Small space renovations need to have a focus on multi-purpose uses. Says Berkus: “The most important thing to keep in mind is to continually ask yourself, ‘how can this piece or object function in more ways than one?’" For example, can the area underneath the bar in your kitchen be built with open shelving to store books? Can your coffee table include storage to hold throws or pillows?

Pictured, a vignette from a renovated, 600-square-foot modular home by Lukas Machnik and Erinn Valencich. Photo courtesy NBC. Photo 3 of 5 in Renovation Tips from American Dream Builders' Nate Berkus by Monique Valeris

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Small space renovations need to have a focus on multi-purpose uses. Says Berkus: “The most important thing to keep in mind is to continually ask yourself, ‘how can this piece or object function in more ways than one?’" For example, can the area underneath the bar in your kitchen be built with open shelving to store books? Can your coffee table include storage to hold throws or pillows?

Pictured, a vignette from a renovated, 600-square-foot modular home by Lukas Machnik and Erinn Valencich. Photo courtesy NBC.