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Couple convert a 20-year-old bus into a solar-powered tiny home on wheels

After buying a gutted 1998 Thomas Vista 3600 on Craigslist, couple Nicholas and Heather spent the next year renovating...

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Skinny micro-home creates the illusion of space with natural light and materials

Space-saving furniture and ample glazing are key in making this skinny timber house welcoming and livable despite...

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Derelict worker’s apartment in Amsterdam is unrecognizable after space-saving renovation

Design Studio Deirdre Renniers renovated this derelict 484-square-foot apartment in Amsterdam into a spacious,...

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This amazing light-filled tiny house packs big style for just $35k

You don't have to sacrifice style to live a minimal lifestyle. Case in point: this Tiny home may be ultra-compact...

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This 74K tiny home has an incredible interior that’s larger than life

You can still live large in a tiny house - just check out the Earth and Sky Palace, an incredible little home with...

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Genius elevator bed slides vertically on rails to maximize space in Alaskan tiny home

Ana White, a self-taught carpenter in Alaska, has built a number of impressive tiny homes. But her latest project...

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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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Space-saving furniture transforms to make the most of a Hong Kong micro-apartment

Hong Kong’s astronomical housing prices and tiny living spaces have made multifunctional furniture a necessity...

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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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Australian Man Builds Tiny, Solar-Powered Retreat Using Almost 100% Recycled Materials

Galletly and The Bower realized early on that building a tiny house atop a 6x8 box trailer was nonviable, and so...

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325-square-foot apartment on the brink of collapse converted into a sunny West Village haven

The West Village apartment is over 100-years-old and although Pade wanted to retain some of the early 20th-century...

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Watch this desk transform seamlessly into a bed

We've featured murphy beds and space-saving furniture before, but this new ingenious creation maximizes space unlike...

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Stylish and minimalist micro-apartment makes the most of small-space living

Designed for two “style-seeking Budapest travelers,” the renovated modern chic apartment solves its small footprint...

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Brilliant origami-like paper furniture creates portable rooms that can pop up anywhere

Founded by Canadian architects Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, molo studio showcased their ‘soft collection,’...

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Smart space-saving bed hides a walk-in closet underneath

The multifunctional Container bed uses a modular system for easy customization. Extra storage added to the sides...

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Tiny prefab Shepherd Hut is a picturesque time portal to the 19th century

The Shepherd Hut’s old-fashioned look was achieved through Güte’s careful attention to detail and handmade...

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Sliding Modular Dividers Effortlessly Transform a Tiny Interior Into a Multifunctional Apartment in Madrid

The flexibility of the transformable home is based on the three mobile library stack-like units that slide from...

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Tiny 290 Sq Ft Apartment Boasts a Genius Collection of Space-Saving Furniture

One of the key pieces in Cherman's space-efficient apartment is an Italian-fabricated multifunctional module that...

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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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Amazing Transforming Cube Packs Many Rooms in One

This engaging space can be used for studying, sleeping and can become a great playground for when the kids bring...

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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...

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See 15 Space-Saving and Green IKEA Products Before the New Catalog Drops Next Month

“Everyone goes to sleep and wakes up, but everything in between those moments is very personal," said Patty Lobell,...

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Incredible Transforming Furniture System Can Be Used in 36 Different Ways

Photograph by Norman McGrath Why buy a couch, chairs, a bed, tables and storage units when you could just build...

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Transforming “Superstairs” May Be the Only Furniture You’d Ever Need Again

The 4D Superstairs system is made up of three tri-level plywood boxes. Holloway fitted the yellow boxes with castors...

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Crazy Transforming Sofa Goes from Couch to Adult-Size Bunk Beds in Less than a Minute!

Tiny houses and efficient urban apartments are growing in popularity. While both come with lots of eco-friendly...

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Malouin’s Amazing Umbra Shift Hanging Chairs are Stored Like Clothes

Living in a tiny urban home? Then you'll love Philippe Malouin's new Hanger Chair that hangs just like clothing!...

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BKLYN Designs 2014: Get a Sneak Peek at Elkamii’s Space-Saving Furniture Made in Brooklyn

Peliships are just the tip of the space-saving furniture iceburg for Elkamii. Another delightful creation this...

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Tiny Transforming Apartment in OMA’s De Rotterdam Tower is a Five-Bedroom Home in Disguise

Besides luxury apartments and commercial spaces, OMA’s recently completed De Rotterdam tower boasts small space-saving...

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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