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There’s more concealed storage in the bathroom, this time clad in wooden tile so it blends in with the wall treatment. The flooring is terrazzo tile.

Wood panelling brings a warmth to the concrete-and-white space.

When space is at a minimum, well-designed furniture with a tiny footprint is key.

Andrew and Martin tore out walls and a set of built-ins forming the entry, preserving some storage and adding more above the door.

Architect Fareez Giga deploys a suite of custom built-ins to upgrade a 715-square-foot flat for a bibliophile and a passionate cook.

In the kitchen, designer Polina Kopteva used Tikkurila N435 blue paint.

This Swedish prefab cabin by

Most of the cabin’s interior is dedicated to the generous open floorplan living space.

The four containers are also the same brand, which was an important consideration as each brand has slightly different dimensions, and the highly detailed design of the hide-out necessitated precision.

Before: The couple’s barn on their 20-acre property in New York is well-sited on a hill beyond the main house, so feels tucked into its woodsy setting. The structure was bare bones, but solid.

Reclaimed wood covers the ceiling in the main room and bedroom. The large white light fixture was reused from the barn’s previous incarnation, and the sectional is from Interior Define.

Before: The design and build team reused the existing structure.

White oak flooring now feels much lighter and brighter.

In Texas, where everything is bigger, Ryan McLaughlin is placing his bets on something small. Specifically, a simple 160-square-foot cabin that he hopes city-dwellers will book to get away, find some focus, and reconnect with nature. The result is a laidback, pitched-roof cabin in which every inch of space is thoughtfully allotted so that guests can spend the maximum amount of time outdoors.

"Our many ideas were floating around the mountain, and we needed someone to bring them down and turn them into reality,