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How to Design a Studio Apartment That Actually Works
How to Design a Studio Apartment That Actually WorksSome studio apartments feel like a hotel room after a long trip: the bed is...
Penelope Dining Wall Bed in a JLW Interiors studio, shown in closed position beside a sofa. Photo by Nathan Schroder.
Studio Apartment Layout Mistakes (And How to Fix Them)A studio apartment layout can be one of the hardest floor plans to get right....
Wall-mounted shelving and flip-down desk with hidden storage in an NYC studio at One Wall Street.
What Is a Studio Apartment?A studio apartment is one of the most efficient ways to live, but only if it's...
Portrait of a Satomi Yoshida-Katz, Founder and Principal of YZDA, seated in a bright neutral interior for the Edgewater condo project
A Calm Edgewater Condo with a Room That Adapts BeautifullySet along the Hudson River in Edgewater, New Jersey, this condominium was conceived as a...
Park75 studio rendering featuring a Penelope wall bed in lowered position with integrated sofa, white cabinetry, kitchen, and dining area.
Park75 Buffalo: How 290-Square-Foot Micro Living Works  When Cedarland Development Group set out to build Park75 at 1175 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo,...
How to Design a Luxury Guest Room + Home Office in a Seattle ADU
How to Design a Luxury Guest Room + Home Office in a Seattle ADUKey Takeaways Deciding whether your space is office-first or guest-first shapes every subsequent design decision,...
NYC’s Pre-Approved ADU Plans Are a Smart Step Toward Solving the Housing Crisis
NYC’s Pre-Approved ADU Plans Are a Smart Step Toward Solving the Housing CrisisNew York City deserves real credit for taking a practical, proactive approach to housing. Instead of...
Home office with a desk and concealed Murphy bed in a Martha’s Vineyard retreat designed by Morgan Studio, photographed by Christopher Delaney.
A Flexible Martha’s Vineyard Retreat Designed for Real LifeBrooklyn at the Beach  There is a certain rhythm to summer in Martha’s Vineyard. Doors...
Why Multifunctional Furniture Matters in Seattle
Why Multifunctional Furniture Matters in SeattleFor years, the conversation around modern multifunctional furniture centered on necessity. It was the domain...
A Multi-Purpose Guest Room Overlooking the SF Bay
A Multi-Purpose Guest Room Overlooking the SF BayFifty-nine floors above the San Francisco Bay, this One Rincon Hill apartment feels suspended between...
Modern Modular Furniture, Sofas and Storage for Flexible Living
Modern Modular Furniture, Sofas and Storage for Flexible LivingMany homes need to do more than they used to, especially the living room. It...
How JLW Interiors Designed Two Flexible Manhattan Homes
How JLW Interiors Designed Two Flexible Manhattan HomesIn New York City, where every square foot feels precious, great design is about making...