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Who Are You Calling a Tiny House?

Who Are You Calling a Tiny House?

Before & After: A 450-Square-Foot Copenhagen Flat Now Hosts DJs, Art Openings, and Plenty of Friends

Before & After: A 450-Square-Foot Copenhagen Flat Now Hosts DJs, Art Openings, and Plenty of Friends

You Don’t Have to Sacrifice Style When Your Space Is Small

You Don’t Have to Sacrifice Style When Your Space Is Small

The Surprising Sources of Space-Saving Inventions

The Surprising Sources of Space-Saving Inventions

Budget Breakdown: For $31K, a Brooklyn Family Makes Room for All in an 850-Square-Foot Apartment

Budget Breakdown: For $31K, a Brooklyn Family Makes Room for All in an 850-Square-Foot Apartment

Pops of Color and a Concrete Cube Make This Argentina Retreat Like “a Ball Pit for Grown-Ups”

Pops of Color and a Concrete Cube Make This Argentina Retreat Like “a Ball Pit for Grown-Ups”

A Prewar Apartment in the “Only Murders in the Building” Building Gets a Screen-Worthy Renovation

A Prewar Apartment in the “Only Murders in the Building” Building Gets a Screen-Worthy Renovation

When Life Gave Them an Oddly Shaped Lot, a Young Family Made a Superbly Skinny 868-Square-Foot Home

When Life Gave Them an Oddly Shaped Lot, a Young Family Made a Superbly Skinny 868-Square-Foot Home

Construction Diary: 650 Square Feet Is Perfect for an Italian Couple and Their Three Cats

Construction Diary: 650 Square Feet Is Perfect for an Italian Couple and Their Three Cats

In Northern Michigan, a Geodesic Dome Offers Visitors an Escape Pod From Daily Life

In Northern Michigan, a Geodesic Dome Offers Visitors an Escape Pod From Daily Life

A Dated Flat in a Building by None Other Than Le Corbusier Gets a Reverent Refresh

A Dated Flat in a Building by None Other Than Le Corbusier Gets a Reverent Refresh

This Floating Sauna Brings a Touch of Scandinavia to Coastal Connecticut

This Floating Sauna Brings a Touch of Scandinavia to Coastal Connecticut

Before & After: Copious Cabinetry Makes a Compact Flat Work for a Family of Four

Before & After: Copious Cabinetry Makes a Compact Flat Work for a Family of Four

Rental Revamp: An Architect and an Engineer’s Netherlands Home Was Designed to Soothe

Rental Revamp: An Architect and an Engineer’s Netherlands Home Was Designed to Soothe

Before & After: In Spain, a Compact 1960s Apartment Gets a Quirky, Experimental Retrofit

Before & After: In Spain, a Compact 1960s Apartment Gets a Quirky, Experimental Retrofit

Rental Revamp: This Designer Couple’s Vibrant Berlin Apartment Is Constantly Evolving

Rental Revamp: This Designer Couple’s Vibrant Berlin Apartment Is Constantly Evolving

An Italian Renaissance Concept Inspires a Contemporary Madrid Apartment Renovation

An Italian Renaissance Concept Inspires a Contemporary Madrid Apartment Renovation

Construction Diary: At Sea Ranch, a Couple Build a “Forever Moving” Home Made to Change With Them

Construction Diary: At Sea Ranch, a Couple Build a “Forever Moving” Home Made to Change With Them

Before & After: This Warsaw Micro Apartment Shows That 300 Square Feet Can Feel Grand

Before & After: This Warsaw Micro Apartment Shows That 300 Square Feet Can Feel Grand

This Little, Blue Silver Lake ADU Hides a Surprisingly Airy Interior

This Little, Blue Silver Lake ADU Hides a Surprisingly Airy Interior

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Narrow Sydney Terrace House Into an Inner-City Oasis for $397k

Budget Breakdown: They Turned a Narrow Sydney Terrace House Into an Inner-City Oasis for $397k

Before & After: In Madrid, a Family of Architects Turn a “Cave” Into a Light-Filled Apartment

Before & After: In Madrid, a Family of Architects Turn a “Cave” Into a Light-Filled Apartment

My House: Inside Mikei Huang’s Color-Curious, Splashy Bushwick Apartment

My House: Inside Mikei Huang’s Color-Curious, Splashy Bushwick Apartment

We Asked the Experts How to Work With—and Maximize—Every Inch of Space In Your Home

We Asked the Experts How to Work With—and Maximize—Every Inch of Space In Your Home

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Minimalist $437K ADU—to Live and Work Out of Themselves

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Minimalist $437K ADU—to Live and Work Out of Themselves

In England, a Couple Build a Serene Backyard Home for Aging in Place

In England, a Couple Build a Serene Backyard Home for Aging in Place

Budget Breakdown: This $153K Garage Retrofit Is the “Taj Mahal of ADUs”

Budget Breakdown: This $153K Garage Retrofit Is the “Taj Mahal of ADUs”

Budget Breakdown: In Norway, a $91K Garden Studio Teeters Atop a Boulder

Budget Breakdown: In Norway, a $91K Garden Studio Teeters Atop a Boulder

Budget Breakdown: They DIYed a $212K ADU—and Loved It So Much That They Moved Right In

Budget Breakdown: They DIYed a $212K ADU—and Loved It So Much That They Moved Right In

A Mirrored Addition Melds With Its Rocky Site in British Columbia

A Mirrored Addition Melds With Its Rocky Site in British Columbia

Budget Breakdown: A €46K Reno Digs Deep to Unearth a Barcelona Apartment’s Many Charms

Budget Breakdown: A €46K Reno Digs Deep to Unearth a Barcelona Apartment’s Many Charms

Once a Haberdashery, This Artist’s Home Becomes a Stage at the Drop of a Hat

Once a Haberdashery, This Artist’s Home Becomes a Stage at the Drop of a Hat

On Vancouver Island, a Family Squeezes a Serene Studio Between a Rock and a Hard Place

On Vancouver Island, a Family Squeezes a Serene Studio Between a Rock and a Hard Place

947 Square Feet of House Fit Between a London Victorian Terrace Home and a Substation

947 Square Feet of House Fit Between a London Victorian Terrace Home and a Substation

Budget Breakdown: A London Architect Gives Her Micro Apartment a Major Upgrade for $17K

Budget Breakdown: A London Architect Gives Her Micro Apartment a Major Upgrade for $17K

Corrugated Metal Sets a Home Apart in a Tight-Knit Toronto Neighborhood

Corrugated Metal Sets a Home Apart in a Tight-Knit Toronto Neighborhood

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