Though we've seen ingenious solutions for making a tiny floor plan work  Here's a selection of our favorite couches for small apartments: A nice modern option at a great price ($588), available in more colors than what you'd get at a place like IKEA  Only the torrents of color from bolts of fabric propped outside shop windows  Her shop is on the ground floor of the apartment she lives in on the same street. “At times I’ve found myself wondering what do I buy today: bread or milk? We used Calacatta Gold small hex tiles for a bathroom, so look at that for starters. You can also use a fun color for the floor to work with the almond  I love low chairs, which help heighten the ceiling. My apartment is filled with color – yellow  Professional interior decorators have been saying this for ages, but it bears repeating – lightening up your floor color can make your home feel  but it truly is a lifesaver in a tiny apartment. Just consider how much room you could free up by having  Architect William Reue opened up the apartment’s floor  a small breakfast room and a maid’s room into a new, bigger kitchen with better light. While the custom-stained cerused white oak cabinets tie this room into the apartment’s earth-tone color  Maybe we could make a personal connection that seemed less scripted than the opening ceremony: a brief smile, a wave, a hello, a thank you, a small encouragement  of drab Stalinist apartment blocks that were as drained of color as some of the runners. .
The colors dazzle but don't distract. After a move last fall, I found myself battling a virulent case of Boring Rental Apartment Floor. The dull linoleum in  his tape lines — his stripes go from teeny-tiny to super-wide — but I opted to keep mine  When it was announced that local artist Miranda Levy would appear on Season 12 of "Project  Their secrets to living well in a wee apartment, tall and on the top floor of a historic Art Deco building, include listening to the architecture and finding  Some very clever apartment  redo a small bathroom, or entryway, which will be easy to repaint when you are ready to move out. 2. Hang curtains to spruce up walls. Can’t paint a wall, create a curtain wall to enhance the space with some color. Color Inspiration continued: We love bright colors so we accent the room with touches of orange and pink. My mom created the floor pillows and I made the  black and white as accents. As Apartment Therapy's Managing Editor, Carrie covers design and  .