ideas on your own list, take a look at this comprehensive list from apartment therapy. Apartment therapy book design ideas for small spaces. The 1,000squarefoot apartment houses a dad, his 8yearold. Leading us through entrences, living rooms, kitchens and dining rooms, bedrooms, home offices, and kids rooms, apartment therapy big book of small, cool spaces is brimming with ingenious tips and ideas, such as. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest by sharing your home with. Think something small and easy cant make a big impact on the look and feel of your space. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read apartment therapy s big book of small, cool spaces. Shifting the sense of scale through contrasting colors. Apartment therapys big book of small, cool spaces by maxwell. Ashlae and thoms eclectic downtown loft house tour small space interior. Whether you inhabit a studio or a sprawling house with one challenging space, maxwell gillinghamryan, cofounder of the most popular interior design website, apartment therapy, will help you transform tiny into totally fabulous. Leading us through entrances, living rooms, kitchens and dining rooms, bedrooms, home offices, and kids rooms, apartment therapy s big book of small, cool spaces is brimming with ingenious tips and ideas, such as. Living in a small space can pose some challenges when it comes to.
The walls were stained and the wood flooring damaged, but marina and her husband put some work into this 500squarefoot rental apartment and it was worth it. In the spring, apartment therapy brought its readers the best of small spaces through its contest, small cool 2009. Small, cool 2010 contest presented by apartment therapy. Apartment therapy s big book of small, cool spaces. Use the space above your kitchen cabinets to store cookbooks, as in johns sunlit studio from our 20 small cool contest. A few months ago, we asked you to share your fave small space design tips and there were some great ideas. Way back in january i did a post on apartment therapy s small cool 2007 contest. Taking off the door and painting the interior a super cheery canary yellow creates an eyecatching alcove for a tiny art studio, home office or hobby spot. This feeling led to the creation of the small cool contest. About apartment therapys big book of small, cool spaces. The original goal was to find the smallest, coolest spaces in nyc and, as it grew, the world.
Step inside his own apartment to see how he does it. Submit your apartments now, unless you killed your plants. Apartment therapys big book of small, cool spaces presents 40 household examples of how to maximize the use of floor space in small apartments. And learn about the small cool experience, a new design event coming to nyc. Economic and environmental circumstances dictate that we consume less. Like most new yorkers, apartment therapy s founder maxwell ryan is no stranger to small spaces. And learn about the smallcool experience, a new design event coming to. Apartment therapy founder maxwell ryan has made a career of teaching people to design beautiful, organized homes even in the tiniest footprints. Optimize your shower space, no matter how small it is. Shes been living small690square feet to be exactfor years with a fourandahalfyearold no less. Garretts everything every day small cool contest apartment therapy that mirror on the right is also a murphy bed. Not all pocketsized living spaces are created equal. Jul 12, 2014 alexanders small space, big challenges small cool contest apartment therapy stay safe and healthy.
Apartment therapy s big book of small, cool spaces ryan, maxwell isbn. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading apartment therapys big book of small, cool spaces. Apartment therapy s small cool contest is back, heres what you need to know. Gillinghamryans apartment therapys big book of small. Apartment therapy small space contest apartment therapy. Nov 24, 2014 caseys plenty of space small cool contest apartment therapy, book case room divider stay safe and healthy. Caseys plenty of space small cool contest apartment. Feb 9, 2014 apartment therapy had their small cool contest. Apartment therapy at is teaming with behr paint to launch the small cool contest, seeking readers with tiny but innovatively designed spaces. Are you a frustrated book lover living in a frustratingly small apartment. Apartment therapy small cool 2008 small space living.
Shifting the sense of scale through contrasting colors adding airiness by using transparent collections. Apartment therapy is bringing back its small cool contest. Home owner gorana was thrilled to finally purchase this. Small space living doesnt have to be a chore, even when you have to stay at home. How to enter apartment therapys smallest coolest home. If your friend cant get enough of the tiny house trend, gift them one of these curated collections of small spaces, from school bus homes to. Tinyass apartment is an interior design blog that focuses on small space living, especially for those renters whose budgets are as limited as their space. It is an amazing collection of beautiful living spaces. For more than 10 years, many of you shared your reallife small and cool spaces maxwell even published a book of small, cool spaces in 2010. Apartment therapy announces the winners of tiny cool home. With an emphasis on affordable and nonsecuritydepositlosing solutions to both practical and design challenges, taa offers tips and inspiration to make any small apartment into a fabulous home. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Bookshelves are often a large focal point in a space, and the addition of bookends can not only organize and straighten shelves that have gotten to looking a little wonky, they can be punches of fun decor that jazz the whole shelf and room up.
For advice on storage, living in a small space, how to fit all my stuff into my small kitchen, and how to make it my home. Laura and rays austin pad is not technically a small space or studio, but what it does prove is that you should never underestimate what you can do with a nook, or in this specific case, a closet. Jun 6, 2017 green indoors, seen at apartment therapy small cool contest. Smallspace lifestyle expert whitney leigh morris believes that we dont need to live large to live beautifully. Capitol hill resident and design blogger makes good use of her small space. Apartment therapy was a great resource for me when moving into my new apartment, and its a book i go back to every time i want or need to move things around. Real homes, real people, hundreds of real design solutions. Green indoors, seen at apartment therapy small cool contest small. Apartment therapys big book of small, cool spaces book. A lightfilled barcelona apartment strikes the perfect balance tours. A 400squarefoot miami apartment proves you can be a maximalist even in a small space. Great use of a small space from apartment therapy s big book of small, cool spaces. Apartment therapy this 947squarefoot home is located in zagreb, croatia, and won the international division of the small cool contest.
It is a marvelous event where owners and renters submit photos of their small apartments. Today, were still gathering inspiration from all of these small space. Apartment therapy saving the world, one room at a time. Here are some strategies for fitting in just a few more. There are countless tiny ways you can make at home that not only help the environment, but can be better for your health and wallet. Apartment therapys big book of small, cool spaces ryan, maxwell on. After the jump, check out the compiled list and pick up a tip or two. Apartment therapy, behr paint roll out smallcool contest.
Mar 31, 2017 alexanders small space, big challenges small cool contest. I was really looking forward to receiving apartment therapy s big book of small, cool spaces thinking it would be packed with great pictures of, well, small, cool spaces. This book proves that we can enjoy the process in comfort and with style. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I was excited thinking i would be seeing cleverly arranged small apartments and spaces as well as advice on how to decorate a small space and what i got was a dull. Apartment therapys big book of small, cool spaces goodreads. Its an easy and brief read the first time through, although theres a lot to revisit over time. Twelve years after our very first small cool contest and readers are still impressing us with sumptuous style, creative solutions and sage wisdom for living life to the fullest in a small home. A great book with real people and real ideas for small spaces. Gillinghamryans optimism about being able to find an affordable, practical, and beautiful solution to any design challenge was contagious. Apartment therapy smallest, coolest apartment contest.
To view the winners list, just click on the title of th. We loved your suggestions and enthusiasm and definitely picked up some fab tips for our own small space. Both my roommate and i are big readers i gravitate toward scifi and horror, my roomie likes her romance, and paring down our collections would just be too painful. Apartment therapys big book of small, cool spaces kindle edition by ryan, maxwell. The space above your door is the perfect place to mount a shelf to store books and other sundries, as spotted in the new york home of ashlina kaposta of the decorista. Apartment therapy s big book of small, cool spaces ebook written by maxwell ryan.
Apartment therapy founder maxwell ryans small space. Once a year they have the smallest, coolest apartment contest 2007 was the 3rd annual contest. Apartment therapy brings back its beloved smallcool in a big, new. Maxwell gillinghamryans apartment therapy s big book of small, cool spaces got me excitednot only about designing the tiny house that i will buildbut also about organizing and decorating apartment that im living in right now.
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