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A screen print by Corita Kent hangs in the bedroom.

Take it from the experts—we asked 10 tiny home owners what they wished they'd known before downsizing.

An ingenious small-space solution turns a wall into a sitting area.

The shower in the principal bathroom is a sunflower-yellow niche.

The bright-yellow cabinets are a playful touch in the otherwise neutral-toned space.

Natural light is an important factor in creating biophilic spaces. The primary bathroom of this house in Venice, California, sits deep in the plan but has three sources of natural light—a skylight, small window, and translucent glass wall shared with the kitchen.

Los Angeles–based design firm ORA built this family home in the Mar Vista suburb with two separate buildings: a long, linear home “shaped like a boomerang,” and a bright-red accessory dwelling unit. In the main house, a soothing material palette composed of concrete floors, white walls, and wood is punctuated by spots of color, such as the teal tile backsplash and salmon-toned cabinet in the kitchen, or the sunshine-yellow vanity in one of the bathrooms.

Designed by London-based practice RUSSIAN FOR FISH, this remodeled Victorian home has an almost completely yellow kitchen. Being in this space feels like being immersed in bright sunlight.

Thanks to a spacious bookshelf and plenty of seating, this vibrant area is an inviting spot to read and relax.

In the office, existing track lighting illuminates cabinetry covered in Lemon Bar by Miller Paint.

Light from a new skylight pours into the home's entryway and living room. Steel columns and beams were added for structural reinforcement, and the couple left all beams, old and new, exposed.

The 323-square-foot BYG House in Spain updates Paleolithic dwelling typology with bold colors and multifunctional spaces. Madrid-based Gon Architects divided the layout into three distinct spaces designated by the colors teal, yellow, and off-white.

Spanish firm Gon Architects and designer Ana Torres renovated this 69-foot-long Madrid flat to include a yellow-tiled bathroom, salmon-hued bedroom reading nook, and bright-blue kitchen stand. The home’s colorful corners are tied together by white passages and subtle wood floors.

Glass partitions framed in powder-coated metal slide back to make flexible use of the floor plan in a 1,206-square-foot apartment, where color blocking the rooms also help break up the different spaces. The pink walls of the living room tie into the pink furniture in other rooms, keeping a sense of continuity while still differentiating between areas.

Bespoke mosaic tiles in several shades of matte and gloss pink, along with red Bisazza tiles, create a dramatic ombre effect in this bathroom. The light above the bath is a special-edition, red version of the 2LG Studio Capsule collection designed in collaboration with Cameron Design House, who noted that "pink and red aren't a traditional color combination, but they work really well here."

The rosy, matte pink of the kitchen cabinets bleeds into the living room of this playful apartment in Japan, but is starkly contrasted with the striped green-and-yellow floor and blue backsplash in the kitchen and furniture in the living room.

The residence and acknowledged masterpiece of 20th-century architect Alden B. Dow in Michigan begins with a visit down a small flight of stairs to the Submarine room, which is just about flush with the level of the pond outside. The pink ceilings refract the light off the water.

In the living room of her Seattle home, Marita White combined Hygge and West’s “Bloom Wallpaper” with Sherwin Williams “Hopeful” on the wainscot, and Clare’s “Rosé Season” on the ceiling.

A wood-burning fireplace with a playful house-shaped surround anchors one end of the main living space.