When crafting small spaces, flexibility is key in making them as livable as possible. These innovative interiors demonstrate that by taking advantage of every square foot, a little creativity can go a long way.

An Architect Turns Her Parents’ Garage Into a Tiny Home for $2,695

Every Surface Serves a Purpose in This Tiny Apartment in Hong Kong

Sim-Plex Design Studio used built-ins and more space-saving solutions, like a concealed dining table, to create a highly functional yet cozy dwelling known as Izakaya House. The dining table is easy to pop out and put away—creating both a specific space dedicated to dining and more room to walk around when it's not in use.The dining table is easy to pop out and put away - creating both a specific space dedicated to dining and more room to walk around when it's not in use." layout="wide" credit="Courtesy of Patrick Lam" photoUserId=""/>

A Space-Saving Wood-Paneled Apartment in Manhattan

This Custom Tiny Home Has a Clever, Space-Saving Elevator Bed

Tru Form Tiny is a family-run tiny home builder in Eugene, Oregon. Last year, a client in Petaluma, California, commissioned them to build a custom tiny home based on their 28-foot Urban Payette model. One of their clever space-saving solutions is an elevator bed, which is set in a raised position during the day, complete with a fold-down desk underneath it. At night, the bed can be lowered and the desk folded up to create a headboard." layout="wide" credit="Photo by Tru Form Tiny" photoUserId="6384866354091667456"/>

A Pint-Sized Japanese Tiny Home Is Shaped Like a Milk Carton

When architect Tomoko Sasaki, of Tenhachi Architect & Interior Design, was commissioned to design a tiny house in Tokyo for a newly married couple who are both designers, she sought to "blur the line between furniture and architecture. The house is like a single, useful piece of furniture," Sasaki says. The front door of the home opens to an office, where a built in desk folds down to save space when not in use." layout="wide" credit="Photo by Akihide Mishima" photoUserId=""/>

An Old Grain Silo Makes an Enchanting Tiny Home in Phoenix

Tucked into the urban grid, a 340-square-foot grain silo becomes an unexpected desert oasis that overcomes several design challenges. Architect Christoph Kaiser maximized space by lining the envelope with the bed, bath, and cooking area. “What I learned in early investigations is that I wanted to preserve the verticality of space,” he says. “While you’re in a relatively small house, you’re afforded generous space with 26-foot high ceilings.” The ergonomic bathroom was intentionally designed with an outdoor shower to maximize square footage inside the silo house." layout="" credit="Photo by Matt Winquist" photoUserId=""/>

A Tiny Apartment Transforms Into a Stylish, Space-Saving Bachelor Pad For $84K

A Couple Convert Their Parents’ Garage Into a Transforming ADU

Anchoring a multi-family property in Chula Vista is a 1,200-square-foot garage that Ramiro Losada-Amor of Modern Granny Flat transformed into an ADU for Jorge Cuevas Antillón and Ruben Martínez." layout="wide" credit="Photo by Rachel Pangi" photoUserId=""/>

Two DIYers Erect an Off-Grid Cabin in the Canadian Rockies for Next to Nothing

At night, the loft ladder leans over the sofa, secured with a bungee cord; during the day, it props up beside the Woodsman fireplace." layout="" credit="Photo by Grant Harder" photoUserId="6133434422835130368"/>

A DIY Extraordinaire Builds the Tiny Home of Her Dreams With $12K

At 23 years old, self-taught designer Mariah Hoffman set out to craft her own 156-square-foot sanctuary, complete with a variety of space-saving solutions. A birch folding shelf, situated between the bedroom area and the kitchen, is where Mariah eats, prepares food, or works. She kept the space light and airy by avoiding heavy, built-in cabinetry and a lofted bed." layout="wide" credit="Photo by Stacy Keck" photoUserId=""/>

Smart Storage Systems Maximize Space in a Tiny Budapest Studio

Sliding Shelves Transform This Tiny Home Into Countless Configurations

A Tiny Florence Flat Is Reborn as an Architect’s Live/Work Space

A Brooklyn Designer Proves That 88 Square Feet Don’t Have to Feel Small

A Tiny Taipei Apartment Pursues Muji-Like Minimalism For $35K

This Bright Parisian Apartment Makes the Most of 193 Square Feet

This Tiny, Transforming Apartment Is a Playground For Pets

Secret Storage and Pastel Colors Outfit a 350-Square-Foot Apartment in Madrid

Inside the Tiny Hollywood Home of Mad Men’s Vincent Kartheiser

A curtain slides across the small space for privacy. When not in use as the headboard, a large redwood slab that’s fastened to the wall folds down to become a desk." layout="" credit="Photo by Joe Pugliese" photoUserId="6133430600455577600"/>

A Family Apartment Gets a Storage-Smart Renovation in New York City

A Tiny Apartment in the Italian Riviera Takes Cues From Nautical Design

An Architect’s Customized, Space-Saving Loft in Emeryville, CA

This Tiny Apartment in Madrid Takes a Radical Approach to Saving Space

At His 350-Square-Foot Apartment, Small-Space Champion Graham Hill Practices What He Preaches

A Pivoting Wall Makes This Tiny Studio Fit For Any Occasion

A Tiny Italian Flat Undergoes a Modern Revamp for $40K

This Manhattan Apartment Packs a Big Punch in Just 450 Square Feet

Eric Schneider wanted his compact New York apartment to accommodate separate cooking, sleeping, entertaining, and working areas. Local firm Normal Projects’ solution was to knock down most of the existing walls in the space and concentrate the kitchen storage, closet, bar, bed, and office into a single transforming cabinetry unit. A desktop unfolds from the blue-lacquered unit to reveal a perforated-steel divider that allows the passage of computer cables hidden inside the office compartment." layout="" credit="Photo by Raimund Koch" photoUserId="6133433716714352640"/>

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