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Do people in tiny houses live more sustainably?

Minimalist living is as old as time, but the tiny house trend sweeping across North America and Europe has influenced...

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Tiny house in Tokyo funnels light indoors with a curved roof

After spending a decade commuting to teach at Tokyo’s Waseda University and Art Architecture School, architect...

The Truck Surf Hotel is a traveling retreat that hits the best surf spots in Europe and Africa

Good news, surfers! The surf is always up at the ultra-cool Truck Surf Hotel - a converted Mercedes Actros truck...

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DIY tiny cabin is made out of old skateboards and a horse trough

When it comes to DIY, sometimes just one simple tool can make all of the difference. Nick Orso spent two years...

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Architects squeeze an ethereal art gallery into a narrow Shanghai alleyway

Chinese studio Wutopia Lab converted a dim, dark alleyway between two buildings into a beautiful, light-filled...

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IKEA teams up with NASA to design out-of-this-world space saving furniture

IKEA is teaming up with NASA for the coolest collaboration this side of the moon. The Swedish furniture giant wants...

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These 8 amazing van conversions will inspire you to ditch the grid for the nomadic life

Perhaps it's the spring weather, but hitting the open road and exploring suddenly seems like a more appealing...

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Artist builds incredible stained-glass cabin in the middle of the woods

Those who live in glass houses… probably wish they had held out for this gorgeous, hand-crafted stained glass...

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JPDA’s clever furniture piece solves a common studio apartment layout issue

JPDA's Jordan Parnass, Anthony Moon and Sean Karns designed the millwork insertion specifically for the small space...

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See IKEA’s storage-maximizing makeover of a 300-sq-ft studio apartment in the Bronx

Will and Delvon faced some common challenges in their 300-square-foot studio apartment. "With a wedding...

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How this photographer escaped the grid with her tiny Teardrop Trailer

Photographer Mandy Lea won't let anything stop her from seeing the world. In order to fulfill her "insatiable...

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Queen of tiny living shares her small space tips in 90 Lessons for Living Large in 90 Square Feet (…or more)

Why did you write a book about tiny living, and what do you hope your book will convey to readers? FC: I had...

INTERVIEW: Queen of tiny living Felice Cohen on her new guidebook for small spaces

Our story on New Yorker Felice Cohen's incredibly micro 90-square-foot apartment went viral when we first published...

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Smart 380-square-foot studio design uses transforming components to maximize space

The owner of the miniature Upper East Side studio approached JPDA with the challenge of updating the historic home...

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Studiomama packs everything you need into a 13-square-meter home

The original site for the interior plan is an unusual building in north London measuring only 13 square meters,...

Studio Garneau’s Transformer is an NYC Apartment That Morphs to Meet Your Needs

The custom-designed wall bed can be flipped up to create a small open space that the resident uses for yoga, and...

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Interactive 500-square-foot ‘micro loft’ shows off small living solutions in Brooklyn

Designed by husband-and-wife team Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason of AphroChic, the micro loft demonstrated how a...

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Creative director’s 275-sq-ft apartment uses pops of purple to pull design elements together

O'Neal, who is originally from Texas, moved to NYC four years ago and knew he wanted to live in downtown Manhattan....

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84 Lumber launches gorgeous tiny homes that you can buy or build yourself

Portable tiny homes provide more freedom and a lighter environmental footprint than traditional dwellings. They...

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Tiny brick-walled studio feels much larger thanks to its airy sunroom and private yard

The indoor living space of the pre-war co-op at 228 East 13th Street is just 300 square feet, but smart design...

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Tour Deke’s tiny dumpster house from 2 Broke Girls (VIDEO)

If Deke's house seems familiar to you, it may be because it looks an awful lot like the real-life dumpster digs...

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La Cabine is a pop-up bathroom that folds into a sleek wooden armoire

La Fonction’s tiny pop-up bathroom may look like a timber armoire, but the fully functioning piece of furniture...

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Donghyun Kim’s Micro-Housing Concept Aims to Turn Wasted Space into Tiny Apartments

Kim, an Architectural Designer at Neal Beckstedt Studio with an MArch from Cornell University, conceptualized his...

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Dizzconcept’s full-sized gourmet PIA kitchen fits in a cabinet and takes up just 16 square feet

When closed, the PIA looks like a typical wardrobe cabinet. Available in varying finishes like white, black and...

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian buy entire NYC micro-apartment building to turn it into an “urban mega-mansion”

After several months of highly publicized apartment hunting in New York City, Kim Kardashian and hubby Kanye West...

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Tiny Mogo Freedom trailer transforms into a camper for two

Mogo founder Matjaz Korosec set out to develop a lightweight trailer for hauling outdoor gear, like bikes and kayaks,...

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Mindfully miniature 90-square-foot apartment makes smart use of every inch of space

Once Rowell signed her lease, she realized that every bit of furniture would have to be custom-made. With the help...

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Richard Guibault created an airy Parisian apartment in just 300 square feet

The living room is situated in the front half of the apartment to take advantage of the large windows and natural...

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VIDEO: Dream of living in your own tiny home? You need to watch this

Good things come in teeny tiny packages, or so we are told. But as much as we love to extoll the virtues of those...

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Tiny eco-friendly student housing pops up in Sweden

During the design process, Tengbom Architects collaborated with the students at the University of Lund to carefully...

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