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Cleverly rotated volumes make the most of a tiny Shanghai apartment

With a population of over 24 million, it’s no wonder that apartments are small in the Chinese mega-city of Shanghai....

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The luxurious Pohutukawa tiny home on wheels lets you live large in style

The notion of living large in small spaces is perfectly captured in the Pohutukawa, a tiny home on wheels that...

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This space-saving tiny home offers sustainable housing atop garages in Sydney

As the housing crisis in Sydney continues to intensify, some are tapping into the real estate potential in the...

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This prefab floating house in Amsterdam was inspired by Japanese tatami rooms

If you’re strolling through Amsterdam and notice a houseboat with a design that doesn’t match the surrounding...

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Breathtakingly beautiful tiny home is surprisingly luxurious inside

Meet “The Escher”—a stunning tiny home that’ll steal your breath away. Designed and built by New Frontier...

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Architecture graduate celebrates her first year living in a tiny home she built herself

Most architecture graduates daydream about creating larger-than-life buildings - but 27-year-old Stephanie Henschen...

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Bookshelf House fits hundreds of books into multifunctional furnishings

The Bookshelf House was created for a family of five who wanted a dramatic room-length bookshelf. To make the most...

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How high-tech Kasita microhomes could revolutionize homeownership

America’s affordable housing crisis is squeezing people out of cities, but one Harvard researcher believes he’s...

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London’s ‘smallest house’ uses flexible plywood furniture to maximize space

Danish design firm Studiomama is known for their talent of creating comfy living space out of virtually nothing....

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Cleverly designed bed makes this tiny home feel bigger than its 35-square-meter footprint

Thirty-five square meters (376 square feet) is a very small amount of space to call home, especially if you’re...

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Two separate apartments fused into one breathtaking home in Brooklyn

After combining the two top floor apartments into one spacious 1,400-square-foot home, Zames said the project was...

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Tiny 86-Square-Foot Flat in Paris Transforms Like a Swiss Army Knife

The space, located on the top level under the roof of an old Haussmann building in Paris. Originally designed as...

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Smart space-saving design transforms a tiny apartment in Taipei into an upscale home

Skyrocketing housing prices in Taipei have forced young homeowners into increasingly smaller houses. Like most...

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Salon is renovated with wood panels reclaimed from Hong Kong’s abandoned buildings

A salon in Hong Kong was renovated by Upscaling Operations using abandoned teak wood flooring panels from the city's...

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WeWork opens gorgeous WeLive co-living apartments on Wall Street

Like the WeWork offices, the WeLive apartments are beautifully furnished, offering Instagram-worthy angles in every...

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Clever staircase doubles as a bookcase in a small London home

When Tamir Addadi Architecture was approached to convert a loft in a London home into a bedroom that could accommodate...

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Hidden trap door is just one of the cool space-saving design features of this smart micro-apartment

In an interview with Houzz, Stephen Killcoyne said that his client wanted a “clean, simple, elegant and timeless"...

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Moving origami partition maximizes space in tiny Madrid apartment

https://vimeo.com/135761277 Located in the center of Madrid, the entire apartment was gutted during the renovation...

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377-square foot home built into the Turin hillside hides a full kitchen under the stairs

Although the home itself is incredibly compact, its primary living area is quite cozy thanks to its primary feature,...

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Grow Fresh Herbs in Style with the Ecofarm Aquaponics Starter Kit

Growing fresh herbs at home is a popular way to bring greenery indoors, but what if you could turn that spot of...

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Nendo Designs Space-Saving Furniture to Double as Japanese-Style Partitions

Prolific design studio Nendo recently unveiled sudare, a new outdoor furniture collection designed for the Japanese...

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Clever Transformable Hanger Keeps Small Apartments Tidy and Clothes Organized

For those with a shortage of space and the habit of piling clothes on chairs and sofas, designer Ivan Zhang has...

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10 Transforming Furniture Designs Perfect for Tiny Apartments

Sharing is caring, as the old adage goes, so the Schair Chair is the perfect way to show your guests you care...

The transforming furniture movement is gaining momentum as a way to save money, materials and valuable space, but it's still a bit hard to find good options. That's why the Inhabitat team was really excited to discover a whole array of double duty furniture at PSFK's Future of Home Living exhibit in NYC yesterday. From chairs you can fold up and hang like clothes to a desk that turns into a bed to a table that triples as a computer and touchscreen air hockey surface, read on to see all of the goodies we found!

10 Super Useful Transforming Furniture Pieces Spotted at PSFK’s Future of Home Living Exhibit

For those of us with limited floor space, the Vurv Wall Shelf Desk is an efficient little design that folds up...

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10 Double Duty Furniture Designs Spotted at PSFK’s Future of Home Living Exhibit

From tables that moonlight as computers to wall shelves that fill in as desks, multi-purpose furniture pieces are...

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10 Pieces of Transforming Furniture for Tiny Apartments

While mega-sized McMansions were all the rage just a few years ago, tiny dwellings are now gaining popularity as...

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‘The Motion’ Bookshelf Doubles as a Curvaceous Rocking Chair!

There's nothing quite like settling into a comfy seat to read a good book, and it's even better when your bookshelf...

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